beryld, I believe the period is seperating sentences.
Or at least that's what I got.

Raptorweb1
When I first got P5, I wanted to cram it up CL's A...ah I don't need to go there. But I stuck with it, installed the updates and still wanted to cram it CL's A....ah yes.

Anywhoo, since SR3, it has run well.
I've considered using P4 again, to get some more speed, but it doesn't have the Material room, Firefly, or the directories, that are now "must haves".

I only use P4 to house backups of my P5 geometries and textures folders nothing else. I don't even open it up, just need it there for the 3DSMAX plugin to work.

I have been considering the Reiss plugin, but I can't confirm that it will import P5 material room data.

Badco
P5 DOES run great for ME. If that pisses anyone off, then I'm truly sorry but NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH. I don't know what I could possibly be doing different than someone that is having issues. All I can say is figure it out, stick with it and you will. If you abandon it, you DID waste money. There are plenty of people here willing to help and/or be vented upon.

I myself am looking forward to DAZ|Studio, but if it can't handle P5's materials, then it is useless to me.
One thing is for sure, it will be a LONG time before it can even attempt to contend with Poser.