Computer Deals and Best Sales

Dell Home offers the 4.2-lb. Dell Inspiron 14z Intel Core i3 2.2GHz 14" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Espresso Black for $499.99 with free shipping. That's among the best deals we've seen for a Dell Inspiron 14z laptop with this processor, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB hard drive, although we saw it for $50 less without the Adobe Elements bundle last week, since expired. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i3-2350M 2.3GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, webcam, 6-cell battery, Adobe Elements 9.0 Photoshop and Premiere Bundle, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home still offers the 9.4-lb. Alienware M17x Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge Quad 2.3GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Black for $1,899. Coupon code "BHW1L0MX0D?MCX" cuts it to $1,849. With free shipping, that's $50 off and tied with our mention from last week as the only deal we've seen for a 17" Alienware M17x with a Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor. Sales tax is added where applicable. This notebook features an Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 17.3" 1920 x 1080 (1080p) LED-backlit widescreen LCD display, 6GB RAM, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive, slot-loaded DVD burner, ATI Radeon HD 7970M 2GB video card, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 9-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Dell Home offers the 7.1-lb. Dell Inspiron 17R Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook for $599.99 with free shipping. That's $340 off and a very low price for a 17" laptop with this CPU, 6GB of RAM, and a 750GB hard drive, although we saw it for $20 less last month. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends May 29.

Dell Home offers the Dell XPS 8500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3.4GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $849.99 with free shipping. That's $50 off and the lowest total price we could find for an XPS 8500 with the new Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor. (We saw it with a 24" monitor and $150 Dell gift card two weeks ago for just $150 more.) Sales tax is added where applicable. The desktop features an Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD Radeon 7570 1GB graphics card, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, media card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. Deal ends May 29 at 10 am ET.

Of note, this system also includes a free $20 credit to Shutterfly. A 1-time use code will be emailed to you within two to three weeks after purchase.

Dell Home offers the 7.1-lb. Dell Inspiron 17R-N7110 Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook for $699.99. Coupon code "4J4XPNDZ1PKR2B" cuts it to $674.99. With free shipping, that's $369 off and the lowest total price we've seen for the Inspiron 17R with 8GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends June 30.

Dell Home offers its Dell Inspiron 620 MT Intel Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $479.99. Coupon code "5TK?LC9VJ5F$33" cuts it to $383.99. With free shipping, that's $56 under our mention from earlier this week and the least expensive Inspiron 620 desktop we've seen with a Core i-series CPU and 1TB hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, memory card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires May 31.

Dell Home offers the Dell Inspiron 620 Mini Tower Intel Core i5 3GHz Desktop PC in Black (no monitor) for $499.99. Coupon code "LSV0TMS7JD?4D1" drops it to $474.99 with free shipping, that's $29 under our January mention and the lowest total price we've seen for this configuration. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2320 3GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge processor, 6GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon ends May 29.

Dell Home offers the Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor 2-Pack, model no. M2GCR, bundled with the Chief Widescreen Dual Monitor Table Stand, model no. KTP225, for $964.99. Coupon code "04XVH98JG9QBWj" cuts them to $729. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find for this bundle by $68. Sales tax is added where applicable. The monitor 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. The steel stand features a teardrop hole pattern, integrated cable management, and more. Coupon expires May 31.

We've been sitting behind our laptops all day, putting together a roundup of the hottest notebook deals from the past week that are still available for you to compare. This week's top laptops include the new ASUS Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 2.3GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook, plus best-selling notebooks from Lenovo, Samsung, and Dell. With deals starting at just $380, it's a great time to invest in a new laptop.

Dell Home offers its Dell XPS 8300 Intel Core i7 3.4GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $699.99 with free shipping. That's $330 off list and tied with last week's mention for the lowest total price we've ever seen for a Dell XPS 8300 with a Core i7 quad-core CPU. (For further comparison, we saw it with a smaller hard drive and weaker graphics card for the same price in February.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz Sandy Bridge quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB video card, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends June 15.

Dell Home offers the 7.6-lb. Dell XPS 17 Intel Core i7 2.2GHz 17.3" Widescreen Notebook in Silver Aluminum for $1,348.99. Coupon code "7WR1C2?HTTQQ11" cuts it to $1,248.99. With free shipping, that's $639 off and tied with our mention from two weeks ago of a similar system with an 8-cell battery. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz Sandy Bridge quad-core processor, 17.3" 1080p widescreen LCD, 8GB RAM, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD/Blu-ray burner, NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3GB graphics, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, 9-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends June 30. (Update: Battery specs corrected.)

Dell Home offers the Dell XPS 8500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 3.1GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $749.99 with free shipping. That's $40 under last week's mention (which came with a $50 Dell gift card) and among the lowest total prices we've seen for this system with an Ivy Bridge processor. Sales tax is added where applicable. The desktop features an Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge quad-core 3.1GHz processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD Radeon 7570 1GB graphics card, DVD burner, media card reader, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n wireless, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home offers its Dell ST2220L 21.5" 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen Monitor, model no. 2NF4M, for $139.99 with free shipping. (Quill sells it for the same price) That's tied with an expired mention from last month as the lowest total price we've seen for this display. (It's a current price low by $7.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio (8,000,000:1 dynamic), 5ms response time, 250 cd/m² brightness, one HDMI input, and DVI-D and VGA inputs.

Dell Home offers the 5.5-lb. Dell XPS 15z Intel Core i7 Dual-Core 2.8GHz 15.6" Notebook in Silver Aluminum for $999.99 with free shipping. That's $462 off list and tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we've seen for a Dell XPS 15z with a Core i7 processor. Sales tax is added where applicable. It measures 0.97" thick and features an Intel Core i7-2640M 2.8GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, slot-load DVD burner, NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB video card, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, Bluetooth 3.0, 8-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home offers the 7.1-lb. Dell Inspiron 17R Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook, model no. i17RN-4235BK, for $549.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago, and the lowest total price we could find now by $147. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5GHz dual-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 1-megapixel webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home offers the Wenger SwissGear Legacy Notebook Backpack, model no. WA-7329-14F00, for $44.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention last summer and the lowest total price we could find by a buck. Sales tax is added where applicable. This checkpoint-friendly bag fits laptops with screens of up to 15.6" and features continuous triple-layer foam shielded corners, air-flow back padding, an iPod / mp3 player pocket, and more.

At several online stores and retail locations, students can buy a select desktop or notebook PC and get an Xbox 360 console for free. (You'll need to enter a valid .edu email address.) That's the best such offer we've seen in almost a year. Choose from 17 systems, with prices starting at $699.

Of note, this offer is also available through Dell, where you get a $200 eGift Card that can be used toward an Xbox 360 console or other items.

Dell Home offers the Dell XPS 8300 Intel Core i5 3GHz Desktop PC for $599.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from three weeks ago (which had a bigger hard drive) and is among the least expensive XPS 8300 desktops we've ever seen. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-2320 3GHz Sandy Bridge quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home offers the Dell S2230MX 21.5" 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. DWYC0, for $149.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $13, although we saw it for $10 less a week ago. Sales tax is added where applicable. This ultra-slim display features a 2" panel depth, 1920x1080 (1080p) native resolution, LED backlight, 1,000:1 native (8,000,000:1 dynamic) contrast ratio, 250 cd/m² brightness, 2ms response time, DVI-D and VGA inputs, and more.