[REQUEST] My First (and probably my Last ever) Dell AIO

[alexsmith2709]

Fortunately I still had the data backed up, so put in an 500gb SSD ( Just like everybody here said I should do.) Wow.
Did she bleat about only having 500gb and not 2tb ! Who cares about the vast speed improvement and the quieter running.
So she got billed for another spinning 2tb and I kept the SSD.

I install/recommend 480GB/500GB SSDs and i check out how much data they have in their user folder/what fabs backs up so i can counter it when they come back with "but i had 1TB before" with something along the lines of "you only have 10GB of user data, even with the windows files and installed software you will only reach 70-80GB at the very most". Like @sapphirescales scales said i give them a quote for a 1TB SSD and they soon agree to the 500GB!
I've only recently made the switch to only installing SSDs but my customers have been much happier with the improved speed.

 

[NJW]

Who cares about the vast speed improvement and the quieter running.
So she got billed for another spinning 2tb and I kept the SSD.

If she's worried about running out of storage space, you could have offered the SSD as the main OS drive, with a larger spinner in a caddy in place of the optical drive, for bulk storage. Put the redundant optical drive in a USB enclosure (I bet she never uses that, either).

If that works out too expensive in one go, suggest it as a future upgrade if space becomes an issue with the SSD alone – in other words, accepting the advantages of an SSD now doesn't remove future options.

 

[timeshifter]

Reminds me of this email I received recently:

A judge was interviewing a Georgia woman regarding her pending divorce and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?"

"About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by."

"No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?"

"It is made of concrete, brick, and mortar," she responded.

"I mean," he continued, "what are your relations like?"

"I have an aunt and uncle and 12 cousins living here in town, as well as my husband's parents."

The judge took a deep breath and asked, "Do you have a real grudge?"

"No, we have a two-car carport and have never really needed one coz we don't have a car."

"Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in your marriage?"

"Yes, both my son and daughter have stereos. We don't necessarily like the music - all that hip hop and rap trap - but we can't seem to do anything about it."

"Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?"

"Yes, he gets up every morning before I do and makes the coffee."

The judge asked, "Is your husband a nagger?"

"Oh, hell no, he's as white as you and me!"

Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why in hell do you want a divorce?”

"Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've never wanted a divorce, my husband does. The fool says he can't communicate with me."