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...usually they expire at Midnight but Dell ended it slightly early

Yes, I am for real and I think this was a fraudulent come on for clicks. It is merely a claim by a poster that he had found this deal... no proof. Even the POS Dell on this deal may look to some like a good deal... but I think even for Dell it sounded too good to be true. Sometimes Dennis, when something sounds to good to be true, it isn't true, even if its a Dell deal. Had it been a Dell 23" monitor, I would have believed it more... but a Samsung?

If it was a legitimate Dell deal, why did this guy's link for the deal take me to five non-Dell re-direct sites before resting on Dell Italy before the Dell Italy site, based on my URL, redirected me to a null page at Dell USA?

Legitimate deals on GorApex take you directly to the deal, not a round-about way through Europe, amassing hit credits for some unknown sites.

Configuring a Vostro 220" at Dell's website with what was claimed to be included ($346) and adding Dell's current best price for that Samsung 23" monitor ($210), the price comes to $556. For that $556, you get a computer with a 2.6GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo (E5300) processor with only a 2MB L2 Cache and an 800Mz FSB, 2GB of slow DDR2 800MHz RAM, 160GB HD, Integrated Intel® GMA X4500HD Graphics, a simple DVD-ROM (NO capability to even BURN CDs), NO Bluetooth, NO Wireless, NO Firewire, and the most crippled version of a failed OS. This computer is almost non-functional for most uses beyond basic email and slow surfing.

You wanted to upgrade the That Mac Mini comes with a 2.0GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo (P7350), 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB, 2GB of fast DDR3 RAM of 1066MHz RAM, 320GB HD, Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of shared DDR3 SDRAM, 8X DVD-RW Dual layer, Bluetooth, Wireless B,G, and N, Gigabit Ethernet, the complete install of OSX. This Mac Mini ($799) plus the Samsung monitor purchased from Dell ($210) plus keyboard and mouse ($50) totals $1059.

What do we find when we bring your POS Windows PC up to specs to meet the Mac Mini with the same monitor?

Upgrade the processor. We have to go with a better processor than the Mac Mini to get the 3MB L2, 1066FSB... but that's OK... 2.93Ghz Intel® Core 2 Duo 2 (E7500). Add $100.

Upgrade the memory to DDR3 1066MHz... oops, we can't, the motherboard on the Vostro doesn't support it, so even though we have a 1066MHz FSB processor, we're stuck with 800Mhz DDR2 at 800MHz. Too bad. bottleneck! It eliminates the speed gain from the 2.93Ghz E7500! Oh well. $0

Upgrade the OS to Vista Ultimate with Windows 7 upgrade, $149.

Upgrade to 320GB HD. Add $55.

Upgrade the DVD-ROM to a 16X DVD-RW dual layer. Add $35.

Add Bluetooth. No option, but we can do it with a USB Bluetooth adapter. Add $19

Add Wireless. Dell 1505 Wireless-N Network PCIe Card. Add $89.

Add Firewire. IEEE 1394 Adapter with Cable. Add $30.

Your cut rate Dell Vostro 220 mini ($774), when we add the Samsung 23" monitor ($210), now comes to a total of $984.

The difference is a mere $75.

However, your Dell does not have any integrated software suites included at that price. The Mac Mini does.

The faster processor on the Dell is outweighed by the much slower RAM it has to use. Speeds will be about the same. Price looks pretty competitive to me.