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Best Dell Black Friday 2021 deals: Discounts on Inspiron, XPS, and more
Update: Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 are done and dusted, so the deals below are no longer valid. Check out our ZDNet Recommends hub for a better look at the latest deals available or ZDNet's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide hub for recommendations on gifts for all.
Dell's Black Friday event is already in full swing, with many discounts available right now, including a number of the ones listed below. From the Inspiron product line to the G and XPS series, we've got you covered on all bases.
While Dell is offering a couple of cheaper deals on other configurations of this most mainstream of mainstream laptops, they're a bit underpowered except for the simplest of tasks. This Inspiron 15 3000 is still only $399 but comes with a new Core i5-1035G1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB solid-state drive. The full HD (1,920x1,080 resolution) 15.6-inch display is a nice plus.
This all-in-one PC is slickly designed around a 23.8-inch full HD touchscreen, with a bipod stand for improved stability and a speaker bar sitting below the screen. A Core i3-1115G4 CPU, 8 gigs of RAM, and 256GB of built-in storage make sure the Inspiron 24 5000 can handle your work-at-home tasks, and easy connectivity comes in the form of Wi-Fi 6 support and Bluetooth 5.1-based wireless keyboard and mouse. This black edition is currently on sale for $599.99.
The XPS 13 is one of the most highly regarded laptops in the ultra-portable space, and this deal gets you one for under $800. Now equipped with a new Core i5-1135G7 processor with Intel's latest Iris Xe graphics, this XPS 13 configuration also includes 8GB of memory, 256GB SSD and a 13.3-inch full HD touchscreen display. While it's not as tricked out as our review unit was back in the summer, this still has touches like InfinityEdge thin bezels, Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 wireless networking card, built-in fingerprint reader and plenty of battery life in a 2.6-pound package. Take $150 off the price throughout Dell's Black Friday event, which has several other XPS 13 deals if you need a different configuration.
Dell's XPS line generally offers greater performance than its Inspiron family -- albeit at a higher price -- so if you're in the market for a powerful traditional tower desktop, this deal can get you the best of both worlds. The Core i7-11700 eight-core processor can handle almost anything thrown at it, and Dell complements it with a hefty 16 gigs of RAM along with a 512GB solid-state drive. The case design not only allows plenty of cooling for these high-performance components, but also a generous supply of open drive and PCIe slots for future expansion. Dell takes a hefty $250 off this configuration throughout its Black Friday deal event.
With its G series of PCs Dell has brought the gaming prowess of its Alienware specialty brand to its own offerings at a less eye-popping price point. Case in point is this G15 gaming laptop, which features a powerful AMD Ryzen 5600H processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card. You also get 8GB of memory, a 256GB SSD, a 15.6-inch LED-backlit full HD display, and a gamer-oriented Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 wireless networking card.
Priced to compete, the Dell 32-inch curved monitor is the perfect upgrade for any home and work office or gaming station. Unlike gaming monitors, the curvature of Dell's is not as pronounced -- it's more seamless and doesn't require much adapting to. The panel is 1920 x 1080 which isn't 4K quality, but if you're just looking for a big monitor that gets the job done for clerical tasks, then it's perfectly fine. Best yet, the 32-inch monitor currently sells for $199.99 ($230 off).