On 03/07/2019 11:11, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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> yes, but do they in fact NEED to?
>
> My router and my desktop both have gigabit capabiliy but really, what IS
> the point when internet is only 7Mbps?
>
> And the house is wired CAT5 anyway.
>
>
>   Two reasons for going SSD: speed now a full-speed USB 3 port is
>> available, better life than an SD card (larger capacity, designed for
>> more write cycles [perhaps]).
>>
>
> Thats a bit like saying the reason to drive at 150mph is that the new M1
> can handle it.
>
>> The more I think about it, having the SSD as the system boot device
>> might be a good idea as well.  Seems like that should be easy at least
>> with the 3B+, and perhaps therefore the 4B.
>>
> It is good to have fast booting on a desktop, that does get booted
> fairly often
>
> (Of course the whole rationale behind systemd was fast *server* booting,
> which shows you what a swine poettering really is, but I digress...)
>
> Mainly my complaint is that technology for the sake of it is really  a
> waste of money and effort.
>
> So much of it doesnt solve an existing problem and introduces new ones.
>
> Take 'let's not wire stuff up: Let's use wireless"
>
> Now all that happens is speeds are down, because interference is up and
> the whole spectrum is a mess, and connectivity is massively unreliable.

I'm often working with 100-200 MB files across the network, so the
gigabit Ethernet is justified.

My feeling, and reports, show a significant speed gain (operational
speed - time is precious) from having as fast a disk as is (within
reason) possible.

Wi-Fi is a major boon here, and in many other places.  Phones and
tablets, and not having to rewire the house with whatever UTP cable.
Not to say it shouldn't be done carefully, or that's it's appropriate in
all circumstances.  What suits me, won't suit others!

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Cheers,
David
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