btc_uzr - Thank you for the post...I totally agree with you, and I'm not getting into this to get rich.  I'm a techy and this is very interesting stuff, seems like a fun hobby.

With that said... I want to know as much as I can, and there is so much conflicting information out there its hard to know whats what.
I also don't want to buy hardware only to find out it won't mine much or get any ROI.  That's why I'm here talking to you smart/experienced folks.