How much does a desktop computer cost?
Typical cost
350–4,000 $
A non-portable computer in a case, separate from its monitor and keyboard.
Typical new retail range.
How that compares
Desktop computer against things of a similar money.
Desktop computer 350–4,000 $
Mattress 250–3,500 $
Oven 450–4,000 $
Water heater 500–2,500 $
Digital piano 300–5,000 $
Drum kit 300–6,000 $
Rowing machine 250–2,000 $
Elliptical trainer 350–4,000 $
How to read this figure
The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a desktop computer
- How much does a desktop computer weigh? 3–25 kg
- How long does a desktop computer last? 4–10 yr
- Desktop computer vs Computer monitor Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Television Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Printer Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Games console Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Laptop Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a desktop computer cost?
- A desktop computer costs 350–4,000 $. Typical new retail range.
Related pages
- How much does a desktop computer weigh? 3–25 kg
- How long does a desktop computer last? 4–10 yr
- How much does a smartphone cost? 100–1,800 $
- How much does a television cost? 150–3,000 $
- How much does a laptop cost? 250–3,500 $
- How much does a games console cost? 200–700 $
- How much does a printer cost? 50–900 $
- How much does a tablet cost? 100–1,600 $
- How much does a computer monitor cost? 90–1,200 $
- How much does a projector cost? 120–4,000 $
- How much does a photocopier cost? 1,500–25,000 $
- How much does a satellite dish cost? 40–600 $
- Desktop computer vs Computer monitor Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Television Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Printer Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Games console Side by side
- Desktop computer vs Laptop Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place