Suggestions please

[Pluribus]

Good evening

I am looking for suggestions for a new computer bundle.

Would like a tower and dual screen. I don’t do gaming, it’s just for home office use.

Thanks in advance.

 

[SBD]

Why do you want a tower?

Any good laptop will run two screens, and it’s portable if you ever need it to be. And it won’t crash if there a power glitch.

 

[wessie]

Unless you need the space in a tower for peripherals, I would be considering a laptop with docking bar, screens, keyboard and mouse. This was the setup we moved to at work when they abandoned towers and dedicated desks. Added flexibility if you, for example, need a PDF workshop manual in the garage. I only had to plug the laptop into the docking bar with a USB-C cable which handled all the comms to the screens etc and provided power to charge the battery. I had a similar set up for working from home.
Dell outlet might have a suitable bundle but I would just buy a suitable laptop and everything else separately as they are not expensive items.

 

[Pluribus]

Thanks for the replies.

I have a laptop, but not keen. Had all in one before, but stuck with the screen.

Thought I could change screens easier with a tower(bigger).

Now retired, so home office is just accounts and personal use.

 

[squibb34]

Refurbished Desk Tops are plentiful on eBay, at around 20% of original price & would probably have at least a 10 year lifespan. I'm not quite sure why you want twin screens, that double the cost, but that's a personal choice.

For what you propose, an i5, with a 512 gb SSD & say 32 gb RAM should be more than adequate. Make sure you have a DVD drive if needed. Most come with a guarantee, maybe 12m. Make sure you check the age & how much work the processor has undertaken using the Performance option or external apps upon receipt.

 

[Britain]

Maybe something like this? https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/scan-am4-core Can also 'spec up' a little further if required.
Supports two monitors - https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/custom/home-and-office/pc#anc

 

[Henri Flection]

Good evening

I am looking for suggestions for a new computer bundle.

Would like a tower and dual screen. I don’t do gaming, it’s just for home office use.

Thanks in advance.

I have a cheap (!?) Mac mini M4 which is powerful enough to run a few VMs without effort. It's coupled with a £200 widescreen from Amazon and works a treat.
For buying refurbed home lab kit I use and have never had a problem with music magpie. You can pick up a top of the range Intel Mac there for not a lot of cash.

Also, what @wessie said about docking stations, they tend to be USB C now which makes them pretty future proofed and a laptop also has the advantage of a battery 'UPS' should you suffer a power cut.

 

[Pluribus]

I have a cheap (!?) Mac mini M4 which is powerful enough to run a few VMs without effort. It's coupled with a £200 widescreen from Amazon and works a treat.
For buying refurbed home lab kit I use and have never had a problem with music magpie. You can pick up a top of the range Intel Mac there for not a lot of cash.

Also, what @wessie said about docking stations, they tend to be USB C now which makes them pretty future proofed and a laptop also has the advantage of a battery 'UPS' should you suffer a power cut.

Thank you for that, I will check out MM.