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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 #3122 on: April 11, 2013, 01:20:29 PM »
Not too heavy, i3 processor 4gb  ram 640gb hard drive for $379 + 10% statement credit or 5x UR mall. Nice price

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3123 on: April 11, 2013, 01:39:13 PM »
Not too heavy, i3 processor 4gb  ram 640gb hard drive for $379 + 10% statement credit or 5x UR mall. Nice price
I'm looking to get something in this price range (<$400) sometime within the next month, should I go for this or do you think I have a good chance of finding a better deal?

I ideally I'd like something on the more rugged/durable side as my kids will be using it a lot...

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3124 on: April 11, 2013, 02:02:11 PM »
You can always wait if you want.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3125 on: April 11, 2013, 02:20:35 PM »
You can always wait if you want.
Of course I could wait :)
Do you think I should wait?
i.e. do you think  the odds in my favor for finding a better deal within the next month?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3126 on: April 11, 2013, 02:21:05 PM »
yup

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3127 on: April 11, 2013, 02:23:48 PM »
thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3128 on: April 11, 2013, 07:51:40 PM »
I'm looking to buy a 2nd laptop because my HP G60 weighs 6.6 pounds and is more like a desktop. I want something light, running Windows but not Windows 8, preferably under $300 that I can use for web,email, and doc editing.

From my research it seems that netbooks are slow and ultrabooks are expensive. I don't like tablets.

Any advice appreciated.

So I'm debating between Lenovo S205 and HP dm1z. Those seem to be the only reliable netbooks

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« Reply #3129 on: April 12, 2013, 02:50:23 AM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3132 on: April 12, 2013, 02:29:02 PM »
Not too heavy, i3 processor 4gb  ram 640gb hard drive for $379 + 10% statement credit or 5x UR mall. Nice price
its 479 now


What makes this a nice deal? Pardon my lack in computer knowledge..

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3133 on: April 12, 2013, 02:30:10 PM »
Check this HP ENVY 15.6" out!
http://1saleaday.com/main/

Is this a better deal?  I'm concerned abiut the amd processoor

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3134 on: April 12, 2013, 02:48:56 PM »
its a refurb. Microsoft store had a better one for 399 last week

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3135 on: April 12, 2013, 03:10:01 PM »
its a refurb. Microsoft store had a better one for 399 last week
what's the best deal I can get NOW?


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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3137 on: April 12, 2013, 04:00:51 PM »
Ok First of all I don't recommend refurbished laptops.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #3138 on: April 14, 2013, 07:13:10 AM »
plainbochur, when you post a deal, incl. the price :)
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