If given the option I would trade the LED strip to not wait any longer than absolutely necessary. That's approximately the difference we're talking in BoM cost.

Now, I don't want to overstate it: it's simple disappointment. I'm still interested in the machine, as is.

> At 1gbps we're talking 26 minutes of downloading. At 2.5gbps we're talking 10 minutes of downloading

Now I envy you living in a country where an internet uplink speed of > 1GbE exists for typical private households.