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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 #7900 on: April 03, 2015, 09:47:39 AM »
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 #7901 on: April 03, 2015, 09:48:43 AM »
College kid.  Basics, no gaming, etc..  Your'e saying the hard drive is small?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7902 on: April 03, 2015, 10:22:00 AM »
College kid.  Basics, no gaming, etc..  Your'e saying the hard drive is small?

It's slow.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7903 on: April 03, 2015, 10:29:36 AM »
College kid.  Basics, no gaming, etc..  Your'e saying the hard drive is small?
No the size is fine but it's slow the only time you'll really see a difference is when it starts up and when it updates
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7907 on: April 07, 2015, 12:18:58 PM »
http://m.ebay.com/itm/291292555371?nav=DEALS
 the ddms acer I7 is back at $499

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7908 on: April 07, 2015, 03:11:49 PM »
any thoughts on this Dell XPS 13? $749.99 with Coupon Code: M6PMKJDTR42QV$ (or 799 includes a dell venue)
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9333/pd?oc=frtlx131238s&model_id=xps-13-9333&dgc=BA&cid=285111&lid=5447194&acd=12309209382360122

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7911 on: April 13, 2015, 12:22:26 AM »
Was in Costco Brooklyn today and they had Toshiba S50b for $550 i5 8GB Ram 1TBHD Touch screen

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7912 on: April 14, 2015, 10:00:07 AM »
Decent specs for $489 after MIR
Dell Inspiron 15 3543 Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5 5200U 2.2GHz Dual-Core, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB HDD, 15.6" HD 1366 X 768
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Windows 7 deal request
« Reply #7913 on: April 14, 2015, 08:04:25 PM »
Any cheap deals on getting windows 7?

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Re: Windows 7 deal request
« Reply #7914 on: April 14, 2015, 08:28:56 PM »
Why a new thread? Desktop laptop... Minor details

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Re: Windows 7 deal request
« Reply #7915 on: April 14, 2015, 08:56:20 PM »
Laptop..
Please direct to proper thread..tried searching

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Re: Windows 7 deal request
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7917 on: April 15, 2015, 11:13:12 AM »
how is this deal for a Dell Outlet Refurb XPS 15 - 9530 - $979 + Tax

Processor Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4712HQ Processor (6M, up to 3.3GHz)
Operating System Windows 8.1
Hard Disk Drive 1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
32G SSDR mSATA Card
Memory 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx2) Memory
Laptop Screen 15.6 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and QHD+ resolution (3200 x 1800) with Camera
Video NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Base Dell Outlet XPS 15 - 9530
Software Upgrade Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
Windows 8.1 64BIT
Windows 8.1 64BIT
Office Software Office 365 - 1 Month Trial (Internet access required to install & activate)
Web Camera Integrated Webcam
Laptop Battery 61 WHr, 6-Cell Battery (integrated)
Network Interface Card Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Keyboard English Keyboard
Hardware Upgrade 130W AC Adapter
NFC (Near Field Communications)
Palmrest
Palmrest with Touchpad
Power Cord
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #7918 on: April 15, 2015, 11:44:22 AM »
how is this deal for a Dell Outlet Refurb XPS 15 - 9530 - $979 + Tax

Processor Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4712HQ Processor (6M, up to 3.3GHz)
Operating System Windows 8.1
Hard Disk Drive 1 TB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
32G SSDR mSATA Card
Memory 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx2) Memory
Laptop Screen 15.6 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and QHD+ resolution (3200 x 1800) with Camera
Video NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Base Dell Outlet XPS 15 - 9530
Software Upgrade Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
Windows 8.1 64BIT
Windows 8.1 64BIT
Office Software Office 365 - 1 Month Trial (Internet access required to install & activate)
Web Camera Integrated Webcam
Laptop Battery 61 WHr, 6-Cell Battery (integrated)
Network Interface Card Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Keyboard English Keyboard
Hardware Upgrade 130W AC Adapter
NFC (Near Field Communications)
Palmrest
Palmrest with Touchpad
Power Cord
XPS Badge
Slow hard drive
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 #7919 on: April 15, 2015, 12:17:27 PM »

32G SSDR mSATA Card


Slow hard drive
Shouldn't this help solve that problem ?