unfalliblekrutch, I believe you're mistaken. The x300 and the 9000 are both 4 pipeline chips operating at under 300 MHz- I believe the 9000 is 250 MHz or so, and the x300 is something like 275 MHz. So processor-wise, it's a wash between the two. Since the x300 is (like the 9600 non Pro or XT...