In the end default Linux distro was smooth and fast and while immune to most malware out there - is a worry regarding targeted hacking attacks, as how would one know of an infection ? Whereas Windows at least can easily installed with some protection .

Obviously there will be Linux supported solutions out there but for the default distro ..... 

\But for both operating systems there is the ever present threat of installed malware from unauthorised users ie physical intruders , hostile workers etc

User installed malware I suspect will not be detected by security apps as will be assumed to be authorised - or else computer owner installed nannyware would be detected and removed (A flaw in most consumer security apps ?)

So what to do ? 

Anyhow My memory modules arrived from the States taking just 2 weeks - impressive during the global calamity - and somehow found their way into my computer -  The 8GB upgrade and SSD really has woken up the computer but i hate waiting for a computer to finish booting so maybe i am to pedantic and so exaggerate - anyhow 10 seconds or there abouts after POST I can live with

Next is to have the chipset heatsink upgraded as more performance increases heat by 4x - so for a sustained task I think the chipset overheating might be an issue - excessive heat will not crash a modern computer but will slow down to reduce heat - not what one wants for consistent performance

Then a SATA-III host bus adapter card installed in the unused pci-e 16x video bus interconnect - is this supported and will the attached SATA-III ssd improve performance ? 

Such things I ponder while in mandated isolation