Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?
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We are going through an hardware refresh, and I was thinking of replace our standard or sff desktop with micro-sized ones like the dell 7050 micro or Lenovo m910 tiny… they are likely the size of a thin client, and I've seen that they can be mounted behind screens easily. Any experience with this form factor?
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I worked with them a bit at T-Mobile. I like SFF a lot. If you can get what you need squeezed down into that space, it makes physically dealing with desktops so much better.
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@scottalanmiller I think we won't need discrete graphic, ever. An m2 pcie slot plus a SATA slot and 64Gb of ram with desktop-grade core i7 (mounted on socket, not soldered) is plenty.
Those machines are very powerful.
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@scottalanmiller said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I worked with them a bit at T-Mobile. I like SFF a lot. If you can get what you need squeezed down into that space, it makes physically dealing with desktops so much better.
I'm specifically looking for the micro form-factor, much smaller than regular SFF.
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We use the small Dell OptiPlex 7050 around here when we need a desktop and they fit the bill just fine. Haven't had much of a problem with them. They're just using laptop parts to make these desktops smaller and smaller, such as RAM and hard drive.
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@Francesco-Provino said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
@scottalanmiller said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I worked with them a bit at T-Mobile. I like SFF a lot. If you can get what you need squeezed down into that space, it makes physically dealing with desktops so much better.
I'm specifically looking for the micro form-factor, much smaller than regular SFF.
Like Intel's NUC?
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@travisdh1 Like this.
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@Francesco-Provino This is the only form factor I buy if given a choice.
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My general rule is "as small as you can reasonably go" for desktops. It's not like you need to expand them much anymore.
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@scottalanmiller said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
My general rule is "as small as you can reasonably go" for desktops. It's not like you need to expand them much anymore.
That is why I love this micro form factor. IT is all basically a laptop MB, memory, and 2.5" drive.
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Yeah, a laptop without the screen.
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@Francesco-Provino If you were to tell me about the Micro Desktops from Dell like 5 years or so ago they had problems with their air flow but since then they have been pretty good and reliable. You can use SSDs on them so it is great even for troubleshooting and moving around.
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I deployed my first two at this company 2 years ago.
Sadly we still need DVD drive in a lot of places... So SFF are our mainstay.
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@Dashrender said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I deployed my first two at this company 2 years ago.
Sadly we still need DVD drive in a lot of places... So SFF are our mainstay.
We need DVDs very rarely and we have capable machines for that, I don't think this could be a problem. Any suggestion on the mount options? I've seen some nice double-vesa supports…
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DVD drive usage is so rare that we have an external DVD drive that IT will share when needed. Otherwise, it's on the Server, where we can back it up.
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@Dashrender said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I deployed my first two at this company 2 years ago.
Sadly we still need DVD drive in a lot of places... So SFF are our mainstay.
You can't use ISOs for what you need?
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My go to desktop for business right now is the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 mini PC. HP has a quick release VESA mount for it.
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@Reid-Cooper said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
@Dashrender said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I deployed my first two at this company 2 years ago.
Sadly we still need DVD drive in a lot of places... So SFF are our mainstay.
You can't use ISOs for what you need?
Radiology images don't travel on ISO very well through the ether.
We get tons of radiology DVDs, we view even more images online but when we are not part of a specific medical facility, DVDs are generally the easiest method to get them.
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@Francesco-Provino said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
@Dashrender said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
I deployed my first two at this company 2 years ago.
Sadly we still need DVD drive in a lot of places... So SFF are our mainstay.
We need DVDs very rarely and we have capable machines for that, I don't think this could be a problem. Any suggestion on the mount options? I've seen some nice double-vesa supports…
Since we only have two, we didn't bother with mounting kits. The PC just sits on the desk.
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@Dashrender said in Going over SFF: what do you think of micro business-grade desktops?:
view even more images online but when we are not part of a specific medical facility, DVDs are generally the easiest method to get them.
Well do you have a central workstation that can Import the DICOM Images to your System? That is what I have for ease of access. Although is nice to have CD/DVD Drives in the Exam Room and doctors computers.
