Machinist wrote:Less than $1K and running "fine" RW3 with "all" settings to "highest", FSX "on"? Did I read that correctly? What's your machine? I'll buy it right now for $2K cash.

Ok, you can have my Asus for that! Runs TS12 with all settings on highest, 1920x1080, 30fps on HSC route? You can buy a new one for $1500 though.
To the OP of this thread.... are you kidding me? You post a new thread here ripping RSC a new one and you don't even know what kind of old HP laptop you are trying to run a cutting-edge (ok, bleeding-edge) 3D graphical simulation game?!?!?!!
Before people make posts like that they should consider one thing (and this isn't just about TS/RW).... there are a few dozen customers around the globe having [mostly genuine] problems with this new simulator game version... and a few thousand customers are NOT complaining, apparently running the game ok. That would tell me that I need to look closer at my own situation before claiming that the whole product is trash.
Sorry folks, but sometimes I get tired of hearing people try to run bleeding-edge software without bleeding. If your system isn't up to the task, you should have never upgraded. And if you didn't backup your system/game before the upgrade, then you are partly to blame for your own situation (although I also think RSC should do a much better job publishing specs and product testing).