Confused between dell optiplex 7040 micro vs lenovo 710q

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Razramon

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Hello All, there are 2 deals in used market. Following are the specs. Cofnused which one to pick. Both have the same rate.

Dell 7040 micro : i5 6th gen 256 gb ssd and 16 gb ram

Lenovo Thinkpad tiny 710q : i5 7th gen 256 gb ssd and 8 gb ram .
 
What are you gonna be using it for? If just web browsing and easy stuff, you can go with the 8gb of ram. What exact processor does each have?
 
Dell 7040 micro : i5 6th gen 256 gb ssd and 16 gb ram

Lenovo Thinkpad tiny 710q : i5 7th gen 256 gb ssd and 8 gb ram .


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Razramon said:
Dell 7040 micro : i5 6th gen 256 gb ssd and 16 gb ram

Lenovo Thinkpad tiny 710q : i5 7th gen 256 gb ssd and 8 gb ram .


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That don't list exact processor though. 6th gen and 7th gen are just that, generations of processors. It should list exact processor it has like I5- 6500 or I5-7500.
 
The 7500t is better by a little bit. But you might need more ram since its gonna be a server.
 
johnb35 said:
The 7500t is better by a little bit. But you might need more ram since its gonna be a server.
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Lets say if i upgrade the ram , is lenovo model is stable enoigh compared to dell ? Ibalways thought dell is superior to lenovo but could not find proper comparision for these 2 models
 
You need to check to see if ram can be upgraded in those things. Every brand is gonna have their good and bad models. Maybe find something a little newer? Those are 5 to 6 year old models.
 
Razramon said:
Lets say if i upgrade the ram , is lenovo model is stable enoigh compared to dell ? Ibalways thought dell is superior to lenovo but could not find proper comparision for these 2 models
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They're both good companies. Check the depth of driver updates (i.e. who has the latest firmware and driver support). Are you using FreeNAS or TrueNAS? If so, check their Linux / bsd drivers. Should be fine for both. Note though, the Dell uses SoDIMM (laptop memory) and maxes out at 16GB, which is not a great amount for any servery. You'll need more IMHO. The CPU is fine though.

As John said, the RAM (lack of) and the fact that it only has 1GbE NIC makes it a poor choice for this. I would suggest looking into Intel's DQ77KB - BOXDQ77KB (if you can get it cheap) or SuperMicro E200-8D. Failing that, a SFF OptiPlex will fit a low profile 1GB (or more) NIC card to allow for an WAN / LAN separation. Id recommend installing Windows and then HyperV a PFsense and FreeNAS install. Try getting at least 32GB of RAM and give 24GB of that to FreeNAS, 4GB to Pfsense and 4GB to the Windows Host. That'll allow for a secure NAS.
 
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