I much appreciate that WeaKnees monitors this chat forum regularly. Not much traffic these days so attention could have waned. With my being up & running after their resurrection of the 2016 Premiere makes me esp involved in it.

Is the new 2Tb hard drive a solid state one? The unit feels cool even after hours of use. If so then it’d be protected against sudden bumps. I suppose models with moving parts are being phased out, despite their lower price tag.

Thanks.

Edit: Was the 500 Gb drive you removed the older design?