Sidroe
I would NEVER take a chance on screwing around with an update on a computer that is crippled in the middle of a project. I was just making an example for the guy that does not have the luxury of 2 or 3 machines or a reliable backup image.
Then that guy with one machine should wait until the update has been shown by most people to be stable. It's like the movies: I wait until the reviews are out before I go.
But, I beg to differ that a backup image is a luxury. It's a
necessity if anyone uses a computer for anything serious. In this case, it's part of the price of admission for computer-based recording. I don't see a way around that, unless someone trusts mechanical devices that either spin at incredibly fast RPMs, or uses solid-state cells that die over time.
Technology can't be trusted, especially if it has a microprocessor inside. Two days ago I backed up my video drive and three days ago, imaged my C: drive. It's just part of the deal. And although not everyone has two computers, most musicians I know with a desktop have a laptop as well. Or at the very least, they've held on to the computer they had before getting their current one. It may not be a speed demon, but is probably good enough for testing. Those with a single computer often have only a laptop, which is a much more tenuous situation.