Only one-tenth the size of the midtowers that dominate the budget desktop market, MSI's Pro DP21 delivers surprisingly perky performance in a petite package that can rest on your desk horizontally, vertically in the included stand, or hide behind a monitor or cling to the underside of your desk thanks to a VESA mount. We're talking about desktops that cost $800 at the very most, with many coming in a bit under $500 and a few even well below that-even here in inflationary 2023.īelow, we've listed the best budget desktops that we've run through our full gauntlet of testing, followed by a detailed buying guide that'll answer your most common questions before making a purchase. Today's budget desktops offer a modest baseline for performance and decent flexibility while lasting longer than they used to. Whether you're replacing an older, flagging PC, setting up a digital signage solution, or equipping a new or temporary office that needs only simple computing, a budget or mini PC may do the job. In the desktop computer world, inexpensive no longer equals slow or low-quality.

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