Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting

On 12/25/24 1:08 PM, Scout wrote:

  "-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message news:vjsnu6$1t6l6$2@dont-email.me...

On 12/17/24 3:35 PM, Alan wrote:

On 2024-12-17 11:50, Joel wrote:

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
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On some computers (which would have cost you less) you can buy drives that perfectly sit under the desktop:
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<https://www.amazon.ca/Enclosure-Docking-Station-Readers-Compatible/dp/B0C33HS3RP/ref=asc_df_B0C33HS3RP/>
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<https://ca.macsales.com/shop/external-drives/owc-ministack>

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Super neato, but my motherboard can already handle another NVMe or two.

 Which is better in what measurable way?

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It's elegant.

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Why? What makes it more "elegant"?

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It's just a piece of the computer, once installed.  No wire.

 So by that argument, an all-in-one is more "elegant" than having an
external monitor?

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No.

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But you just defined elegance by lack of wires...

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But not by marrying different components to each other, creating a
fragile system.

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So then an external monitor is "fragile"?

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And the keyboard & mouse too, because they've not been integrated into the computer case either, so under Joel's choice of definitions they must be considered to be 'fragile' too.

 Don't forget the printer.. we're going to need to integrate that into the case was well. Oh and speakers.. they MUST be part of the case....

Good point!  And don't forget that webcams can be built-ins too.
FWIW, there's also a system trade-off here to consider during product selection, for soldered components affords less subsequent modification, but are known to be more reliable.

Seems to me that based on the standards that Joel is setting for the perfect system.. he has utterly failed to do so with his own build. Further bought a case with ZERO room for growth or expansion. I mean you know how hard you would have to look to find a case that only handles one hard drive?

To be fair, Joel claimed that his motherboard has two spare NVMe slots. But since he's also said that his choice of a 1TB NMVe in its main slot is more storage than he'll ever need, having empty slots is superfluous, and gratuitously unnecessary.

Would this also meant that our 'computer expert' has ZERO backup capabilities, and that he's just one hard drive crash away from losing all of his data?
 That's certainly 'elite'.

I've seen that spin attempt happen before ... the typical excuse is that they have no personal data that's valuable enough to need to have a data backup, but that reveals that their PC is a toy for them, not a tool.
-hh