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Dual-Core Media Center PC, just $398 in Walmart clearance

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Walmart has an unusual and attractive desktop PC on sale in their clearance department; it’s a Mirus SITPD805V Media Center PC, designed by Mirus Innovations.  This is a brand new PC built around an Intel Pentium D 805 Dual-Core 2.66GHz processor, so it’s fast and powerful enough to handle games, movies, and software applications.

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Fully-loaded desktop PC at NewEgg.com, only $499.99

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Just $499.99 at NewEgg.com, the Acer Aspire ASE500-U-P6200 desktop PC truly is fully-loaded with everything the average computer user will ever need.   It features a fast Intel Pentium 4 620 CPU, (2.8GHz) with Hyper-Threading technology, and it has 1 full GB of DDR2 RAM.  The hard drive is a huge 250GB SATA drive, which runs […]

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Lightning-fast desktop for under $500 at TigerDirect

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

The Systemax Venture B524 is a new desktop PC from a lesser-known manufacturer, but the excellent product reviews at TigerDirect.com indicate that Systemax does a great job of producing a fast and reliable machine.  For $499, the Venture B254 comes with an Intel Pentium 4, 3.06GHz processor (with Hyperthreading), and 512MB of RAM.  The hard […]

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$498 for a Desktop Media Center and Flat-Panel Monitor

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

The Compaq Presario SR2013WM-B Desktop Media Center is a high-value desktop computer bundle, available from Walmart.com.  Not only do you get a powerful desktop PC, but you get a sleek HPvs 17x 17″ LCD flat panel monitor with adjustable tilt and integrated speakers.   Flat panel monitors are great space savers, as well as being much […]

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Stormtek: New value PCs for under $500

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

Stormtek is a value-PC manufacturer, and their products are available from SaveAtEagle.com.  Just because you want a good price doesn’t mean you want to sacrifice quality, and Stormtek is a perfect merging of those two ideals.  Currently on sale for $499.99, the Stormtek Tornado desktop PC has a 2.6GHz Celeron processor and 256MB of RAM, […]

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Affordable Dual-core Pentium from Geeks.com

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Geeks.com isn’t just the home of affordable, refurbished desktop and notebook PCs.  It’s also a place to find incredible deals on brand new technology, like the beautiful dual-core Pentium D desktop by Lenovo:

Dual-core means “blazing fast”, which is just what you want from a desktop PC.   The processor is an Intel Pentium D 820 / […]

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Get ready for Vista with a new sub-$500 desktop PC

Friday, December 8th, 2006

With the highly-anticipated release of Windows Vista just around the proverbial corner, you’ll probably want make sure that any new desktop PC you purchase is at least Vista capable.  One machine to consider is the Lenovo ThinkCentre A60 8700, a powerful and brand new desktop priced at just $494.99 at Geeks.com.  While it’s described by […]

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Awesome desktop for $499: The ABS Awesome V2 30

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

From NewEgg.com comes a brand new desktop PC with the name ABS Awesome.   One of the advantages of shopping from NewEgg is their customer reviews, and owners of the ABS Awesome seem to think it lives up to its name.  Overwhelmingly, this bargain-priced PC was listed as great for gaming, especially if you upgrade the […]

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Brand new desktop PC and printer for under $500

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Here’s an inexpensive desktop computer bundle that would make a wonderful holiday gift.  For just $499.99, you’ll receive a brand new HP dx2200 desktop PC, as well as a HP Deskjet F380 All-In-One printer, from TigerDirect.com.  The HP Deskjet F380 All-In-One lets you print, scan, and copy (in color or black and white).  copy and resize […]

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New desktop with lots of expansion room for under $500

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

You can count on Acer to make a reliable desktop computer at a reasonable price, and the Acer AcerPower S285 is a great example.  Currently available from Geeks.com, the AcerPower S285 is a pretty awesome system for under $500.  The Intel Pentium 4 3.06 GHz processor has Hyper-Threading Technology, meaning this system can be user […]

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