Does anyone have any experience with Dell Optiplex for home use?

[TobDog]

Pretty much what the title says. My old work had some Dell SX280(I think) worked ok for cash register/office computer. I liked the size of the "Ultra Small Form Factor", it is ok for home use? I would probably get the newer 745 version, I mostly play poker on it, nothing big, my wife and I each have webpages(our own) that we make, nothing too resource draining. Any input from anyone that has/or wont have one and reasons would be great.

tobdog

[BiPolar_Nut]

I've ordered Optiplexes for business use fairly often for some of my clients. I've had good batches and bad ones. I can't think of anything inherently wrong with using one at home to play poker. There are some hard-core Dell advocates here as well as hard-core Dell haters. I'm somewhere in between...tho prolly closer to the advocate side in most situations.

[TobDog]

I most likely fit in to the Dell Junkie category, Ive had 4 of them and no major problems to speak of, just thinking of saving a little space, or a lot, I now have an 8400.

['Chair]

get a warranty. optiplex gx240 had a mobo defect where a certain cap would burnout and the mobo would need to be replaced. I would not trust myself with a soldering iron on a motherboard.