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My regular PC, which I built and have re-built along the last 10 years, is ageing and giving signs of a soon-to-happen crash. Not sure if it's the SCSI Adaptec board, one of the SCSI discs, one of the USB ports in the mobo, even the AGP card... whatever, it freezes, refuses to reboot and I'm afraid that while I've managed to get it booting, it won't in a few days. With this computer I have a 21" CRT Philips monitor which besides being a behemoth filling most of my desk, works great and offers excellent image quality. I'd feel kind of guilty getting rid of it, so any solution which allows to keep it has some bonus points. Options I'm considering keeping budget under 2500 euros: - Jumping into 21st century, getting rid of the CRT and getting an iMac: i5, 8Gb 2Tb (I know about SSD but that forces a budget override) This has the bad part of having to stop using nice programs like CueTools, or using them in virtual mode. Problem with external HDD which are NTFS and OSX isn't fully compatible, or if it is, you may pay a reliability price. I'd need to get used to OSX, which is something I more or less can do for the MBP experience, but kind of hate not being able to "fine tune" as in Windows. I'd probably need a new DAC or anything to get decent sound from it. - Buying a new mobo, processor, memory chips, graphics card, couple of HDD... I'd just keep the Soundcard and optical drives to build a new computer into the old Coolermaster box. It's possible I can use the PSU too. This would allow installing W7 which finally is a decent OS probably offering better performance than XP. Also would allow keeping the CRT. With the money I'd save compared to the iMac cost, I could set up a RAID thing or even getting a Drobo. - Not buying a damn new thing, just a USB duplicator bay so I can plug the external devices into the MBP, and a mini-display port to VGA adapter, so I might use the MBP with the CRT. Perhaps a side step until making a final decision. Fact is that I don'r really need much more than the MBP performance nowadays. Even a Mac-mini would do. What would you do? Lateral thought suggestions? I'm afraid I don't have much time before this thing crashes forever.

Happy B-Day sir!!

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I'll send you a PM in a few days. Now with the Easter holidays coming on I'm not sure everyone who could be interested is aware and has replied. Two interested guys so far

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Glad to know there are good news on all fronts. Best wishes Al, Shelly and Beefy.

Great news indeed Shelly, I'm truly happy for you

Great, thanks for the reply

Spanish MDs have such tiny wages that we get mostly refunds I'd love having half the income of an American ENT surgeon. Though in this case I'm afraid universal public free health services wouldn't be possible in this country. Trade offs I guess Good idea Ken, really good idea. Once I manage to solve this position thing, I'll be a lot more free for those travelling things. To begin with, I'll have two extra vacation days to get besides the summer holidays.

Poor wee thing, best wishes to her I've just accepted and sent my yearly taxes declaration. They should return me 1600+ euros This is a good chunk of the 009s cost. Eventually

Just to be sure, the demo/review unit is a D100 or a mk2?

Very nice items. Enjoy them. Congrats to the maker and the owner

Best wishes Shelly. Hopefully hubby has a good response to iv antibiotics and avoids surgery. I agree that the immunity suppression for the infection may have helped the shingles, and these have covered some of the intestinal symptoms. Anyway, no peritonitis, no perforations... we're still doing great. Good luck and have some rest yourself madam

Is it today or was it in February? Anyway, be happy Colin

Happy belated B-day. Was it good? I wish so

I wish you had a great one. Sorry for being this late to the good wishes.

Very Happy yet very belated birthday I hope you had a great day!

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OK, I'm in. I'll try to get some more European pals signed in

Hehehehe, you look too English for a Scottish on that pic Doug

Sure, just a couple of things of not getting in this time. It had been great sharing the new toy joy with all the friends, and it's possible I have a tough time to get such a good price (even considering the outrageous customs policies around) again. Who knows, maybe I'm glad I didn't, it's possible they're not as good as we're expecting, or eventually not worth that kind of money (Not even in a nightmare, I'm sure they're gorgeous)

I'm really busy and I've been out of this thread -and most of the site- for a few days. It will have to be like this for the next 10 days Congrats for the great deal to all purchasers. I should have been in. Oh well, I'll have to live with a vicarious experience. I wish you get those 009 soon.

Oh Doug, sorry for the delay, I wish you had a great one. Happy Belated Birthday!!!!

Happy Bday

Oh thanks for the info. I have other priorities at this point, eventually including 009, but once those things are sorted out and the toying fury strikes again...