Dell OptiPlex 3000 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Core i5-12500 Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Ethernet, WiFi Adapter, KB& Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black

Up graded to this pc to run cctv central management software, and it is handling the work excellent.

Fast!

So far so good. Everything works well and it is what I expected.

Dell OptiPlex 3000 Full Size Tower:

Seems like a good machine. Beware, Wi-Fi is through a USB dongle enclosed and there is NO BlueTooth.

Logged in to Dell web site. Registered the machine. Went to support to see if there is a Wi-Fi/BT card available. Put in the Service Tag and received the announcement in the photo attached. “This Product is registered in United Arab Emirates”, and directed me to their (UAE) Dell support or international support. All I wanted is a Wi-Fi/BT card!

Also the Dell site said the machine warranty (presumably from them to the UAE buyer?) expires 2/19/2024. I received the machine on 1/25/2024.

Via Amazon, sent seller a message. Received a response that said:
– Warranty is through us (Snow Bell) and is one year
– Do NOT register serial number (presumably with Dell. Oops! Too late!)

Going to contact Dell and see what all of this means for MY future support (parts, etc). I’ll keep on it and report back. There is a 30 day return policy…

Update 1: Contacted Dell via Amazon help. The Dell rep was very good and sent link to a place where I could transfer ownership from UAE to me in the USA. To do this:
– Sign in to Dell account
– Go to “My Products”
– Click on Service Tag
– Click on Ownership Transfer
This will make the machine a “USA” machine. The remainder of the original warranty will now be available through Dell. The seller’s 1 year warranty will still be in force.
Working on getting a Wi-Fi & Bluetooth card through Dell. Will report back…

As others have mentioned… this is not what it appears to be in the listing. This computer was previously bought and registered in the United Arab Emirates. When I checked the servicetag with Dell the warranty was already registered 2 years ago and expiring soon. Having said that, I checked the disk info on the machine and the 2 hard drives at least appeared to be unused as report by Crystaldisk info. It came in origianl Dell packaging but the operating system install was missing the normal Dell applications from the factory. I ran the hardware diagnostics from Dell and everything checks out OK. It should be a decent system but I would expect it to be cheaper knowing that it is not new and has no warranty from the manufacturer.

I bought this for my business, producing a two hour radio show each week. The only problem I find is the audio skips whether you are recording or playing back. I don’t think it is the computer but is associated with the windows program (11pro) which was installed on the computer. I’ve tried several things, buffering, sample rates, etc. without success. Everything has to be re-recorded if it skips while recording. My previous Dell (same model series) with windows 11 (not windows 11pro) never had this problem. Any Suggestions?