This is not VRML. Few sites use it for anything professional at this stage, because the plugin is only a few months old. It's still being tested for Linux/Netscape. It will do much if you actually give it a try instead of bashing it the second it comes out.
Actually a better video card is more important than a better processor. It uses OpenGL so your card better have at least 16MB and be OpenGL compatible.
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So who really cares. Maya's solution uses Shockwave and is slower on my new system than Blender is on older systems.
This is not VRML. Few sites use it for anything professional at this stage, because the plugin is only a few months old. It's still being tested for Linux/Netscape. It will do much if you actually give it a try instead of bashing it the second it comes out.
Actually a better video card is more important than a better processor. It uses OpenGL so your card better have at least 16MB and be OpenGL compatible.