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pawoSD · #36 04-29-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mikemover

I work with computers all day every day as well. And yes, I still run a dual-2.0G processor G5 with 4G of RAM, and it performs fast, efficiently, and flawlessly. My ProTools recording rig is perfectly stable on it, it has all the processing power it needs with plenty to spare, never crashes, never needs rebooting, and I never have any computer-related problems of any kind.

Honestly, using one or two piece of expensive software on a super ultra expensive computer SHOULD never crash. I regularly have about 25 different things open and max my system out regularly....never crashes.

BTW, a few revisions of the G5 towers were actually known for some pretty bad audio issues including feedback from a bad analog ground on the motherboards in one revision, and a "chirping" noise from the speakers whenever there was a "blip" in processor activity....that issue was power supply related. Just goes to show, that even a several thousand dollar computer can have pretty bad issues. Especially since their target market is audio studios and design shops.

All delaying upgrading for a long time does is make the day the system dies that much more painful. I see it every day. Offices crying because their 9 year old server running Win2000 died and took all their antique software with it. Happens all the time. Preventative upgrading and end of life practices prevent the vast majority of such failures and situations.