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> On Feb 24, 2011, at 9:06 AM, "Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> For a pro user the highest priority might not be to get the most >> powerful machine but rather the most stable one that may be replaced >> with minimal down-time of shit hits the fan (and it will, sooner or >> later if working fulltime with the gear). On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Andy Owens <andy@1800dialword.com> wrote: > Thanks Per, I think I am just gonna build a Mad Max kind of PC in rack >mountable one space computer case, speaking of less down time, then I >have huge options for getting back up and running, any office syore or >staples or best buy I can replace any piece in it in five minutes, unlike >the pile of laptops in my office corner, none working or worth fixing. > > Andy o That's great for those who can afford the time to do it. Some years ago I only used home built Windows XP PC's and I used to set them up with three or four bootable partitions. Two identical for the studio music applications and one for email, office work etc. All my documents, working files, were saved in other partitions or better on external drives so that I could access the work docs form any system. If I was recording a client and got struck by computer issues I didn't have to loose time by solving the issue on the spot, I simply restarted and booted the Windows XP form the backup partition and then opened the song projekt from the external drive. Solving the issue could be dealt with later on when the client had left. I liked that system and it was great fun to research the best music pc components and build a new box now and then. With today's Apple boxes I tend to put a little more time into actual musical activities and that also a good thing. Per