Mark Knecht wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: > <SNIP> > >> Well, obviously an 800MHz machine will at first glance seem >> underpowered compared to all the newer stuff out there, but my >> thought is that for just recording/playback you'll probably be fine >> if you pay close attention to the rest of your hardware. > > > I meant to include the comment that with an 800MHz machine you should > not plan on using many, if any, plugins. Ja, I kinda figured that... :( I can get a good deal on something not-state-of-the-art that would still be much faster than my current box, so it's still a consideration. Thanks especially for your recommendation re: hard-disk, I'll follow up on that too. Btw, is there support for that disk in the 2.4 kernel series ? I'm not planning a kernel upgrade at this time and would rather avoid it right now. Best, dp
