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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 #2720 on: February 10, 2013, 03:47:43 PM »
This Lenovo 15.6" Ultrabook comes out to $475.00 with the coupon is it a good deal?

http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-Ideapad-U510-59355296-156-Laptop/product_990645

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2721 on: February 10, 2013, 03:58:25 PM »
This Lenovo 15.6" Ultrabook comes out to $475.00 with the coupon is it a good deal?

http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-Ideapad-U510-59355296-156-Laptop/product_990645
Yes - after coupon great price.  I just ordered that about 30 min ago

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« Reply #2722 on: February 10, 2013, 04:19:44 PM »
Yes - after coupon great price.  I just ordered that about 30 min ago
how would you compare it to the dell one on sale

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2723 on: February 10, 2013, 04:33:57 PM »
Which one?

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« Reply #2724 on: February 10, 2013, 04:37:47 PM »
Dell 17R $549, and Inspiron 15z $649 + get a $150 Dell GC

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2725 on: February 10, 2013, 04:39:53 PM »
The lenovo is cheaper, I would say the dell may be better and a little nicer

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« Reply #2726 on: February 10, 2013, 04:47:54 PM »
The lenovo is cheaper, I would say the dell may be better and a little nicer
in general dell is better than lenovo, or just this one?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2727 on: February 10, 2013, 05:21:47 PM »
Ok thanks for sending me to the right thread, seems like the word is the laptop, and i realy dont want to get one(or more like would rather not have to pay the price that would get me a decent one). Any ideas for a netbook, specifically? whats the chromebook all about, i read mixed messages on the reviews, does anyone have one that is willing totell me about it?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2728 on: February 10, 2013, 05:36:19 PM »
What are you gonna use it for? and how much are you willing to spend?

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« Reply #2729 on: February 10, 2013, 06:22:10 PM »
mostly microsoft office documents, and internet research.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2730 on: February 10, 2013, 10:15:11 PM »
do you specifically want a netbook because of size or price? I never recommend netbooks and I think @namechanged feels the same way about them.

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« Reply #2731 on: February 10, 2013, 11:09:54 PM »
Ok thanks for sending me to the right thread, seems like the word is the laptop, and i realy dont want to get one(or more like would rather not have to pay the price that would get me a decent one). Any ideas for a netbook, specifically? whats the chromebook all about, i read mixed messages on the reviews, does anyone have one that is willing totell me about it?
Chromebook is very impractical - especially if this is your only notebook

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2732 on: February 11, 2013, 05:57:26 AM »
its small and a much better price range, i am not looking for the most amazing computer.

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« Reply #2733 on: February 11, 2013, 05:58:40 AM »
im willing to spend anything from 250-350. if there is something i could get for that. 400 is max max max.

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« Reply #2734 on: February 11, 2013, 08:25:21 AM »
Yes its smaller, but the reason its cheaper is because it uses a weaker processor. They usually slow down really fast and within a year you can't really run any programs on it. They're really made for surfing the web and not too much more. If you want the smaller size - rather look for an ultrabook. They have some cheaper ones these days that can fit your budget. I'll try to post some soon

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« Reply #2735 on: February 11, 2013, 10:08:10 AM »
im willing to spend anything from 250-350. if there is something i could get for that. 400 is max max max.
Consider this

Asus 15.6"

i3-2370M processor
4GB DDR3 memory
15.6" LCD high-definition widescreen display
500GB hard drive (5400 rpm)

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or if you want something small - this would be perfect for you
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« Reply #2739 on: February 11, 2013, 08:41:58 PM »
or if you want something small - this would be perfect for you
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are you recommending this?