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Costco Members: Dell Desktop: Core Ultra 5 225, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD
$500
$700
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+ $15 Shippingat Costco Wholesale
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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Dell Tower Desktop (DECT1250-5050BLK-PUS) for $499.99. Shipping is $14.99.
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Specs:
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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 powerfuldoppler | Staff- This offer matches a Frontpage Deal from last month.
- 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 Deal Editor Nate650 for finding this deal.
Specs:
Thanks to Deal Editor Nate650 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 powerfuldoppler | Staff- This offer matches a Frontpage Deal from last month.
- 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.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
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This Dell tower looks like a solid everyday desktop for office work, light creative tasks, and home server use, with the Core Ultra 5 drawing praise for strong CPU performance and efficient operation. The main appeal is the price versus similar Dell and Best Buy listings, especially since the Best Buy version appears to differ mainly by a 1TB SSD. The weak integrated graphics, 512GB storage, front only audio jack, and 180W proprietary power supply limit upgrades and bigger video cards. A practical pick if you want a compact workhorse and do not plan major expansion.
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It can work for light always-on server use and media apps like Plex and Immich, but the 512GB SSD is small for storage-heavy workloads. If you need more space, swapping in a 1TB SSD and using the original drive as secondary storage is a practical upgrade.
Yes, the standard Tower appears to have only one 1/8-inch audio port on the front, so headphones or speakers will hang from the front panel. USB speakers or a cheap USB sound card are workable fixes, and the Tower Plus model reportedly adds rear audio ports.
Yes. The same model is listed elsewhere with a 1TB SSD, and a simple upgrade path is to replace the 512GB drive with a 1TB SSD and reuse the original drive as a secondary D: drive.
The CPU scores very strongly on PassMark, around 32,265, and is described as powerful for office work and lighter creative tasks. The integrated graphics are much weaker, with a reported 3DMark score around 2,000, so it is not ideal for gaming or graphics-heavy use.
It comes with a 180W PSU, so GPU upgrades are severely limited unless the power supply is replaced. The case space is also tight, which further restricts what video cards can fit.
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thank you for any input on whether this is a true deal.
But would have to update the powersupply for my needs... if that's even possible
*update*
Proprietary PSU, looks like 460watt would be the cheapest on ebay for like $80.
https://www.ebay.com/p/17059276011
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to add a video card, but you would be severely limited by the space inside the case and 180W power supply.
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