Jan-Erik wrote: | Gain : higher speed. | Loos : higher current consumption. | | Is there anything else you are specificaly thinking about ? I value your comments. Being somewhat of a beginner, I thought I should seek out comments from experienced PIC people. The spec sheet points out the higher current but there is no user experience in the spec sheets. I'll let the compiler sort out the USART stuff. ;>{ ) Thanks for your reply. Regards, Vic ________________________________________________________ Victor Fraenckel - The Windman victorf ATSIGN windreader DOTcom KC2GUI -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist