Is this the best desktop deal in this price range?
Processor & Memory:
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 (6-Core) Processor
12GB DDR4 2933MHz RAM
Drives:
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive + 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
Graphics & Video:
Integrated Intel® UHD 730 Graphics
Monitor Not Included
Communications:
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth®
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Audio:
Dell Onboard, C-Media Stereo Codec Audio
Keyboard & Mouse:
Dell Wired Keyboard & Mouse
Ports & Slots:
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
4x USB 2.0
1x 5-in-1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMC+)
1x HDMI Out
1x Headphone Jack
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 11.54" L x 6.06" W x 12.77" H
https://www.costco.com/dell-inspi...94347.html
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Costco's warranty is the advantage over similar specs and prices.
However, I think most PCs in this low to mid range are kind of trashy. Dell has gotten cheap, along with seemingly every other company. Personally, I would be inclined to spend $200-$300 more for a higher quality machine. Also, 16GB RAM is kind of the new minimum, IMO, and while RAM is cheap, I don't want to bother with buying and installing.
Just my 2 cents.
Dell has also apparently been making it very difficult to avoid getting a service contract on their systems. I was a huge Dell fan and recommended them to my "non tech" friends, but not anymore.
With that said, if you are someone who needs a good office type computer and your plans are to buy new over upgrade in the future, this is a
pretty goodOK system at a good price. The on board graphics and the small M.2 SSD are a let down.I've been looking for a month or so here. Not many office desktops being posted. Most are with gaming in mind.
I don't have a problem with the proprietary Dell build. But the price seems maybe only slightly below normal at best.
If it was a $100 less I'd probably jump on this and be done with it. Or am I off base, and this is a good deal? I used to be up on all the specs many years ago, but don't keep up with things PC these days.
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I've been looking for a month or so here. Not many office desktops being posted. Most are with gaming in mind.
I don't have a problem with the proprietary Dell build. But the price seems maybe only slightly below normal at best.
If it was a $100 less I'd probably jump on this and be done with it. Or am I off base, and this is a good deal? I used to be up on all the specs many years ago, but don't keep up with things PC these days.
How to satisfy the slickdeal mindset within me?
I got a quad core hyperthreaded i5 micro desktop for $75.
Got a $900 ultramicro 6 core hyperthreaded 16gb ram sandwich sized desktop for $125. It was only 2 years old. Put a 1tb ssd in it and gave it to my girlfriend for college -- it's a badass little box, silent, and velcros behind a monitor for a clean look.
TLDR get off lease business pcs locally from a recycler. Best values in tech.
If it was a $100 less I'd probably jump on this and be done with it. Or am I off base, and this is a good deal? I used to be up on all the specs many years ago, but don't keep up with things PC these days.
How to satisfy the slickdeal mindset within me?
I think you're right. I can price this system for around ~$450 in parts on pcpartspicker. IMHO a real slick deal would be a prebuilt for less than what I can buy parts for. I think we can expect that with Dell or HP kinda vendors based on them running sales and getting good volume prices on parts they use.
This isn't a bad deal but I think we can see better. Kinda depends on how long you can wait out for a bargain, eh?
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But if you don't need a GPU then the Dell is better.
The Dell has more memory, storage, DVD drive and is cheaper.
Plus Costco warranty is a bonus.
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