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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 #9423 on: January 31, 2016, 04:28:09 PM »
i got confirmation email from staples for the $256 laptop, how likely is it that they can still cancel is? (i really need that laptop for my use didnt just buy it cause it was a price mistake so i wana make sure they will honor it)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9424 on: January 31, 2016, 07:56:11 PM »
Was just looking at this laptop too.
Is it good for basic spreadsheets, graphics and light streaming?

Can anyone help me out please?
Is it worth it to buy the staples one and add 4GB?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9425 on: January 31, 2016, 08:01:14 PM »

Can anyone help me out please?
Is it worth it to buy the staples one and add 4GB?
The staples one is oos

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9426 on: January 31, 2016, 10:19:29 PM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9427 on: January 31, 2016, 10:21:49 PM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9428 on: January 31, 2016, 10:23:08 PM »
thanks.

Does the acer from ebay look like a decent computer? The reason why I am thinking about it is because it has 8gb and is only$400

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9429 on: February 01, 2016, 02:43:23 PM »
This Dell laptop (open box, in store) from best buy was 599 for me (the i7):

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-2-in-1/4454002.p?id=1219749483916&skuId=4454002

Is it a good value?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9430 on: February 01, 2016, 02:51:23 PM »
Dan wrote that this deal has free returns through Feb 1. http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/79078 Can somebody tell me where he got that from?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9431 on: February 02, 2016, 12:32:20 PM »
http://dealnews.com/Dell-Inspiron-15-Skylake-i5-2.3-GHz-16-Laptop-for-750-free-shipping/1588526.html

I wish this would be a 17 inch but should I bite or just grab this?
« Last Edit: February 02, 2016, 02:19:48 PM by lowvoltageguy »
It's worth too much.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9432 on: February 02, 2016, 02:20:24 PM »
Meant posted model
It's worth too much.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9433 on: February 02, 2016, 04:50:34 PM »
am I the only 1 here who got a cancelation email today from stapels for the 15 inch vostro laptop?
anything I can do about it to fight it?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9434 on: February 02, 2016, 04:55:51 PM »
am I the only 1 here who got a cancelation email today from stapels for the 15 inch vostro laptop?
anything I can do about it to fight it?

Got the same. I doubt it.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9435 on: February 02, 2016, 04:58:16 PM »
wow I really needed that laptop any similar deals now out there?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9436 on: February 02, 2016, 05:14:28 PM »
am I the only 1 here who got a cancelation email today from stapels for the 15 inch vostro laptop?
anything I can do about it to fight it?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9437 on: February 02, 2016, 06:03:44 PM »
When does Microsoft refill their stock of laptops? 3/4 of the time they seem to be showing products that are out of stock.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9438 on: February 02, 2016, 06:12:29 PM »
When does Microsoft refill their stock of laptops? 3/4 of the time they seem to be showing products that are out of stock.
+1 it's a real PITA that they leave them there when they're OOS
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« Reply #9439 on: February 02, 2016, 06:13:54 PM »
+1 it's a real PITA that they leave them there when they're OOS
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