DELL Optiplex 5070 Micro MFF Desktop PC Intel i5-9500T, 16GB DDR4 New 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD, WiFi BT HDMI New KB & Mouse Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)

Awesome refurbished computer , very small in size

Aside from some superfluous connectors which were included, the setup and running of both computers was perfect, Good work !!!

I needed a windows machine for my home lab. This is what I'm using and it's been working really well for me. It's quiet and has been reliable so far. It's pretty much always on, running docker, SQL Server and some other software. So far it's been a good little home server.

I work in IT and order about 8-10 of these mini desktops a month, usually from a different seller. I've not had any problems with them until now. I did not like the image that was installed, so I tried to fresh install windows 11. Getting to that point was annoyingly difficult, as these devices are set up to ignore bootable media by default. The BIOS is old, clunky, and loud, making obnoxious beeps and boops. Took a while to find that setting (probably buried on purpose). Seeing as how it was running on windows 11, I figured there wouldn't be any issues, but I was wrong. I get an error that the device isn't capable of running the OS it's currently on... that doesn't make sense. I tried installing Windows 10 instead, it would say disk needs to be MBR not GPT, so I'd convert, and it would say it needed to be the other format. The only way I was able to get a fresh version of Windows on this thing was by replacing the SSD entirely. 0/10, would not recommend unless you have a spare SSD lying around. These refurbs seem to be specifically designed so that you HAVE to rely on their ineffectual tech support staff. No thanks. Will avoid this seller like the plague from hereon.

The trend toward compact computer systems led me to this one from MicroDeal after my elderly tower computer motherboard failed. I was fascinated with the small size yet fully functional features of this system that was also fully serviceable for drives, memory, and a few other components. And I am not disappointed in the least. This is a ninth generation Intel product that is quite snappy, and the purchase of a refurbished product means considerable cost savings. The included SSD (NVMe by ADATA) had Windows 11 pre-installed, so I configured it even though I don't use Windows other than to see what Microsoft is up to. Instead, I use my own 2.5" SSDs and HDDs to play with linux distributions (Fedora, Ubuntu, Manjaro, MX), which are entirely supported on this hardware. I am pleased with this little machine and highly recommend it.