Want a 15″ laptop for less than $200? Check out Dell’s Black Friday deals

By Konrad Krawczyk November 20, 2013

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Looking to save some bucks on holiday shopping this year? You’re not the only one. If tech is on your list, then you might want to check out Dell’s site come next week. They’ll be slashing prices on several laptops and desktops. Here’s a rundown of the best Black Friday deals Dell will be offering.

First, the bargain basement deals. As soon as the calender flips to Black Friday, Dell will sell a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop with a 15.6-inch screen, Intel Celeron CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive for $199.99. Dell will also try to offload Inspiron 660s desktop PCs, which wield Intel Celeron CPUs, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drives. They will wear dirt cheap price tags of $199.99. Inspiron 11 3000 series laptops, costing $299.99, will sport an 11.6-inch display, Intel Celeron CPU, 2GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

Remember PC-monitor bundles from back in the day? Dell will also be selling an Inspiron 660 desktop with a 21.5-inch Dell monitor. The PC will sport an Intel Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive. The package will run you $549.98.

If you’re in the market for a gaming rig, you’ll be in luck. Dell will sell the Alienware X51 desktop, which sports an Intel Core i3 processor, 6GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive and Nvidia GeForce GTX 645 graphics for $599; a price cut of $100. If you need to game on the go, you’ll also have the chance to snag a cheaper Alienware 14 notebook, which runs on an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, a 750GB HDD and an Nvidia GeForce GT 750m GPU, costing a grand.

Which of these deals do you think you’ll be getting in on?

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