Desktop Deals - Desktop Packages and PC Deals

Dell Home offers its Dell XPS 8500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3.4GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $729.99. Coupon code "0H9Q3PQ6L3744C" cuts it to $679.99. With free shipping, that's $50 off and the lowest total price we could find, although we saw a similarly configured XPS 8500 (with an AMD Radeon 1GB video card) for $20 less last week (since expired). It features an Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 1GB graphics card, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0+LE, media card reader, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 270s Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $449. Coupon code "88KSR26X$74PFT" cuts it to $399. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we've seen for a Vostro 270s with Windows 8 Professional. It features an Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, media card reader, and Windows 8 Professional 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Dell Small Business offers the Dell Precision T1650 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) for $499 with free shipping. That's tied with last month's mention as the lowest total price we've seen for any Dell Precision T1650 desktop. It features an Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

For in-store pickup only, Micro Center offers the refurbished HP Pavilion AMD 20-b010 AMD A4 1.4GHz All-in-One 20" Desktop PC, model no. H3Y89AA#ABA, for $299.99. That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the best price we've seen for any Pavilion All-in-One PC. (It's also $120 under the lowest price we could find for a new unit elsewhere.) Features include an AMD E1-1200 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 20" 1600x900 LED-Backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 7310 graphics, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, two USB 3.0 ports, and Windows 8.

A 90-day warranty applies, although it's unclear who backs it.

Dell Home offers the Dell XPS 8500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3.4GHz Desktop PC in Black (no monitor) for $799.99. Coupon code "0H9Q3PQ6L3744C" cuts it to $749.99. With free shipping, that's the second lowest total price we've seen for a Dell XPS 8500 with 12GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive since Black Friday week, when we saw a similar configuration (with a Blu-ray drive) for $20 less. (We saw this same configuration for $10 less last month.) This desktop features an Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 12GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 7570 1GB graphics card, DVD burner drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0+LE, Gigabit Ethernet, media card reader, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 30.

Fry offers the Dell Inspiron 660s Intel Celeron 1.9GHz Desktop PC (no monitor), model no. i660s-2002BK, for $257. Opt for free in-store pickup to avoid a shipping fee of around $12. That's the second best price we've seen for a Dell Inspiron 660S with Windows 8; we saw it shipped for $7 less two weeks ago. (It's a current low for a shipped unit by $50.) It features an Intel Celeron G465 1.9GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, media card reader, and Windows 8 64-bit.

MacMall offers the Samsung Series 3 XE300M22 Intel Celeron 1.9GHz Chromebox (no monitor), model no. XE300M22-B01US, for $274.99 with free shipping. (Amazon sells it for the same price.) That's $5 under last week's mention and the lowest total price we could find in any color by $6. It features an Intel Celeron B840 1.9GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 802.11a/n wireless, and Google Chrome OS.

Acer via eBay offers the refurbished Gateway AMD E1 1.4GHz Desktop PC (no monitor), model no. SX2110G-UW318, for $179.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention of a refurb from a week ago and $20 under the lowest total price we could find for a refurb today. It features an AMD E1-1200 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD Radeon HD 7310 graphics, DVD burner, , and Windows 8 64-bit.

A 90-day warranty applies, although it's unclear who supports it.

TigerDirect offers the Gateway SX2865-UR338 Celeron 2.4GHz Desktop PC, model no. DT.GDPAA.004, for $279.99 plus around $10 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $110, although we saw it for $40 less last month. Features include an Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, memory card reader, and Windows 8 64-bit.