In message 20190225155348.4e691482@Mars, Rob Morley
writes
On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 17:52:42 +0000
Bill wrote:

As I understand it, KB and mouse use 2 usb

That's pointless - either use a hub to run them both from one port, or
get something like the Logitech wireless devices that share a dongle,
or a keyboard that has an internal hub for the mouse.

Imo, the whole operation is pointless, but he is persisting because he
has been told that Macs are better. I have told him that he will run out
of space before he finishes transferring the contents of his 2TB drive
to the 500GB of the Mac, which also contains the OS.
His response to this was to ask whether I could fit a 500GB ssd plus a
big HD into the iMac. I've told him I don't know and wouldn't want to,
but he wants me to ask around about that, too.

He has been using his usb hub, but wants to remove it to keep the iMac
looking good and not surrounded by cables, he says.

Thanks to all for the replies. Tomorrow I'll talk him through all this.

He is, at least partly, a journalist. Anyone who has dealt with journos
for most of their working life will know what they are like. They
believe what they read and often get it slightly wrong.
--
Bill

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