spantini
COO of me, inc.
I'm finding some good prices on refurbished Dell Small Form (mini) towers. Trouble is, many are refurbished by third parties and not all state whether they're Microsoft Authorized. Of course those would be the units with the lowest prices. Dell Computer does not indicate third party refurbishing for their models and their's are roughly twice the price as the others.
I like Dell as I've had three desktops and have been satisfied with every one.
Configurations vary, but generally, these would be 4-8GB Ram; 120-500GB HDD or SSD; Win 10 Home or Pro; some version of i3-i7 processor @ 3.x GHz; 6-12 USB ports; Media Card Reader; VGA or DisplayPort (some both); HDMI; Multiple 3.5mm Audio Ins/Outs; CD/DVD is hit or miss. Price range $128-$399. Some offer free shipping, then others add shipping which, with tax, can boost the price another $60. No keyboard, mouse or monitor included.
None of these will be configurable, so if I got one with 32-bit Windows, I might want to upgrade. I'd try 32-bit for awhile and see how it goes since I won't be recording audio or video with it.
Here's some of what I'm looking at:
Dell Optiplex 3020 Refurbished Desktop PC 4th Gen Intel Core i5 4GB Memory 500GB Hard Drive Windows 10 Professional - Office Depot
Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Computer/Intel Core i3-6100 3.7Ghz / 4GB RAM / 500GB HDD/DVD/Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) - Newegg.com
Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | Dell Refurbished
Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex SFF Desktop Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz 4GB RAM 500 GB HD DVD-RW DVD-RW WiFi HDMI Windows 10 Pro - Newegg.com
Dell OptiPlex 3040 MFF | Dell Refurbished
I like Dell as I've had three desktops and have been satisfied with every one.
Configurations vary, but generally, these would be 4-8GB Ram; 120-500GB HDD or SSD; Win 10 Home or Pro; some version of i3-i7 processor @ 3.x GHz; 6-12 USB ports; Media Card Reader; VGA or DisplayPort (some both); HDMI; Multiple 3.5mm Audio Ins/Outs; CD/DVD is hit or miss. Price range $128-$399. Some offer free shipping, then others add shipping which, with tax, can boost the price another $60. No keyboard, mouse or monitor included.
None of these will be configurable, so if I got one with 32-bit Windows, I might want to upgrade. I'd try 32-bit for awhile and see how it goes since I won't be recording audio or video with it.
Here's some of what I'm looking at:
Dell Optiplex 3020 Refurbished Desktop PC 4th Gen Intel Core i5 4GB Memory 500GB Hard Drive Windows 10 Professional - Office Depot
Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Computer/Intel Core i3-6100 3.7Ghz / 4GB RAM / 500GB HDD/DVD/Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) - Newegg.com
Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | Dell Refurbished
Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex SFF Desktop Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz 4GB RAM 500 GB HD DVD-RW DVD-RW WiFi HDMI Windows 10 Pro - Newegg.com
Dell OptiPlex 3040 MFF | Dell Refurbished
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