Business Desktop or Consumer Desktop?

[missag]

I live in the tropics so dealing with heat and humidity and power surges is a daily occurrence. Of course I run AC as needed and keep airflow at a maximum. I had lost a consumer PC due to power surges (didn't know about USPs, but I do now), so I was thinking a business desktop might last a bit longer since they're built for heavy workloads. I know they're more expensive, but they may be worth it for me. They have VGA, HDMI and lots of USB ports which I need as well as an optical drive. I mainly use Word and do video transcription, so I have an assortment of other programs running simultaneously but nothing that demands lots of power. I don't game but do stream. I'm looking at an i3 -8100 8 GB Dell with a 6 MB cache. So I would appreciate advice from those much more knowledgeable than I. Am I on the right track here? Thanks in advance.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

business desktops are no more robust thn consumer desktops. They're just built with all the same parts and ready for large orders very quickly.

A typical dell business machine will may be suited for tropical humidity, as they are designed to be used in 24-hour air conditioned buildings.

I'd suggest getting a case with *lots* of fans to maximize airflow.