How good of a deal is this desktop?

[amazins6986]

With discounts and coupon codes, I can get this new Dell desktop for $431 plus tax:

4th Generation Intel® Core i5-4460 Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx2)
1TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Intel 4600 HD Graphics
DW 1705 802.11bgn + Bluetooth 4.0, 2.4 GHz, 1x1

It would be for general home use. How likely is it that I would be able to find something noticeably better for the same price (or close to it) over the next few months?

 

[CTurbo]

That's a decent deal. Usually you'd have to settle for an i3 at that price.

 

[jmsellars1]

That's not bad for the price but an i5 seems overkill for general home use. My mum has a Pentium G620 and 4GB RAM in her PC and it still feels as quick as ever, mainly because of the SSD, which I'd recommend. If you're willing to build a PC, you could go for this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wVvVzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wVvVzy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.10 @ Newegg)
Total: $445.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 15:50 EDT-0400


Should be slightly cheaper as the price includes tax as far as I know, it will feel faster because of the SSD and will have a better quality PSU too.