Rats!!! My music computer dies.
Rats!!! My music computer dies. :(
Push the power button and nothing happens. Could be the power supply or even just the button so repair at reasonable cost is likely. However it cause me to think of what I should to if this computer is really kaput.
Fortunately a genuinely dedicated music PC can be pretty minimal. The key is to run no bloated, sluggish anti-virus software and an OS stripped of superfluous programs and services. Of course that means no Web browsing or downloads. Network connection should be OK provided neither of the preceding.
What is nice is a very quite running computer. To it's credit the current machine, a modest desktop, is very quite. BTW, it's an HP. Yes, it's all mainly the luck of the draw but this is the second HP/Compaq that's proven lacking in long term reliability and it's the last one I'll buy.
A Mini Mac might be nice but at $600 it would be almost twice what I need or want to spend.