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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 #10400 on: January 03, 2017, 11:20:41 PM »
NEW Lenovo 15.6 Intel 1.6Ghz 4GB 500GB Win10 DVD RW 110-15IBR for $249.99 Shipped from eBay.

Features
Intel Celeron N3060 Processor (1.6-2.48GHz)
4GB DDR3L SDRAM
500 GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.6" LED HD Backlit Display
Optical Drive (DVD Drive): DVD +/-RW
Intel HD Graphics
Built in high definition webcam and microphone
2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI
WiFi and Ethernet
Bluetooth Compatible
4-in-1 Card Reader
Primary Color:Black
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Operating System
US retail version and only includes a USA style wall plug

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10401 on: January 04, 2017, 12:52:51 AM »
ASUS 15.6" Full HD Notebook Intel Core i7-7500U 2.7 GHz 256GB SSD 8GB RAM Win 10 for $539.99 Shipped from Adorama.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-15-6-Full-HD-Notebook-Intel-Core-i7-7500U-2-7-GHz-256GB-SSD-8GB-RAM-Win-10-/391648193627?_trkparms=5373%3A0%7C5374%3AFeatured
is this better than the one you responded "Definitly! if you need this kind of machine. (take into account, "Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.")" too?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10402 on: January 04, 2017, 07:29:21 AM »
is this better than the one you responded "Definitly! if you need this kind of machine. (take into account, "Usually ships within 1 to 2 months.")" too?
It was me that responded that for the Acer Spin 13.3 2-in-1. This one has better specs (i7 vs i5)  but it is not a fair comparison. That was a small and light 2-in-1 while this is a normally sized 15.6 traditional laptop.

If you wanna pick between two like these you first need to decide which kind of machine you're looking for.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10403 on: January 04, 2017, 07:42:59 AM »
It was me that responded that for the Acer Spin 13.3 2-in-1. This one has better specs (i7 vs i5)  but it is not a fair comparison. That was a small and light 2-in-1 while this is a normally sized 15.6 traditional laptop.

If you wanna pick between two like these you first need to decide which kind of machine you're looking for.
All in all, is it a better machine for the extra $50 in price difference? Performance wise... not weight or big wise..

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10404 on: January 04, 2017, 08:38:48 AM »
All in all, is it a better machine for the extra $50 in price difference? Performance wise... not weight or big wise..
Yes, it is a better machine performance wise. Deal wise that is a bigger discount (because the small machines tend to be more expensive for the same specs.)

There is also a deal from Adorama on eBay (the same seller than the i7 deal) $459 for an i5, which be the same specs basically then the Acer Spin, for $459 http://www.ebay.com/itm/371810198356?rmvSB=true

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10405 on: January 04, 2017, 08:44:54 AM »
Yes, it is a better machine performance wise. Deal wise that is a bigger discount (because the small machines tend to be more expensive for the same specs.)

There is also a deal from Adorama on eBay (the same seller than the i7 deal) $459 for an i5, which be the same specs basically then the Acer Spin, for $459 http://www.ebay.com/itm/371810198356?rmvSB=true
Yea but the acer spin is better, isn't it? Only because it can be used as a tablet...?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10406 on: January 04, 2017, 08:47:39 AM »
Yea but the acer spin is better, isn't it? Only because it can be used as a tablet...?
Again, better for what? Performance wise the i5 Asus is probably somewhat better because it has the 7nt gen i5 vs the 6th in the Spin. If you want portability and tablet style then the Asus is out of the picture anyhow.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10407 on: January 04, 2017, 09:01:53 AM »
Again, better for what? Performance wise the i5 Asus is probably somewhat better because it has the 7nt gen i5 vs the 6th in the Spin. If you want portability and tablet style then the Asus is out of the picture anyhow.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10408 on: January 04, 2017, 11:22:54 AM »
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" LED - Intel Core i5 - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage MMGG2LL/A For $949.99 shipped.

1 year Apple warranty included.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Air-13-3-LED-Intel-Core-i5-8GB-RAM-256GB-Storage-MMGG2LL-A-/172446872228?_trkparms=5373%3A0%7C5374%3AFeatured

This sells for $1,149 at B&H and $1,089 from Amazon with a perfect 5.0/5 star rating.

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« Reply #10409 on: January 04, 2017, 08:34:32 PM »
New HP 15.6 Touch Screen 4GB 500GB Intel Pentium Quad-Core 2.58GHz Win 10 DVDRW for $249.99 Shipped from eBay.

Features
Intel Pentium N3540 processor (2.16GHz - 2.58GHz)
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
15.6" Touch Screen display
Optical Drive (DVD Drive): DVD+RW
Webcam, digital microphone, HDMI port
Multi-format digital media card reader
Microsoft Windows 10 Operating System
US retail version and only includes a USA style wall plug

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #10410 on: January 05, 2017, 06:03:45 PM »
Reply 10400 and 10409 just $234.99 now with code.

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« Reply #10411 on: January 05, 2017, 07:20:33 PM »
Reply 10400 and 10409 just $234.99 now with code.
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« Reply #10413 on: January 05, 2017, 08:23:45 PM »
ASUS TP301UA 13.3" Ultra Slim 2in1 Full HD Touch Laptop i5 6GB RAM 256GB SSD for $484.99 shipped from eBay.

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« Reply #10414 on: January 05, 2017, 09:45:10 PM »
Reply 10400 and 10409 just $234.99 now with code.

Where did you get the numbers from? Tapatalk?
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« Reply #10415 on: January 05, 2017, 09:54:02 PM »
Where did you get the numbers from? Tapatalk?

Regular site, you are reply 10414.

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« Reply #10416 on: January 05, 2017, 10:44:21 PM »
Regular site, you are reply 10414.

Never noticed it.  ::)
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