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.

Badger Auctions via eBay offers the factory-refurbished Vizio Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 2.3GHz 24" All-In-One Desktop PC, model no. CA24-A2, for $699.99 with free shipping. That's $619 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit. (For further comparison, we saw a new unit 24" Vizio AIO PC with a Core i5 CPU, no SSD or graphics card, and half the RAM for $50 less last winter.) Features include an Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 24" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive with 32GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE 1GB video card, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, and Windows 7 Home Premium. A 90-day Vizio warranty applies. Deal ends July 18 at 2 pm ET.

Lenovo offers its Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 Intel Celeron 1.5GHz Desktop PC (no monitor) in Black, model no. 57312250, for $419. Coupon code "USPQ500516" cuts it to $249. With free shipping, that ties our mention from a month ago as the lowest total price we've seen for any Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 desktop. It features an Intel Celeron 887 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, media card reader, USB, HDMI output, keyboard, mouse, and Windows 8 64-bit. No optical drive is included. Deal ends May 24.

MOBILESHARK via eBay again offers the refurbished Dell XPS 8500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 3.4GHz Desktop PC for $699.99 with free shipping. That ties last week's mention of a refurbished unit as the lowest total price we've seen for any Dell XPS with 16GB RAM and a 2TB hard drive. (It's a current price low for a refurb by $200.) It features an Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 16GB RAM, 2TB 7200 rpm hard drive, NVIDIA Geforce GT620 1GB graphics card, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, Gigabit Ethernet, media card reader, keyboard, mouse, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends June 16 at 7 pm ET.

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