It'll be nice for early mid-game so that you can chain them down to LDs for resource distribution. I know you can kinda do this by creating a storage unit then belt to the PLS/ILS, but it kinda looks terrible and eats up the belt lanes for other uses.
**EDIT**: Thanks u/GandonMandon! for the tip.
On my second planet, I've managed to clear out the three planetary bases of the DF. I used the opportunity to turn their spawning cores as a dirt farm (by placing turrets around the 'hole').
Anyways, its great because right now I am sitting at about 3m dirt but the annoying thing is the announcer saying 'core destroyed' every 30 seconds or so. Is there a way I can mute this?