Media PC

Are you looking for a cost effective Media PC?, connect it to your living room TV (via Display Port or VGA - BNIB lead included) and watch online streaming content for free (Movies, TV Series, Sports etc.) Browse the internet, check your emails. Listen to online radio or watch a YouTube/Twitch stream. Maybe you're looking for some nostalgia? You can even use this system as a multi platform games emulation system to play classic retro games along side the more 'regular' of activities such as spreadsheets and word processing! - DESCRIPTION - Professionally refurbished Dell OptiPlex 3020 small form factor (SFF) PC, quad core i5 at 3.3GHz with 8GB's of RAM, cleaned and re-thermal pasted using Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. The BIOS has been upgraded to the latest version. Dual boot operating systems installed; Linux Mint and Batocera. This PC has a UEFI BIOS with Secure Boot. Its energy consumption has been measured between 20-50 Watts. - WHATS INCLUDED? - 1 * Refurbished Dell OptiPlex 3020 SFF PC, which contains a brand new 250GB SSD. 1 * USB Joypad Controller (BNIB), 1 * 5 Amp fused IEC Power Cable, 1 * USB Dell Mouse, 1 * 2M VGA Lead (BNIB). - QUESTIONS - Q. How can I control this computer only by using a mouse? A. Linux Mint has an 'on-screen keyboard' that you can use to type with, via the mouse. Batocera is controlled primarily using the included USB Joypad. Q. Are these PCs wireless? (For WiFi) A. These PCs do NOT have inbuilt WiFi, however a USB WiFi dongle can be purchased to allow for wireless operation. Ideally though, you will be plugging a network lead, into the back of the PC, as it will improve your data throughput when media streaming. Q. Can I use this as a regular PC to write a letter/spreadsheet/presentation and print it out? A. Providing that you already have a printer then Yes! Linux Mint comes pre installed with Open-Office. An office suite that is similar to Microsoft Office. Open office will open and even read.