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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 #8940 on: November 13, 2015, 11:39:34 AM »
Still a little cheaper with an HP EPP for those willing to go that route.  A little googling will show how to get an account.  I don't believe coupons work, but it starts at $398.49.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8941 on: November 13, 2015, 12:38:48 PM »
 HP Intel Core i5 2.7GHz 6GB Ram 1TB HD  $489.99 via eBay Daily Deals  http://goo.gl/F03UPL

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8942 on: November 13, 2015, 01:55:23 PM »
anyone has the amex hp offer that they didn't use and are willing to share. please pm

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« Reply #8943 on: November 13, 2015, 02:06:27 PM »
anyone has the amex hp offer that they didn't use and are willing to share. please pm
PM sent.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8944 on: November 15, 2015, 10:16:09 PM »
Good deal! 629.99
Lenovo ThinkPad E550 15.6", Intel i7, 8GB RAM 500GB HDd
http://www.ebay.com/itm/371481582361?rmvSB=true

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« Reply #8945 on: November 16, 2015, 01:57:01 AM »
Looking for a amex offer to buy the hp for a shul, please pm
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8946 on: November 16, 2015, 11:58:16 AM »
Good deal! 629.99
Lenovo ThinkPad E550 15.6", Intel i7, 8GB RAM 500GB HDd
http://www.ebay.com/itm/371481582361?rmvSB=true

629.99

15.6" FHD 1080 x1920
Intel Core i7-5500U   
8GB   Using 1 of 2 dimm
Windows 7 Pro (Free Upgrade to Win 10 Pro)
500GB 7200 RPM
Fingerprint reader


It says price is $749.99 now. And even at $629 is it such a good deal? Unless the build quality is excellent due to it being a business machine..

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8947 on: November 16, 2015, 02:09:15 PM »
Any good deals for a good basic Laptop (selling on Amazon) in the $500 range?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8948 on: November 16, 2015, 02:35:03 PM »
Any good deals for a good basic Laptop (selling on Amazon) in the $500 range?

For a basic/budget laptop this is a great deal for $330:  http://www.amazon.com/F555LA-AB31-15-6-inch-Full-HD-Laptop-Windows/dp/B011KFQASE
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4GB DDR3 Memory
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8949 on: November 16, 2015, 02:41:12 PM »
Any deals on small screen laptops ?

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« Reply #8950 on: November 16, 2015, 03:01:26 PM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8951 on: November 16, 2015, 03:21:48 PM »
That's a little too basic...

What specs are you looking for then?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8952 on: November 16, 2015, 04:56:05 PM »
I don't know what he wants but I am looking for something in the $400 range that can handle microsoft office, internet etc. nothing too heavy.  the main concern is that it should be reliable and last a few years.  As such I am thinking that less than an i5 is probably a bad idea.
thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #8953 on: November 16, 2015, 05:07:21 PM »
I don't know what he wants but I am looking for something in the $400 range that can handle microsoft office, internet etc. nothing too heavy.  the main concern is that it should be reliable and last a few years.  As such I am thinking that less than an i5 is probably a bad idea.
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If you are willing to install an SSD an i3 will be just fine.
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 #8954 on: November 16, 2015, 06:03:00 PM »
Any deals on small screen laptops ?

Saw this on SD, it's a great deal on a 13.3" 2-in-1 for $560:  http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-13-s128nr-13-3-Inch-Full-HD/dp/B014X4UAUI

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« Reply #8955 on: November 16, 2015, 06:37:00 PM »
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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« Reply #8957 on: November 16, 2015, 06:49:45 PM »
Saw this on SD, it's a great deal on a 13.3" 2-in-1 for $560:  http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-13-s128nr-13-3-Inch-Full-HD/dp/B014X4UAUI
great deal indeed but I was going to buy it and then noticed that there is no back lit keyboard, a must for me.

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« Reply #8958 on: November 16, 2015, 06:53:45 PM »
I put it on my wish list. Does that count?
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« Reply #8959 on: November 16, 2015, 06:56:51 PM »
I should clarify that it's a great deal only because its so small
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.