I think I can look into this over the weekend. To answer your latest question, it's really only a problem for you if you notice it. It's easy to say that it costs more, but will that affect you? If it does, you'll notice then adjust; if you don't notice it, feel free to set it to however often or in whatever batches you like. My machine is well above average, so I tend to set defaults quite conservatively in favor of performance.