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Hawkeye666+ · 09-15-2018, 06:26 PM

I agree the proper hardware upgrade would solve a lot of problems but this is a hobby. I don't make a penny from it and I am not willing to replace perfectly satisfy hardware with several thousand dollars worth of new equipment. When W7 dies in 2020 or 2021 that will be soon enough for an upgrade.

I do admit I miss my big iron days with VM and REXX that would laugh at what I work with now.

I currently have about 350,000 titles under Calibre with another 150,000 or so that are not yet researched and loaded. That kind of volume will choke just about anything but an bleeding edge I7 with a 3T SSD minimum, which is not cheap. Even then I am not sure it would handle everything in one library.

Plus I am at an age where I look at an investment and decide whether I will live long enough to get my money's worth. Would you put tires with a 100,000 warranty on a car with 100,000 miles already on it?

Thanks for your input - opinions based on experience are exactly what I am looking for.

09-15-2018, 06:26 PM	#5
Hawkeye666+ Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: Kindle	I agree the proper hardware upgrade would solve a lot of problems but this is a hobby. I don't make a penny from it and I am not willing to replace perfectly satisfy hardware with several thousand dollars worth of new equipment. When W7 dies in 2020 or 2021 that will be soon enough for an upgrade. I do admit I miss my big iron days with VM and REXX that would laugh at what I work with now. I currently have about 350,000 titles under Calibre with another 150,000 or so that are not yet researched and loaded. That kind of volume will choke just about anything but an bleeding edge I7 with a 3T SSD minimum, which is not cheap. Even then I am not sure it would handle everything in one library. Plus I am at an age where I look at an investment and decide whether I will live long enough to get my money's worth. Would you put tires with a 100,000 warranty on a car with 100,000 miles already on it? Thanks for your input - opinions based on experience are exactly what I am looking for.