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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 #9720 on: June 21, 2016, 10:00:23 PM »
Good deal, I'm debating if it's ddms worthy
I ddn't see good reviews on amazon about this machine.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9723 on: June 27, 2016, 04:07:25 PM »
Hey guys Ive been looking for the best laptop under 500$
And was wondering what other people think is a good and cheap laptop.
Would be Great to hear.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9724 on: July 01, 2016, 12:15:59 PM »
Anyone know of a good deal for a chromebook/notebook for under 150 just for bbasic browsing and typing( preferably bigger screen)?  Thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9725 on: July 04, 2016, 05:02:11 PM »
Looking for a discount on a MacBook. That's really my only criterion.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9726 on: July 04, 2016, 10:13:54 PM »
I didn't see any decent deals over the holiday weekend. Disappointed... FWIW, I have read a lot of reviews and the new Asus machines have issues, and the Lenovo 300 series has bad trackpad. In general, people are not raving about Windows 10.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9727 on: July 04, 2016, 10:17:00 PM »
I didn't see any decent deals over the holiday weekend. Disappointed... FWIW, I have read a lot of reviews and the new Asus machines have issues, and the Lenovo 300 series has bad trackpad. In general, people are not raving about Windows 10.
I was also hoping to buy a laptop - anyone see any good deals??
Is it that this thread use to be more active or there aren't any good deals?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9728 on: July 04, 2016, 10:25:13 PM »
I was also hoping to buy a laptop - anyone see any good deals??
Is it that this thread use to be more active or there aren't any good deals?
Generally the third quarter is best for buying computers, so I would think things will pick up soon
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9729 on: July 04, 2016, 10:29:31 PM »
Generally the third quarter is best for buying computers, so I would think things will pick up soon
thanks for your response - I guess I'll wait until Black Friday. Hope my laptop lasts at least until then.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9730 on: July 04, 2016, 11:16:02 PM »
thanks for your response - I guess I'll wait until Black Friday. Hope my laptop lasts at least until then.
Black Friday is long after Q3.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9731 on: July 05, 2016, 02:16:01 PM »
When in Q3?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9732 on: July 05, 2016, 02:20:08 PM »
When in Q3?
I don't have an answer for that.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9733 on: July 05, 2016, 05:31:02 PM »
Looking for laptop for note taking and CD viewing. How much should such a laptop run?
Hw

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9734 on: July 06, 2016, 01:54:17 PM »
Is this a good deal for a cheap basic notebook?

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« Reply #9735 on: July 06, 2016, 04:06:53 PM »
Looking for laptop for note taking and CD viewing. How much should such a laptop run?
Hw
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=986935

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9736 on: July 07, 2016, 03:44:28 PM »
I purchased the Dell XPS 13.3″ Infinity Edge QHD+ Touchscreen Ultrabook that was on DDMS last week and tried loading a program that runs on Java but it comes up in micro, barely readable. Anyone else have this issue? any fix? thanks.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9737 on: July 10, 2016, 08:16:47 AM »
When in Q3?

The third tax quarter of 2016 began on Friday, July 1, and ends on Friday, September 30.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #9739 on: July 10, 2016, 09:15:13 AM »
Isn't it crazy to buy anything with less than an i3 these days?
Yes
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.