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Clifford Nelson wrote: an SSd of around 28GB
These days, that's not even close to being enough.
My PC came with a 128Gb SSD and a 2Tb HDD back in 2014. Thanks to all the stuff that will only install on the C: drive, it wasn't long before I had to replace it with a 500Gb one. Usage is currently at 176Gb.
And yes, I can remember the days when a 28Mb HDD seemed enormous! 
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- Homer
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Yes when I got the laptop I was not expecting to start running into space problems just putting on Office. After all I had 28 gb on the SSD...
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Finally ordered an 250 gb when I lost license for Visual Studio and had to drop back to the community edition. Now cannot get Visual Studio installed again. Guess could go back to a clean system but decided to do that with a new SSC
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Clifford Nelson wrote: I have a laptop with an SSd of around 28GB and then a large hard drive.
Windows 10 install says it needs 20g for the 64 bit install. My 'Windows' directory has 19g in it.
If I only had 28g and I was going to put Windows 10 on it then that would be the only thing I would put on it.
Clifford Nelson wrote: What is Microsoft thinking to require about 5 gb free to install an update!!!!!
Space for the download itself, then it needs temporary space to expand that update.
Can't you just get a bigger SSD - wouldn't it be time for that anyways?
There are also instructions on installing it from a different hard drive.
Myself the SSD I have is 500g and I have had to clean that up recently since it was starting to get full.
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I have considered it. Of course then I have to get windows installed again, and not sure the impact since don't know the process for doing the exchange. Obviously not happy with having to move things over to the hard drive...Microsoft does not do a good job of making it easy to work with a secondary drive, and it should.
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Clifford Nelson wrote: Of course then I have to get windows installed again, and not sure the impact since don't know the process for doing the exchange.
There are tools which can move your entire OS disk to a new disk. I used the free version of AOMEI Partition Assistant to move from my old 128Gb SSD to my new 500Gb SSD without any problems. 
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- Homer
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If you buy an SSD from Crucial, they include a free copy of Acronis disk cloning software, and it works great. It's a very simple matter to move everything to the new drive.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Yes finally bit the bullet, and ordered 250 gb SSD. Microsoft should have handled this problem automatically but they Window team sucks. Worked for them and it is so political. Never been on a Microsoft team that was so political.
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Assuming it's the big upgrade (eg 1709 to 1803), there's a way to have it use an external drive (or maybe your HDD) instead of freeing up space on your OS drive.
One of my coworkers recently did this to update W10 on a mini-PC with a 32GB SSD.
The really terrible part is that the reason why so many bottom end systems come with only a 32GB eMMC drive (basically a soldered SD card) is that the cheapest OS licensing tier MS offers has among other max system reqs an SSD that small and crappy. Lifting that single req to 64GB would probably eliminate 90% of the not enough disk space pain that Windows Update currently causes.
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Dropped my phone on a stone floor the other day, so I need to get a new one.
This task seemed easier before I started sifting through existing phones.
Anyway, I have a few dealbreakers. For example, I won't buy a phone that needs a dongle, I want a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Bluetooth just isn't good enough for any headphones I've tried yet.
Which leads to the next one, a good DAC.
Display size, I'm getting old, I need reading glasses so I need a large screen, but it still needs to fit in my pocket.
Bloatware - I just hate it, I want a clean experience.
OS - I'm using my wife's old iPhone at the moment. FAARRRKKKK!!!!! How can you stand the limitations? It doesn't even have separate volume controls for different playback devices. And if it does I haven't found it.
What are your deal breakers? I thought I'd suggest @chris-maunder this as a weekly poll, but first we need a comprehensive list of deal breakers to start with.
<edit>I don't want recommendations, I'm interested in what criteria you select your phone on</edit>
modified 9-Jun-18 7:12am.
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My wife bought the Samsung A3 some months ago. It is pretty like the S3, but with some limitations that don't bring any problem to her and way cheaper than the S serie. You might get a bigger number if you want a bigger phone.
You might have a look.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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I think I've decided what I want already.
I was more interested in what your deal breakers are.
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missunderstood you. Sorry
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: I think I've decided what I want alread
And that would be ... ?
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Probably LG G7 or V30, they come with ESS Sabre ES9218P Quad DAC
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Dealbreakers:
0: Requires special software to manage pictures and music. I should be able to plug a cable into my computer and access my stuff and use explorer.
1: No microSD slot.
2: Cost more than a car payment! 
One more that I don't know exactly how to express, is the hang-up behavior during call waiting. My current phone does not let me hang up on an individual call...it's all or nothing. This means that occasionally I get interrupted by a robo-call but can't hang up without losing the first call. This issue might actually be a carrier issue...not sure. So I guess you're getting the S9?
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No, Samsung is loading to much bloat on their phones, or at least used to. I haven't even looked at Samsung to be honest.
There's price too. But that's not a deal breaker for me, though I do buy the cheaper one of two equalish phones.
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It has to fold in half and fit in my shirt pocket.
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Has to talk to my hearing aids. Huh?
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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I went with cheap, and this seems to be a good deal: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Prime-T-Mobile-Black/dp/B0723HG3FG/ref=sr_1_5?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1528513742&sr=8-5&keywords=T-mobile+Samsung+Galaxy+j3+Prime&dpID=41gJlV0wJSL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime T-Mobile (Black) for 139.99. May not be exactly what you are looking for, but the price is right, and if you drop this one, you will not be out so much money. So far working well for me.
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OS update policy; I've so far had a Nexus S, Nexus 5 and Nexus 6P and I appreciate always being on the latest android version.
On the other hand, I have price as a dealbreaker too. So now the Nexus line is replaced with the much more expensive Pixel line, I'm not sure yet what to get when I want a new one.
modified 13-Sep-18 21:01pm.
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My deal-breaker: a 'phone that breaks when I drop it!
More seriously, what with sailing, riding and landscape photography I like a 'Mil-Spec' 'phone. I currently use a Cat S30, and am plotting an upgrade to the S60 when Mrs.LadyWife is not looking. 
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The problem with Bluetooth is that you need high quality headphones. I have the Airpods and I like them: great, clever case sound and no cable mess.
But my Sony MDR-1000X are a hit: full sound and noise reduction. Worth the money!!! 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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Dealbreakers:
- Screen strictly < 5". I need a phone, no tablet.
- < 150€. There is NO reason why a phone should be more expensive than that.
- MicroSD slot AND access to files via simple USB
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