> > I suspect this is Apple's fault, but anyone considering buying a  > > board like > > the UAudio UA-1 for a G5 should consider that they may never be  > > able to use the > > sleep function with the board in the slot. > > This doesn't have to be a problem, because when using a machine for  > audio work you should always disable the sleep function. > > If sleep is so useless, why does Apple bother with it? And if the computer uses so little power when running, why don't they make a G5 laptop? What about when using a machine for something other than audio work, such as running a spreadsheet to keep track of your millions in royalties? I just find it hard to believe that every single user of external boards is someone who can afforda computer for no other purpose than music, and either doesn't use computers otherwise, or has a second computer to do non-musical things.