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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 #7680 on: January 29, 2015, 12:33:52 PM »
so mac is out of the question, unless you buy an old one

Don't think he was asking about Macs.

Yes. Are there old ones for under $400?

Very old ones, yes. But why would you buy that?
For $350 can get yourself a decent brand new i3 laptop or even an i5 if you get lucky.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7681 on: January 29, 2015, 06:05:20 PM »
anybody know a decent deal for a decent i5 or greater windows 7 laptop ?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7682 on: January 29, 2015, 07:01:50 PM »
Here's a solid deal on a higher end laptop, a little low on the RAM side though:

Lenovo X1 Carbon (2nd Gen.)
Intel i5-4300U
14" WQHD (2560x1440) IPS Multi-Touch Display
4GB RAM
128GB SSD
Intel HD 4400 Graphics
Windows 8.1 - $810 AC direct from Lenovo.com -

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7683 on: January 30, 2015, 09:45:38 AM »
Any thoughts from the Experts on this:
Lenovo ThinkPad X230 12.5 Ultrabook, Intel i5-3320M, 4GB RAM, 500GBHDD, Win7Pro
$639.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230-12-5-Ultrabook-Intel-i5-3320M-4GB-RAM-500GBHDD-Win7Pro/291137682766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c9287d4e

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7687 on: January 30, 2015, 04:26:00 PM »
Good machine.

Get it here for $75 cheaper
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/lenovo-thinkpad-x230-343522u-tablet-pc-12-5-in-plane-switching-ips/232572939.html?sku=232572939
Would you recommend this for medium to heavy usage?
and how would you go about adding/changing RAM?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7688 on: January 31, 2015, 07:41:31 PM »
This is a specific type of machine, small screen... if it fits your needs its good.
Adding ram is usually pretty simple. I believe this model can handle 16GB.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7689 on: January 31, 2015, 08:07:14 PM »
This is a specific type of machine, small screen... if it fits your needs its good.
Adding ram is usually pretty simple. I believe this model can handle 16GB.
Screen size isn't an issue, at the office I use my 27" through a dock..(and keyboard, mouse, printer)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7690 on: January 31, 2015, 08:45:28 PM »
was just available for $459 on eBay IIRC
Now you tell me!
Is it a good piece?
Money talks...mine says goodbye!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7691 on: January 31, 2015, 09:16:53 PM »
Solid biz laptop. Not pretty or very slim but good build and performance.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7692 on: January 31, 2015, 09:18:48 PM »
Solid biz laptop. Not pretty or very slim but good build and performance.
What do you mean and not?

Money talks...mine says goodbye!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7693 on: February 02, 2015, 12:12:02 AM »
http://www.amazon.com/HP-15-d020nr-15-6-Inch-Touchsmart-Processor/dp/B00HC067MQ

Got in Staples for $180 (50% coupon off clearance plus 10% off for open box).

I use a laptop for internet, Microsoft Word, and my pics and vids and music.

Should I keep it?

Thanks!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7694 on: February 02, 2015, 12:19:42 AM »
http://www.amazon.com/HP-15-d020nr-15-6-Inch-Touchsmart-Processor/dp/B00HC067MQ

Got in Staples for $180 (50% coupon off clearance plus 10% off for open box).

I use a laptop for internet, Microsoft Word, and my pics and vids and music.

Should I keep it?

Thanks!
no it's really low end
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7695 on: February 02, 2015, 09:58:12 AM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/381043309591

Is this a good deal?

Sale ends in an hour

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« Reply #7696 on: February 02, 2015, 10:00:21 AM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/381043309591

Is this a good deal?

Sale ends in an hour
It seems like a good deal
Not the top of the line but for the basics it should do the trick
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7697 on: February 02, 2015, 10:14:17 AM »
They've been trying to sell this Acer for the past year for this price... Goes on sale at least once a month.

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« Reply #7698 on: February 02, 2015, 11:02:33 AM »
They've been trying to sell this Acer for the past year for this price... Goes on sale at least once a month.
Is it a good deal?

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