Yes, if Z is doing the compilation then it would be slow.....wonder then what is the point/benefit of that approach?
Still think you should be able to have working suspend on your Z......
Maybe it's worth a try to start fresh.....with new dowloaded files and give it another try.....
Besides OBSD, think Arch is the only other distro that would have current version support.
I think you can use a 32GB CF card with OBSD, at least that's my recollection.
As for swapping it out, I think there's some info about it on some thread on the forums.....as I seem to recall reading about someone doing it....
And as I recall, it's pretty straight forward.....
As I have the 3200 with a 6GB MD, I haven't felt need to do that yet. But I do have a 8GB and a 32GB if I ever feel so inclined to increase capacity....