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That’s odd, normally my business clients are able to keep their laptops and desktop least for 5-6 years or longer. What specs do you have on your laptop?

What are you running on the laptop? The battery is significantly worse compared to the previous generation for sure but it should last way longer than 2 hours. Do you know how to run a battery health check? What power profile do you have in bios and in windows?

Have a couple options. I would pop the top cover off and take your existing ram out, write down the model number and search on that specific model. Amazing or eBay will have a perfect match. Other option is going to Dell support, enter your Dell service tag, look at the parts came with your desktop and get the Dell model number for your ram and get a match based on that. If you go all third party, I have great luck with crucial, teamgroup and gskill , they all worked flawlessly for the fraction of the cost of Dell.

7020 SFF standard can have only one GPU. standard plus can have two single slotted GPU or one dual slotted and single slotted physically. My next video is about the 7020 SFF GPU options, the T1000 is included just as the RTX 3050 OC and the RX6500. I would not put two T1000 in the 7020, cooling and power will be a problem, it’s barely manageable with the GPU.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I am using optiplex plus 7020 and need to use 8 HDMI/DP ports

Ok, the plus model has three display port on by default and you can add another display port or HDMI port to it so you might going to get away with one card. Of course depending on what resolution the onboard ports has to put out. Watch my precision 3680 video and check the port where I show the 4th add on port for the motherboard. This also applies to the 7020 SFF. th-cam.com/video/yrMygZgpHcE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1NmAOdokXps7eNqR

Unfortunately I don’t know the answer. A lot of these new laptops no longer has Bios batteries, therefore if you disconnect the main battery the laptop will not turn on. However the bios has different battery management options and there should be one for the same scenario where you are going to use the laptop from the charger.

Latitude 5550 Owner's Manual: www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/latitude-15-5550-laptop/latitude-5550-owners-manual/system-setup-options?guid=guid-7c9da4e5-1ba4-4a40-a7c7-a38b0b39939f&lang=en-us Table 7. System Setup options-Power menu: Theres is a lot of options on how to configure the battery behavior. There is a menu here called advanced I believe there is an option if you are not using the battery at all just the charger to extend the battery life. Hope this helps!

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Just checked , some even has 128 GB of ram. The Dell SFF power supply taps out at 300W. All SFF comes with the same “standard” aluminum cooler which covers only 80% of the surface of the CPU. So much throttling, it’s pointless. When I put a 14900k into the 7020 SFF and run a benchmark it was about 40% slower than the CPU is capable of doing and with a proper cooler and power supply.

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You can install a compatible internal or external WiFi card which has Bluetooth connection as well or you can just buy a USB Bluetooth adapter like this. www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Bluetooth-Receiver-Controller-UB500/dp/B09DMP6T22/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=178E1CTO9CN1A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G2Edfn60_s5eJg6TIHinZWnqizzV0VXoKpGVmafBJp3LZJy7VjqnrDx9dm6OknsspDsq4BSShGKJpSv-Sh3N3LZuIDzmzquUcuNok5gqS4xCSoz4NjwqewtJT1I5aJfOOKev_CoMI5oE2SXFlMGCdQPk39zFyZ46I_L5F58LXxPMskZrdOWqzpPaH0DGL8cpiRufj4KzkTKqUkrqDIAi8g.sKVa-7Cz425YuyWFteMXDb5bEbSfop3JlyEvlpU0Sz0&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+bluetooth+adapter+for+pc&qid=1731896670&sprefix=usb+bl%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-3

I would just go for a USB to BT dongle like this: www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Bluetooth-Receiver-Controller-UB500/dp/B09DMP6T22/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3KP4ZUZ3R3W01&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zphMgdfoIjRbdIgExwgpjnEXook_xhQsl1ehxP5KX_uvq39NBs3jQnwrJFRbv618yi8Sm-MlYt_2Ri5m58oqh4BWF56PSUM2Uz8U8cFXc2M09fW12FLFkReRCpfbIT8PoubsS8NJNIsKFat3SiaaLOjh79pXtR2xc8PcLZJT_I_OdkDQ8JQS6WhnNf5zoNWgvToUAwYnlR4yi1pQS1NETvBncfa0o3LWa7crVhAMCdU.iL9sCUWc5YxBUQi9wv9lpiaDm5rSiRfw03GDVGK6wD0&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb%2Bbt%2Badapter&qid=1732040834&sprefix=usb%2BBT%2B%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-3&th=1 The other option is installing a m2 or PCIe WiFI card wich all has BT included as well.

They are great machines!

Jag önskar! I am Hungarian , moved to the US about 20 years ago.

What are you going to do with the PC? Do you need a dedicated Video card, are you planning to do gaming or video editing?

Any time!

Thanks!

No problem 👍

I am surprised as well, looks like they are really pushing the standard plus.

Thank you for your comment, really appreciate it!

Sorry about that, do you have a specific question about this model, maybe I can answer it directly. We don’t have a whole lot of them in production, probably around 15-20 so far. They all work flawlessly, my only concern is the heat on the bottom of the unit. Where they need to perform, they can’t be stacked and I installed them upside down.

Hey, Sure, I am Hungarian emigrated to the US about 15 years ago.

Sure, I agree with you on a lot mentioned above. These computers are for people who will make no modifications and used them as they are . In the lot of cases these computers can and will last a decade or longer if need to be. This is also not the high end gaming PC line, that wood be the Alienware. Just watched a TH-cam video with Chip Foose yesterday,he drives a Ford F150 bone stock, not one thing modified. My next video will be about a Dell 7010 optiplex desktop for businesses, the amount of stuff Dell cut off from the motherboard even surprised me :)

Thank you so much for you kind words, really appreciate it!

This is a super low budget laptop, it’s really for browsing and office applications and emails. What are you trying to edit?

Thank you for your comment! Really appreciate it!

Oh yes, the NVMe upgrade is pretty sweet especially if you are coming from an HDD!

@Scott.The.IT.Guy. yeah it is honestly I'm surprised businesses get rid of these computer's but they are still useful either way

Not all of them but a good amount. I work for medical, financial, and legal offices. After 5-6 years these computers need more ram, a new drive and a fresh install of windows with program and data transfer. Here in the US this easily costs $200 or $300 / computer. When a new OptiPlex is on sale you can get them around $600-650. If a 5-6-year-old computer goes down for a doctor or a lawyer, they lose more money in just a couple of hours than what brand new PC would cost. These old desktops works great after a new SSD and fresh install of windows but they down have TPM2 security chips, they don’t support W11 officially therefore not HIPPA compliant and the list goes on.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. yeah but either way mine was working great after I did the hard drive upgrade and I had a good enough amount of ram too that came with it

This should fit: www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/latitude-e5470-(dual-sodimm)?_gl=1*jn0kit*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg0NDUzOTU5MC4xNzMxMDM1MDk2*_ga_6H4RYWV7QY*MTczMTAzNTA5NS4xLjEuMTczMTAzNTEwNS4wLjAuNDk3Mjk4NzMx&gclid=Cj0KCQiA57G5BhDUARIsACgCYnytNcuewSANMzFZd-q27jL73svI6-f8fNCpDe3xiSA6EPdl8d9oYbUaAu39EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Do you have a 7020 standard or the standard plus?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I have the standard model.

Hey, FYI, I found a bracket online. It has screw holes on the bottom of the bracket that I needed to mount it in the Dell drive caddy since Dell doesn't have the screw holes on the side. I was hoping for a Dell part, but oh well, this one works great.

I am making a video on the standard with every possible upgrade option, I will include this topic. To be honest, a lot of them don’t even have a proper bracket, they just have double sided tape or velcro. I have two different caddy what I use,but both needs a small modification with the standard.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. The bracket I found was only $10, and fit perfect and can accomodate 2 SDD's. You need a bracket that has screw holes on the bottom.

Thank you so much for your kind words! Really appreciate it!

Omg! That is awful, I am so sorry. So they are no longer sending out factory sealed new CPU’s?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. sadly at least not for me. i think they are hoping to cut losses and hope nobody notices if maybe the replacement isnt as damaged as the returned one.

I am sorry, that is not cool for sure :(

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I sent a message saying I need my computer for work and that I cant wait for the entire RMA process and that I am willing to pay for the new one until refunded for the defective one. Waiting for answer now

And I got denied after asking twice... I even offered to pay for the replacement beforehand. I am pissed off now, Intel seems bent on tarnishing their own image by making the RMA process as painful as possible... Now my only choice is to buy a new cpu, send in the defective one and flip the replacement CPU on the 2nd hand market. I feel like these guys deserve a lawsuit but I don't think I have the capability to take them to court so my only real choice is to go along with their BS but I will try and make it known how bad Intel is

Thats what I had to do, I lost least $150-$175 on the 14900K when I sold it on Ebay :(

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Same here, would love to do some benchmarks and test but never going to be able to afford these $5k cards for sure :)

My pleasure!

Something is wrong with the image or with the final part of the image deployment. I wonder long would have take to Dell to figure out what was causing this. It’s disappointing that the flagship model is having issues on day one.

Thanks you for your support!

I agree with you, the XPS is not much behind regards of performance and it`s on sale a lot! Much, much cheaper than this.

Same here, it’s maybe a better choice if you don’t need ECC ram .

I like it lot , as more as I work with these the more I appreciate them.

Do you see the Wi-Fi card under the device manager? If not, do you see any device with a question mark or exclamation mark?

As long as you not go with the i7 it should be fine. I would get the same i3 based on what you described.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Shouldn't the i7 be better quality? But I'm not buying i7 because it would make the PC very expensive for me... Tell me, please, out of your experience, does Dell overheat and makes loud noise? What are its cons? I never dealt with Dell. Thanks so much!

Not in this category. In the lower price category the Intel i7 CPU usually has the same cooler as the i3. Therefore it gets hot and overheat, throttled, and the fan usually runs a lot. With more expensive models if you go with the i7 it has a better cooling system compared the i5 and the i3.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy.sorry, I got confused.. you mean the i7 is better in general? Or the i7 in cheaper models is bad? I'm thinking of i3, so is it okay?

i3 is great! The cheap i7 usually not good becuase the cooling system is just not good enough.

I don’t really mind. I manage 410 of these and they all are working flawlessly for business client. I can go to Amazon or other places and get Ram-SSD-GPU for cheap, other than that my clients usually not need anything.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. cool

This is not a gaming laptop on the top of that the cpu itself is pretty outdated. What game would you play?

I actually making a video right now with 4 different low budget video cards what works with the optiplex 7020, it will be out next week!

If I could suggest, the A310 is perfect for non-gaming but with AV1 support for video editing. But its a bit noisy from its fan.

Would love to get a bunch of these low budget cards and compare them but this channel is self sponsored therefore very limited on budget:) I have the RTX 3050 OC, RX6500, NVIDIA T1000 and RX550. I already own these so no money needed to be spent. The T1000 and the RX6500 are actual Dell upgrade options so at least they will be useful for someone looking at these desktop.

Sure you can from the google store. What app are you looking to get?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I bought it, and it works great. Thank you

Thanks! Glad it worked out!

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

It has no problem to handle office applications, the question is how many times a week are you going to carry if at all and how much does it cost?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Actually it will be used as a "desktop" computer, only at home. Current price is 299 euros.

That sounds great , you should go for it!

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Thanks Scott! Your review actually really helped me to decide whether I should buy it or not!

Go for it, it works fine on win11 using autocad 2024 and photoshop 2023. Also MS office 2021 works pefectly.

Sure it can, every single one of them I set up for clients are running 24/7. All of them are used least 5-6 day a week, 8-10 hours a day. On the other hand, they are sensitive for power cuts and quality of power.depending on what you are actually running on the pc it can get hot. Even when they are running 24/7 so far all of them lasted least 5-6 years or longer.

I would stay with the RTX 3050 OC, or switch to the mini tower . More space and better PSU options.

Glad it was helpful!