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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 #6320 on: June 27, 2014, 05:15:08 PM »
Just received the new Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series, it's really ugly and feels extremely "plasticy". I'm not sure I would recommend this to anyone. I'll give my feedback on the newer Inspiron 15 5000 once I receive that one.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6321 on: June 28, 2014, 11:32:44 PM »
Hey DH Data,

Is this a good deal?

Dell Latitude E5540 (Certified Refurbished) Total = $520

Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4200U Processor (1.6GHz, 3M cache) with Integrated Graphics and Express Card
Operating System   Windows 7 Professional
Hard Disk Drive   500 GB Solid State Hybrid Drive with 8GB Flash
Memory   8 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2) Memory
Laptop Screen   15.6 inch HD (1366x768) Wide View Anti-Glare WLED-backlit
Media Bay   Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
Video   Intel HD  Integrated Graphics
Base   Dell Outlet Latitude E5540
Laptop Battery   6-cell (65Wh) Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge
Network Interface Card   Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 + Bluetooth 4.0 LE Half Mini Card
Web Camera   Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
Keyboard   Internal English Single Pointing Keyboard
Hardware Upgrade   125V Power Cord
90W AC Adapter
Cable
No Fingerprint Reader (Single Pointing) Palmrest
No Out-of-Band Systems Management
Non-Touch N-WIGI LCD Cover
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Office Software   Microsoft Office 365 - 1 Month Trial (Internet access required to install & activate)
Software Upgrade   Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Operating System DVD

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6322 on: June 29, 2014, 12:17:41 AM »
Rather try for the E6540 series, higher quality and 3 yr warranty even on the outlet and refurbished laptops

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« Reply #6323 on: June 29, 2014, 12:28:03 AM »
The cheapest I could find an E6540 on the outlet was for $775 (after coupon).

Do you think this is a good deal?

Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4300M Processor (Dual Core, 3M Cache, 2.6 GHz, w/HD Graphics 4600)
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6324 on: June 29, 2014, 12:46:52 AM »
Much more powerful processor (about 25% faster), 1080p Screen and 2GB Graphics card + 3 year warranty makes it a much better system. The battery life probably isn't as good on this one and it may be heavier than the other one but it's definitely stronger.

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« Reply #6325 on: June 29, 2014, 12:49:32 AM »
Much more powerful processor (about 25% faster), 1080p Screen and 2GB Graphics card + 3 year warranty makes it a much better system. The battery life probably isn't as good on this one and it may be heavier than the other one but it's definitely stronger.

Do you buy all of these laptops to resell?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6326 on: June 29, 2014, 08:23:18 AM »
Yea pretty much.

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« Reply #6327 on: June 29, 2014, 08:26:47 AM »
Yea pretty much.

Nice. Have you further evaluated the laptop I purchased last week (Inspiron 15 3000)? My brother needs a new laptop, and am wondering if after reviewing you still think it's a good deal?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6328 on: June 29, 2014, 09:14:35 AM »
How's this?
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3542-laptop/pd?oc=fncwg2310bst&model_id=inspiron-15-3542-laptop

New Inspiron 15 3000 Series

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4210U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)
8GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx1)
1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive

$449.99
Selling these for $449 after tax. Pm me if interested

New Inspiron 15 3000 Series

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4210U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6329 on: June 29, 2014, 10:11:03 AM »
Great price, beautiful build. System has some stability issues after a while according to many reports.
A lot if the xps series had and have issues very quickly after purchase

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6330 on: June 29, 2014, 10:42:44 AM »
Rather try for the E6540 series, higher quality and 3 yr warranty even on the outlet and refurbished laptops

I think I'm gonna try to stay in the $500 range.

How does the E5540 deal that I mentioned compare with the Inspiron deal (similar specs, I5 and 8GB RAM), is the E5540 a major upgrade?

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« Reply #6331 on: June 29, 2014, 11:34:40 AM »
Latitude systems are always better than inspiron.

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« Reply #6332 on: June 29, 2014, 11:35:40 AM »
Nice. Have you further evaluated the laptop I purchased last week (Inspiron 15 3000)? My brother needs a new laptop, and am wondering if after reviewing you still think it's a good deal?
Setting up 5 of them tom. Try me then and I will update

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« Reply #6333 on: June 29, 2014, 11:39:00 AM »
Setting up 5 of them tom. Try me then and I will update

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« Reply #6336 on: June 30, 2014, 12:30:12 PM »
Any deals on a laptop good for work - cad drawings, tons of picture, quickbooks plus the regular excel word online work. Thanks!

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #6337 on: July 01, 2014, 10:02:30 AM »
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« Reply #6338 on: July 01, 2014, 10:21:09 AM »
Note the 75 off 350 with Amex @ HP. This can help get a pretty good deal.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
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