This week, Office Depot wins the award for best deals:

• eMachines desktop and monitor combo. Athlon 3800, 1 GB RAM, 160GB disk, dual-layer CD/DVD-R, Vista Home Premium, and a 21.6″ LCD. Their website seems devoid of information on it, so I can’t figure out what I really want to know–the resolution on that monitor. But at $399.99 after rebates ($649.99 in store), it seems like a good deal any way you spin it.
• If you’re more of a laptop person, they have a Toshiba laptop with a dual-core Athlon TK-53 (which means nothing to me), 120 GB disk, 17″ “TruBrite” widescreen monitor, and 2 GB (!) RAM. Typical dual-layer CD/DVD burner and Vista Home Premium. Integration 802.11b/g (but not a or N)…. $599.99 after rebates, $749.99 in store.
• “Becker Traffic Assist GPS” with voice directions and a 3.5″ LCD (touchscreen). I’ve never even heard of Becker, but at $129.99 (after rebates: $199.99 in store), it seems like an incredible value.
• 2GB CompactFlash card, $19.99 in store. I’ve been watching CF prices for a while now that I have a CF camera, and this is definitely a good deal. The problem is that I’m not sure I need a 2GB card? Same price for a 2GB SD card.
• Epson all-in-one machine (printer/copier/scanner/fax), $44.99. Includes an LCD so you can print right from digital media. As usual, price is after rebate
• $649.99 ($799.99 in store) for a quad-core Intel (Q6600), 2GB RAM, 400 GB hard drive.
• $6.99 for a 1GB USB thumbdrive. Those came down in price awfully quickly!
• $27.99 for a 4GB (!) thumbdrive.

I really wish I could justify the purchase of a new computer, because that $400 desktop system is very tempting.