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Technology that Drives Business Eciency
Oering premier-class stability and performance over its
15-month system lifecycle, the OptiPlex 980 can drive
eciency across your organization while providing a low
total cost of ownership.
• Power for Productivity With next-generation Intel
®
Core™ i7 or i5 processors and powerful DDR3 memo-
ry, the OptiPlex 980 provides up to a 35% performance
increase over previous-generation OptiPlex systems.
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• Quiet Performance: Minimize disturbances across the
workgroup with an OptiPlex EcoKit which is designed
to reduce system noise by up to 50%.
• Advanced Display Capabilities: Work on more at once
with dual PCIe discrete-graphics options and support
for up to 4 simultaneous displays. (Mini Tower and
Desktop only.)
• Information that’s always ON: OptiPlex ON technol-
ogy can reduce lags in productivity by giving end users
instant read access to Microsoft Outlook prior to full
system boot.
Management that Empowers IT
Whether your workforce is local, national or global, the
Dell OptiPlex 980 oers easy serviceability and advanced
management capabilities that can help IT work at peak
eciency.
• Advanced “Remote Control”: Inte
l®
vPro™ remote-
management capability can reduce the need for
software-related desk-side visits1 With integrated Intel®
KVM, IT can resolve issues by remotely controlling a
user’s keyboard, video and mouse.
• Easy Routine Maintenance: Tool-less chassis design
provides easy access to internal hardware, while Di-
rectDetect troubleshooting LEDs enable quick diagno-
sis of hardware issues.
• Dell Software Solutions: The Dell Update Catalog for
Microsoft System Center can save time by automating
basic system updates. With Dell Client Manager, IT can
also automate common tasks associated with owning
client systems.
• Customizable Dell Services: Dell oers a portfolio of
specialized services
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to empower IT.
Energy-Ecient Design, Environmental
Responsibility
With its energy-ecient, environmentally conscious design,
the OptiPlex 980 reflects the potential benefits not just to
your operations and your bottom line, while considering the
planet as well.
• Ecient by Design: The OptiPlex 980 helps to reduce
energy costs through features such as Dell Energy
Smart power settings and optional 90% ecient
power-supply units.
• High Environmental Standards: Select configurations of
the OptiPlex 980 qualify for an EPEAT
®
Gold rating.
• ENERGY STAR
®
Compliance: As an ENERGY STAR-
compliant partner, Dell has designed select configu-
rations of the OptiPlex 980 to comply with ENERGY
STAR 5.0 standards for energy eciency.
OptiPlex 980
The OptiPlex 980 is Dell’s most powerful, expandable desktop solution designed for challenging, com-
plex IT environments. With an up to 35% increase in performance over prior generations of OptiPlex
desktops, the OptiPlex 980 delivers the kind of premier technology that can simplify systems manage-
ment, minimize power consumption and help build a better enterprise. The OptiPlex 980 equips your
workforce with more productivity tools such as advanced Intel
®
Core™ i7 Quad processors featuring
generous high-speed memory options and support for up to four simultaneous video displays. OptiPlex
980 users can leverage the exclusive OptiPlex ON for instant read access to Outlook. Advanced Intel
®
vPro™ remote management technology, along with the vPro KVM Remote Control feature expands
management capabilities. A robust range of security options allows security configuration to meet
unique business needs. Only OptiPlex 980 can optimize the work environment with its exclusive EcoKit
that reduces system noise by 50% and delivers a 25% recycled system content.