mrgeeze.
i refuse to submit to any companys pricing demands.
for example my wife just got a wonderfull motorola new phone for a couple of hundred buks. she didnt need to spend 1k.
she loves it. 64 mp camera included if i remember.

better than spending crazy on tech, particularly with rampant obsolescence.
the mac mini is cute. but lack of upgradeability is putting me off.

frankly mrgeeze i think we need a new computer platform to compete with PC and MAC.
competition is badly needed, so prices come down for us consumers.
ive been hoping for something to come out of left field like a 10ghz system for 800 buks. still dreaming. lol.

i'm not spending large , when i can buy cheaply all sorts of refurbished machines that are processing beasts.
lots of them. take a look for yourself.
just google "year" your interested in plus word "refurb" plus "xeon or i7 processor" plus "ssd" plus "amount of ram you want". and youll see lots of deals on macs.

ive found repeatedly refurbs have caused me no problems compared to new.
i can buy (for the price of a mac mini), for 1600 buks or less a refurb xeon pc beast AND a refurb mac xeon beast.
so i'm torn. even tho the mini is cute.
(xeon is intels top processor.) so all recording software bases are covered.
simon imho has the right ideas with his macs.
(see up thread.)

what i'm watching for right now are deals on newer xeon, i7, and i9 refurb beasts.
the i9 , being new is tough to find in refurbs of course. have to wait a bit for off lease deals.

best.
muso.
ps arent the pg usb 3 drives they send us ssd now ?
my ultrapak drive is very fast. no complaints.
i even use the spare storage as "quicky" song backups,
together with my other multiple backup strategies.
i use the old drives for even further backups to other apps.


my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)