Refurb Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro for basic use — future-proof enough?"
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Hey everyone, I'm thinking about buying a refurbished Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro with an Intel i5 6th Gen, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD for $150.
I plan to use it mainly for YouTube, web browsing, and light everyday tasks. My main concern is whether I might run into any issues in the future, like Windows 11 compatibility or similar limitations.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Back in 2008 we had all Dell Vostro PCs which are like regular desktop form factors.
We started replacing PCs last year with Optiplex 5050/7050 MT(mini tower), SFF(Small Form Factor).
We picked MT(mini tower) for most of them. The mini towers are lot smaller than older generation PCs.
The reason we picked MT was it gives us more ports if needed.
Got our first SFF(Small form factor) and it was also OK, with 1-2 less USB ports.
Now we are looking to get more of them and was looking at the Micro Form Factor(MFF).
MFF is very tiny, but seems to come with the same exact specs as SFF/MT, but with fewer USB ports.
We are not really worried about desk space, we are OK with MT,SFF,MFF.
But the question I have is about any future upgrades or repairs for MFF(Micro Form Factor).
Is it easy to get parts (power supply,RMA) for the MFF ?
If you already have been using MFF models please let me know your experiences.
Thanks
We’ve been using MFF PCs for a couple years now. We started with a few Dells and then around 150 HPs. We are switching back over to Dell OptiPlex 3060s though and they are fantastic. The only problem we’ve had is that we find ourselves having to replace the motherboards way more frequently on these (Micro Form Factor HP and Dells). Aside from that though, they work really well and fit snuggly anywhere we need them to.
Edit: Sorry, also sometimes it’s just the power supplies that go bad and it was pretty easy for us to just buy the standalone PSUs and distribute those when needed. Haven’t had any problem with the RAM though so we haven’t had to order any.