Thanks for the reply.
The update just completed. It took 8 hours. The transaction required
Installing 32 packages, upgrading 275 packages and skipping 2 packages.
Ironically, a new update just became available as I write this !
I took pictures of the transaction and top screens with my phone if anyone
wants to see them.
I ask that someone test updating a fresh install on an RPi3 to see what
they get.
Marcin: how much faster was the Evo card than the Sandisk card ? How much
difference did using noop make ? I need my RPi3 to be an order of
magnitude faster.
Thanks