Dell OptiPlex 7070

Fantastic upgrade options with modular design;Small footprint on desk;Affordable price;Decent display

Low performance ;No GPU grunt;Can be fiddly closing stand

Clever space-saving design with essentially zero footprint. Toolless access for installation and maintenance. Options to include various stands, monitors. Can support up to three displays.

So-so performance in test configuration. Somewhat tricky-to-access port layout. Can get more value out of traditional towers, all-in-one PCs.

Bottom Line: The OptiPlex 7070 Ultra isn't a perfect crack at a new idea—a business desktop with the PC bits built into the neck of its display—but it's an appealing concept that saves space, is easily manageable, and is likely here to stay.

Elegant design ; Reasonable performance ; Highly serviceable

Somewhat expensive

Great performance ; Mini PC meets All-in-One desktop ; Excellent port selection ; Dizzying number of configurations and coverage plans

Locks you into a new, untried ecosystem ; Setup is a pain

But as a mini PC, the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra is a strong contender for our favorite office mini PC, thanks to its stellar performance and business-friendly design. The ability to swap out the PC or the display while keeping the same zero-footprint...

Great modular design ; Flexible mounting options ; Has decent screen uniformity ; Comes with dual ; Available at a budget friendly price

Lacks ; HD picture quality not good ; Performance not up to the mark with games ; Optional optical device drive ; The keyboard and mouse looks cheap

Clever space-saving design with essentially zero footprint. Toolless access for installation and maintenance. Options to include various stands, monitors. Can support up to three displays.

So-so performance in test configuration. Somewhat tricky-to-access port layout. Can get more value out of traditional towers, all-in-one PCs.

The OptiPlex 7070 Ultra isn't a perfect crack at a new idea—a business desktop with the PC bits built into the neck of its display—but it's an appealing concept that saves space, is easily manageable, and is likely here to stay.

Dell created an entirely new form factor that allows you to use existing displays. Incidentally, Dell showed me an early version of its modular PC several weeks before HP introduced the Mini-in-One, but Dell wasn’t allowing journalists to take pictures...