On 11/05/2015 11:06 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > Please do not top-post. Thank you for reminder :-/
> > On Thursday, November 05, 2015 07:17:38 PM the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> When it comes to price I think the 1TB SDD is expensive in my case + >> $177.99CAD warranty (though I don't know if I need warranty, or why they >> are charging me for it)? > > It might be extended warranty. IOW, more then the usual factory warranty. > I would ask them about that. I think it might be Extended Warranty (I'll take it out), it is not worth it. > >> ========= >> GRANT TOTAL: $1420.98 >> >> PS. Expensive like for a small box. > > I can't comment on prices, been a while since I looked into a new desktop. > If that were Euros, I'd find it a lot for what you get. No, that was in Canadian Dollars $1420.98 in Euros it would be 952.53 and in USD 1054.92 >> Maybe I don't need 32GB or RAM but even 16GB RAM would save me only $112.99 > > My laptop has 16GB Ram and it works quite nicely. Doesn't use swap often. > Also allows me to run VMs comfortably. > >> You might be right, maybe I'll add one HDD for backup (good suggestion). >> The killer is my 1TB SSD $499.99CAD > > Get 1 SSD for the OS, software and your home directory. (240GB is usually > enough) > And 1 big HDD for your data. I think I'll get rid of Extended Warranty and take a this 1TB SSD > > Keep your documents and other data out of the home directory if doing this. I'm not sure I understand. Why keeping document our of the home dir.? > Reason I suggest your home directory on SSD is because programs tend to store > a lot in your home directory which can benefit from a faster disk. -- Thelma
