Lightroom is not slow!

Recently I upgraded to Intel E6600 with 2 GB of DDR1066 and two SATA II drives running in RAID 0. With this new machine, Lightroom is a joy to use. With new motherboard (Asus P5B Deluxe) and power supply (Zalman 600W) it set me back $1000, but I think it was worth it.
I used to think that LR is slow, especially compared to RSP that I used before. Many people in this forum keep complaining how slow the LR is. I have to say that with this new, responsive machine I can hardly notice a difference between the LR and RSP, as soon as I move the slider, the result is almost instantaneous in both cases.
Here is the article that confirms what I already figured myself: Lightroom is not slow!
http://www.designpreference.com/reviews/software/raw_compare_b.html
Best Regards,
Ivan

Having watched and participated in the speed debate, I wonder just what % of the total who are running LR 1.1 find it unresponsive and slow. I suspect that it approaches the % who have db problems [about 3-4 % comes to mind].
One thing I know is that people who have problems often complain and people who don't, don't often praise. Not that the problems are any less real.
I think that Adobe is to be commended for:
1. The public Betas
2. Responding to problems [mostly in 1.1] and fixing most
3. Mostly keeping their cool in dealing with some very vociferous complainants.
4. Providing information on where they were heading [within the limits of a publicly held company]
5. Having some of their senior technical developers take the time to communicate with us
Compare Adobe to other major s/w companies. I know the very small privately held ones can move faster but, ........ I think Adobe is very good. They have their faults but, manageable.
So, to paraphrase Shakespeare, "I come to praise Adobe, not to bury them."
Thanks for your many products. PDF and tools, Photoshop in its many guises [including LR], Flash, and others. [and don't complain that sometimes they purchased the product they now support, it is current behavior that counts]
Mel

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