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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 #12560 on: July 20, 2020, 08:17:49 PM »
Looking for a good portable laptop as I cracked the screen on my current one (Dell Inspiron 13 5000) so the touchscreen doesn't work anymore and is already about 5 years old so probably not worth fixing.
I could get the same model (more or less) for about $800. But thinking about spending up to $1000 and upgrading. Any advice on what to get? Any good deals? Specs I would like is 256 SSD, at least 8gb ram (although 16 would be better), at least a recent i5, lit up keyboard, touchscreen, and light (3lbs or less would be perfect).
Gotcha, their aren't many sales these days, and with those specifications that seems like a good option.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12561 on: July 20, 2020, 08:58:23 PM »
Thoughts on this one https://deals.dell.com/en-us/mpp/productdetail/4v5h? Don't see much of a downside.

Why not this?
New Inspiron 14 7000 2-in-1 Laptop $809.10 With Code: STAND4SMALL
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS LED-Backlit Touch Display
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
12GB, 8GB+4GB, DDR4, 3200MHz

Or

Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Laptop $949.99 With Code: 50OFF699
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz)
Windows 10 Home 64bit
Intel UHD Graphics
13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Truelife Touch Narrow Border WVA Display with Active Pen support
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
16 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz, Integrated

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12562 on: July 20, 2020, 09:01:21 PM »
Why not this?
New Inspiron 14 7000 2-in-1 Laptop $809.10 With Code: STAND4SMALL
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS LED-Backlit Touch Display
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
12GB, 8GB+4GB, DDR4, 3200MHz


764.99 if you take off windows pro (buy on ebay for $5)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12563 on: July 20, 2020, 09:02:36 PM »


Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Laptop $949.99 With Code: 50OFF699
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz)
Windows 10 Home 64bit
Intel UHD Graphics
13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Truelife Touch Narrow Border WVA Display with Active Pen support
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
16 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz, Integrated
RAM is DDR3 doesnt mean its bad just beware

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12564 on: July 20, 2020, 09:06:24 PM »
Thoughts on this one https://deals.dell.com/en-us/mpp/productdetail/4v5h? Don't see much of a downside.

This is also DDR3

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12565 on: July 21, 2020, 05:28:00 PM »
https://www.costco.com/lg-gram-13-touchscreen-laptop%2c-intel-core-i5%2c-1080p.product.100537836.html
Here's another option that I just came across. The advantages of this one over the XPS that I listed yesterday is that 1)it comes with a 2 year warranty thru costco 2) it's  a bit lighter (2.1lb vs 2.7+lb). Only downside that I see is that it is only an 8th gen i5 vs. the 10th gen. But I don't know anything about LG computers. Are they good? How's their support?
Here's the XPS one from yesterday https://deals.dell.com/en-us/mpp/productdetail/4v5h?AID=9064264&cjevent=ce5ff0c4c7c311ea811200560a240611&gacd=9694607-23736398-5750457-266319267-127795103&dgc=af&VEN1=12578053-9064264-ex5nj2tc3c5k4hto7h6qHOjXf6Gs2y87&dclid=CPWkq-KC0-oCFTsDiAkdLVQAXA
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12566 on: July 22, 2020, 12:12:02 AM »
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« Reply #12567 on: July 22, 2020, 12:20:04 AM »
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12568 on: July 22, 2020, 04:56:38 AM »
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/work/productdetail/50m7?

@Sammy82 what about this one?
Looks good. Small, light, good specs, and I could add a good warranty for not too much.
To be honest, I already ordered the LG one from costco last night. What are your thoughts on that one? Like I mentioned, I didn't even know LG was in the PC business so I know nothing about the quality and costomer support behind it. I could always cancel that order if I want to.

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« Reply #12569 on: July 22, 2020, 08:53:58 AM »
Looks good. Small, light, good specs, and I could add a good warranty for not too much.
To be honest, I already ordered the LG one from costco last night. What are your thoughts on that one? Like I mentioned, I didn't even know LG was in the PC business so I know nothing about the quality and costomer support behind it. I could always cancel that order if I want to.
The link you sent is not working, but assuming your getting a core i5 8th gen, this is a i7 10th gen..
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12571 on: July 22, 2020, 10:55:36 AM »
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/work/productdetail/50m7?

@Sammy82 what about this one?

How about this? Cheaper & DDR4

Vostro 14 5490 Laptop $709
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 4 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics memory
14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
8GB, onboard, DDR4, 2666MHz

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12572 on: July 22, 2020, 11:04:24 AM »
Available now free delivery
Where do you see that?


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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12573 on: July 22, 2020, 11:09:28 AM »
Where do you see that?
Guess it changed was available like 20 min ago

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12574 on: July 22, 2020, 12:40:45 PM »
How about this? Cheaper & DDR4

Vostro 14 5490 Laptop $709
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 4 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics memory
14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
8GB, onboard, DDR4, 2666MHz
Looks good (a bit hevier but I guess that's expected). I already ordered the other one but I should be able to cancel it. Anybody have experience with calling Dell to cancel and they lower the price? If not, I'll just cancel online.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12575 on: July 22, 2020, 06:33:32 PM »
How about this? Cheaper & DDR4

Vostro 14 5490 Laptop $709
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 4 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
NVIDIA GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics memory
14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
8GB, onboard, DDR4, 2666MHz
Darn, got busy at work and now OOS. Please let me know if u come across any other such deals. ty

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12576 on: July 22, 2020, 06:34:43 PM »
Darn, got busy at work and now OOS. Please let me know if u come across any other such deals. ty
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/work/productdetail/50m7?
Still available
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12577 on: July 22, 2020, 06:46:23 PM »
Still available
Yes, that's the one I already ordered this AM. If the 14" would still be available, I would cancel this mornings order and order that one instead (or maybe convices Dell CS to discount me the $80+ price difference)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12578 on: July 26, 2020, 03:17:12 PM »
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15.6" FHD Laptop i5-1035G1, 8GB, 512GB $429.99
10th Intel Core i5-1035G1 Quad-Core Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.6GHz)
Windows 10 Home
15.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080
8GB DDR4
512GB SSD
Backlit keyboard

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