I’m beginning to think to stop using Pis and instead get an old PC - I don’t use the GPIO pins at all, and I can get one of these for $289 AUD - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255608574938
That’s 32GB RAM and a 1TB disk.
An 8GB Pi is selling for $279.
If power consumption isn’t a concern, go for it!
But wtf $279 for a rpi? No way don’t pay those scaplers anything. I’d check out any of the numerous clones before paying that.