Home Office & Job-Hunt Gear Deals (October 29): Refurb Dell OptiPlex 7090 UFF $230, MacBook Air 13″ M5 16GB/512GB $1,099, Acer A740 4K Webcam $50
Working from home, studying for a certification or prepping for interviews? These are the home-office and tech bargains we spotted on October 29, 2026 that are actually useful for work. Each price was checked when we posted it; promo codes and stock change fast, so confirm the total in your cart.
Refurb Dell OptiPlex 7090 Mini PC (i5, 32GB RAM, Win 11 Pro) $230 at Walmart
- Price: $230 at Walmart (sold by Newegg)
- Savings: Slickdeals lists a $599.99 original price
- Shipping: Free shipping
- Expires: No end date listed; refurbished stock can sell out
A business-class mini PC is an inexpensive way to set up a home office desk or replace an aging tower. This refurbished Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Form Factor runs a 4-core, 8-thread Intel Core i5-1145G7 with Iris Xe graphics, and it comes with a generous 32GB of DDR4 memory, a 256GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Windows 11 Pro. Newegg is selling it through Walmart in Restored Like New condition for $230 with free shipping. Slickdeals also points to a Good-condition unit from Newegg on eBay for $228.99 with a 1-year Allstate warranty. The 256GB drive is small, so budget for external or cloud storage.
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13" MacBook Air M5 (16GB/512GB) $1,099 at Amazon ($200 Off)
- Price: $1,099 at Amazon
- Savings: $200 under the $1,299 list price on the 16GB/512GB model; Slickdeals says it's $50 below the next-best price
- Shipping: Free shipping
- Expires: No end date listed
Apple's M5 MacBook Air is the thin, fanless laptop most people should consider for work and school, and this deal lands on the configuration with enough storage to last. Amazon has the 13.6-inch model with 16GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD in Silver or Starlight for $1,099, $200 under its $1,299 list price and, per Slickdeals' editors, $50 below the next-best price from a major store. Stepping up to 16GB/1TB costs $1,399, and 24GB/1TB is $1,599. Shipping is free. Slickdeals notes this matches the best Amazon price from earlier in October.
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Acer A740 4K Webcam $50 at Amazon (All-Time Low)
- Price: $50 at Amazon
- Savings: DealNews says it's Amazon's all-time low, below its $68 90-day average
- Shipping: Free shipping
- Expires: No end date listed
Laptop webcams still look grainy on video calls, and a 4K external camera is one of the cheapest ways to look sharper in meetings. The Acer A740 records 4K video at 30 frames per second, has a built-in noise-reducing microphone and a sliding privacy shutter, and its camera detaches from a magnetic base so you can reposition it. Amazon has it for $50 with free shipping. DealNews says that's the lowest price Amazon has charged, and below its $68 average over the last 90 days.
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