I'm using an nForce 2 Mainboard, AMD 3700 with 2GB Ram, a system that routinely manages video editing, Word and the BBC's BIONIC climate experiment at the same time. However, it cannot run any other program with connect player because of the resources taken by tinyhttp.exe. Even so the latest version hangs for hours, loses connection with my NW A3000, and always starts with several cherry "Drive not Ready" messages. All of which is a big improvement on the last version of the software. I used to rely on SonicStage 3.4, but v.4 corrupts the device's database everytime I connect it. Would I have one again, not if Sony paid me £115.