Add a monitor; connect to your network, wired or wireless; set up a Windows account and away you go.  Windows has been freshly installed and updated, and set to Microsoft’s default out-of-box experience.  Firmware has been updated to the latest versions (BIOS, SSD).

The system comes with Windows 11 Home.  This is an activated copy of Windows using the digital product key held by the motherboard.

Bought new October 2023.  Little used.  Warranty until 20 Sept 2024.

It was almost immediately replace by a workstation – a combination of some parts bought on eBay and parts I already had.  While the workstation beats the Inspiron for heavy computation, the modern Intel i5 CPU with 16 threads and plenty of memory for web browsing mean that, for everyday tasks, they do not feel much different.

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Key components

    • 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13400 — 4.60GHz, 6 P-Cores, 4 E-Cores, 16 Threads
    • 2 x Dell Micron 16GB DDR4 3200MT/s CL22 DIMM (802C0000802C 8ATF2G64AZ-3G2F1)
    • Dell Samsung PM9A1 NVMe SSD 1TB, Revision 36309229 (DP/N 02DY5T)
    • Dell Delta Electronics D180EBS-00 180W Bronze Power Supply (DP/N 01756V)
    • Dell Realtek RTL8821CE — Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 (DP/N 0N33GX)

The SSD has had less than 200 gigabytes of data written – 0.04% of its 600 terabyte projected lifetime use.  The PM9A1 is based on the Samsung 980 Pro, but with firmware changes for manufacturers like Dell.  While the revision installed supports a PCIe Gen 4 connection, the motherboard supports only PCIe Gen 3, limiting read and write speeds to 3500 MB/s.  But, with TLC NAND and a DRAM cache, it is still very snappy in normal use.

Accessories, all new

    • Dell Multimedia Keyboard KB216 — UK QWERTY — Black (DP/N 066M5G)
    • Dell Optical Mouse MS116 — Black (DP/N 065K5F)
    • Dell 1.8m 3-Pin UK Power Cord to IEC C13 (DP/N 016583)