Technically, the Dell OptiPlex 7040 is a PC tower, but it is dissimilar to the ones that we have already seen due to the fact it is not very towering at all. The model of the new PC from Dell has the small form factor version, but it is a strong little machine that is only 11.4inches long and 3.5inches wide. However, Dell has still managed to cram in a lot into the chassis, specifically regarding power.
One of the model includes an Intel Quad-Core Core i7 processor, 256GB PCI-E Express SSD and 16GB of memory. This results in a very fast machine. It comes with a lot of ports, including support for as much as three different monitors. It is very quiet but not silent and runs with a rather consistent him in the background.
The internal speaker is decent, and the graphics are quite sound. According to CRN, it got quite loud during some of their tests. It, however, translates to the fact that you might not require an external speaker for it if you are facing a space constraint. That is, of course, the primary reason for choosing a PC in the first place.
At a price of 1400 dollars, you gain a mouse and a keyboard, a Windows 10 Pro but users need to consider the additional price of a monitor on top of that. The premium size is primarily due to the small size of the machine.
If you go with a larger variant of the same computer, it will save you around a hundred and fifty dollars. However, for a computer that gets all your work done and barely has a presence in your desk layout, the Dell OptiPlex is something worth considering.
For office employees these days, a big PC tower is not mandatory. The workplaces are getting slimmer and trendier, and with the introduction of laptops as main work PCs, not all offices house the space for a full-blown desktop.
Most business users who travel a lot just need a PC that will get all the work done without testing the strength of their desks and backs. For those users, the small form factor PCs provide a good balance between the traditional hulking rig and the new range of mini and micro PCs. These PCs tend to be less configurable compared to most.
The smaller the chassis, the tighter will be the selection of parts that work both thermally and physically. However, that never managed to stop Dell so far. The company has always been one of the leaders in the business PCs featuring highly-configurable lineups.
The Dell OptiPlex comes in small and big versions and the ones that we are looking at today, come with the building blocks configure ability of a much larger PC, in spite of its small size. The small form factor Dell OptiPlex 7040 makes lesser compromises than one would expect from an SFF PC that isn’t a consumer gaming machine.
It has space for Intel i7 processors, room for a discrete graphics unit along with a combination of storage options that include Solid State Drives. One can build a mini powerhouse based on the selections from Dell’s official site.
At a price of $1375, you can avail an SFF OptiPlex PC from Dell, equipped with a 3.4GHz Intel Core i7-6700 processor, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB M.2 PCI Express solid state drive (SSD), a DVD+/-RW optical drive, and a half-height R7 350X graphics card from AMD Radeon.
Prices are as low as under 800 dollars, but the primary components are dialed back a bit at that price point. It has a core i5, 4GB RAM, a hard disk drive instead of an SSD and simply integrated graphics, instead of any Radeon Card.