Since I am having a ball collecting vintage computer carts (great games most of the time, and cheap) I have decided to go one further (I currently collect c64 and Vic-20 carts) and go with an Atari 8-bit computer. I used to have a XEGS, and while it was ok, I didn't like the detachable keyboard, the pastel buttons, and even the keys on that keyboard. Well, that machine is long gone, but I'm going for one of the others. I see the 800XL and 800. The XL is newer looking, while the 800 is the old brown color. I really like the look of that old brown one believe it or not. I don't know what it is, but it just looks cool to me. Any differences other than the obvious cosmetic differences listed here? Does the 800XL have something more that the 800 lacks? I will only be using the machine I get to play cartridge based games, so I am not really worried about anything else. Thanks for any help!