Photoshop definitely showed the most improvement. I have one image that's 136mb. Took 2min. + just to open, then I added the new chip, 34sec. Big difference. Yet in Final Cut, the difference was only about a 25% speed increase for hefty renders. For the the short stuff it's maybe up 50%. Though navigating around w/in the app is now instant. I still want another 512 though. Then I can switch between video and image without quitting. This alone would save mucho time. Next step is to find a way to get another machine. Then Lisa and I won't have to fight for time with the thinking box. Maybe next year...