I got my desktop from Dell's "outlet" store, which is basically where they sell off the machines they built for people who then changed their minds/couldn't pay/whatever.
It means you get a machine for a hell of a lot less than normal, and since it's already built they just pack it up with a monitor and send it out. The machine I got a year ago cost me €1400, including a 19" flatscreen. Had I ordered specifically for myself, it'd have cost me about €2500. (Those are the prices Dell charge here in Ireland, or were at the time). That's over a grand left in my pocket! Hurray! Extra beer money!
It means you get a machine for a hell of a lot less than normal, and since it's already built they just pack it up with a monitor and send it out. The machine I got a year ago cost me €1400, including a 19" flatscreen. Had I ordered specifically for myself, it'd have cost me about €2500. (Those are the prices Dell charge here in Ireland, or were at the time). That's over a grand left in my pocket! Hurray! Extra beer money!