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Refurbished Dell OptiPlex 7070 SFF Desktop: i7-8700, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Dell Refurbished has Dell OptiPlex 7070 Small Form Factor Desktop (Refurbished, Cosmetic Grade A) on sale for $399 - $175.56 when you apply promo code LUCKY44DEAL in cart = $223.44. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Stock/supply is limited while available. Ensure that you apply the listed promo code to receive discount.
Thanks to Community Member EliteGeek2013 for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (6-Core, 3.20 GHz) Processor
  • 32GB (2x 16GB) RAM
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • 64-bit Windows 10 Professional
  • DVD-RW Drive
  • AMD Radeon R5 430 (2 GB) Graphics
  • No WLAN
  • Cosmetic Grade A

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Dell Refurbished has Dell OptiPlex 7070 Small Form Factor Desktop (Refurbished, Cosmetic Grade A) on sale for $399 - $175.56 when you apply promo code LUCKY44DEAL in cart = $223.44. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Stock/supply is limited while available. Ensure that you apply the listed promo code to receive discount.
Thanks to Community Member EliteGeek2013 for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (6-Core, 3.20 GHz) Processor
  • 32GB (2x 16GB) RAM
  • 512GB Solid State Drive
  • 64-bit Windows 10 Professional
  • DVD-RW Drive
  • AMD Radeon R5 430 (2 GB) Graphics
  • No WLAN
  • Cosmetic Grade A

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DJ_SAMMY_D
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Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Processor
Product Collection 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors


All Intel® Core™ Processors that are 8th Generation and higher support Windows 11*.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us...processors

Intel® Core™ i7-8700
Intel® Core™ i7-8700B
Intel® Core™ i7-8700K
Intel® Core™ i7-8700T
LavenderPickle7682
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Why not a fan of refurbished? Most tech hardware follows a "bathtub curve" of failure rates....either it fails early in the lifecycle, or it lasts a long time and fails near the end of its lifecycle.

These machines were announced around 4.5 years ago (sept '19). They've probably been in service for around 4...about half of most computer gear lifespans, as properly maintained desktops get around 8-10 years of life.

With refurbished, you're delaying eWaste while saving significant amounts on the cost. Computer hardware has been very capable for the 5-8 years -- although there have been performance improvements and more power efficient components, unless you're pushing a machine to the limits, you'll be hard pressed to observe a normal/office use difference between an 8th gen and a 10th/11th gen. If anything, it'd be a modest improvement when compared side-by-side.

And the specs are very decent -- video upgrade, reasonable SSD size, and 32gb ram. That's considerably more than most entry-level systems even in 2024, which still tend to be a paltry 8gb ram and 256gb ssd.
James2012
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MARCH24DEAL1 took $200 off.

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AquaIdea6843
Mar 18, 2024
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This seems like a good deal. All I do is run plex and watch movies. Is it worth it? Not a fan of refurbished but this seems like a deal
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LavenderPickle7682
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Quote from AquaIdea6843 :
This seems like a good deal. All I do is run plex and watch movies. Is it worth it? Not a fan of refurbished but this seems like a deal
Why not a fan of refurbished? Most tech hardware follows a "bathtub curve" of failure rates....either it fails early in the lifecycle, or it lasts a long time and fails near the end of its lifecycle.

These machines were announced around 4.5 years ago (sept '19). They've probably been in service for around 4...about half of most computer gear lifespans, as properly maintained desktops get around 8-10 years of life.

With refurbished, you're delaying eWaste while saving significant amounts on the cost. Computer hardware has been very capable for the 5-8 years -- although there have been performance improvements and more power efficient components, unless you're pushing a machine to the limits, you'll be hard pressed to observe a normal/office use difference between an 8th gen and a 10th/11th gen. If anything, it'd be a modest improvement when compared side-by-side.

And the specs are very decent -- video upgrade, reasonable SSD size, and 32gb ram. That's considerably more than most entry-level systems even in 2024, which still tend to be a paltry 8gb ram and 256gb ssd.
Mar 18, 2024
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redRanger
Mar 18, 2024
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would this be upgradable to windows 11?
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Quote from redRanger :
would this be upgradable to windows 11?
Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Processor
Product Collection 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors


All Intel® Core™ Processors that are 8th Generation and higher support Windows 11*.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us...processors

Intel® Core™ i7-8700
Intel® Core™ i7-8700B
Intel® Core™ i7-8700K
Intel® Core™ i7-8700T
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Mar 19, 2024
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Zwitterion
Mar 19, 2024
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There's a 7080 with a 10th-gen i7 with otherwise similar specs for $350 + tax. Is that a good deal for general desktop use?
Mar 19, 2024
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mysql
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Quote from AquaIdea6843 :
This seems like a good deal. All I do is run plex and watch movies. Is it worth it? Not a fan of refurbished but this seems like a deal
Biggest concern would be power consumption. You can get a mini PC with Intel N100 cpu that uses almost no power (6W), and it is powerful enough to run plex. I have two, one for opnsense and another for blueiris (14 cameras, and running ai detection) and it sits at 20-50% cpu
Mar 19, 2024
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yegle
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If you are interested in a Plex server, >=8th Gen Intel U is a good choice. That's the minimum gen to get HEVC hardware transcoding. Do not buy anything lower than that.

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satellite779
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Supports multiple monitors? I see two DPs.
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SDRebel
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Quote from Zwitterion :
There's a 7080 with a 10th-gen i7 with otherwise similar specs for $350 + tax. Is that a good deal for general desktop use?
yes, but this one also is...though newer one is likely to last more
Mar 19, 2024
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SDRebel
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Quote from satellite779 :
Supports multiple monitors? I see two DPs.
it should
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blarg0001
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Quote from yegle :
If you are interested in a Plex server, >=8th Gen Intel U is a good choice. That's the minimum gen to get HEVC hardware transcoding. Do not buy anything lower than that.
QSV is the same in 7th and 8th gen.
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PoppinPenelli
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Quote from AquaIdea6843 :
This seems like a good deal. All I do is run plex and watch movies. Is it worth it? Not a fan of refurbished but this seems like a deal
I've worked with hundres of Dell Optiplex small form factors like that since the core-2-duos and none of them ever died, EVER! I'm still running a 3rd gen i5 as a HTPC. They are tanks.

Lenovo businiess desktops are pretty solid too. I'm running a core-2-duo Lenovo business PC as well. Refurbished with Win10pro from Staples for $20 from an old slickdeal in 2019.
https://slickdeals.net/e/13412605-refurbished-lenovo-thinkcentre-sff-desktop-pc-19-99-ac-at-staples
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thearches
Mar 19, 2024
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Quote from DJ_SAMMY_D :
Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Processor
Product Collection 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors


All Intel® Core™ Processors that are 8th Generation and higher support Windows 11*.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us...processors [microsoft.com]

Intel® Core™ i7-8700
Intel® Core™ i7-8700B
Intel® Core™ i7-8700K
Intel® Core™ i7-8700T
What about the TPM module, or whatever it is? Does this PC have that?
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thearches
Mar 19, 2024
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If you upgrade from Windows 10 Pro, do you get Windows 11 Pro?

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ibm650
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rating of about 13000, this should be good for almost any normal work.

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