Tons of storage, but PC still struggles

Posted on by Fred Langa

The final LangaList for 2020 takes a look at a subscriber’s PC with a strikingly unusual configuration.

It’s a high-capacity machine, but the owner reports slow boots and RAM use that never drops below about 17 percent — even at idle! Click!

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