Hello folks a wild Dell optiplex 320 appeared to me for $38,00.

Core 2 duo processor 4gb RAM (which I can easily upgrade) 160gb HD (which I’ll certainly change for a 1TB SSD

I would use It as a file server, maybe with nextcloud. It is Just for myself maybe S.O.

What’s your toughts on It? Pass or get?

  • lemonuri@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I would try to find something a bit newer. Core 2 Duos are really power hungry. Find one with an i5 processor and a T at the end of the number, like i5 3450T or something. This will be a little less performant but run at 30 watt max compared to the core 2 duos 150 watt. Fujitsu esprimo are also a good cheap option and both lenovo and Fujitsu offer rather tiny pcs that work excellent for severs.

  • Toribor@corndog.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Check to see how many SATA power connections are available. My Optiplex 3620 only has four and I wasn’t confident that I could expand that without overwhelming the PSU. I bought a 24 to 8 pin adapter so I could use a normal non-proprietary power supply.

    Consider those costs if you’re thinking you might install a lot of drives.

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    PSU Power Supply Unit
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage

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