Microsoft Offers 40% Off on Dell Products

Wednesday is the ninth day of a 12-day promotion from Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Store, and the day’s specials are products from Dell. Prices have been knocked down by $100 to as much as $500 on selected laptops and monitors.

For example, a Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch laptop with 8GB of memory and an Intel i5 fifth generation chip is available for $449, a savings of $300. Amazon is offering the same device for $525.

A Dell 27-inch gaming monitor can be purchased for $549, a savings of $150 from the regular price. Dell is selling the same monitor online for $700, and Amazon’s price is $620.

An Ultrasharp 34-inch curved monitor sells for $699, a savings of $500 from the regular price of $1,199. Amazon’s price for this monitor is $800.

Microsoft even lists its own Surface Pro 3, a Surface Pro 3 bundle and a Surface 3 bundle. The Pro 3 by itself is selling for $699, a savings of $100 from the regular price. The Pro 3 bundle, which includes a sleeve, type cover, two-year warranty and a year’s subscription to Office 365, starts at $1,068, a savings of up to $219. The Surface 3 bundled offers a savings of up to $44, and prices start at $778. Best Buy is offering the same Pro 3 for the same price, but figuring out comparison pricing on the various bundles is left as an exercise for the reader.

Last week a report from the 1010data Ecom Insights Panel said that, in the month of October, Microsoft’s share of online tablet sales surpassed that of the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). That could just be a timing effect — the Surface 4 was introduced in early October, and the hybrid Surface machines sell for a sharply higher price than the iPad. According to this report, Microsoft’s average selling price over the trailing 12 months was $844, compared with Apple’s average of $392. Apple, however, still claims 34% share of the online market, compared with 19% for Microsoft.
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