so you’re getting a 50 dollar CPU(No Hyperthreading), 10 dollars of RAM, and a 10 dollar SSD, in a case nothing else fits in and a Motherboard that will never go in another case. Oh yes and a Win 10 Pro OEM that can never move to another PC.
UMMM… NOPE!
These are old off-lease machines from various places. I have an older version of this, an Optiplex 790, and it still has the original property tag on in from the college library where it was used. Frankly, if all you ever do is some light web surfing (Facebook, Amazon, etc.), some email, balancing your checkbook, and maybe the occasional Netflix movie then you don’t really need anything more than this. If you are doing video production work or gaming then I would say “Next, please…”, but for $200 this will keep your mother-in-law adequately occupied and out of your hair while she watches cat videos and argues with complete strangers online about politics. And you don’t need anything more powerful - or anything more expensive - for that!
These have the B350 chipset, so with a BIOS update you should be able to upgrade the CPU to something newer.
This may be the hiccup – even though in theory the chipset will support newer CPUs with later AMD AGESA releases, if the manufacturer doesn’t issue an update, then there goes any upgrade path. I have a HP that’s maxed out at 2nd gen such a reason.
Looking at closed eBay auctions, I’m seeing 2200G going for the $60-75 range, memory is more around $20, SSD about $25 – so that’s at least $105 already. Add in a used motherboard ($35), case ($40), a not-a-fire-hazard-grade power supply ($35) and it’s up to $215 – assembly not included, Wi-Fi not included, OS not included. And for a proper comparison, a small form factor build will cost even more.
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