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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-12-15 19:03, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 12/15/25 9:42 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-12-15 18:26, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>> On 12/15/25 9:16 PM, rbowman wrote:   
   >>>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:42:55 +0000, David B. wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> If you were buying for yourself, would the upgradeable RAM/SSD still   
   >>>>> matter, or do you prefer the integrated, high-performance nature of   
   >>>>> the   
   >>>>> Mac hardware now?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Somewhat. I added RAM, and SSD, and a better processor to my Dell tower   
   >>>> last year. Yesterday I replaced the HDD with a SSD in an old netbook   
   >>>> that   
   >>>> did wonders for booting and loading.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Joel would be upset. Given my intended use I went with a cheap 128   
   >>>> GB SSD.   
   >>>> I don't anticipate running out of room. If I bought an Apple the 256 GB   
   >>>> option would also be adequate.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I did put a 1 TB in the tower and use it in part to serve up my mp3   
   >>>> collection. I discovered a cli utility, randomplay, that works nicely.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> randomplay /nfs/music/   
   >>>>   
   >>>> works its way through 20 GB of music, some of which I forgot I even   
   >>>> had.   
   >>>> It does identify the cuts.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> GENRE: Alternative Country   
   >>>> TRACKNUM: 10   
   >>>> TITLE: Greenville   
   >>>> ARTIST: Lucinda Williams   
   >>>> ALBUM: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road   
   >>>> TAGVERSION: ID3v1.1 / ID3v2.3.0   
   >>>> Weight: 0   
   >>>>   
   >>>> + means the selection gets more play, - gets less, n skips to the   
   >>>> next, b   
   >>>> to the previous, p to pause, and q to quit. Very complicated interface,   
   >>>> doesn't even need a GUI.   
   >>>   
   >>> 128 GB is enough to operate a system.  It's just that a larger SSD   
   >>> can be had, so easily, today.   
   >>   
   >> Indeed... ..but not for free.   
   >>   
   >> So if you buy more storage than you need...   
   >   
   >   
   > In my box with 1 TB and 512 GB NVMe drives, I had the kind of breathing   
   > room, storage-wise, that would make a really stellar system.  Buying a   
   > mere 128 GB, is saying that one is timid about using the machine.   
      
   "Breathing room" on an SSD is utterly irrelevant.   
      
   An HD might need enough free space to perform an occasional   
   defragmentation in a reasonable length of time, but SSDs don't need to   
   be defragmented.   
      
   Paying for more storage than you need just buys you bragging rights...   
      
   ...which appears to be all you're really interested in anyway.   
      
   >   
      
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