Dell Inspiron 531 series

Dell Inspiron 531

The last of the major desktop vendors to update this year's desktops, Dell used that time to good advantage. On some tests, the Inspiron 531 is even faster than systems that cost $500 more. Keep your gaming and digital media ambitions modest, and this PC should deliver nearly everything you'd want in a mainstream system.

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Dell Inspiron 531s

Dell may not have the most bang for the buck in its new, trim Inspiron 531S, but it offers more options than the competition in this new, small-scale Windows desktop. For systems in its slimmed down class, we recommend it. For budget PCs in general, you can find a better deal if you shop around.

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 250GB HDD, 3GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 250GB HDD, 2GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 250GB HDD, 3GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 250GB HDD, 2GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 320GB HDD, 2GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 320GB HDD, 3GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 320GB HDD, 3GB)

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1