Downside is I could not get it to connect to the network none of the drivers on the live CD would work with my Broadcom chipset network card.
Gave up in the end so didn't even try to get sound working, will wait awhile longer I guess.
Why wait? Just pick the right hardware and you're done. You can get a compatible network and audio car for something like $ 10. The AROS HCL will help you:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Aros/Platforms/x86_support
