Dell Black Friday July Sale: Laptops, Gaming PCs & More | Digital Trends

You might be confused to hear about a Black Friday deal in July, but it’s mostly what most retailers call their July big sale, which they often use to compete and profit from Amazon’s Prime Day. As such, there are plenty of great deals out there, including from Dell, which has a discount on just about everything from laptops and PCs to monitors. So, without wasting too much time, let’s jump right into some of their best deals.

Dell 27 SE2722H Monitor $120, was $160

If you’re looking for a great budget monitor, look no further than the Dell SE2722H, which offers you a great VA panel and slim bezels for a great viewing experience. While it only has FHD resolution, it has a 75Hz refresh rate, which isn’t necessarily ideal for gaming, but if you’ve grabbed one of these budget GPU deals, it’s a good option. You also get AMD Freesync, which we appreciate, and the 178-degree viewing angle means you don’t have to be heads-up all the time, so it’s great if you want to use it for console gaming, especially with something like the Xbox Series S.

Inspiron 15 3000 laptop $330, was $480

The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 is a great laptop to buy during Black Friday in July for both work and school, making it quite a versatile laptop for a really cheap price. Under the hood, you get the entry-level 11th Generation Intel Core i3-1115G4, which should be more than enough for most productivity and day-to-day tasks. The 8GB of DDR4 definitely helps too, and while it’s a bit short, as Windows 11 likes to eat up a couple of RAMs, it’s more than enough if you manage your apps and tabs intelligently. The 15.6-inch FHD screen is also great, and built into the bezel above it is a 720p camera for Zoom meetings and more. We also appreciate that Dell has chosen a 512GB SSD for storage, which is much more than what we usually see in budget laptops.

XPS 13 Laptop $849, was $1,099

The Dell XPS 13 is Dell’s answer to the MacBook Air and a great alternative if you don’t want to join the Apple ecosystem. This version of the XPS 13 comes with the powerful 12th Generation Intel Core i7-1250U CPU, giving you tons of productivity and versatility. It also includes Intel Iris Xe Graphics, which will let you get away with some casual and indie games. Luckily, you get plenty of fast RAM in the form of 16GB of DDR5, which is a great quality-of-life upgrade, as is the 512GB SSD. We also love the 500 nits of peak brightness, which means you can use it outside in almost anything but direct sunlight, and the 2.59-pound weight makes it highly portable. As for battery life, you’re looking at around 16 hours, which is excellent and one of the best on the market.

G16 gaming laptop $900, was $1,250

The Dells G16 budget gaming laptop has become a staple when it comes to some of the best gaming laptop deals you’ll find. Under the hood, you’ll find an RTX 3050 Ti, a budget-oriented gaming GPU that should be enough to handle most modern games, albeit at lower graphics settings. Fortunately, the 16-inch 25601600 resolution screen means that the impact of lower graphics settings won’t be too bad, and if you’re a fan of fast-paced gaming, the screen can hit a 165Hz refresh rate. The 16GB of DDR5 RAM is also great, although we were a little disappointed with the 512GB SSD of storage, which isn’t a lot for modern gaming and may mean you’ll have to rely on one of those drives external hard drives for some extra storage space.

Alienware AW3821DW Curved Gaming Monitor $38 $900, was $1,350

If you want to pair a great gaming PC with a monitor this Black Friday in July, then the Alienware AW3821DW is the one. Right out of the box, it comes with a 3840 x 1600 resolution and a respectable 144Hz refresh rate, meaning you can push a high-end GPU to its limits for stunning graphics. It also comes with DisplayHDR 600, which is up there in HDR quality, and also means you get better overall brightness, with a non-HDR peak brightness of 450 nits, meaning a well-lit room won’t be a problem. . As for the color gamut, it can reach up to 130.6% sRGB, which not only means better color reproduction but is also great if you want to do graphic editing work, adding some versatility. It also has Nvidia G-sync Ultimate, which can take advantage of an Nvidia GPU to help with screen tearing.

Alienware Aurora R13 $1,300, was $2,270

The Alienware Aurora R13 is a great gaming PC to pair with your new Alienware AW3821DW monitor, especially since it comes with an RTX 3060 under the hood with 12GB of VRAM, which will help you run RTX DLSS and push your monitor even further . Surprisingly, you get a very powerful 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900F, which was supposedly included to help with streaming if you plan on streaming to Twitch and Youtube, but it’s also definitely nice to have for versatility since things like music production they tend to do better with better CPUs that have more cores. As for RAM, it has the expected 16GB of DDR6, but we were once again disappointed by the inclusion of just 512GB of storage. Fortunately, it’s a relatively easy upgrade to do yourself and shouldn’t be a deal breaker if you have some basic technical knowledge.

XPS 15 Laptop $1,299, was $1,499

It’s not often you see Intel’s one and only GPU on the market, but this version of the XPS 15 runs Intel’s Arc A370, an entry-level GPU that will still let you play games. Fortunately, the 15.6-inch screen runs in FHD+ resolution, so it doesn’t tax the GPU too much. You also get the 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H, an upper mid-range CPU that will blow most productivity work out of the water, and combined with the GPU, will let you handle just about any tweaking you want to do. be it graphics or audio. It also manages 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 512GB of storage, the latter of which shouldn’t be too bad if you’re playing older games that don’t require a ton of storage.

XPS 17 Laptop $1,299, was $1,949

While this version of the Dell XPS 17 lacks a GPU, the larger screen makes it perfect for those who need a lot of screen real estate for work, Zoom, or anything else. Under the hood, you’ll find the mid-range 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H, which is really more than enough for most productivity and day-to-day tasks, and even though it’s a weaker CPU than the 12th Gen i7 , is worth. to help keep the price down for what is otherwise a massive thin-and-light laptop. Luckily, you still get 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 512GB of storage and Wi-Fi 6, so it’s relatively future-proof when using the internet wirelessly. It’s worth picking up for Black Friday in July if you want something with a big screen.

Alienware Aurora R15 $3,700, was $4,680

If you’re looking for the most powerful pre-built gaming PC on the market, then the Alienware Aurora R15 is for you. It runs on the RTX 4090, the best GPU on the market, and is completely overkill unless you want to game at 4k and a high refresh rate, which you will on this PC. Apart from that, you also get the best CPU in the market, the 13th Generation Intel Core i9 13900KF, which will not only let you play any game you want, but also let you do any productivity or editing work, as well as letting you of streaming to Twitch or Youtube if you plan to start doing so. The impressive doesn’t end there, however, as you get a whopping 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD for storage, which is finally an amount you feel comfortable with. All in all, this PC isn’t just the best gaming PC; it’s also one of the best gaming PC deals for Black Friday in July.

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