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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 #10260 on: December 05, 2016, 10:16:33 AM »
If is certainly a good piece and great price. And if you want a 1080p or a touchscreen this is one of the best deals that were available through the season.)
Do u recommend this or the i7 flex 3 128 gb ssd

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10261 on: December 05, 2016, 10:33:38 AM »
Do u recommend this or the i7 flex 3 128 gb ssd
Not sure which deal you mean. But 128 GB hard drive is a bit too tight IMHO. And (if you won't specifically benefit of the convertiblity) the fact that it turns around probably makes the build less durable.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10262 on: December 05, 2016, 10:35:48 AM »
Thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10263 on: December 05, 2016, 10:39:35 AM »
Which are the best value of the 13"?

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« Reply #10264 on: December 05, 2016, 11:01:29 AM »
I bought the $499 Dell i7 Signature on Cyber Monday- Now that I see the following 2 lenovo deals can you guys help me decide which is the best? I value speed over everything but also benefit from touch. Objectively are these both better than the dell?

1- http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?mtm-item=:000001C9:0001A271:&clickid=24kx0sSCHxLXUM6ylRw5s3c2UkkQlVWdo0ZNQw0&PID=29332&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6&irgwc=1

2- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNOELA6/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10265 on: December 05, 2016, 11:09:14 AM »
I bought the $499 Dell i7 Signature on Cyber Monday- Now that I see the following 2 lenovo deals can you guys help me decide which is the best? I value speed over everything but also benefit from touch. Objectively are these both better than the dell?

1- http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?mtm-item=:000001C9:0001A271:&clickid=24kx0sSCHxLXUM6ylRw5s3c2UkkQlVWdo0ZNQw0&PID=29332&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6&irgwc=1

2- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNOELA6/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
option 1 looks great

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10266 on: December 05, 2016, 11:10:45 AM »
I bought the $499 Dell i7 Signature on Cyber Monday- Now that I see the following 2 lenovo deals can you guys help me decide which is the best? I value speed over everything but also benefit from touch. Objectively are these both better than the dell?

1- http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?mtm-item=:000001C9:0001A271:&clickid=24kx0sSCHxLXUM6ylRw5s3c2UkkQlVWdo0ZNQw0&PID=29332&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6&irgwc=1

2- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNOELA6/?tag=cl03f-20&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
The first Lenovo is definitely better than the Dell (but missing touch and not that high-res screen.) And the 2nd is worse than the Dell.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10267 on: December 05, 2016, 11:26:56 AM »
Any business laptop deals (Windows 10 pro, TPM chip)?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10268 on: December 05, 2016, 11:32:35 AM »
option 1 looks great
The first Lenovo is definitely better than the Dell (but missing touch and not that high-res screen.) And the 2nd is worse than the Dell.

Thanks guys- I too thought that the dell was better than the Amazon Lenovo- I think I'm going to get the ideapad and retun the dell- IS there any overall quality difference between ideapads v inspirons?

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« Reply #10269 on: December 05, 2016, 11:41:31 AM »
Thanks guys- I too thought that the dell was better than the Amazon Lenovo- I think I'm going to get the ideapad and retun the dell- IS there any overall quality difference between ideapads v inspirons?
It'll be almost impossible to compare quality between two models from different brands, but I personally used both of these in the last week and the Ideapad felt more premium.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10270 on: December 05, 2016, 12:23:16 PM »
The first Lenovo is definitely better than the Dell (but missing touch and not that high-res screen.) And the 2nd is worse than the Dell.
Which is better if more hard drive space is needed? Is it easy/inexpensive to add hard drive space to the Lenovo? (obviously ssd is superior, but 1tb vs 228gb is a huge difference).

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« Reply #10271 on: December 05, 2016, 12:34:08 PM »
Which is better if more hard drive space is needed? Is it easy/inexpensive to add hard drive space to the Lenovo? (obviously ssd is superior, but 1tb vs 228gb is a huge difference).
I don't there's an option too add (as opposed to swapping the small and installing a new) space. If you absolutely need more than 256 gb then there's simply no other option (in the budget range, for 900 you may find laptops that have a fast small SSD and a big slow storage drive) than to go with the 1tb one.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10272 on: December 05, 2016, 12:54:25 PM »
Which is better if more hard drive space is needed? Is it easy/inexpensive to add hard drive space to the Lenovo? (obviously ssd is superior, but 1tb vs 228gb is a huge difference).
And ssd vs hdd is a HUGE difference.
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 #10273 on: December 05, 2016, 12:58:26 PM »
And ssd vs hdd is a HUGE difference.
Yes, so if more space is needed, what do you recommend?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10274 on: December 05, 2016, 01:01:23 PM »
Yes, so if more space is needed, what do you recommend?
Generally the only reason you need more than 256gb is for media storage, so either keep all those pictures, videos, and movies in the cloud or on an external hard drive or both.
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 #10275 on: December 05, 2016, 01:14:35 PM »
Generally the only reason you need more than 256gb is for media storage, so either keep all those pictures, videos, and movies in the cloud or on an external hard drive or both.
is there an i7 with 256 ssd deal I didn't see??

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10276 on: December 05, 2016, 01:15:17 PM »
is there an i7 with 256 ssd deal I didn't see??
Maybe someone else knows, I don't keep track of the deals
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 #10277 on: December 05, 2016, 01:15:46 PM »
Main site deal
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/101170
HP 13.3″ ProBook Core i3 SSD Notebook For $349 (Or $331 With Visa Business) Shipped From B&H

good value?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10278 on: December 05, 2016, 01:17:44 PM »
is there an i7 with 256 ssd deal I didn't see??
Do you really need and i7? As discussed upthread, if you don't need it (which you probably don't) you may be BETTER off with an i5.
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 #10279 on: December 05, 2016, 01:24:29 PM »
Do you really need and i7? As discussed upthread, if you don't need it (which you probably don't) you may be BETTER off with an i5.
used for graphics/web design.
Still better off with a i5?

Also music editing (recording studio-like)