On Aug 2, 2019, at 17:42, Matt Billenstein <m...@vazor.com> wrote: > Don't over-think it - modern SSDs have wear leveling computed at multiple > gigabytes per day over their lifetime and the lowest spec mac mini you can buy > made in the last 2-3 years is more than enough for a buildbot.
+1 My Macs have been all SSD main storage for several years now and I've had no need to do any tweaking of configurations. And, yeah, any recent Mac Mini configuration is good enough for a buildbot. That said, in general, the more memory, the better, as it will be used as necessary for caching etc. Unfortunately, Apple's memory prices are traditionally high; it looks like memory on recent Minis is not labeled as a user-upgradable item (as is still the case with iMacs) although the current (2018) Minis are field-upgradable (at an Apple Store or dealer) and, if you feel handy and not worried about voiding the warranty, *can* be upgraded at home by following third-party memory vendor videos. But, it seems to me that the primary reason for you to get the Mac is to help you in your role as a core developer. Your contributions there are what will make the biggest difference to Python. So, while having another buildbot would be nice, I think you should focus on getting something that will help you with core development tasks and fits your budget. If we can get another buildbot out of it, fine, but there are many more options available for that. Good luck! -- Ned Deily n...@python.org -- [] _______________________________________________ Python-Buildbots mailing list Python-Buildbots@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-buildbots
