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Sep 2, 2025 7:31 PM

Costco Members: Dell Desktop: Core Ultra 5 225, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Dell Tower Desktop (DECT1250-5050BLK-PUS) for $499.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member das1984 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225 Processor (10-Core, 20MB Total Cache, 3.3GHz)
  • 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s Memory
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
  • MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7920, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Dell Wired Keyboard (KB216) + Dell Wired Mouse (MS116)
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 4x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 1x Serial Port (Optional)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
    • 1x Global Headset Jack
    • 1x RJ-45

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  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here.

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Dell Tower Desktop (DECT1250-5050BLK-PUS) for $499.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member das1984 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225 Processor (10-Core, 20MB Total Cache, 3.3GHz)
  • 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s Memory
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
  • MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7920, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Dell Wired Keyboard (KB216) + Dell Wired Mouse (MS116)
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 4x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 1x Serial Port (Optional)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
    • 1x Global Headset Jack
    • 1x RJ-45

Editor's Notes

Written by ValPal2011 | Staff
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here.

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Written by das1984

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desynergy
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deelseaker
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It's a decent deal for a mid-range productivity desktop. The sweet spot for Core i5 / Ryzen 5-based PCs (the midrange family of processors) used to be $400 the last several years. But lately, we haven't seen many non-gaming, productivity deals at all. Desktops with discrete video cards (RTX 4060 / 5060 and higher) are much more common that before. This inflates the price for those who are not interested in gaming capabilities and could make do with onboard graphics or a low-end GPU.
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The PSU may not support any GPUs. If it does, it'll only support GPUs with one PCIe connector (150w max) which means it'll have enough power for your setup.
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Sep 2, 2025 7:43 PM
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deelseakerSep 2, 2025 7:43 PM
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It's a decent deal for a mid-range productivity desktop. The sweet spot for Core i5 / Ryzen 5-based PCs (the midrange family of processors) used to be $400 the last several years. But lately, we haven't seen many non-gaming, productivity deals at all. Desktops with discrete video cards (RTX 4060 / 5060 and higher) are much more common that before. This inflates the price for those who are not interested in gaming capabilities and could make do with onboard graphics or a low-end GPU.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgLWsGYLtHs

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Sep 3, 2025 11:03 AM
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MrRetroSep 3, 2025 11:03 AM
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How does this compare to the same config direct from Dell with any applicable discounts? And where does it list the PSU spec, I cannot find it.

Edit, looks like the same config on the Dell site is $100 MORE than this.
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Quote from gigabitvps View quoted comment :
360 watt psu, shucks
The PSU may not support any GPUs. If it does, it'll only support GPUs with one PCIe connector (150w max) which means it'll have enough power for your setup.
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Sep 3, 2025 12:21 PM
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antoonSep 3, 2025 12:21 PM
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Review says not expandable?
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Medic311Sep 3, 2025 3:45 PM
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Where can you get the drive caddy for this? Reviews state that Dell revised the manual to state they do not include it in the case anymore, and users state that dell claims the part is not available
Last edited by Medic311 September 3, 2025 at 08:57 AM.
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justyeSep 3, 2025 4:28 PM
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Quote from deelseaker View quoted comment :
It's a decent deal for a mid-range productivity desktop. The sweet spot for Core i5 / Ryzen 5-based PCs (the midrange family of processors) used to be $400 the last several years. But lately, we haven't seen many non-gaming, productivity deals at all. Desktops with discrete video cards (RTX 4060 / 5060 and higher) are much more common that before. This inflates the price for those who are not interested in gaming capabilities and could make do with onboard graphics or a low-end GPU.
This thing is super overkill for productivity, unless that productivity includes Photoshop or using heavy CPU applications.

Then it has proprietary PSU that probably means you can't use a GPU with this.

I really don't get computers like this.

Cheap used enterprise PCs or those Chinese mini PCs would be a better value for most people using this for simple office or personal tasks.
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Sep 3, 2025 4:32 PM
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g725sSep 3, 2025 4:32 PM
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I understand this has an NPU for AI tasks. How important is that for future software use?
Last edited by g725s September 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM.
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MoisesA7010Sep 3, 2025 4:36 PM
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can you just swap the power supply so this can be upgraded later to have a nice graphics card?
Sep 3, 2025 5:06 PM
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g725sSep 3, 2025 5:06 PM
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Quote from antoon View quoted comment :
Review says not expandable?
What do you mean exactly?
Sep 3, 2025 5:09 PM
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g725sSep 3, 2025 5:09 PM
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Quote from gigabitvps View quoted comment :
360 watt psu, shucks
I don't understand why this always gets mentioned for office PCs. I assume you want a gaming PC. Then why not just build a dedicated gaming PC yourself? Honestly curious, not trolling.
Last edited by g725s September 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM.
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Medic311Sep 3, 2025 5:23 PM
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Quote from justye View quoted comment :
This thing is super overkill for productivity, unless that productivity includes Photoshop or using heavy CPU applications.

Then it has proprietary PSU that probably means you can't use a GPU with this.

I really don't get computers like this.

Cheap used enterprise PCs or those Chinese mini PCs would be a better value for most people using this for simple office or personal tasks.
any suggestions of where to get used business desktops? i presume when you say enterprise, you mean dell optiplex or hp elitedesk?
Sep 3, 2025 5:38 PM
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yuesehanSep 3, 2025 5:38 PM
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Quote from antoon View quoted comment :
Review says not expandable?
no, review says problem to expand 2nd SSD, not for RAM.

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Sep 3, 2025 6:44 PM
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g725sSep 3, 2025 6:44 PM
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Quote from yuesehan View quoted comment :
no, review says problem to expand 2nd SSD, not for RAM.
You can run an SSD off the unused SATA, if you just need extra storage for files, right? Just there is no second M2 slot.
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