Question 1

Does this have any front usb ports?

Accepted Answer

Yes. There are two in front and some more in the back.

Cool, quiet and small computer; I would buy it again. Hard drive is a bt small, but that can be fixed easily.

Question 2

does this computer have to be hooked up to the modem or can you use wifi?

Accepted Answer

You'll need to connect it to your cable modem or DSL box with an ethernet cable.  It does not have a WiFi receiver.  However, you could plug in a USB WiFi receiver if you need WiFi. If you're comfortable working inside the computer, it may have an open PCI or PCI-Express slot you could use for an internal WiFi card as well, though you should open the case to check as I can't recall for sure how many or what kind of available slots it has.

Question 3

Does this computer come with a video card?

Accepted Answer

It has an onboard graphics card. You can install a low profile video card but they generally aren't the most powerful.  With the small amount of space/airflow and limited power supply, you couldn't run a powerful card anyway.

I purchased several of these and installed a MSI N610GT-MD1GD3 in one and a XFX HD 6670 in another.  Both are working well but the 6670 almost doesn't fit because of it's larger heatsink.

Question 4

Does this PC have a parallel port  and a Ethernet port?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the OptiPlex 780 does have both a parallel port and an Ethernet port.

I haven't tried the parallel on my 780's, but I'd wager they work as desired.

Question 5

Does this computer Have a second hard drive Slot?

Accepted Answer

No, it does not.  However it does have an external eSATA connector in in addition to the USB ports by which you can connect an external hard drive.

Question 6

does this come with keyboard and mouse?

Accepted Answer

I bought this as a Christmas prisent as a request so can't tell mush about it.

But it has a Generic keboard and mouse supplied.

I usually build my own systems.

Question 7

Does this machine come with installation Cds?

Accepted Answer

Egg (pardon the pun) on my face.  Should have checked my carport where UPS left it.  To answer your question.  Yes.  Came with Windows 7 Professional - labeled Intended for distribution with a refurbished PC.
Now I'm ready to turn it on but it's been sitting out in 30F weather since they dropped it off today.  Guess I'll wait till after work tomorrow.

Question 8

Hello I am looking to buy 3 windows desktop PC's for the lab that I work in. The problem is I have a $250 budget for each PC and the equipment I hope to connect to the computers require a IOIOI (or rs232 port). I noticed that these optiplex computers have these ports. I've been looking online and found RS232 to USB converters. as well. do these ports work fine on the computer or is it better to use the converters to usb?

Accepted Answer

I too needed a standard RS-232 serial port.  It works perfectly.  The USB RS-232 converters can introduce subtle timing differences.

Question 9

Does it come loaded with any software?

Accepted Answer

The PC comes with Windows 7 Pro, everything else you customize it for your use.  I have purchased 10 machines to replace my XP's and they all perform perfectly.

Question 10

1. Are there any free RAM slots or are they all filed with 4x1GB?
2. How many internal SATA connectors are there?
3. I would like to add a SSD drive (2.5") and hope there is space/mounting for this (and that is what I would need the 3rd SATA connector for)?

Accepted Answer

I bought this as a present and didn't look inside. I can tell you though it doesn't have any 2.5 inch bays you have to get an adapter kit for the ssd 2.5 to 3.5.

From my experience of dell they may use 1G, 2G or 4G ram sticks depending what is the most economical at the time.

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