From: Steve Petrie via talk <talk@gtalug.org>

The Dell tower has:

-- M.2 2230 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD Class 35
-- processor Intel(R) Core(tm) i7 14700 vPro(R) (33 MB cache, 20 cores, 28
threads, up to 5.4 GHz Turbo)

Ah, that is useful information.

While 256GB is a useful capacity, choosing 1TB makes more sense in a
computer like your new one.  Unless Dell adds a horrible mark-up.

NVMe implies PCIe circuitry with an M.2 socket.  PCIe is correct but
confusing.

2230 is quite an odd size for a desktop.  2280 is normal.

2230 is more common in thin-and-light laptops where space is at a premium.

2280 leaves more space for chips and for cooling.  They are probably less
expensive because this is the size of the vast majority of SSDs.

It is quite normal for an NVMe socket to support multiple sizes.  

I tried to configure your machine on
<https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-desktops-workstations/optiplex-tower-plus/spd/optiplex-7020t-plus-desktop/s014do7020mtpca_vp>

Odd:

- Adding WiFi forced the RAM from 32 GiB to 16 GiB.  What sane reason
could there me for this.

- this page didn't let MS Windows 11 Pro be left out.  Even MS Office 365
was manditory (but it could be a 30-day trial)

- there are three M.2 2230/2280 sockets for solid state drives plus one
m.2 2230 for a WiFi/BlueTooth card.

There's more odd stuff.
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