Wednesday tech deals: Bargain quad-core Dell desktops and more

[Matthew DeCarlo]

Dell XPS 430 Core 2 Quad 2.33GHz PC for $599 + free shipping

Dell via eBay Daily Deal offers the Dell XPS 430 Desktop PC for $599 with free shipping. That's the best total price we've seen for any quad-core Dell XPS system by $200. Features include an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz, 3GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB video card, DVD burner, and Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends August 14 at 2PM ET.

Five more tech deals after the jump.

Dell Inspiron 546 AMD Quad Core 2.4GHz PC for $429 + free shipping

Dell Home offers the Dell Inspiron 546 Mini Tower Desktop PC (no monitor) for $429 with free shipping. That's $175 off and the lowest total price we've seen. Features include an AMD Phenom X4 9750 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, DVD burner, Ethernet, and Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends August 13 (tomorrow).

HP G70-460US Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz 17" laptop for $500 after rebate

Office Depot offers the HP G70-460US notebook (in stores only) for $549.99. This $50 mail-in rebate knocks it to $499.99. With free shipping, that ties a deal from just over two weeks ago for the lowest total price by $50. Features include a 17" 1440x900 display, Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, dual-layer DVD burner, 802.11a/n wireless, webcam with microphone, HDMI port, and Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1. Deal ends August 15.

3M MPro110 LED Pico projector for $200 + free shipping

Circuit City offers the tiny 3M MPro110 LED Pico projector for $199.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $55. This 5.6oz portable projector features a 640x480 fixed display resolution, images up to 50" wide, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, VGA and RCA ports, and more. Since it uses LEDs, it's unlikely to ever need a bulb replacement.

Also, see Dell's M109S ultra-portable 858x600 projector for $299 with free shipping.

Western Digital refurb roundup: WD TV HD Media Player for $78 + $3 s&h, more

WDStore offers several factory-refurbished Western Digital items for as low as $59.99, as listed below. With shipping starting at $2.99, all items are at the lowest total price we could find. All refurbished drives have a 6-month Western Digital warranty. The deals: Western Digital My Book Home Edition 500GB eSATA/FireWire/USB 2.0 External HDD for $59.99 + $8 s&h ($0.14/GB) Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 500GB eSATA/FireWire/USB 2.0 External HDD for $64.99 + $8 s&h ($0.15/GB) Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player for $77.99 + $3 s&h

15% off video game consoles at Dell Home: Deals from $110 + free shipping

Dell Home cuts 15% off several video game consoles and console bundles via coupon code "65G7RQ11J?M2LH". With free shipping it's the best discount we've seen from Dell on these items this year. The systems, with prices after discount: Nintendo DS Lite for $110.49 Nintendo DSi in Black or Blue for $152.99 Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade for $169.99 Sony PlayStation 3 160GB w/ Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Pack for $424.99

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[raybay]

There is no bargain barebones until Windows 7 comes out... Anything with VISTA Home is not a bargain to my way of thinking.

 

[Guest]

Quite frankly, I haven't had and never did have any problems with Vista Home Premium--ran fine after a few well-known tweaks which I also applied to Windows 7 RC. It's really quite a deal to get Vista 64bit now and later get Windows Premium 7 64bit--two systems for one, at least two legitimate keys. With the old Vista, simply use vLite and create something special. Easy.

 

[Guest]

People should be careful about what hardware they buy because Windows 7 XP mode only works on machines with hardware virtualization build in. This means that the quad core system mentioned above will not work since the Q8200 has it disabled...