Laptop Deals Master Thread

[Chuchum Ainer]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1821788-REG/lenovo_83a40003us_14_slim_7i_multi_touch.html
It's $669 which is a good price. Can maybe do better. Posting because theres a $40 off $400 BHfoto amex offer

[Chuchum Ainer]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-2-in-1-16-wide-ultra-xga-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-5-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-glacier-silver/6571081.p
$550

I'm looking for a laptop for some remote schooling. So large screen is important, good build. No extra power needed.

The processor seems ok not exceptional here, 45% ntsc and 300nit is acceptable. The build quality again metal, midrange. No mumberpad which is stupid on a 16 inch.
I don't know the speaker capabilities
Anyone notice something better recently?

[Chuchum Ainer]

Some deals at acer refurbished om eBay, using code LABORDAYOFF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276237750527 Acer Plus 515 - 15.6" Chromebook Intel i3-1215U 8GB 128GB Flash $182
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276553848429 Acer CB514 - 14" Touchscreen Chromebook Intel i3-N305 8GB 512GB ssd $184

[DaasTora]

Some deals at acer refurbished om eBay, using code LABORDAYOFF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276237750527 Acer Plus 515 - 15.6" Chromebook Intel i3-1215U 8GB 128GB Flash $182
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276553848429 Acer CB514 - 14" Touchscreen Chromebook Intel i3-N305 8GB 512GB ssd $184

Can a Chromebook be called a laptop? 😉 (thread title reasons…..)

[Chuchum Ainer]

Well its not a desktop 

I think a certain percentage of ppl looking for PC are served by one or the other just as well

[Chuchum Ainer]

https://www.newegg.com/acer-a515-58m-54lg-15-6-intel-core-i5-1335u-16gb-intel-iris-xe-graphics-512-gb-pcie/p/N82E16834360278?Item=N82E16834360278&SoldByNewegg=1 $450. decent at that price.
10% off using Affirm. a further 10% using affirm EDU.

$360 is a great price.

Affirm is a buynowpaylater/credit service. Credit check required, soft from what I'm reading. PLus interest, which can be avoided by paying it off right away.

[Chuchum Ainer]

$540 at ebay sold by antonline: Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 16 with Ryzen 7 8845HS (45W Zen 4+), 16GB RAM (soldered), 512GB SSD. Screen is not very bright and color is not that great. Metal build.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/305572819766

$530 now

[Chuchum Ainer]

https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/hp-elitebook-845-g8-14-inch-2021-core-i5-16-gb-ssd-256-gb/7ec79721-5856-4cdd-abfd-bcad8819dd07?l=10 $350
https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/hp-elitebook-845-g8-14-inch-2021-ryzen-5-pro-32-gb-ssd-256-gb/d67e36ae-2753-4a3f-8f81-0447fb6f799c?l=10# $400

@mevinyavin any comment on these refurbs? best for someone who needs portable, maybe a bit sleek, and simple office and school work, or go for the acer aspire 5 above?

[mevinyavin]

https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/hp-elitebook-845-g8-14-inch-2021-core-i5-16-gb-ssd-256-gb/7ec79721-5856-4cdd-abfd-bcad8819dd07?l=10 $350
https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/hp-elitebook-845-g8-14-inch-2021-ryzen-5-pro-32-gb-ssd-256-gb/d67e36ae-2753-4a3f-8f81-0447fb6f799c?l=10# $400

@mevinyavin any comment on these refurbs? best for someone who needs portable, maybe a bit sleek, and simple office and school work, or go for the acer aspire 5 above?

I thought you wanted a larger screen?
Either way, that seems a bit much for a refurb that old. Do you trust the seller? I don't even consider refurbs from stores I don't recognize - you have no one to blame if something goes wrong (unlike a new computer, which you can blame on the manufacturer or yourself, depending on if you know you mistreated it or not).
I would buy the Aspire for $450, even without the shtick. Just be aware that the Ideapad for $540 $530 is significantly more powerful (albeit likely to be at the cost of battery life), especially in integrated graphics.
(2 P-Cores and 8 E-cores at 15W versus 8 regular cores at 45W)
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/5294vs5915/Intel-i5-1335U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-8845HS

[mevinyavin]

Can a Chromebook be called a laptop? 😉 (thread title reasons…..)

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=134971.msg2771932#msg2771932

[Chuchum Ainer]

I thought you wanted a larger screen?

4 different buys this week. You should know how that works.

Either way, that seems a bit much for a refurb that old. Do you trust the seller? I don't even consider refurbs from stores I don't recognize - you have no one to blame if something goes wrong (unlike a new computer, which you can blame on the manufacturer or yourself, depending on if you know you mistreated it or not).
I would buy the Aspire for $450, even without the shtick. Just be aware that the Ideapad for $540 $530 is significantly more powerful (albeit likely to be at the cost of battery life), especially in integrated graphics.
(2 P-Cores and 8 E-cores at 15W versus 8 regular cores at 45W)
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/5294vs5915/Intel-i5-1335U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-8845HS

Backmarket has some legit sellers. Don't know this one personally, but the reviews seem good for this type of seller.

Legufoy, ur saying the new low end aspire is probably a better buy than the refurbished years old elite book. Gotcha

[mevinyavin]

4 different buys this week. You should know how that works.
 

Okay, you still want feedback on the 16" school laptop? Is 2-in-1 an important factor for you?

[Chuchum Ainer]

Okay, you still want feedback on the 16" school laptop? Is 2-in-1 an important factor for you?

yes, sort of.
one guy bought the 14 inch slim 7 B&H, one got a 16 yoga from BB but has issues with the touchscreen so is going to return it and get probably the envy. one got the 16 inch envy from BB. one the 16 inch slim 5 from ebay.
Any better deals than those? can return and rebuy

[mevinyavin]

yes, sort of.
one guy bought the 14 inch slim 7 B&H, one got a 16 yoga from BB but has issues with the touchscreen so is going to return it and get probably the envy. one got the 16 inch envy from BB. one the 16 inch slim 5 from ebay.
Any better deals than those? can return and rebuy

I think we've covered anything good between all those right now.

[mevinyavin]

Envy 2-in-1 14" on sale at Best Buy.
Ryzen 5 8640HS (45W Zen 4, six cores) for $550, $480 for My Best Buy Plus members.
Ryzen 7 8840HS (45W Zen 4, eight cores) for $600. Also bumps storage from 512GB to a TB. Worth it for the processor alone even if you have no idea why you might need the extra processing, UNLESS you get the $480 price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-2-in-1-14-wide-ultra-xga-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-glacier-silver/6571087.p?skuId=6571087
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-2-in-1-14-wide-ultra-xga-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-glacier-silver/6571077.p?skuId=6571077

[WAM]

@mevinyavin Thank you for your earlier help. I hope this update can get me a lot more.
USAGE: Officially only basic stuff. Some Zoom meetings, browsing. listening to music.
If it has enough power, I may occasionally use it for programming when I don't have my work laptop with me. For that I would need to upgrade RAM

SIZE: 15.6"-17" strong preference for 17", but would take a smaller laptop if I got a much better deal.

BUILD QUALITY: Plastic is fine.

WHERE CAN YOU SHOP? Online, shipping to NY or B&M near Monsey. No deadline on arrival date, but preferably sooner rather than later.

What do you want to spend? Up to $800 before tax. I don't mind paying a bit extra to upgrade it myself, but the $600 is a hard limit on the cost of what I buy initially. (I am not buying it myself, so I cannot go over that limit.) (Things changed and I'll be buying for myself with them reimbursing me, so the $600 is not a hard limit anymore.) Willing to spend $1000 or more (pref not more) if it means I'm getting a lot more and will have what I need for programming.

Other features
Battery life - great battery would be nice, but not required
Number pad - strongly preferred - would only forgo this for a great deal
Backlit keyboard - strongly preferred
Touch screen - not needed
2-in-1  - not needed

[mevinyavin]

@WAM I'm out of time so here's a long list with brief descriptions and ask everyone else for help.
HP 17 for $350, Ryzen 5 7530U (15W six-core Zen 3) with upgradeable RAM/SSD. https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-laptop-17z-cp300-799v0av-1

Vivobook 15.6" with Ryzen 7 5800H (35W eight core Zen 3) with RAM upgradeable only to 40GB. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-15-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-with-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-quiet-blue/6597355.p?skuId=6597355

Same HP as above with Ryzen 7 (15W 8-core) 17" size for $510 https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-laptop-17z-cp300-799v0av-1

Acer Aspire 15.6" better build quality, Ryzen 5 8640HS (45W six core Zen 4), has one RAM slot that Acer says officially supports 8GB more but really it should support at least a 32GB card if not a 64GB card. https://store.acer.com/en-us/aspire-15-laptop-a15-41m-r8y2
Review:https://laptopmedia.com/gb/review/acer-aspire-15-a15-41m-review-surprisingly-good/#p7

17" identical to the last HP but comes with more RAM already and larger SSD for $40 more, worth it if you may never open the thing up. https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-laptop-17-cp3047nr#techSpecs

$775, Lenovo Thinkbook 16 with Ryzen 7 7735HS (35W 8 core Zen 3+) and fully upgradeable https://www.newegg.com/p/1TS-000E-1ARD5?Item=9SIA24GKB33001&SoldByNewegg=1

$850, 16" Vivobook S 16" Flip with very powerful i9-13900H. RAM can be upgraded up to 40GB. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-s-flip-16-wuxga-touchscreen-laptop-intel-13th-gen-core-i9-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-midnight-black/6545931.p?skuId=6545931

$850 Envy 17", kind of heavy but if you prefer that to the 15" size... with Core Ultra 7 155H. Might want to take the $20 upgrade to Wifi 7. https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&catEntryId=3074457345621192324&urlLangId=&quantity=1

$915 for Swift Go 16, lighter than every other option here (though 16"), has a Core Ultra 9 185H that comes very close to the i9 above but also in a lighter package and Evo certified (read: great battery life). RAM is soldered but already has 32GB, if that is enough for you. Note Costco so 2-yr warranty, doubled if your credit card does that. https://www.costco.com/acer-swift-go-16%e2%80%9d-touchscreen-laptop-%e2%80%93-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-processor-%e2%80%93-1200p-%e2%80%93-windows-11.product.4000266174.html

If you want a thin and light 17" computer with battery life, the Gram 17 is both expensive and the RAM is soldered. I saw 16GB models with decent processing at $1200, 32GB models hang out in the $1600+ range.

[WAM]

Thank you, your links were helpful in pointing me in the right direction. I ended up going with the Envy 17 that you suggested and added some upgrades:
HP Envy Laptop 17t-da000, 17.3" - $1040
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 22 threads) + Intel® Arc™ Graphics
32 GB DDR5-5600 MHz RAM (2 x 16 GB)
17.3" diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), multitouch-enabled, IPS, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, 300 nits
512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
6-cell, 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
Full-size, backlit, soft grey keyboard with numeric keypad
5MP IR camera with temporal noise reduction and integrated dual array digital microphones
Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE2 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.4 wireless card

[mevinyavin]

Thank you, your links were helpful in pointing me in the right direction. I ended up going with the Envy 17 that you suggested and added some upgrades:
HP Envy Laptop 17t-da000, 17.3" - $1040
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 22 threads) + Intel® Arc™ Graphics
32 GB DDR5-5600 MHz RAM (2 x 16 GB)
17.3" diagonal, FHD (1920 x 1080), multitouch-enabled, IPS, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, 300 nits
512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
6-cell, 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
Full-size, backlit, soft grey keyboard with numeric keypad
5MP IR camera with temporal noise reduction and integrated dual array digital microphones
Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE2 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.4 wireless card

Use it in good health!

[mevinyavin]

Inspiron 16 Plus with Core Ultra 9 185H (28W, 6 P-cores and 10 E-cores), 16GB RAM (soldered) and 512GB SSD, touch for $800
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-computer-laptops/new-inspiron-16-plus/spd/inspiron-16-7640-laptop/useichbts7640hcrh