Much better than expected - recommended for basic computer use
First some background: I am not a Dell lover, more of a Dell Hater. I don't like how they used specialized components in their computers. This one is no different, use this as is, it can't really be upgraded. Power supply is a dell custom one, and it's tiny. Having said that, this one has turned out to be a really nice computer. Cosmetic: This computer visually has no issues, no scratches and the inside had zero dust in it. Components: The components are about 3 to 5 years old according to the counters on the hard drives. One of the drives is an M.2 Samsung drive made specifically for Dell, it contains the OS (I call these gumsticks because of their shape). The second drive is a 2.5 inch 1TB drive. It's empty. This computer allows for toolless installation of hard drives, which is great. I replaced the 2.5 1TB drive with a 3.5 8TB drive with zero issue. There is only one SATA power and data cable spot on the motherboard, so it can't fit more than 1 hard drive along with the gumstick. It comes with a keyboard and mouse. I didn't use them, so I can't comment. It also has bluetooth I guess. I use a hardwired ethernet connection so i can't speak to any wireless connections. Initialization: During initialization I logged into my Microsoft account and everything worked flawlessly. I didn't have to enter an activation code like the STG Skytech Global paperwork said I would have to. I later went on my Microsoft account and verified this computer was registered with Windows 11 pro. I don't know anything about STG, but this computer was well cleaned and setup, so good for them. I left the computer on and occasionally cycled power over a full day to get all the windows 11 updates before I tried to do anything to the computer. I would recommend this to everyone. Let windows get fully updated before continuing. I'm not at Windows version 25H2. No issues. No display glitches that some people have indicated. Again, I would recommend not altering the computer for a day, until windows has updated to 25H2. I keep doing the 'check for updates' in windows to make this go faster. Performance: This computer takes about 15 seconds to boot. Very fast. Draws about 30 watts even when performing a disk transfer of 3TBs. I have no idea how they get the power so low. I haven't played games on it, nor would I suggest it. I'm using this as a backup system for my main computer. There is no external video card. Conclusion: I really am impressed with this computer. It's very small, uses almost no power, and allows me to connect via my local network to my main computer for backing up files. And it has windows 11 pro installed. Read more















