Another anecdote: I fixed up a computer running vista for a secretary once. It had been running with a hard disk and would take upwards of a minute to load. After replacing the HDD with an SSD, it booted so fast that you got thrown onto the desktop and all of the "startup sounds" played all at once, the system seemingly booting faster than it could cope with!
Not gonna lie, my memory serves me well. I remember using Windows 98 on an old PC, and it was hot garbage. It took generations to boot up, and applications took generations to open. My story is anecdata, but so it this twitter post. These days I have an infinitely snappy experience with desktop linux on an SSD.
That's awesome, I appreciate it. Do I need a ton of money to start off? Is it better _not_ to have a lot of money to start off to create less trouble for myself?
This is what I wanted to do when I was getting my math degree! I wanted to be a quant. Things went a different direction and I'm a programmer now. Is there any hope for me? Think I could still chase it down in my spare time, or is it something I need, say, a master's degree for?
Hey, that's me! We wound up getting a pellet stove, super cheap to operate and very efficient so far, but I'd also be open to a heat pump at the right price range. We're some of the few with high quality Internet.
Lots of my neighbors have wood burning stoves or pellet burners, because they're so cheap to operate compared to the next possibility, which is propane, a very expensive fossil fuel.
Pellets being renewable is great, but if the heat pump does just as well, or at least assists, they might get lots of rural bites. I'm excited to see where this goes.