Great review. Optiolex are the best office desktops ever. I have been using them for many many years. I recently bought a new similar optiplex. Mine is not the mini but the small one. The reason being full power processor instead of low wattage in mini. I like the new background there. Is this your new studio?
Thanks Sumit Roy, I have the 7080 small form factor version with me as well but nothing exciting about it as you know and great office desktop computer. Don't think I will do a video about it as it's pretty normal as expected. The Optiplex 7480 as well since we seeing more All in Ones these days, I might just do an internals for the techs who want to look inside it.
Thanks, for this outstanding overview! When you mention USB-C port, can you always mention if it supports DisplayPort ? And for HDMI what version it is (assuming 2.0, but you never know...)
Cheers Michael, thanks for the feedback, yes I should have mention the support on the USB-C port in the front. I'm so use to the front port not being displayport support that it's embedded in my mind as assumptions which I shouldn't do for the videos. In the 7080 Micro the USB-C isn't any different it doesn't support displayport. The displayports at the back is version 1.4A, that something I did forget to make mention of sorry. Normally with HDMI I try to mention which version they are because it is important. Thanks for the reminder to make note for the future videos =).
Great review! Can you please point us where to get the add-in cards (like usb-c 3.1 gen 2 with display capabilities)? Can't find them anywhere for sale...
Great video and really helpful. But I would like you to explain more on how to add the discrete AMD graphics to the micro desktop. Is there space for that??. If there is, a video on that would be great..
BsianDad great review, I am planning to but this model for my learning coding/programming. Do you think this model would be good for that?Please advise.Thank you!
Thank you for the video, very helpful to see the insides. I couldn't see clearly but is it possible to install an M.2 SSD as well as a 2.5" HDD at the same time? Is there enough room?
Thank you for the review of this desktop! Can you tell please, what is a speed of the usb type-c? Is this machine good for coding or machine learning? Will external Gpu work well with it? I’m hesitating between HP 290 G4 Microtower PC (123P3EA) and DELL OptiPlex 5080 MFF , since it has usb type c and q470 chipset but hp has more powerful cpu without t letter. From one side, the hp has faster cpu from the other dell 5080 has usb type c port. Can you tell please, does this usb type c really make a difference in order to choose it over mentioned above hp model with faster cpu? As I understand, only CPUs with t letter can be put there as a replacement , since they are low voltage?
We have 100+, awful units, fan is noisy, BIOS updated several times and now at 1.9.0. Many have their Zoom calls crash and keyboard strokes can get sluggish. They simply overheat is my belief. One forum said turn off Intel's TurboBoost and SpeedStep, then disabled the APSM. This resulted in a unstable system. Another forum suggested turn off hypertreading, which we're going to try. The problem with reviews, no review after a year of use. We had ours for almost a year, if I could, I would break the lease and send them all back.
I don't have a wifi card for my dell Optiplex 7080 micro and I bought an intel wifi 6 AX201.NGWG.W but I need a connector and antenna. Please suggest which connector & antenna is compatible.
Nice Review Brother .It would be really helpful if you can tell me which of the two is the better one- macbook pro 13(2020) or Thinkpad x1 Carbon(7th gen).I’m a computer science university student and I’m really confused which one to buy from the two,I just want to know which is the better one.Ive seen your review comparing the two but I want a word from you considering my occupation.Thank you 😊
Hi John, welcome to my videos. This one is easy, X1 Carbon, better ports, better keyboard, can get touch screen version (the touchbar in the MBP is practically useless more than likely for your applications). If your looking at i5 then 7th Gen is same as MBP13 i5 version, if you looking i7 then it's the same as 8th Gen X1 carbon. X1 Carbon you can get docks that work. Then you also find better pricing on X1 vs the MBP too. If you have an iPad and iPhone then maybe MBP just because the sync between the different devices I can't fault but seriously software wise you find easier to deal with windows then macosx. Personally keyboard one of the big thing for the people who doing computer science I find.
Understand what you mean Steven but unfortunately the PSU usually consume a lot of real estate in a desktop computer, one day we will get crazy small power supplies =). For me I have the same gripe with monitors that don't have the PSU built into it and have these annoying external power adapters.
The computer is capable of two M.2 SSD so you can order a M.2 SSD from websites or computer store and pop it in, it's an easy task to do the upgrade yourself.
Hello, I want to buy this product. I'm not a gamer! In my home environment I will only use it to surf the internet, watch high quality videos and listen to music. How about I have a problem with heating and noise? Are there problems with high quality videos? Thank you.
Hi Önder Aktaş if you are just consuming media and surfing the internet it won't heat up this computer, it won't even stress it at all so it will be fine to your task without much heat or noise.
Performance wise NUC 9, but cost and warranty wise Lenovo and Dell. I haven't received the Lenovo P340 Tiny yet and still waiting. From my own experience I find the cooling in the Lenovo Tinys a little bit better in the past, only slightly. For your needs of Autocad and revit, go with the Tiny so you can get the Quadro in it which will be more stable than the Radeon in the Micro.
@@BsianTech Thank mate, value for money, the lenovo 330 tiny will be heavily discounted compare to the new 340 tiny. Would you buy 9th gen i7 or wait and buy the new 10th gen i7 in the new 340? And would you upgrade from Quadro 620 to 1000 graphic?
@@sojiko It all depends on the price the discount for the P330, I would defiantly be looking to upgrade to the P1000 graphics rather than going from 9th Gen to 10th Gen Intel if your budget only allows one upgrade.
How would this go as a home theatre PC? I'm mostly just streaming content from a NAS over WiFi and playing using VLC. Only 1080p, nothing 4k. Plus catch-up tv (Nine Now, Ten Play) and TH-cam.
As a home theatre PC this will do fine, I have played many videos using VLC on this computer as well as TH-cam. I haven't run Plex on this pc yet but I doubt it will have any issue on it as my NAS which runs Plex is much much much lower spec in processor is able stream it as well.
Thanks for that excellent presentation ! Where is live I can only get one with i5 9500T and 8gb ram. Do you think it can work for 10-15 hours a day for office work...youtube...no gaming. Or should I go for a small form factor. I really like the compact size but I am concerned about overheating and cpu power.Thanks! I am also thinking about getting the Lenov PC ThinkCentre Tiny-M720q i7 16GB/SSD512GB WiFi. Any preferences? (Office use) Also I understand that the Lenovo micro (nano) our louder than the dells micro.
Pleasure Dimitris Economou =), the Optiplex 7080 can easily run those long hours, we have plenty of these running 24/5 to 24/7. If your not gaming or running applications that require a lot of graphical power this nice micro size is all you need it save you nice space. I am awaiting for the Lenovo new Tinys for 2020 to arrive to me so atm (big shipping delays to Australia) I don't have much verdict on it yet till it comes into my hands sorry.
Welcome to my videos praveen singada, Lenovo have brought out the 2020 model of the thinkstation which is the P340 Tiny. Hoping to get my hands on it soon. Both the Dell 7080 micro and Lenovo P340 tiny can be configured very similarly but the P340 can house a more powerful graphics card. As a stock trader you won’t need the discrete graphics the onboard graphics will do you fine. So all comes down to price of the two in your country. If you comparing dell 7080 micro vs Lenovo p330 tiny, pure hardware for your case disregard price. The Dell 7080 micro has the edge with faster processor (10th gen vs 8th gen Intel in the p330). Hope that helps.
so my neighbor has this and we tried marvel avengers on it. on the lowest graphics and low preset, it could get some good frames, but it doesnt work with fortnite
Depends on which processor and what resolution you are trying to hit. I have a little computer like this with a 10th gen i5 that plays pretty much anything that is not a AAA game released in the last 3 years at 1080. Fortnight at low-medium settings is totally doable at 1080. Look into lowspecgamer who does some crazy stuff with low powered hardware and a little config and\or mod magic.
Thanks Alexandru Maran, the class of SSD is referring to the different speeds (write and read) they are capable of achieving. Class 50 being the fastest atm.
Haha BLINK is a fan group of the kpop group blackpink, which was your video background in a part of your review..hha..nice review tho, very helpful for me scouring for details os this certain model. Thanks!
@@BsianTech what's an ABC? and thats awesome, i love the scrublands in america but the wildlife there must pale in comparison to what you experienced. gonna find my way out there someday.
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Thanks for the video! I actually bought one based on your review and it arrived about a week ago. $270 USD on ebay.
Thank you. You covered all the points I wondered about, such as all the ports and the fan noise.
Awesome! I love review of these micro computer!
I have 5 of these PC’s for my office and two of them are 7080’s. They work well and are quiet.
What if you have this running 24/7 as a server? How hot would it get or how loud would it be. Aswell as would it cost a lot?
Great review, appreciate your effort in posting it! You made my decision easier!
Very informative review for me. Thanks so much.
Absolutely pleasure and great to hear it was helpful for you =) Magic Flute.
question about HDMI port you install in the optional port. Where did you get it? currently Dell seems not to sell it.
The HDMI port was sold by Dell directly it was optional module. You should give Dell a ring or email to ask and hopefully it still available the part.
Great review. Optiolex are the best office desktops ever. I have been using them for many many years. I recently bought a new similar optiplex. Mine is not the mini but the small one. The reason being full power processor instead of low wattage in mini.
I like the new background there. Is this your new studio?
Thanks Sumit Roy, I have the 7080 small form factor version with me as well but nothing exciting about it as you know and great office desktop computer. Don't think I will do a video about it as it's pretty normal as expected. The Optiplex 7480 as well since we seeing more All in Ones these days, I might just do an internals for the techs who want to look inside it.
How's the power consumption? Is it energy saving compared to some Dell laptops?
The two front USB Type A and Type C ports are both USB 3.1 Gen2(10Gbps) on the 7080 MFF
Thanks, for this outstanding overview! When you mention USB-C port, can you always mention if it supports DisplayPort ? And for HDMI what version it is (assuming 2.0, but you never know...)
Cheers Michael, thanks for the feedback, yes I should have mention the support on the USB-C port in the front. I'm so use to the front port not being displayport support that it's embedded in my mind as assumptions which I shouldn't do for the videos. In the 7080 Micro the USB-C isn't any different it doesn't support displayport. The displayports at the back is version 1.4A, that something I did forget to make mention of sorry. Normally with HDMI I try to mention which version they are because it is important. Thanks for the reminder to make note for the future videos =).
Great review! Can you please point us where to get the add-in cards (like usb-c 3.1 gen 2 with display capabilities)? Can't find them anywhere for sale...
Great video and really helpful. But I would like you to explain more on how to add the discrete AMD graphics to the micro desktop. Is there space for that??. If there is, a video on that would be great..
thanks for a great review; thinking of getting a small micro form factor cpu for travelling myself but then again a monitor too?
BsianDad great review, I am planning to but this model for my learning coding/programming. Do you think this model would be good for that?Please advise.Thank you!
Nice video, thanks
Any idea where the Jumper is located?
Thank you for the video, very helpful to see the insides. I couldn't see clearly but is it possible to install an M.2 SSD as well as a 2.5" HDD at the same time? Is there enough room?
Great to hear it was useful to you, yes you can install two M.2 SSD plus also a 2.5"" Hard drive too.
Thank you for the review of this desktop! Can you tell please, what is a speed of the usb type-c? Is this machine good for coding or machine learning? Will external Gpu work well with it? I’m hesitating between HP 290 G4 Microtower PC (123P3EA) and DELL OptiPlex 5080 MFF , since it has usb type c and q470 chipset but hp has more powerful cpu without t letter. From one side, the hp has faster cpu from the other dell 5080 has usb type c port. Can you tell please, does this usb type c really make a difference in order to choose it over mentioned above hp model with faster cpu? As I understand, only CPUs with t letter can be put there as a replacement , since they are low voltage?
We have 100+, awful units, fan is noisy, BIOS updated several times and now at 1.9.0. Many have their Zoom calls crash and keyboard strokes can get sluggish. They simply overheat is my belief. One forum said turn off Intel's TurboBoost and SpeedStep, then disabled the APSM. This resulted in a unstable system. Another forum suggested turn off hypertreading, which we're going to try.
The problem with reviews, no review after a year of use. We had ours for almost a year, if I could, I would break the lease and send them all back.
can this be powerful as others desktop ? and can we used this optiplex for video editing purpose or not ?
I don't have a wifi card for my dell Optiplex 7080 micro and I bought an intel wifi 6 AX201.NGWG.W but I need a connector and antenna. Please suggest which connector & antenna is compatible.
Excellent review.
Does Dell Optiplex 7080 Micro has upgradeable CPU? Or is it soldered? Thanks in advance!
Does its DP port support 4K monitor?
Considering moving from OptiPlex towers to these. Only worried about heat and USB ports.
Can you use daul monitors for this computer. also forgive me for being stupid, but where do the monitors go
Nice Review Brother .It would be really helpful if you can tell me which of the two is the better one- macbook pro 13(2020) or Thinkpad x1 Carbon(7th gen).I’m a computer science university student and I’m really confused which one to buy from the two,I just want to know which is the better one.Ive seen your review comparing the two but I want a word from you considering my occupation.Thank you 😊
Hi John, welcome to my videos. This one is easy, X1 Carbon, better ports, better keyboard, can get touch screen version (the touchbar in the MBP is practically useless more than likely for your applications). If your looking at i5 then 7th Gen is same as MBP13 i5 version, if you looking i7 then it's the same as 8th Gen X1 carbon. X1 Carbon you can get docks that work. Then you also find better pricing on X1 vs the MBP too. If you have an iPad and iPhone then maybe MBP just because the sync between the different devices I can't fault but seriously software wise you find easier to deal with windows then macosx. Personally keyboard one of the big thing for the people who doing computer science I find.
BsianDad Thank you 😊
power consumption for the 10500t?
Thanks for this awesome review. Can this be used to run a bitcoin node connected to a laptop?
the only problem si the external power adapter. I wish they make the power adapter internal
Understand what you mean Steven but unfortunately the PSU usually consume a lot of real estate in a desktop computer, one day we will get crazy small power supplies =). For me I have the same gripe with monitors that don't have the PSU built into it and have these annoying external power adapters.
Nice review
Hi, does this computer have a vga port?
How fast is writing and reading on a hard SSD?
Is it ok for playin videos on 4k TV ?
Great review. I see in the video two M.2 2280 slots, but I only see one M.2 SSD in Dell's spec. Can you clarify?
The other slot was visible but was empty.
The computer is capable of two M.2 SSD so you can order a M.2 SSD from websites or computer store and pop it in, it's an easy task to do the upgrade yourself.
7:12 what type of RAM is that?
Obrigado pela excelente review!!
Sabe dizer se ele eh bivolt?
@@alinerodriguesdasilva6508 É sim!
Hello, I want to buy this product. I'm not a gamer! In my home environment I will only use it to surf the internet, watch high quality videos and listen to music. How about I have a problem with heating and noise? Are there problems with high quality videos? Thank you.
Hi Önder Aktaş if you are just consuming media and surfing the internet it won't heat up this computer, it won't even stress it at all so it will be fine to your task without much heat or noise.
is the fan loud?
Would this be good for 3d ender pro 3d printer?
This can be used for 3D printer =).
Hi, which brand would you buy after your review of Lenovo tiny, Nuc 9 & dell micro? I use autocad and revit for uni.
Performance wise NUC 9, but cost and warranty wise Lenovo and Dell. I haven't received the Lenovo P340 Tiny yet and still waiting. From my own experience I find the cooling in the Lenovo Tinys a little bit better in the past, only slightly. For your needs of Autocad and revit, go with the Tiny so you can get the Quadro in it which will be more stable than the Radeon in the Micro.
@@BsianTech Thank mate, value for money, the lenovo 330 tiny will be heavily discounted compare to the new 340 tiny. Would you buy 9th gen i7 or wait and buy the new 10th gen i7 in the new 340?
And would you upgrade from Quadro 620 to 1000 graphic?
@@sojiko It all depends on the price the discount for the P330, I would defiantly be looking to upgrade to the P1000 graphics rather than going from 9th Gen to 10th Gen Intel if your budget only allows one upgrade.
@@BsianTech Do you know when we can get P340 tiny in Australia? it not on their website at the moment.
@@sojiko I will find out as I am trying to get hold of one myself.
How would this go as a home theatre PC?
I'm mostly just streaming content from a NAS over WiFi and playing using VLC. Only 1080p, nothing 4k.
Plus catch-up tv (Nine Now, Ten Play) and TH-cam.
As a home theatre PC this will do fine, I have played many videos using VLC on this computer as well as TH-cam. I haven't run Plex on this pc yet but I doubt it will have any issue on it as my NAS which runs Plex is much much much lower spec in processor is able stream it as well.
Thanks for that excellent presentation ! Where is live I can only get one with i5 9500T and 8gb ram. Do you think it can work for 10-15 hours a day for office work...youtube...no gaming. Or should I go for a small form factor. I really like the compact size but I am concerned about overheating and cpu power.Thanks!
I am also thinking about getting the Lenov PC ThinkCentre Tiny-M720q i7 16GB/SSD512GB WiFi. Any preferences? (Office use)
Also I understand that the Lenovo micro (nano) our louder than the dells micro.
Pleasure Dimitris Economou =), the Optiplex 7080 can easily run those long hours, we have plenty of these running 24/5 to 24/7. If your not gaming or running applications that require a lot of graphical power this nice micro size is all you need it save you nice space.
I am awaiting for the Lenovo new Tinys for 2020 to arrive to me so atm (big shipping delays to Australia) I don't have much verdict on it yet till it comes into my hands sorry.
@@BsianTech
I choose mini pc for coding. 2-3 monitors will be connected to it, will DELL Optiplex 7080 with i7 10700 overheat? Thanks for the answer.
@@MsTim159 The 7080 shouldn't over heat even with the i7 processor in there.
Thanks!!!
Hi , can please tell Dell Optiplex 7080 micro vs Lenovo thinkstation p330 tiny , which is good ? I am stock market trader. Thank you .
Welcome to my videos praveen singada, Lenovo have brought out the 2020 model of the thinkstation which is the P340 Tiny. Hoping to get my hands on it soon. Both the Dell 7080 micro and Lenovo P340 tiny can be configured very similarly but the P340 can house a more powerful graphics card. As a stock trader you won’t need the discrete graphics the onboard graphics will do you fine. So all comes down to price of the two in your country. If you comparing dell 7080 micro vs Lenovo p330 tiny, pure hardware for your case disregard price. The Dell 7080 micro has the edge with faster processor (10th gen vs 8th gen Intel in the p330). Hope that helps.
@@BsianTech thank you very much .
Thank you so much for review!
Wanna buy the same with i9 on board.
Would be interesting to see the i9 version in this micro form factor.
@@BsianTech I got it!
CPUCore i9-10900 + GPU AMD RADEON RX640
@@alexnovasun5952 how does the i9 perform in this micro form factor?
Thanks for the review! Can this be used for gaming like Fortnite without overheating?
so my neighbor has this and we tried marvel avengers on it. on the lowest graphics and low preset, it could get some good frames, but it doesnt work with fortnite
Depends on which processor and what resolution you are trying to hit.
I have a little computer like this with a 10th gen i5 that plays pretty much anything that is not a AAA game released in the last 3 years at 1080.
Fortnight at low-medium settings is totally doable at 1080.
Look into lowspecgamer who does some crazy stuff with low powered hardware and a little config and\or mod magic.
Is it possible installing an external GPU in Optiplex Micro?
I need such a tiny pc and set it as a Plex server I don't care about transcoding
Does this has Dells new UEFI Bios?
Amazing Review. What does the classes mean for SSD?
Thanks Alexandru Maran, the class of SSD is referring to the different speeds (write and read) they are capable of achieving. Class 50 being the fastest atm.
max storage for this is 8 TB or 16 TB ?
Officially from Dell max supported Storage is actually 6TB. Breakdown is 2x M.2 @ max 2TB per M.2 plus 1x 2.5in SSD/HDD max 2TB.
@@BsianTech thx :-)
@@BsianTech DELL 7040 TINY I5 6GEN 16GB 512SSD MICRO or LENOVO M920q TINY I5 8GEN 16GB 512SSD W11 ? what do you think ?
This guy is a BLINK!
Hi Jayson, sorry I'm getting old, the term BLINK is a new term to me, I hope it is a good one lol.
Haha BLINK is a fan group of the kpop group blackpink, which was your video background in a part of your review..hha..nice review tho, very helpful for me scouring for details os this certain model. Thanks!
someone here to help me know how to reset the bios, my son put a password on it 😔🤦♂️ I would really appreciate it
Okay, whether you're from Australia or New Zealand, seeing an Asian with that accent totally threw me.
Sorry mate lol, I'm an ABC and yes I did have a few wallabies in the backyard when I was very young.
@@BsianTech what's an ABC? and thats awesome, i love the scrublands in america but the wildlife there must pale in comparison to what you experienced. gonna find my way out there someday.
@@Ismschism ABC for me is Australia Born Chinese, there is also America Born Chinese too use ABC.
Nice review
Thank you! Cheers!