[Phil Jeffers]

I've decided not to upgrade at all for my G5. I'm gonna wait till I purchase an Intel CPU down the track (or other third party manufacturer for Apple??). I've waited a year for Waves to release AU versions for DP 5.12 (Pro Tools is always sooner, same with Nuendo). This is still only a Beta version, so I could be waiting another 2-3 months. I'm over it. I think OS X 10.4.x is pretty damn good - I'm happy with it, I'm skipping the rest of OS X's. In a year or two it'll be OS XI 10.5.x with a whole new bunch of bells and whistles. I think Mac has a lot to contend with Microsoft's Vista now. So many companies I know (who in the past were all strictly Mac) have gone XP and Vista. I love Mac, but I'm over the hype. Tiger is great; version 10.4.10 is fantastic for FW audio. I'm staying put - along with all plug-in compatibility (East-West, Absynth, MOTU, Waves, Focusrite).