Get a 240 GB SSD , you can get one for ~ 60 $, a ~ 20 $ increase over a 120 GB version . That is pretty insignificant , it ' s the lowest price jump between different SSD capacities . As for the CPU , I personally would save up some more more money and then get a Intel CPU along with a new motherboard . <| sep |> Man idk , it seems kinda nice . Today I ' m going to Thanksgiving dinner number 3 of 4 , it ' s getting pretty tedious . Being single on Thanksgiving sounds pretty nice right now . <| sep |> If you read the article it gives contextBy most accounts , the Civil Rights Act of 1964 couldn ' t have become law when it did had not LBJ personally wheedled , cajoled , and shamed his former colleagues in the House and Senate into voting for it . One of the secrets of his success was the ability to speak the racially insensitive language of his fellow Southerners . He understood them . He understood their reluctance and in some cases downright refusal to tear down the walls of racial segregation . He knew racism from the inside , and he knew well the role the rich and powerful played in promulgating it . an offthecuff observation he made to a young staffer , Bill Moyers , after encountering a display of blatant racism during a political visit to the South .