Those are the three banks I use, and all three are different. USBank is only 90 days, Schwab is two years, and PNC goes back to January 2006 (provided you get online statements, otherwise it's three months). PNC also seems to have the most versatile export utility - it can export data in Quicken, Quickbooks, MS Money, or CSV formats, though I've never used any but CSV. Schwab only uses CSV.

as an owner of a $2000+ PC - exactly. if you're building a computer from parts, what are you going to be using it for? if it's graphic design, then yeah, you'll probably want a mac, but you also probably won't be building your own computer. in all likelihood, you're a gamer. and if you like games besides just world of goo, you're probably installing windows out of necessity.

... you mean "choking" said ISP, then yes, I would say it's all right.