ThinkStation vs ThinkCentre

I removed my reliable 9-year-old T5400 Dell Precision Workstation. As for me, I'm a semi-retired translator, and I like my computers. Can someone help me decide between ThinkCentre and Lenovo ThinkStation. I need optical drive, dedicated video card and SSD drive would be nice. I'm not working as much as I used to, speed and the size of the disk are not important. What is important, is the reliability, the value of money, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Pro or 10 (64-bit) and compatibility with my 24 "Samsung PC monitor excellent.

Comments and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Maria

Welcome to the forum

The biggest differences between the two lines, is that systems of ThinkStation are certified ISV and extensively tested for compatibility and reliability in environments of DCC (digital content creation) and CAD (computer aided design). But they can certainly be used for typical use of office as well.

If you are looking for a small system, you can consider a ThinkStation P310 SFF (Compact). Otherwise, a P310 Tower should also meet your needs.

We don't have a desktop with Bluetooth not short goes to a P-series laptop. You can install a Bluetooth adapter in a workstation, however, to meet this requirement.

If all goes well, that gets you going in a direction. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. None of us here are on sale, but we can try to direct you to the right solution from the material point of view.

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