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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 #1460 on: September 09, 2012, 11:18:11 PM »
They moved the mouse to center with the main keyboard and not the numberpad. I agree with you that the keyboard takes getting used to as well
yea could be it just will take getting used to and then ill be happy but these are all miner otherwise im pretty happy. Except i did have one issue today that the computer totally froze couldnt get it to unfreeze and had to hold down the power button to turn it off

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1461 on: September 09, 2012, 11:19:35 PM »
Toshiba Satellite R945-P440 14" Laptop

Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz with Turbo Boost 3.1GHz 3MB L3 Cache Processor

6GB DDR3 1600MHz Installed Memory, Expandable to 8GB

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$549 In staples

Extra $100 offf with student ID

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« Reply #1462 on: September 09, 2012, 11:19:45 PM »
i personally dont like the number pad. Also dont like two things of the mouse. 1. the button is one single one instead of two so u really need to clikc all the way over to the left or right instead of being able to click right near the middle like when it is two distinct buttons. and 2. its not centered on the laptop

Edit: yea also the keys are smaller didnt realize it but thats what has been having me press the wrong keys lol also the shift key on the right is much much smaller
I wouldn't buy a laptop w/o a # pad

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« Reply #1463 on: September 09, 2012, 11:20:10 PM »
also really like that it has an hdmi port

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« Reply #1464 on: September 09, 2012, 11:20:35 PM »
I would buy a laptop w/o a # pad
so ur agreeing with me?

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« Reply #1465 on: September 09, 2012, 11:21:15 PM »
I fixed my post I meant wouldn't

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1466 on: September 09, 2012, 11:21:57 PM »
So at the end of the day I didn't steer you wrong

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« Reply #1467 on: September 09, 2012, 11:23:03 PM »
So at the end of the day I didn't steer you wrong
never thought u would

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« Reply #1468 on: September 10, 2012, 12:04:36 AM »
TigerDirect $399

Asus 15.6"

i5-3210M 2.5GHz, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD $449 - $50 Rebate
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Re: Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1469 on: September 10, 2012, 12:08:48 AM »
Toshiba Satellite R945-P440 14" Laptop

Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz with Turbo Boost 3.1GHz 3MB L3 Cache Processor

6GB DDR3 1600MHz Installed Memory, Expandable to 8GB

750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

$549 In staples

Extra $100 offf with student ID
Seems like an excellent deal, no?
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« Reply #1470 on: September 10, 2012, 12:12:28 AM »
Seems like an excellent deal, no?
Yes great deal, especially if you could get the student discount
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« Reply #1471 on: September 10, 2012, 12:13:55 AM »
Great deal for the specs, But its a lower end laptop
Because its a Toshiba or because its a bad build
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« Reply #1472 on: September 10, 2012, 12:15:47 AM »
Toshiba is actually a really great company. Rated 3rd in reliabilty

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« Reply #1473 on: September 10, 2012, 12:16:54 AM »
Because its a Toshiba or because its a bad build
My bad, I was referring to the Asus from TigerDirect

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« Reply #1474 on: September 10, 2012, 12:17:40 AM »
Any deals on a ultrabook I need to get one for a family member

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« Reply #1475 on: September 10, 2012, 09:09:17 AM »
Any deals on a ultrabook I need to get one for a family member
HP ENVY 4t Sleekbook


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« Reply #1476 on: September 10, 2012, 01:33:17 PM »
I found a Dell Inspiron 15 for $425 after coupon and a $75 credit that I have with Dell, is this a good deal?

Specs:
Inspiron 15   
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.5GHz)   
Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1 64-Bit, English   
6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz   
1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive   
Intel® HD Graphics   
8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)   
15.6" High Definition (720p) LED with Truelife Display and Integrated Webcam   

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« Reply #1477 on: September 10, 2012, 01:37:27 PM »
I found a Dell Inspiron 15 for $425 after coupon and a $75 credit that I have with Dell, is this a good deal?

Specs:
Inspiron 15   
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.5GHz)   
Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1 64-Bit, English   
6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz   
1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive   
Intel® HD Graphics   
8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)   
15.6" High Definition (720p) LED with Truelife Display and Integrated Webcam
Yes nice deal!!

Just to mention Dell is selling the $400 GC's with a free $75 GC.

So laptops that sell for $475+ will work out. The downside is no Amex protection


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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1478 on: September 10, 2012, 01:44:00 PM »
I don't have any use for this but it seems like a good (I think) deal Amazon gold box deal of the day
Crucial 128 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA
6Gb/s CT128M4SSD2
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1479 on: September 10, 2012, 01:45:16 PM »
Creditor posted these deals on a different thread. Good prices