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Dell:
Precision - Very powerful desktop replacements - great warranty, ridiculously expensive - Usually overpriced or overkill

Latitude - Good Laptops - Great warranty! Highly recommended for any Business environment - Sometimes expensive.

Vostro  - Lower end Business Machines - Better Priced - still durable - Usually 1 Year warranty.

XPS - The nicer looking dell machines, Some are better than others...

Inspiron - YMMV Every model is different

(Plain) Insprion Series - Dells lowest end laptop
(R) Insprion Series - Perfect Home use, dependable, decent build quality, recommended
(Z) Insprion Series - A little slimmer than the R series, Some are Ultrabooks (Very often don't include Optical Drives)

HP:

Spectre - Top of the line personal (dragonfly is the top of the line for business) - lightest laptops, and beautiful!

Pavilion - YMMV (Some better than others)

Probook - Stable durable business systems - Usually a little on the heavy side.

Elitebook - Business Higher end systems, usually pretty expensive

ENVY - Used to be the HP sleek and nicer systems, they pretty much replaced most of the standard pavilions now and call them either ENVY or sleekbooks

Sleekbook - like it sounds slimmer line of laptops

Lenovo:

Thinkpad Series - Very Dependable Business Machine, Expensive (Not Pretty but Durable)

IdeaPad Series -

S Series
U Series - Usually the slimmer line Ultrabooks, Doesn't always include DVD Drive
Y Series - Nice machines with good specs and features (Cool Backlit Keyboards)
Z Series - Step up from the G Series, all around decent build, priced nicely, great home use laptop
G Series - Lower end

Samsung:

Series 3
Series 5
Series 7
Series 9 - The nicest, sleekest looking laptops I've seen in a long time - Can pass for a Macbook!!


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A great post by caliheat:
I believe that there are many factors when deciding what laptop to purchase.
1) What is your intended use and necessary features. e.g. light use vs. heavy use & optical drive, computer speed etc.
2) As mentioned several times in this thread, RAM itself is very easy to upgrade after you purchase.
3) Brand - IMHO this is pretty important as well - which do your prefer vs. which brand do people recommend.
4) Price - you should decide a price range that best suits your needs.
5) Operating System - Many people like myself prefer Windows 7 vs. 8.1, so this would be another consideration.
6) Warranty - does it include 1 year or more, cost for extending warranty.
7) Detailed Specs:
  Processor  - model and speed i3, i5, & i7 2.0 Ghz, 3.0 Ghz etc.
  RAM - This IMHO should be minimum 8GB, especially if running 8.1, however can be added easily.
  Hard Drive - SATA vs. SSD, the latter being much faster. SATA itself offers 5400 RPM vs. 7200 RPM again, the latter being faster.
  Screen Size - this is a personal preference as you can always attach a larger screen in an office setting.
  Battery & Weight - overall laptop weight preference & battery life.
  Graphics - Integrated graphics vs. dedicated graphics, e.g. Intel 4400 vs. Nvidia GTX etc.

In summary, you have to decide what are you priorities, what can be upgraded and what you are flexible on.



Excellent article about the differences between the Intel processor suffixes.

Excellent "Laptop Buying Guide" by @dailykasha, written for Black Friday 2021, updated for holidays 2023

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2002 on: December 04, 2012, 12:24:45 PM »
No, at that price you want to look for at least an i3
I3=inspiration 3?
Either way, thank. I'll wait for the next super deal...

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2003 on: December 04, 2012, 12:26:27 PM »
i3 is the processor - not the model

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HOT!! buy any hp laptop or desktop and get a FREE NOOK SIMPLE TOUCH
« Reply #2004 on: December 04, 2012, 01:21:14 PM »
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/static/page-freenook

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2005 on: December 04, 2012, 11:24:45 PM »
we already posted a few deals that come with the free nook. You need a good deal with it - otherwise you pay extra just for the nook.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2006 on: December 04, 2012, 11:26:02 PM »
on a side note - although it says limit 1 per customer I already got 5 nooks. Maybe they didn't notice but I guess YMMV

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2007 on: December 04, 2012, 11:33:27 PM »
on a side note - although it says limit 1 per customer I already got 5 nooks. Maybe they didn't notice but I guess YMMV
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we already posted a few deals that come with the free nook. You need a good deal with it - otherwise you pay extra just for the nook.

what do u mean by " extra "

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2008 on: December 04, 2012, 11:53:07 PM »
I mean that if you don't get a good deal - you're paying a higher price just for the nook

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2009 on: December 05, 2012, 12:17:30 AM »
I mean that if you don't get a good deal - you're paying a higher price just for the nook
got it thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2010 on: December 05, 2012, 12:20:50 AM »
ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS PLEASE ON THIS LAPTOP!!! I have a few weeks stull to return if I change my mind...
http://microcenter.com/product/393168/IdeaPad_U410_14_Ultra_Laptop_Computer_-_Graphite_Grey

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2011 on: December 05, 2012, 12:24:30 AM »
ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS PLEASE ON THIS LAPTOP!!! I have a few weeks stull to return if I change my mind...
http://microcenter.com/product/393168/IdeaPad_U410_14_Ultra_Laptop_Computer_-_Graphite_Grey

It's a better price than elsewhere for those specs, though if you were willing to go with another brand you might do better elsewhere. Looks like a solid piece.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2012 on: December 05, 2012, 03:19:52 PM »
It's a better price than elsewhere for those specs, though if you were willing to go with another brand you might do better elsewhere. Looks like a solid piece.

Thank you for taking the time to reply! any specific laptop in mind that cld be better elsewhere? I like how this laptop is an ultrabook and is very solid like you said, when comparing it next to dell, dell seems like its made of plastic! which, if you look at the 14z ultrabook from dell its reviews on cnet point out how its not the sturdiest... thanks again for checking it out!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2013 on: December 05, 2012, 03:31:43 PM »
Dell 17R $599 (5720)

i5-3210M
6GB Ram
1TB Hards Drive

Coupon - V2R0J251MJVNFG

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2014 on: December 05, 2012, 04:10:04 PM »
Dell 17R $599 (5720)

i5-3210M
6GB Ram
1TB Hards Drive

Coupon - V2R0J251MJVNFG

Cashstar.com is selling a $500 GC, get a $90 free

Is this in response to my post? I am looking for a small portable laptop (student so lots of schlepping! and takes up my entire desk if too big!)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2015 on: December 05, 2012, 04:14:00 PM »
Is this in response to my post? I am looking for a small portable laptop (student so lots of schlepping! and takes up my entire desk if too big!)
I dont think so...that has a 17.3" display...quite big for what your'e looking for
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2016 on: December 05, 2012, 04:40:25 PM »
Toshiba Satellite U845W-S410 PSU5RU-00Q003 Ultrabook

This is a interesting size Laptop 14.4" (I think made for 21:9 aspect ratio for Movies) - Weighs about 4lbs - $599

3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz

6GB DDR3

500GB HDD + 32GB SSD

14.4" Display

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4817548&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=isIkAyUyNbM-hQ7cykQcoQB9NPtTVmQYMQ

This is an extra wide screen - but comes with cool feature split screen option to utilize the extra width.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2017 on: December 05, 2012, 05:19:33 PM »
Toshiba Satellite U845W-S410 PSU5RU-00Q003 Ultrabook

This is a interesting size Laptop 14.4" (I think made for 21:9 aspect ratio for Movies) - Weighs about 4lbs - $599

3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz

6GB DDR3

500GB HDD + 32GB SSD

14.4" Display

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4817548&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=isIkAyUyNbM-hQ7cykQcoQB9NPtTVmQYMQ

This is an extra wide screen - but comes with cool feature split screen option to utilize the extra width.
built with a "screen made for movies" and yet no dvd player  ???

(btw it's also available through amazon through tiger direct.  not sure if that helps with returns/issues)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2018 on: December 05, 2012, 05:33:47 PM »
not to be too picky, but i have a problem with toshiba...bad experience:( could have just been a lemon but it has ruined my image of toshiba!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2019 on: December 05, 2012, 05:45:15 PM »
Dell 17R $599 (5720)

i5-3210M
6GB Ram
1TB Hards Drive

Coupon - V2R0J251MJVNFG

Cashstar.com is selling a $500 GC, get a $90 free

Good or great deal (after Cashstar)? Cashstar + Cashstar Bonus are instant, right?
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