For this price especially sata ssd it’s a lot and also refurbished
A lot as in a lot to pay, or as in you’re getting a lot for the price? I can’t tell which one you meant. I do like Lenovo so if this is a good deal I might be interested in a new one but if not my old one still works ![]()
User Guide mentions Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are optional. Does this have both?
Hi there. Specs say no wireless:
Wireless: None
I’ll have to ask about BT but guessing no.
Update: Confirmed no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
The power supply here is what kills this. It’s a 210w unit, which means basically zero power to add anything else, like a graphics card. Go with a full-sized ThinkCenter, which comes with a 900w power supply.
This is another one of those “very good for certain people” deals but probably not a great deal for everyone.
- A legit Windows 11 Pro license is ~$199.
- The processor is 5 years old, but it’s no slouch (6 cores/6 threads).
- 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD are plenty for most people.
- As @banels2 noted, the PSU probably doesn’t have enough headroom for a discrete graphics card, so this won’t be a stealth gaming rig any time soon.
If you have need of a business-class desktop that is going to be used in an environment where it’ll be plugged into ethernet, then this is probably a decent deal. If you need a general desktop, for most people, you’ll have to spend at least enough to get a Wifi adapter (USB or internal), not to mention a monitor.
I don’t think this case would even fit a full sized GPU, if the Mobo has power than any pcie devices that fit and only require power from the Mobo and not directly from the PSU (like a wifi/Bluetooth card) should be fine to power.
The real issue is that this SFF PCs Mobo probably doesn’t have much in the way of extra pcie slots. Likely not an extra 16x slot.
This could get it wifi and bt capable
TP-Link AC1200 PCIe WiFi Card for PC (Archer T5E) - Bluetooth 4.2, Dual Band Wireless Network Card (2.4Ghz and 5Ghz) for Gaming, Streaming, Supports Windows 11/10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32/64-bit)
Youd have to open it up and install it, but you need to verify the Mobo has the slot and an extra USB header. Alternatively you can grab a cheap USB wifi dongle
No go, need WiFi.
USB WiFi adapters available on Amazon for around $20. Not a deal breaker in my opinion.
Right on, most folks do, I personally am not into small form factor PCs but I’m a huge computer nerd and make my own builds and stuff. Was just pointing out that the power supply is adequate for the specs and size of this build. Like the guy above me said, you can get a $20 tp link USB dongle locally in most areas at target or something. This is a decent home office PC for a decent price, it’s not a massive deal or anything. Without knowing the brand and transfer rates of the RAM, Mobo model (it’s probably some OEM Lenovo board that only works in this case) as well as brand of the SSD, it’s hard to say this is much of a steal because you can buy those parts relatively cheap on eBay. Ddr4 dimm are dirt cheap, this likely has 2x 8GB sticks @ 2133 , which is like $~18 USD, a 500gb sata drive is also like $18. 210 PSU , can’t be more than $25, SFF mobos are also cheap could probably find one for $50-$85 usd, maybe $60 for a 9th Gen i5-9600, which tbf is probably the highest i5 of that gen, since i think i7s start at 700 (ie. I7-9700) which would be an i7, 9th Gen, 700 “class”
Lmao that was a ramble and a half ![]()
the truth is the parts are almost as much as the costs of this, but you could likely get a build with more modern architecture for similar prices - PC parts tend to hold residual value for a good while.
