Dell Inspiron 3030s Small Desktop - Intel Core i5-14400 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD 730 Graphics, Windows

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 279 ratings

Price: 679

Last update: 02-18-2025


About this item

Powerful Performance: Stay up to date with up to the latest Intel Core 14th gen processors.
Better Connection: New Wi-Fi 6 offers greater speeds, stability and range, so there’s no waiting.
Ready For More: Supports up to three monitors FHD or one monitor 4K with rear ports HDMI and DisplayPort.
Where You Want It: Comes in a 14.7L chassis allowing it to fit just about anywhere in your workspace.
Dell Services: 1 Year Onsite Service provides support when and where you need it. Dell will come to your home, office, or location of choice, if an issue covered by Limited Hardware Warranty cannot be resolved remotely. 6 Months Dell Migrate is the simple do-it-yourself tool that moves your hard to replace data, personal records and important files to your latest Dell PC.

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  • Melsman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to set up, easy to add components. Leave RAID setting alone.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
    This is my second Dell Inspiron. My first has an i7-7700 processor which is not supported by Windows 11. Plus, I've had it for 7 years, so it was getting long in the tooth anyway. I upgraded to this Inspiron 3030 with an i7-14700 processor and Win 11 Pro. I intentionally decided to go with the single, 1TB SSD because I wanted to move the 250 GB SSD and 1TB HD from my older machine to this newer one. The Inspiron started well and, after the normal Dell/Windows initialization routine, it ran properly; no muss, no fuss. I then began to move components over from my old Inspiron to this new one.

    Before I started, I read the user's manual to familiarize myself with the contents of the case. Opening the case is actually quite simple; two thumbscrews and you're in. (No screwdriver required.) Adding a 7-port USB 3.0 PCIe card was as simple as pulling on a tab, inserting the card, and closing the tab. (Again, no screws involved.) As for adding my older hard drives, inside the 3030's case is a power harness for three additional SATA drives/cards, and a spare SATA data cable. Moving my 250GB SSD and 1TB HD (both AHCI) from my old machine to the new machine was easy; just unscrew the drive caddy from the old machine and screw it onto the case of the new machine, plug in the power cables and the SATA cables, close the case, and reboot. Bingo! The drives were present and accounted for. (The old drives needed different drive letters assigned (per my desires), and the old SSD (which was the old OS disk with Win 10 Home installed) had to be reconfigured and reformatted to a Data disk, but that was easily done via Disk Management.)

    Now, many people have said that you have to change the Inspiron 3030's BIOS setting from the default "RAID" to "AHCI" when installing AHCI drives. However, this is not the case; at least for this particular model. After much review and research (read the owners manual!), I realized that there was no need to change the new Dell's BIOS storage setting to "AHCI" from the default "RAID" setting. (The Inspiron 3030's "RAID" setting actually does NOT have a true RAID function and thus does not have to reformat the drives when an additional drive is added.) In the event, I just plugged in the new drives, rebooted, and they were recognized without any problem. Of course, I had backed up everything and had a Recovery Disk handy if anything went sideways.

    So, long story short, I am satisfied with this machine (I'm writing this review using it). It is already much faster than my old machine, which saves me lots of time when processing and moving large files. Good product, good price. 5 stars.
  • D. Larson
    5.0 out of 5 stars New, fast, Windows 11
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
    Replaces an ancient HP desktop that was hot stuff back in the day. This Dell loads about 20 times faster, what with the SSD instead of an HD. It has a DVD drive, which is increasingly rare, and I have a lot of old pictures and whatnot on discs that I'm only slowly getting around to. Price is reasonable, it has a full slate of ports, runs quietly, doesn't take up much space.

    Dell's OEM keyboard is about standard for this sort of thing; I prefer a mechanical board and will replace that. Everything else is fine. I'm not a heavy-duty gamer and I don't do a lot of photoshop, so this machine fills all my needs just fine. I'd recommend it as being a good, basic desktop. Longevity? We'll see.

    Aside from having some icons rearranged, I don't see a lot of difference between Windows 10 and 11. Either does everything I need. Actually, XP did everything I needed, and generally faster. You can't stop "progress", I guess, but I wouldn't at all mind a stripped-down Windows that omitted all the A.I. copilot stuff and a ton of other never-used features. That's what I like about my tablet's Chrome system. Sleek, fast, lightweight.

    You're looking for a medium fast desktop with 16 GB memory, a 1 TB drive and a DVD tray, this Dell should suit you well enough.
  • Brenda Means
    5.0 out of 5 stars Replacement for laptop
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
    Haven't had a desktop in years but I'm loving it. Love the size, it fits right on my desk (55"), so easy to set up but had to go to YouTube because no instructions-is that a thing nowadays? Going to love all the extra usb ports and it is so quiet. Have to put my ear next to it to hear a very, very, low hum. Have bought Dell computers for 25 years and if I get another it will be a DELL.
  • L. Davis
    4.0 out of 5 stars So far, so good
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
    Just day three with this new box, but setup is a breeze. I appreciate the smaller footprint, the nicer and more convenient connections: plug and play. Bluetooth and printer setups were the only snags and like so much tech support these days Dell insists you read the help forums and interact with a largely clueless AI before getting a real person. Both problems cleared up when I disconnected and reconnected. I really see the speed upgrade from my old unit. Startup is done before I know it, internet connectivity is fast and smooth. We'll see what the future might hold, but so far so good---knock on wood.
  • Kristiana
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great computer
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
    Nice for the price
    Great work computer
    Little to no problems
    Skinny fits in a small space
  • RonS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Small Computer
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
    The computer runs smoothly and quiet. The 14 gen I5 processor runs circles around my older gen 4 I7 processor. The plug is very secure, even though I've seen complaints of loose cords on the back of computer. Love the boot up speed. I made one mod, I installed 32 GB ram into it since I do some graphics. For a month I had absolutely no issues with it. I would recommend this computer. 3030S 16GB Ram, i5 Gen 14 processor , 1 TB solid state hard drive, NO CD drive ( can install or use an external USB if needed.)

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