The staples circular has leaked and there’s 2 strong deals that will be available that day:

Dell Desktop PC w/AMD Athlon X2 215 Processor, 4GB RAM, 640GB Hard Drive, 20-inch LCD Monitor – $499.98 (save $100)

Dell Studio 15.6″ Laptop w/Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive – $599.98 (save $150)

Stay tuned, intrepid Observers!

Named curiously enough “Microsoft Store” (very ingenious!), the site offers PCs from Dell, HP, Acer, Lenovo and Sony. Looking at the products offered, these aren’t just your run of the mill systems. Instead, they are (as the PC industry would say) “Hero SKUs” = interesting and different products that show off cutting edge features. In this case, these are some of the best netbooks, notebooks and “all-in-one” desktops found on the market today.

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Salem desktop computer factory and eliminating 905 jobs

Back in 2005, the state of North Carolina gained national attention by offering Dell incentives totaling $285 million dollars to bring the facility to the state. A report in 2007 by The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center analyzed the incentive deal and found “(lawmakers) were likely far too optimistic about the computer maker’s long-term impact on the local economy”.

Reuters reports that the closure will be done quickly with the facility completely shut by January, 2010.

• Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Gaming Console for $204.99 plus free shipping (normally $299 – use coupon codes 6FWJ247J1P44CK and 232F46?QB982DR and this form).

• 24″ Dell S2409w Widescreen LCD Monitor for $199 plus free shipping (normally $279).

• 23″ Dell ST2310 Widescreen LCD Monitor for $169 plus free shipping (normally $229).
• 20″ Dell S2009W Widescreen LCD Monitor for $109 plus free shipping (normally $149).

4 Months later, that move has provided dividends as the Wall Street Journal reported today that Dell has reached agreement with Perot Systems to acquire the corporate dataservices provider for $3.9B.

The move helps address some of the needs that Dell must address in its battle to remain competitive in the PC technology space. Long criticized for not having a services business to compete with HP, this move should help the company provide a well-rounded suite of service offerings to its Enterprise customers.

However, the Perot deal is not a panacea by any means. Dell still has to develop strong plans to strengthen its business outside of the US and Europe, where its most comfortable, and find ways to drive significant volumes of PCs in these low-cost / low-price markets.

Dell’s stock is indicating an open above $17/share and has performed well since hitting a low of mid 8′s this year. CEO Michael Dell is still under pressure from investors and analysts as the stock has not performed since its highs in the low 40′s back in 2005.

Dell Small Business has the Dell Vostro A860 15.6″ Laptop, 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo T5870, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Basic for just $399 plus $25 shipping. We like that this laptop comes with a Core 2 Duo processor and a 250GB HDD — two things you generally don’t see in a $400 laptop.

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• Dell Studio XPS Desktop with Core i7 and 19″ Widescreen Monitor for $999 plus free shipping (normally $1458).
• Dell Studio XPS 8000 Core i5 Desktop with 22″ LCD for $799.00 plus free shipping (normally $1079).

Click here for the 20″ Dell S2009W Widescreen LCD Monitor $109 plus free shipping (normally $150).