Advice on a s/hand Desktop pc please.

[cliveshep]

My lovely smart Thai wife found this on Lazada - essentially old box new guts it seems. Specs are quite good I think, it has 16gb DDR ram, 500gb SSD.

Cost with those selections is thb14000. 

I still need to buy a monitor.

Link is https://www.lazada.co.th/products/dell-optiplex-7090-tower-cpu-core-i5-11500-max-460ghz-gen11-ssd-m2-nvme-windows-11-wifiblutooth-used-i5510585683-s23401263322.html?

 

I like Dell, my previous 2 Dell laptops have been pretty good, bits readily available like keyboards, screens, HDD's, fans, all of which I have changed over the years here in Thailand.

 

Decided not to buy another lappie as I got one eye with cloudy vision and the other not so good, I am 79 so nothing will improve and no money for medical intervention so a nice big 24 inch screen will serve better.

 

Comments please - is it a decent spec for the money bearing in mind it is a Dell! 

[jvs]

I have been using an old tv as a pc screen and it works just fine for me.

It is a 30 inch Samsung and easy on the eyes.

Lots of second hand tv's for sale.

 

[CharlieH]

I recently bought a brand new system for under 5k (exc monitor) Gone are the days of the bulky tower systems.

 

I strongly suggest you look closer at the latest mini-pc's for general use. 

 

Less than 8k all in with 27inch monitor and windows 11 pro. 

[cliveshep]

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

I recently bought a brand new system for under 5k (exc monitor) Gone are the days of the bulky tower systems.

 

I strongly suggest you look closer at the latest mini-pc's for general use. 

 

Less than 8k all in with 27inch monitor and windows 11 pro. 

That sounds great, where did you buy it please and what specs? Can you link it for me?

[CharlieH]

23 minutes ago, cliveshep said:

That sounds great, where did you buy it please and what specs? Can you link it for me?

 

Like this: there are a choice of models, I go the 16gb ram 500g SSD version

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/beelink-pc-s12-pro-in-12th-n100-34ghz-16gb-ddr4-500gb-m2-pcie-ssd4k-dual-hdmi-wifi6bt52usb321000mbps-lanwol-homeoffice-i5345999127-s22719066092.html?

 

 

Being so small, its easy to just take it with you. Most hotels have a TV in the room, use that as you monitor and take a wireless keyboard and mouse and you can go anywhere with it. It measures about 4 x 4 x 1.5 inch

 

[dddave]

In the last year I have bought several LENOVO THINKPADS on Lazada and they have been excellent.  All 3 are former Japanese corporate machines and were in Pristine condition with 90% battery still available.   The most expensive was a 6th gen Carbon X1, 16gb/512SSD B8500.  Other 2 were a T780 B5500 and an X270 B4000

These are a good or better than any desktop you can find.  If you need a larger display, you can use a monitor or a flat screen TV via HDMI.

Note:  Only buy from a domestic, Thailand based seller, never an overseas seller. Way to many scams.  When I ordered a laptop from a Chinese seller, I received a box labeled as the computer but contained a plastic necklace.  Lazada did refund but it was hard lesson.