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expirediconian | Staff posted Apr 13, 2023 2:57 PM

Dell Refurbished Coupon: 50% Off OptiPlex 5060 Desktops (MT, SFF or MFF)

from $129.50

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Dell Refurbished offers 50% Off Dell OptiPlex 5060 Desktops (MT, SFF or MFF) w/ prices from $129.50 when you apply promo code 4UONLY5060 during checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Note, prices vary based on condition and specs.

Currently available (pricing after 4UONLY5060 code):
  • MFF from $129.50
  • MT from $174.50
  • SFF from $174.50
About this offer:
  • 100 day returns / warranty (details).
  • 1-year extended warranty offered for $49
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Dell Refurbished offers 50% Off Dell OptiPlex 5060 Desktops (MT, SFF or MFF) w/ prices from $129.50 when you apply promo code 4UONLY5060 during checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Note, prices vary based on condition and specs.

Currently available (pricing after 4UONLY5060 code):
  • MFF from $129.50
  • MT from $174.50
  • SFF from $174.50
About this offer:
  • 100 day returns / warranty (details).
  • 1-year extended warranty offered for $49
  • Cosmetic grade scale is here
  • Click what's in the box tab to see more details

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional information and deal discussion.

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Written by iconian | Staff

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Apr 14, 2023 8:22 AM
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easybeartApr 14, 2023 8:22 AM
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Which one of these can run Minecraft at 1440p 144hz?
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Apr 14, 2023 10:30 AM
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posterchildApr 14, 2023 10:30 AM
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In for 1! Thanks OP. Daughter just got a place and got her a cheap PC! Nice.

How do we upgrade to an m.2?
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Apr 14, 2023 12:09 PM
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SourlakedudeApr 14, 2023 12:09 PM
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Quote from posterchild :
In for 1! Thanks OP. Daughter just got a place and got her a cheap PC! Nice.

How do we upgrade to an m.2?
Easy! Buy one and put it in the slot on the mobo
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Apr 14, 2023 12:53 PM
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Apr 14, 2023 12:53 PM
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FYI, I bought 4 Dell Optiplex 3060 Micro from a similar deal a week or so ago. All four have dead CMOS batteries and won't hold date/time/BIOS settings.

Changing it isn't super-easy because the coin battery is under a back-mounted VGA port card that has to be removed first.

I contacted Dell Refurbished and they gave me back $40 per PC for my time to fix them myself. Very nice of them, but one has to wonder how good their refurbishment QC is.
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Apr 14, 2023 1:00 PM
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Apr 14, 2023 1:00 PM
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Quote from posterchild :
In for 1! Thanks OP. Daughter just got a place and got her a cheap PC! Nice.

How do we upgrade to an m.2?
Apr 14, 2023 1:40 PM
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PeacefullyInsaneApr 14, 2023 1:40 PM
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Quote from Sourlakedude :
Great Deal!!! Add a Zotac GeForce 1660 Super from Amazon (open box), more RAM. and a m.2 SSD for a sweet 1080p gaming rig for under $500. That's what I did and it ROCKS!!!!! Yes, the vid card works fine. I stress tested 3 of them for a month in this MT and zero issues with any of them.
Don't know why you are being downvoted.

You aren't wrong for a sweet 1080p gaming rig.

My assumption is the hate for 1080p gaming?
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Apr 14, 2023 3:09 PM
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AJollyApr 14, 2023 3:09 PM
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Quote from natofrombombato :
The best board power only card right now can be had for $250-$300 used. It's the Rtx a2000 which has around rtx 3050 performance. The next upcoming board power card will be the Rtx 4000 sff ada, but it's new. We probably won't see those on the used market for a bit.

I think the best plan of attack (besides not buying a prebuilt proprietary PC) would be to buy a power supply to motherboard adapter. That way you could use any power supply.
As another advantage those things are extremely power efficient. I have one in my desktop.

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Apr 14, 2023 3:23 PM
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Jack SchittApr 14, 2023 3:23 PM
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Quote from Hat-Trick :
Did you see this FP deal:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16579319-amazon-hp-ex900-m-2-1tb-pcie-3-1-x4-nvme-3d-tlc-nand-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd-max-2100-mbps-5xm46aa-abc-39-99?src=frontpage&v=1

Ignore the naysayers -- good brand, decent performance and 1TB size for $40.
That $40 deal is now 85. I'm kind of disappointed (and unsure how) I missed it Frown
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Apr 14, 2023 3:32 PM
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EagerPicture5771Apr 14, 2023 3:32 PM
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RTX A2000 fits inside the MFFs
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Apr 14, 2023 3:49 PM
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xtreme571Apr 14, 2023 3:49 PM
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Quote from albie1kanobi :
How's the MT for a NAS purpose?
MT motherboard seems to have 5 SATA ports and 1 NVME Port. Plenty of ports from storage standpoint.

My only concern would be # of drives that can be mounted safely and powered safely.
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Apr 14, 2023 4:03 PM
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Apr 14, 2023 4:03 PM
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Quote from Jack Schitt :
That $40 deal is now 85. I'm kind of disappointed (and unsure how) I missed it Frown
Seems to be. It was literally there a few hours ago when I replied to your post.

There are plenty of SSD deals now for close to that price. Manufacturers are having a fire sale on SSD's now.
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Apr 14, 2023 4:23 PM
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So-Many-DealsApr 14, 2023 4:23 PM
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Quote from Hat-Trick :
FYI, I bought 4 Dell Optiplex 3060 Micro from a similar deal a week or so ago. All four have dead CMOS batteries and won't hold date/time/BIOS settings.
Strange that they don't replace the CR2032 which can be bought in bulk for about 25c. I had to replace mine too. They even warn about it on their site that they likely need replacement. Dah, after many years, yah Dell they need replacing. Just do it in your refurb process. Idiots.

For each user to do it, they'd have to find the service manual online. Read up on it. Get the tools out to pry out the battery and remove any components in the way (video port, etc.). Buy some CR2032s if they don't already have one on-hand. Hope that they didn't make any mistakes in the process. < Repeat thousands of times for thousands of refurb buyers. >

In the 7060 thread, there was a person stating something like all the 7060s they had at their work were garbage because of bios issues. I suspect that they were also battery related. With the dead battery, these Micro Optiplexes spit out bios error screens when booting up because of default bios settings returning and therefore mismatched settings.

For a 25c extra cost, and an easy change at Dell Refurb since they're opening the systems anyway, Dell Refurb sure is pretty dumb to not replace the batteries. Some upper manager there needs to be fired. With all the additional support calls, added returns because of it, etc., they're losing a bunch of money over it. One would think that repeated issues like this would be caught in any corporate continuous improvement quality procedures. Not at Dell Refurb though.

Maybe the Dell Refurb process is actually done by a contracted out company, and replacing the CR2032s wasn't part of any negotiated contract. It's so easily noticable in the final testing process. Just turn on the system. If greeted with a Bios error Dell, it's NOT ready for shipment! Instead, Dell Refurb says "let the next owner deal with it". Strange. They accept shipping out a unit that's actually not functional, given the default bios settings won't match the components, and the date/time might be incorrect too until reset by the network later in the bootup process.
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Apr 14, 2023 4:48 PM
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vhalmrastApr 14, 2023 4:48 PM
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Quote from rrmoore :
Strange that they don't replace the CR2032 which can be bought in bulk for about 25c. I had to replace mine too. They even warn about it on their site that they likely need replacement. Dah, after many years, yah Dell they need replacing. Just do it in your refurb process. Idiots.

For each user to do it, they'd have to find the service manual online. Read up on it. Get the tools out to pry out the battery and remove any components in the way (video port, etc.). Buy some CR2032s if they don't already have one on-hand. Hope that they didn't make any mistakes in the process. < Repeat thousands of times for thousands of refurb buyers. >

In the 7060 thread, there was a person stating something like all the 7060s they had at their work were garbage because of bios issues. I suspect that they were also battery related. With the dead battery, these Micro Optiplexes spit out bios error screens when booting up because of default bios settings returning and therefore mismatched settings.

For a 25c extra cost, and an easy change at Dell Refurb since they're opening the systems anyway, Dell Refurb sure is pretty dumb to not replace the batteries. Some upper manager there needs to be fired. With all the additional support calls, added returns because of it, etc., they're losing a bunch of money over it. One would think that repeated issues like this would be caught in any corporate continuous improvement quality procedures. Not at Dell Refurb though.

Maybe the Dell Refurb process is actually done by a contracted out company, and replacing the CR2032s wasn't part of any negotiated contract. It's so easily noticable in the final testing process. Just turn on the system. If greeted with a Bios error Dell, it's NOT ready for shipment! Instead, Dell Refurb says "let the next owner deal with it". Strange. They accept shipping out a unit that's actually not functional, given the default bios settings won't match the components, and the date/time might be incorrect too until reset by the network later in the bootup process.
DELL has FedEx do all of refurbishing. In 2005, Dell partnered with Genco which was acquired by FedEx to help with its supply chain.
Apr 14, 2023 5:58 PM
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albie1kanobiApr 14, 2023 5:58 PM
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Quote from xtreme571 :
MT motherboard seems to have 5 SATA ports and 1 NVME Port. Plenty of ports from storage standpoint.

My only concern would be # of drives that can be mounted safely and powered safely.
Thanks for response! It's not gonna be anything crazy. I'm only going with 2 HDD and 1 SSD for os. I was gonna use an old 2009 PC but it max 4gb of ram. This dell seem to fit the bill. At least to hold me off for next couple of years and then I can recycle this dell to the kids while I'll invest in a Synology Nas.

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Apr 14, 2023 6:01 PM
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GurpreetD6598Apr 14, 2023 6:01 PM
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What is mff , mt, sff?
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