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£390.83 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £324 ex-VAT, this Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client is the kind of “good enough and reliable” buy you make when most work is browser/app-in-a-box and the heavy lifting sits in your server or VDI. The N5105-class platform is typically fine for basic office tasks, remote desktop sessions, and light terminal use—exactly what ThinOS devices tend to be used for in UK offices, call centres, schools, and warehouses where you want low-maintenance endpoints that boot fast and don’t become IT projects.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you expect it to behave like a local Windows PC for anything beyond minimal browsing and document work. Thin clients live and die by how well your backend experience is (VDI/RDS/Citrix, network quality, authentication, app delivery). If your network is patchy, latency is high, or your users need local horsepower (spreadsheets with huge files, media-heavy tools, local installs), you’ll feel the limitations immediately. If you’re already committed to remote apps and want an endpoint that’s easy to standardise and deploy, this is a sensible value choice.

Technology that revolves around you
The most secure and versatile thin client, now designed by OptiPlex, the trusted name in desktop innovation for 29 years.

Achieve more every day
Select your software solution for success: Three different operating systems are available, including Dell ThinOS, Ubuntu Linux with optional Dell Hybrid Client software and Windows 10 IoT Enterpri...

Performing at your level
More powerful processing: Intel® Celeron and Pentium Quad Core processors bring instant and seamless access to digital and virtual workspaces. Ultra-secure: Work confidently with a multitude of se...

Designed around you
Compact, fan-less design: Delivers a quiet, durable computing experience. Flexible Fit: An all-new variety of mounts for the OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client offers flexibility in how you set up your wor...
Leader in sustainability
OptiPlex was our first product to be made with recycled plastic in 2007 and the first to use materials from our closed-loop supply chain in 2014. Today OptiPlex contains up to 60% recycled material...

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