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[Used] HP Prodesk 600 G3 Micro i5 7500T 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Wi-Fi $161.10 ($157.52 eBay Plus) Delivered @ MetroCom eBay

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Hi all, Micro PCs for this week. The upgrade from 7th Gen to 6th Gen is mild but having the extra 0.2GHz is not bad when the power consumption is the same.

Specs
Processor
Intel® Core i5-7500T
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Memory
8GB DDR4
Storage
256GB SSD
Conectivity
Ethernet; Built in WiFi + Bluetooth
USB Port
7 x USB Ports (Front 1 x USB C, 2 x USB 3.0, Rear 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0)
Display ports
2 x DP port, 1 x VGA port

With this code, 6th gens are also at a good price.
Dell OptiPlex 3040 micro i5 6500T 8GB RAM 120GB SSD Win 10 Pro WiFi $118.8 Delivered
Dell OptiPlex 7040 micro i5 6500T 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win10 Pro WiFi $131.12 Delivered
Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 Tiny i5 6400T 8GB RAM No SSD Win 10 Pro $95.92 Delivered
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny i5 6500T 8GB RAM 128Gb SSD Win 10 Pro $122.92 Delivered
Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Tiny i5 6500T 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 Pro $131.12 Delivered

8/9th gens.
Dell OptiPlex 3060 micro i5 8400T 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win11 Pro $236.72 Delivered
Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro i5 8500 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 PC $333.52 Delivered
Dell Optiplex 7070 Micro i5 9500T 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 Pro Desktop PC WiFi $483.12 Delivered

Expecting a batch of 9th Gen i7 micros next week if someone wants more performance.

One last item
Dell UltraSharp U3023E 30" WQXGA IPS USB Type-C Monitor Brand new $615.12 Delivered

Have a good weekend!
Cheers,
Jun

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  • What kind of dimms for the 8gb ram, 1 x 8 gb or 2 x 4gb?

    • +5

      Hi it depends. But can do whichever you want, just leave a note when placing the order.

  • Hey op, will the next batch 9th gen 7i micros will include wifi and Bluetooth?

    • +3

      Yes.

      • +4

        what is the price?

      • any idea when the 9th Gen i7 micros will be in stock?

  • +2

    Thanks Jun, i am very interested in next week's 9th Gen i7 micros!

  • +1

    hey OP, anymore of the lenovo mini 8500T coming soon?

  • +4

    any more 1070/1080 Systems coming in shortly?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/773056
    been looking everyday and looks like 1 more was added recently … but i missed it

    or would you consider putting these down to the $599 ? :) looks to be similar specs, i am sure ozbargain would snap them up pretty quick :)
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/256003235931?var=555933173810

  • +1

    Goodness, where did all these 7th gen PCs come from? Like there is a never ending supply of them, not 6th or 8th, just the 7th keep on coming.

    • +2

      Most likely end of lease/workplace refresh cycles from COVID era.

    • +1

      Some offices retire their PCs when the warranty expires or when their extended support contract ends.

      In addition, some organisations' office PCs older than Intel 8th gen are being decomissioned because Windows 11 won't officially be supported on them.

  • Any SFFs coming anytime soon?

    • +6

      Yes a batch of Dell 3070 SFF i5-9th coming soon.

  • +4

    Metrocom are 100% recommended. Excellent customer service. Fast delivery. Great product.

  • Anyone know if any of these will be okay as a server for the office? Will be networked connected with at least 6 computers to access data (no movies or large files, just multiple requests at any single moment)…

    Our current server is quite old and its replacement broke after 2 years so yeah.

    • +2

      Will be perfectly fine, the biggest issue you will have is storing the data itself…. I use one as my home server and added a nvme to 6x SATA card with external power supply and have 5x 8TB drives running in unraid

      • Hi @cplagz I'm interested as I'd love to do something similar. Could you please share the links to the parts that you bought? (nvme to 6xATA, power supply, HDD cases, etc)

        • +2

          I just grabbed the SATA card off Amazon, the PSU is an old Foxtel one I had lying around with a buck converter wired in for 5vDC rail and the HDD enclosure is a cage from an old case lying around 😁just make sure the PSU has enough power for the drives you intend to use, it's written on them how much each drive requires and I just went with that as 60% load should I add more in the future (looking at clustering another Micro)

      • thanks for the insight.

    • +1

      If you can get away with a few TB of storage for you will be fine, without resorting a mod with external SATA storage snaking out of the case.

      You just need to read the specs of the unit you're buying. Some have dual NVMe slots, some a single. All seem to have a 2.5" bay. If you buy a model with an NVMe boot drive, you can get a ~2TB SATA SSD for your shared files. Add an external USB3 drive for scheduled backup (plus an offsite of some sort) and you will probably have enough data safety for a small workgroup (RAID would be good, but pairing 2 of the same drive in these enclosures is problematic).

      • I think i just need 1TB at the most, haven't actually filled the 500GB old ass hard drive yet.

      • Any idea how to identify dual NVMe slot machines?
        I'm seeing different specs for the same machine (sata/NVMe) but can't find a way to differentiate.

  • Hi, plex server machine only, what would be the best one for that?don't need bt or wifi will be hard wired, thanks

    • +1

      This one is perfect. If you have Plex pass you can get at least 8 x 1080p transcodes solely on the iGPU. All you need to add is the storage for media

      • Thank you, will order one the. I don't have Plex pass, is it worthwhile to get?I just have basic package

        • If any of your users are transcoding media it's definitely worth it, otherwise transcoding on CPU will bog down pretty quickly. Getting one of the lifetime Plex passes is the best bet when they're below $100. If you're direct playing everything, you don't really need it

        • +2

          Jellyfin is 100% free and supports HW transcoding and a variety of mobile apps, I switched from Plex and no going back.

          • @Grish: Haven't tried that for a few years, last time I did there weren't many clients available, especially for LG TV's or Apple TV. Will give it a crack again this weekend, have seen a few recommendations recently

          • @Grish: Good points, but also, Jellyfin is NOT included on 99% of smart TVs like Plex. I can access my Plex library from the TVs at work without any other devices.
            Jellyfin is a good media server, but Jellyfin is not a Plex replacement at this stage.

            • +1

              @SteveM: Completely agree. I retried Jellyfin again this week after not using it for a few months. Swiftfin on AppleTV has gotten better. But still not something I'd want to use daily. Back to Plex.

  • +2

    These are actually cool to have alongside your main machine, especially with a modern keyboard that can switch between devices on the fly. Its often better than using Alt+Tab when running CPU-intensive programs or games, you can either run it into a second screen dedicated or have PIP, or use the other input on your second screen.

    • +2

      You could use Synergy or the open source alternative barrier to use your m/kb on the second computer via your home network.

  • +2

    Bought this for $310 couple of weeks ago: HP EliteDesk 800 G5 DM 65w Micro i5 9600 3.10Ghz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Wifi Win 11 (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/195582334953)

    Anyone know if that was a better deal than Dell OptiPlex 7060 deal above?

    • The HP is two generations newer and has Wifi which the 7060 doesn’t. Could probably add a USB adaptor for not much but won’t be as good as built in wifi. Also has 16gb ram instead of 8gb, which can be upgraded but the price would be getting up there. $209 for 16gb/256gb Dell configuration, you still need to add about $20 for wifi, so $80 more for 9th gen HP with built in wifi is a better deal I’d say.

      • Why isn't a usb dongle any better? You can easily have a wifi 6E dongle, with or without antennas, merely limited by it's use of CPU cycles (miniscule) and the throughput of the particular usb slot.

        • Why isn't a usb dongle any better?

          Why is it better?

          • +1

            @[Deactivated]: Because it's a simple plug and play device, mere seconds. Can transfer to another device easily…. many reasons.

            • +1

              @Oofy Doofy: You also lose a USB port

        • I used wifi dongles for years until I bought a motherboard with built in Intel wifi.

          The intel wifi just works. The realtek wifi chips work most of the time. I still use Edup dongles for some older single board computers.

      • I think it has 16GB (referring to Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro i5 8500 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 PC $333.52 Delivered)'. However, comparing the HP in the same method you have I think it is a better deal - other than 256 v 512GB

    • was this a 9600 or 9600T cpu?

      • Says Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz in the system information section of the PC. is i5-9600T better?

        • 9600T is the low-power variant for ultra-small form factor PCs like this. Less powerful but consumes less electricity and produces less heat. Apparently (according to Metro's comment below) you can get USFF pcs like this with full fat 65W CPUs, and I guess you have the more powerful variant too.

  • -2

    Pay for 16GB RAM.

    • Why? 8 is fine for most thing. Linux a headless Linux box.

      • +1

        You are more likely to be given dual channel if you buy 16GB, single channel with 8GB.

        It makes sense for the seller to have 8GB modules and use one or two, rather than having 4GB SODIMM on hand.

        • -1

          Why though? You'll use more electricity with 2 sticks…. unless you need it, don't buy it.

          • @Oofy Doofy: Dual channel is a performance improvement for the CPU.

            Single-channel RAM sticks use one 64-bit channel, while dual-channel sticks use two 64-bit channels, totaling 128 bits.

            • @Jimbuscus: Elementary of course.

              If you don't NEED extra "performance", use a single stick and save $ plus watts at the wall.

          • @Oofy Doofy:

            You'll use more electricity with 2 sticks….

            … and the increase will be so miniscule that you won't even be able to detect any effect on your power bill.
            An extra RAM stick doesn't really affect power consumption. But it does speed up the computer for certain tasks that benefit from dual channel memory…

            • @Nom: If you don't need the extra processing power, don't get it. That's all I'm saying. You'll save money in both instances.

      • Depends on the thing and how many of them.

  • -1

    Hey metrocom, did a silly thing, placed order with wrong cc, have attempted to canx it. Want to reorder can you make sure that is actioned first before I place again with correct card, thanks

  • -3

    I read it as micro penis

  • @MetroCom any HP z4 Xeon servers coming up?

    • Might in 2 weeks

  • Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro i5 8500 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11 PC $333.52 Delivered

    For this one, I assume it should say i5 8500T in the title/description? Or are these micro units equipped with the full 65W processor?

    • +1

      Hi it's 65W version.

  • Is this better than my firestick 4k? looking to upgrade to something a bit smoother on the menu screen

  • Is it any good for Pfsense?

    • Overkill. Uses too much power for that IMO. TDP isn't even configurable.

    • You couldn't add a second network card right?

      • Not sure a low profile NIC can be added to any of the above.

        Hey OP, can you shed some light on our dillema? Any of the abovementioned deals physically could fit an Intel NIC?

      • +1

        Don't think this has a PCIE or a spare m.2. Lenovo tiny are a better option as it's got PCIE, although you would need to sacrifice sata slot:

        https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/vog751/lenovo_m720…

        • Ah OK I didn't have time to check, I'm pretty sure you're right though - I was looking at the adaptors when looking at Lenovo USFFs

      • Yes, you can either add a second network adaptor using USB3 or you can just use a separate VLAN for the WAN/LAN traffic and send everything down the single network adaptor. You'll need a VLAN-capable switch to do this.

    • I'm still on the lookout for a good/cheap SFF Pfsense box. Spent ages trying to find one with dual Intel NICs or capable of but nothing straight forward. Best option seems to be the Protectli's but they're not that cheap.

  • Some advice would be appreciated. I have an optiplex sff with the 6500 Intel. We use it basically to watch YouTube and stream movies via chrome (with a chrome plugin to speed up play). It's fine for everything except apple tv via chrome, I suspect it's because it's 4k to a4k TV, but apple is very choppy.

    Would this be the CPU be the answer? Thanks

  • Do you just sell memory also?

  • Also interested in the 9th Gen i7 micros!

  • These are good prices.

    There's a convergence between single board computers / minicomputers / micro computers going on, lots of options under $300. I don't see myself building a desktop PC again, you can get just as much power in a small device.

    • As a media server, these could last me forever. Heck, the only reason I upgraded to one of these is my ancient HP N40L PSU died. That thing was running a dual core 1.5ghz chip.

      • My media server is an Orange Pi Zero2 that costs $AUD38. Its tiny, runs debian, samba, NFS, tvheadend with 2 RTL2838 tv dongles. Its connected to a powered wifi hub with a 1TB ssd hanging off that. I think this is the absolute cheapest way to do this yet it works very well.

        Debian on the tiniest SBC

        • That's what I wanted to do but I couldn't even get Samba share working in Linux mint and gave up.

  • +1

    Anyone can comment on which of these will play 4k and maybe even 8k movies? Looking for neighbor and future proof a lil.

    I recall a comment someone made earlier around 8th gen should be able to do up to 8k?

  • +1

    Hi all 7050 micro was sold out, updated the link to 600 G3 Micro which has built in wifi and bluetooth.

  • windows 10 is supported for another 2 years, good deal.

    • Windows 10LTSC IoT is supported until 2027. That’s the only version of Windows I’d want to use anyway.

  • +3

    @MetroCom Can you give me any estimates on the availability time and price of those 9th Gen i7 micros you mentioned?

  • @MetroCom
    Received my order today, unfortunately the wifi is not working and the screen I ordered it with came shattered (looks like during shipping), contacted you on eBay.

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