Dell Optiplex 3020M: Difference between revisions

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| release date = Late 2013

| baseprice = $429

| os = ~~Linux Mint 21~~ 64-bit, English

| os = Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 64-bit, English

| power = 65 W AC adapter

| cpu = Intel Core i3-4160T

| CPUspeed = 3.1 GHz

| memory = 4 GB

| memory = 16 GB

| RAMtype = DDR3 1600 MHz

| storage = 512 GB TEAMGROUP CX2 SATA SSD

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=== Operating System ===

Originally, this computer would've shipped with Windows 8.1. ~~Since my~~ original intent when buying the system was to use it as a Linux PC, it ~~is currently~~ running Linux Mint 21.

Originally, this computer would've shipped with Windows 8.1. My original intent when buying the system was to use it as a Linux PC, so it was running Linux Mint 21.1 until January 2024. At this time, I decided I wanted a dedicated Visual Studio development PC, so I reinstalled Windows 8.1 and upgraded to Windows 11.

In February 2024, I wanted to experiment with Hackintoshing again so I ended up putting macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur on this computer. Unfortunately, macOS 13 dropped support for this generation of Intel HD Graphics so later versions of macOS won't have graphics acceleration without additional patches. macOS 12 still supports the iGPU, but I encountered constant kernel panics, so I stuck with macOS 11 which seems to be much more stable on this machine.

In February 2025, I decided to reinstall Windows to test out the new Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC release from 2024. It runs very well on this machine thanks to its lightweight nature.

=== Hardware ===

The ~~only~~ upgrade I~~'ve done~~ to ~~the~~ system is install a 512 GB SSD since the computer did not come with a hard drive when I bought it.

The first upgrade I did to this system is install a 512 GB SSD since the computer did not come with a hard drive when I bought it.

~~The~~ built-in ~~speakers seem to have broken and need to be replaced~~. ~~I might eventually do this at some point~~, ~~but for~~ now~~, a set of USB Logitech speakers do the job~~.

On February 28, 2025, I upgraded the memory from 4 GB to 16 GB and replaced the built-in speaker because it was having problems. The new speaker still has the exact same problems as the old one did, however, so now I'm stumped on that front.

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 | release date = Late 2013
 | baseprice = $429
-| os = Linux Mint 21 64-bit, English
+| os = Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 64-bit, English
 | power = 65 W AC adapter
 | cpu = Intel Core i3-4160T
 | CPUspeed = 3.1 GHz
-| memory = 4 GB
+| memory = 16 GB
 | RAMtype = DDR3 1600 MHz
 | storage = 512 GB TEAMGROUP CX2 SATA SSD
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 === Operating System ===
-Originally, this computer would've shipped with Windows 8.1. Since my original intent when buying the system was to use it as a Linux PC, it is currently running Linux Mint 21.
+Originally, this computer would've shipped with Windows 8.1. My original intent when buying the system was to use it as a Linux PC, so it was running Linux Mint 21.1 until January 2024. At this time, I decided I wanted a dedicated Visual Studio development PC, so I reinstalled Windows 8.1 and upgraded to Windows 11.
+In February 2024, I wanted to experiment with Hackintoshing again so I ended up putting macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur on this computer. Unfortunately, macOS 13 dropped support for this generation of Intel HD Graphics so later versions of macOS won't have graphics acceleration without additional patches. macOS 12 still supports the iGPU, but I encountered constant kernel panics, so I stuck with macOS 11 which seems to be much more stable on this machine.
+In February 2025, I decided to reinstall Windows to test out the new Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC release from 2024. It runs very well on this machine thanks to its lightweight nature.
 === Hardware ===
-The only upgrade I've done to the system is install a 512 GB SSD since the computer did not come with a hard drive when I bought it.
+The first upgrade I did to this system is install a 512 GB SSD since the computer did not come with a hard drive when I bought it.
-The built-in speakers seem to have broken and need to be replaced. I might eventually do this at some point, but for now, a set of USB Logitech speakers do the job.
+On February 28, 2025, I upgraded the memory from 4 GB to 16 GB and replaced the built-in speaker because it was having problems. The new speaker still has the exact same problems as the old one did, however, so now I'm stumped on that front.