README: accurate SSD note (reads don't wear the drive; swap + thermals are the real concerns)

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This is not fast. It is a 744B frontier-class model **answering correctly on a machine that costs less than one H100 fan**. Warm cache, pinned hot experts and MTP push the useful-response latency down considerably; the physics of the disk does the rest. This is not fast. It is a 744B frontier-class model **answering correctly on a machine that costs less than one H100 fan**. Warm cache, pinned hot experts and MTP push the useful-response latency down considerably; the physics of the disk does the rest.
### SSD Wear Warning ### SSD note
Cold starts are heavy on random reads (~11 GB/token). Reads themselves are safe, but the OS page cache can generate writes. Heavy use may accelerate wear on cheaper SSDs. Use with caution and monitor your drive health. Cold starts are heavy on random reads (~11 GB/token), but reads don't meaningfully wear an SSD — colibrì's streaming is read-only. The real concerns under heavy use are (1) **swap traffic** if the system runs out of RAM (writes do wear the drive — keep a sane `--ram` budget; colibrì's auto-budget is designed to stay clear of swap) and (2) **sustained thermals**: hours at full read duty cycle will heat cheaper drives. Monitor drive temperature and health.
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