3D Animator here. I made the same mistake as you, thinking my 2.8GHz i7 920 (overclocked to 3.7GHz) would be as fast a current 3.7GHz i7. Each new generation of i7 has been ~5% faster clock for clock. For example my new i7 laptop at 2.6GHz is roughly the same speed as my desktop at 3.7GHz in both single and multi threaded tasks.

Just install windows on the mac?

Because the rolling brownouts on the regulated electricity "utility" is a real winner.

Because "Hi-Speed USB" was a real winner in explaining what it does.

Maybe test things rather than just guessing? HT is a ~20% speedup for anyone doing 3D rendering. http://www.cbscores.com/

Mach 6, how blades is that?

The Deeprun Tram?

I am rubber, you are glue!

Office max and sams club dont threaten to revoke your rebate if you go down the road and also decide to buy something from another store.

You need a bigger screen.