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Dell Optiplex vs. Inspiron (alien.top)

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Hi all,

See previous post for context, still trying to make up my mind on homelab hardware: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/s/GWCSZi7io2

Are there any downsides to using an Inspiron model as compute for a homelab versus as an Optiplex (which is more commonly used I think). It will be for proxmox running Plex, Home Assistant, plus 20/30-ish docker containers, etc to supplement a Synology NAS.

The options I am looking at are

Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop £534

i7 13700 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Specs

OptiPlex 7010 Tower £450

i5 13500 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Specs

The upsides of the Optiplex Model are 3x SATA3 ports vs. one SATA2 and one SATA3, full height cards, and an extra 1x PCIe slot (2 vs. 1). Are there any other upsides other than the cheaper price that I am missing?

I would intend to get a 64GB RAM kit for either of these options.

Also open to other suggestions with similarish specs.

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