Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting

"-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/? tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=708007226763&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13265770567124847550&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001547&hvtargid=pla-2190493457657&psc=1&mcid=5f9e3a8965ea37bc89aca8270bb63779&gad_source=1>
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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.

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....
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?
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'.

This looks pretty "elegant" to me:
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<https://www.owc.com/solutions/ministack-stx>
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Or this:
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<https://satechi.net/landing/new-stand-and-hub-m4-mac-mini>
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Remember: Thunderbolt literally IS PCIe...

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OK, but why not just have a real case, a real motherboard?  Why the
quirks?

What makes one more "real" than the other?

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Expandability.

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Which I've already addressed.

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Plus in the case of the STX, if the NVMe & HDD/SSD which one chose to install ends up being inadequate in size, it is straightforward to open the box and install a larger one...all with the advantage of also having a provisioning of a Thunderbolt 3 hub for additional peripheral ports.
They're pretty sweet.
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-hh