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I consider myself a mediocre geek and a big fan of the look and feel of the DELL Optiplex 7020 SFF. Without diving into too many details, I typically buy around
by biando 2y ago
I consider myself a mediocre geek and a big fan of the look and feel of the DELL Optiplex 7020 SFF. Without diving into too many details, I typically buy around 3-4 of them yearly (i5 CPU, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB disk) and add an additional 1 TB drive. I always replace the OS with Ubuntu.
Do you have any recommendations for an alternative machine? I’m looking for a solid, reliable workhorse that could serve for years. My current DELL setup has never failed or let me down, and I’d like to find something within a similar budget that I can rely on for constant use for years.
- yencabulator 2y agoYou said SFF -> I recently got a https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-um890pro https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-um890pro and it's been great in the small computer category.
- heraldgeezer 2y agoThe whole point is that used business machines are way cheaper... like 50/60 each maybe 100-120 max.
- yencabulator 2y agoAh, used changes the game. I optimized for compilation speed (in the tiny box category), so a used Dell would not have helped me.
- heraldgeezer 2y agoCompanies sell these off after just a few years as warranty goes out. You can pick up 2019/2020 machines on ebay. Fast enough for most things.
- yencabulator 2y agoThere's no such thing as "fast enough" for Rust compilation. I'm putting the AMD CPU, 96 GB RAM, and a fast NVMe all to good use and still have time for a sword fight..
- nine_k 2y agoIt's likely 5x as expensive as a used 7020: https://www.ebay.com/itm/135220765637 https://www.ebay.com/itm/135220765637 OTOH it's of course new and modern vs used and aging.
- shwouchk 2y agoIm curious, what do you use so many "low power desktop" devices for?
- heraldgeezer 2y agoLenovo Thinkcentre and HP Elitedesk. Same type of small business machines.