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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 #2480 on: January 14, 2013, 10:28:54 AM »
Looking for something light with a dvd drive. Those are two most important factors. Price is less important.
Life isn't about checking the boxes. Nobody cares.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2481 on: January 14, 2013, 10:42:10 AM »
n00b questions:
I just bought the Inspiron 15 (3521). Need it for basics, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks and browsing. No complicated stuff AFAIC.
Was looking for a cheap one and paid 380.
Did I make a sound decision or not?
I can probably still cancel.
I'm just wondering how did you get it for $380 - Dell Advantage?

This is a pretty low end laptop, it has an i3 processor. You didnt get a great deal, but a fair price for this laptop

If you are debating of canceling, then call Dell, tell them you want to cancel the order, maybe they will offer you a credit not to cancel - then that will make it into a better deal :)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2482 on: January 14, 2013, 10:42:32 AM »
Looking for something light with a dvd drive. Those are two most important factors. Price is less important.
Dell 14z - thats on the Main DD Site

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2483 on: January 14, 2013, 10:59:52 AM »
I'm just wondering how did you get it for $380 - Dell Advantage?
Chatted online with sales, gave me this quote.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2484 on: January 14, 2013, 11:10:01 AM »
Sorry, another question.
What is the best laptop possible to get for about 500?

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« Reply #2485 on: January 14, 2013, 11:23:28 AM »
If you are debating of canceling, then call Dell, tell them you want to cancel the order, maybe they will offer you a credit not to cancel - then that will make it into a better deal :)

If this was Amazon, I would have done this. Dell has the worst csr service on the market.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2486 on: January 14, 2013, 11:39:07 AM »
Sorry, another question.
What is the best laptop possible to get for about 500?
Really depends what you're looking for! you have a big selection at that price.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2487 on: January 14, 2013, 11:42:17 AM »
HP Pavilion SleekBook 15t-B000

Intel Core i3-2377M Processor
Intel HD Graphics 3000
4GB 1600DDR3 - 1 DIMM
500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Windows 8 64 Bit   

Use Coupon Code NB4927 - Total $374.99

Use Amex Open for additional 5%-10%

http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-Pavilion/B8E62AV?HP-Pavilion-Sleekbook-15t-b000

Forgot to mention - No optical drive on this one.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2488 on: January 14, 2013, 11:48:01 AM »
Dell 14z - thats on the Main DD Site
Isn't that a little heavy at 4.12 pounds? Looking more at something in the low 3's, like the Toshiba portege r935. Again, weight is the most important factor
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2489 on: January 14, 2013, 11:51:10 AM »
Really depends what you're looking for! you have a big selection at that price.
The best for that price that runs microsoft office and quickbooks best. Can read CD/DVD, good for browsing etc.
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« Reply #2490 on: January 14, 2013, 03:05:59 PM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2491 on: January 14, 2013, 03:42:57 PM »
AMAZON HP 14" Sleekbook $438.59 !!
now at $414

Not saying it's not worth it at this price, but I got this exact model for $350 - $50 rebate around 6 weeks ago. That may have been a fluke and not worth waiting around for it to happen again, but the price for this laptop has been a lot lower.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2492 on: January 14, 2013, 05:27:39 PM »
A coleague of mine just bought this laptop at Best Buy. He can still return it though. Did he really get ripped off? Are there any comparable laptops for a better price?

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« Reply #2493 on: January 14, 2013, 06:35:48 PM »
idk that he got ripped off but you can def get comparable systems for cheaper (and they are probably lighter as well)

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« Reply #2494 on: January 14, 2013, 07:11:24 PM »
now at $414


Not saying it's not worth it at this price, but I got this exact model for $350 - $50 rebate around 6 weeks ago. That may have been a fluke and not worth waiting around for it to happen again, but the price for this laptop has been a lot lower.
You prob paid sales tax, with Amazon there isn't tax...

But you obviously got a much better deal.

Not everyone could wait for a steal of a deal.


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« Reply #2495 on: January 14, 2013, 07:30:55 PM »
idk that he got ripped off but you can def get comparable systems for cheaper (and they are probably lighter as well)

Thanks.
When you say cheaper, by how much?
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« Reply #2496 on: January 14, 2013, 07:32:33 PM »
$50-$100

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2497 on: January 14, 2013, 07:37:06 PM »
HP Envy Ultrabook $549

Hot Price, I haven't seen this model yet (with i5) on sale at this price yet

Really nice build

Coupon - NB5764

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« Reply #2498 on: January 14, 2013, 08:01:58 PM »
HP Envy Ultrabook $549

Hot Price, I haven't seen this model yet (with i5) on sale at this price yet

Really nice build

Coupon - NB5764

Thanks.
Would you mind explaining the diferences between the above system and this one is it the graphics card that explains the original price difference? The one from best buy has 6GB and 750 HD as oppsed to the above.
 
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2499 on: January 14, 2013, 08:05:15 PM »
HP Envy Ultrabook $549

Hot Price, I haven't seen this model yet (with i5) on sale at this price yet

Really nice build

Coupon - NB5764
great deal and even better with open.
But if I may ask is it a better Ultrabook then the Dell?