Computer Deals and Best Sales

Dell Small and Home Office offers the Dell Vostro 260 Mini Intel Core i5 3.1GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $449 with free shipping. That's tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find by $127, although we listed it for $22 less three weeks ago, since expired. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Outlet Business & Education takes 15% to 20% off select factory-refurbished desktops and notebooks via the coupon codes listed below. They're among the best percent-off discounts we've seen on these units in recent months. Plus, many items qualify for free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable and some exclusions may apply. Refurbished computers carry a 1-year Dell warranty. Coupons expire May 28. The deals:

• 20% off refurb Dell OptiPlex Desktop PCs via code "N5JTTSRQ22F?LR"
• 20% off refurb Dell Precision Notebooks or Desktop PCs via code "G3CH$RNNXMSPBW"
• 15% off refurb Dell Latitude Notebooks via code "QVST3HCJXS2ND$"
• 15% off refurb Dell Vostro Notebooks or Desktop PCs via code "?WSHB6NZX9$S9J"

Dell Small & Home Office offers the Dell Vostro 3350 Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Aberdeen Silver bundled with a $100 Dell eGift Card for $599. Coupon code "23LBB0BDXPH2FZ" cuts it to $539.10. With free shipping, and assuming you use the gift card, that's the best price we've seen for a Dell Vostro 3350 laptop equipped with this CPU. (For further comparison, it's also $170 below the lowest total price we could find for a comparable Core i5-equipped Dell Vostro 3350 laptop elsewhere.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, webcam, fingerprint reader, 8-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel Core i5 3.1GHz Desktop PC, bundled with two Dell E Series E2211H 21.5" LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitors and a $100 Dell eGift Card for $829. Coupon code "F5T?SMKGBS7RDB" cuts it to $749. With free shipping, that's $640 off and, assuming you use the gift card, $80 below our March mention of this bundle (which did not include the gift card). Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz Sandy Bridge quad-core processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small & Home Office offers the 4-lb. Dell Vostro V131 Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Notebook in Aberdeen Silver bundled with a $100 Dell eGift Card for $699. Coupon code "23LBB0BDXPH2FZ" cuts it to $629.10. With free shipping, and assuming you use the gift card, that's $100 under last week's mention and the lowest total price we've seen for a Core i5-equipped Vostro V131 this year. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth 3.0, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Note that no optical drive is included, and the gift card will be emailed to you in 10 to 20 days after purchase.

Dell Small and Home Office offers the Dell Vostro 260 Mini Intel Core i5 3.1GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $449 with free shipping. That's tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find by $127, although we listed it for $22 less two weeks ago, since expired. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 260S Slim Tower Intel Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop PC (pictured) bundled with two Dell E2011H 20" LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitors and a $100 Dell Promo e-Gift Card for $629. Coupon code "?T8PQ?5?WXT9C2" cuts it to $579. With free shipping, and assuming you use the gift card, that's $100 under last week's mention and an all-time price low for this bundle by $63. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

The gift card will arrive via email 10 to 20 days after purchase.

Dell Small Business offers its 5.1-lb. Dell Latitude E5520 Intel Core i5 2.4GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook for $559 with free shipping via the directions below. That's $80 under our mention from a month ago (with a Core i7 processor) and the lowest total price we could find for this configuration. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 2GB RAM, 250GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. To get this deal:

1. View the Dell Latitude E5520 Intel Core i5 2.4GHz 15.6" Notebook for $499
2. select "Intel Core i5-2430M processor... (+$60)"
3. add it to your cart for $559

Dell Small Business offers its Dell Vostro 3450 Intel Core i5 Dual-Core 2.5GHz 14" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Aberdeen Silver for $579. Coupon code "23LBB0BDXPH2FZ" drops it to $521.10. With free shipping, that's $218 off, $28 under our mention from four weeks ago, and the lowest total price we've seen for the Vostro 3450 with this CPU. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, fingerprint reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Dell Small & Home Office offers the 4.03-lb. Dell Vostro V131 Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Notebook in Aberdeen Silver for $699. Coupon code "23LBB0BDXPH2FZ" cuts it to $629.10. With free shipping, that's $130 off and the lowest total price we've seen for a Core i5-equipped Vostro V131 this year. (We saw one for $30 less last October.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz dual-core Sandy Bridge processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth 3.0, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Note that no optical drive is included.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 260 Mini Intel Core i5 3.1GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $449 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find for this configuration by $84, although we listed it for $22 less last week, since expired. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7,200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 260S Slim Tower Intel Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop PC (pictured) bundled with two Dell E2011H 20" LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitors for $629. Coupon code "?T8PQ?5?WXT9C2" cuts it to $579. With free shipping, that's $468 off and the lowest total price we could find for this bundle, although we saw it for $37 less in March (since expired). Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the 11.9-lb. Alienware M18x Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 2.3GHz 18.4" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Quasar Blue for $2,599. Coupon code "BHW1L0MX0D?MCX" cuts it to $2,549. With free shipping, that's $50 off and a price low for an 18" laptop with this CPU and GPU pairing. Sales tax is added where applicable. This gaming laptop features an Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 18.4" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 8GB RAM, two 500GB 7200 rpm hard drives (1TB total), DVD burner, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M 2GB video card, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 12-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Dell Small Business offers this Dell PowerEdge T110 II Intel Xeon 3.1GHz Server for $1,199 with free shipping. That's $1,101 off and tied with a deal from last week for the lowest total price we've seen for this server with two 1TB hard drives. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Xeon E3-1220 3.1GHz quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, two 1TB 7200 rpm hard drives, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Inspiron 14R Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 14" LED-Backlit Notebook for $529.99 with free shipping. That's tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find for this configuration. (A similar build with a smaller hard drive goes for $62 more elsewhere.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz dual-core processor, 14" LED-backlit display, 6GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Small Business again offers the Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor for $299 with free shipping. That's tied with our March mention as the lowest total price we've seen for this monitor. (It's also a current price low by $8.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 1920x1200 native resolution, LED backlight, 1,000:1 native (2,000,000:1 dynamic) contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 8ms response time, four USB 2.0 ports, and DisplayPort, DVI, and VGA inputs.

Dell Small Business offers this Dell PowerEdge T110 II Intel Xeon 3.1GHz Server for $1,199 with free shipping. That's $1,101 off and the lowest total price we've seen for this server with two 1TB hard drives. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Xeon E3-1220 3.1GHz quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, two 1TB 7200 rpm hard drives, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.