Re: [Apple iPod] New article: iTunes and Large Libraries: Slow, Slow, Slow

On Jan 29, 2008, at 4:33 AM, Kirk McElhearn wrote:

> I have posted an article about iTunes being very slow with large
> libraries:
>
> http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20080129103804465
>
> Anyone who does have a large iTunes library (I have about 40,000
> tracks), can you tell me what your performance is like?
>

And I thought my library was on the large size! I'm at just over
30,000 (plus video and podcasts, about 500 gigs). I have my library on
an external terabyte USB drive. I have a MacBook Core 2 Duo 2 GHz.
I've found the performance to be quite acceptable. On my previous
computer, a Powerbook 12" (don't remember the exact specs but it was
one of the last versions), I had a lot of experience with the spinning
beach ball. Editing tag info was, well, painful. Now, it seems fast
enough.

I frequently stream audio to my Airport Express connected speakers
(actually I use Airfoil) without difficulty unless someone uses the
really old microwave in the kitchen.

Thanks for another great article!

Meg

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