Desktop Deals Master Thread

[Chuchum Ainer]

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It is easy to buy from a shady seller on Walmart, Newegg and Amazon. Don't shop there yourself if you don't know how to differentiate.

Also, too old cpu

[mevinyavin]

What he said.

[DaasTora]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-3020-desktop-13th-gen-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-intel-uhd-graphics-730-512gb-ssd-mist-blue/6537087.p?skuId=6537087
$350 Great price! @jj1000

[S209]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-3020-desktop-13th-gen-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-intel-uhd-graphics-730-512gb-ssd-mist-blue/6537087.p?skuId=6537087
$350 Great price! @jj1000

@mevinyavin is this clearly superior to the refurbished options?

[aygart]

How does this stack up?
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Optiplex-9020-DisplayPort-Bluetooth/dp/B08BJDFZRF/

This looks like it is a 2014 model.

[Chuchum Ainer]

@mevinyavin is this clearly superior to the refurbished options?

Not much availability. If you are able to order it and add your own ram, yes it's superior. The newer and better cpu is maybe worth the ~$130 more or whatever the total ends up being, but the shaileh is if it's worth it for your use case. Probably yes as well, though the open box seems an even better value. Again, assuming you can actually order it.

[DaasTora]

@mevinyavin is this clearly superior to the refurbished options?

My name is not mevinyavin but to my limited knowledge this isn’t even in the same ballpark besides the new vs refurbished factor.

[mevinyavin]

@mevinyavin is this clearly superior to the refurbished options?

IMHO, yes. With the caveat that a well-built refurb may chug along for more than ten years (total - deduct the time it was already run), and one should not have such expectations regarding the longevity of a cheap Inspiron system.

[Elee]

Reposting from a diferent thread

My wife does photography heavily use of adobe Photoshop and lightroom classic currently on hp 15t-dy200 laptop i7 16 ram  512 ssd need to upgrade storage a LOT. performance falling a little short, would you recommend to just upgrade memory  and storage or get something new altogether. Any good recommendations laptop or desktop?  Anyone in Lakewood that could upgrade memory  and storage ?

[Darth1]

@Elee look here. Below are some recent deals that were posted:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Victus-15-6-inch-FHD-144Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8645HS-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4050-8GB-DDR4-512GB-SSD-Mica-Silver-2024/5395277312?athbdg=L1800

$800
Lenovo LOQ with Ryzen 7 7435HS (a 45W version of last year's 7735HS which is itself a refresh of the Ryzen 7 6800HS, Zen 3+), RTX 4060.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-loq-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7435hs-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-512gb-ssd-luna-grey/6578511.p?skuId=6578511

[mevinyavin]

@Elee look here. Below are some recent deals that were posted:

There is one caveat for a Photoshop user - the screen needs to have good color. That requires laptop by laptop research.

[DaasTora]

There is one caveat for a Photoshop user - the screen needs to have good color. That requires laptop by laptop research.

Or a good desktop with a quality monitor

[Chuchum Ainer]

need a basic office desktop
$500 https://www.costco.com/acer-aspire-desktop-%e2%80%93-14th-gen-intel-core-i5-14400-%e2%80%93-windows-11.product.4000247987.html
$500 (prob not worth it over the previous) https://www.ebay.com/itm/326117046792
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/inspiron-small-desktop/spd/inspiron-3030-small-desktop/useishbts3030gssc?view=configurations
this one has 2 options:
i3 and 8gb ram for $469 starting. I can add 8gb ram easily. this will also trigger the $50 and $100 amex offers if have, so about $350 plus tax after buying a new ram stick. the i3 is a concern though. I like the form factor.
or choose i5, 16gb, 1tb, for $699, minus $150 from dell, $550 plus tax

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-desktop/spd/xps-8960-desktop/usexpsthcto8960rpl17?configurationid=29c000ce-2836-4539-b86e-7099e3b08500 $749 for i5 and 16gb. so after amex about $600 plus tax. It's an xps so its well built.
Any other ideas?

[DaasTora]

need a basic office desktop
$500 https://www.costco.com/acer-aspire-desktop-%e2%80%93-14th-gen-intel-core-i5-14400-%e2%80%93-windows-11.product.4000247987.html
$500 (prob not worth it over the previous) https://www.ebay.com/itm/326117046792
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/inspiron-small-desktop/spd/inspiron-3030-small-desktop/useishbts3030gssc?view=configurations
this one has 2 options:
i3 and 8gb ram for $469 starting. I can add 8gb ram easily. this will also trigger the $50 and $100 amex offers if have, so about $350 plus tax after buying a new ram stick. the i3 is a concern though. I like the form factor.
or choose i5, 16gb, 1tb, for $699, minus $150 from dell, $550 plus tax

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-desktop/spd/xps-8960-desktop/usexpsthcto8960rpl17?configurationid=29c000ce-2836-4539-b86e-7099e3b08500 $749 for i5 and 16gb. so after amex about $600 plus tax. It's an xps so its well built.
Any other ideas?

If you consider buying refurbished, there are some good deals on Dell refurbished website with discount codes. HT @mevinyavin
I just ordered this https://www.dellrefurbished.com/item/dell-optiplex-7080-mff-6512f013/dell-optiplex-7080-mff/1.html?child=dell-optiplex-7080-mff-000031&p=1 using code WOW7080DEAL for less than $300 and added $39 for a one year extended warranty.

[Chuchum Ainer]

Interesting. I've looked there in the past, but I'm not sure a 10th gen i5 is worth it, even at $300
Eg
https://www.dellrefurbished.com/item/dell-optiplex-7080-mff-6512f013/dell-optiplex-7080-mff/1.html?child=dell-optiplex-7080-mff-000031&%2F=&template=
What says the oilom?

[DaasTora]

need a basic office desktop

Any other ideas?

If you prefer new, I would look at the following two.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/optiplex-micro-form-factor/spd/optiplex-7020-micro/s005do7020mffus_vp
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pro-mini-400-g9-desktop-pc-p-89p47ua-aba-1

[Chuchum Ainer]

If you prefer new, I would look at the following two.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/optiplex-micro-form-factor/spd/optiplex-7020-micro/s005do7020mffus_vp
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pro-mini-400-g9-desktop-pc-p-89p47ua-aba-1

Hm optiplex is $670 minus amex. Hp is $499 (limited stock) 13th i3.
Both are 8gb and would need an upgrade.
Is the small form factor that worth it?

[DaasTora]

Hm optiplex is $670 minus amex. Hp is $499 (limited stock) 13th i3.
Both are 8gb and would need an upgrade.
Is the small form factor that worth it?

All depends on your situation. I specifically needed that so I looked out for it. Regardless, they are both great computers. Optiplex being the better one.

[DaasTora]

$500 (prob not worth it over the previous) https://www.ebay.com/itm/326117046792

Just noticed that. Many people are afraid of buying on eBay but if you feel comfortable you can consider this https://www.ebay.com/itm/235618338476?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Iz0RvovrT92&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=wu2buewytam&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[mevinyavin]

Just throwing this out there: Is there a reason one suspects that an i3 will not be sufficient for an office machine? I would think that the RAM will be far more important.