Ha! I knew I was talking to the right crowd!

joemike: for you Desktop extensions

Ira L: All the hubs are powered except the 9-port hub, which was the one that threw up the USB power warning. So, all the things now plugged into that hub are self-powered or don't draw much.

I always bought the medium spec machine when I was getting a new computer and that goes for the 2019 iMac, even though I was finished working professionally. Can't break old habits. Plus, I like decent kit.

I always replace old drives when they reach their end of warranty, but keep them in service as redundant backup. Shelf drives 1 and 2 are being replaced tomorrow and reformatted. I think No. 1 will have to be trashed, though.

Backup

I don't know where you draw the line between OCD and just keeping busy...

iMac (19,1, 3.1 GHz i5, 12.7.4, 40 Gb RAM); MacBook Air (1.8 Ghz, 8 Gb RAM, 10.14.6, 256 Gb SSD) Vodafone router and Devolo Wi-Fi Extender, Canon TS8351 printer/scanner.