Deal of the day: Dell Dimension C521 for $499
Dell cuts $230 off its basic home system
We don't usually post a computer as a Deal of the day, since packages can vary so much. But if you choose the no-frills, no-extras, no-peripherals bundle from Dell, you can have an entirely decent home system for $499--down from the everyday price of $729. A 19" LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse and 56K PCI modem are included, and for more money you can add speakers, increase memory or bump up other capabilities.
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium
Monitor: 19" Samsung 920NW widescreen LCD monitor
Memory: 1GB dual channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz-2DIMMs
Hard drive: 160GB serial ATA hard drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
Optical drive: 16x DVD+/-RW drive
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE integrated graphics GPU
Sound: Integrated 7.1 channel audio
What: Dell Dimension C521 basic home desktop computer system
How much: $499
Shipping: Free
Where: Dell.com
When: Through unknown date
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