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While many of us use a laptop for work, school and even gaming, having a desktop computer has its advantages. You'll get a much bigger screen, increased power and you'll be able customize your setup to your exact specifications. If you do get an all-in-one machine, you can still pick your favorite keyboardand mouse, plus you save yourself the hassle of having to buy a monitoror having to move two devices if you want to clean up or relocate. Not to mention, you'll usually get more value from them, getting more power for the same amount of money or even less.
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With that, we've collected our favorite deals from across the web that will give you the most for your money. Everything from budget desktops to higher-end gaming PCs that can handle more complex and resource-hungry tasks, like video editing, can be found below. These are perfect for school, upgrading your home office or simply buying a new reliable desktop for less.
Rated as the best overall desktop computer by our CNET review expert Matt Elliott, who noted that it's small enough to fit in tight spaces but powerful enough for gaming, content and more. B&H has the blue and green variants on sale for $150 off right now.
This gaming laptop from Skytech offers 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. It runs on Windows 11 and features an Nvidia Geforce RTX graphics card that supports bright colors, contrast and great visuals. Plus, it has cool multicolor lights that add a pleasing ambience to your gaming room or desk area.
This HP Envy desktop features a generous 1TB storage space and 16GB RAM. It's equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, so you can multitask, edit content and handle larger tasks, including moderate gaming. The desktop has Intel UHD Graphics 770 and runs on Windows 11. You can now save $250 on this desktop, keyboard and mouse combo at Best Buy. Note that you'll have to buy a monitor separately.
This Dell Inspiron 3030 desktop is equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, Intel UHD graphics card and 16GB of RAM. It also includes 1TB in storage space. With this amount of power, you can multitask and even do some moderate gaming. Note that you'll have to buy other things separately, including a monitor and keyboard. It also includes eight USB ports and a microphone jack.
- HP Pavilion desktop, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD: $450 (save $250)
- HP AMD Ryzen 3 desktop, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD: $360 (save $130)
- Apple M2 iMac Mini 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD: $499 (save $100)
- Dell XPS 8960 desktop 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD: $1,460 (save $300)
- Apple Mac Studio with M2 Max, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD: $1,749 (save $250)