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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 #11140 on: August 24, 2017, 12:50:35 AM »
General specs are nice but the screen is the deal breaker.
And so is your Price Range...

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11141 on: August 24, 2017, 07:10:05 PM »
Dell Inspiron 13 5368 13.3-inch FHD Touch 2-in-1 Laptop, Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

$599

https://www.adorama.com/dei53681024g.html?emailprice=t
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11142 on: August 25, 2017, 12:16:53 AM »
Hi I was looking for a laptop at least 17 inch screen for basic browsing emails preparing classes I would like to spend under 400 dollars any advice thank you


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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11147 on: August 28, 2017, 09:36:59 AM »
Apple MacBook Pro MLUQ2LL/A or MLL42LL/A 13.3-inch Laptop (2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 256GB Retina Display) for $1,299 with $100 price drop from Amazon / Bestbuy.

https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MLL42LL-13-3-inch-dual-core/dp/B01LTHXA7M

2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Mac OS Sierra

Today only $1,149 at B&H. ($350 off)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1293728-REG/apple_mll42ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.html

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11148 on: August 28, 2017, 12:49:55 PM »
I'm looking for a portable laptop that can be used in both home and office,at least an i5, 8gb ram ,256 ssd, 512 ssd preferably, can spend up to 1k give or take.any suggestions? Thanks!
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« Reply #11149 on: August 28, 2017, 06:16:21 PM »
I'm looking for a portable laptop that can be used in both home and office,at least an i5, 8gb ram ,256 ssd, 512 ssd preferably, can spend up to 1k give or take.any suggestions? Thanks!
Not sure the level of portability you are looking for since you mention mainly using it in home and office, and in that case a really small ultra-portable will probably be too small.

If you just mean not to heavy but you want standard laptop size, you can take a look at this one (though refurbished) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9RF5526372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-eDealinfo%20USA%20Inc.-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=600263&SID=

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11150 on: August 28, 2017, 08:23:04 PM »
Not sure the level of portability you are looking for since you mention mainly using it in home and office, and in that case a really small ultra-portable will probably be too small.

If you just mean not to heavy but you want standard laptop size, you can take a look at this one (though refurbished) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9RF5526372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-eDealinfo%20USA%20Inc.-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=600263&SID=
I don't mind looking at a 13 1/2  inch since I plan to just hook it up to a monitor at the office, I'll look into this although prefer brand new.thanks for your advice!
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« Reply #11151 on: August 28, 2017, 08:58:30 PM »
I don't mind looking at a 13 1/2  inch since I plan to just hook it up to a monitor at the office, I'll look into this although prefer brand new.thanks for your advice!
Brand new is definitely better than refurbished, but the question is that if someone doesn't want to pay the 1200 or so that a new one of this would cost, is it rather buy a lower specced device or rather go with a refurb.

For a 13.3" real ultra-portable you can start with a look on this https://www.amazon.com/UX330UA-AH54-13-3-inch-Ultra-Slim-Processor-Fingerprint/dp/B01M18UZF5, or this one which is better but refurbished https://www.amazon.com/ZenBook-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01N6HCEKD

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11152 on: August 28, 2017, 09:08:36 PM »
Brand new is definitely better than refurbished, but the question is that if someone doesn't want to pay the 1200 or so that a new one of this would cost, is it rather buy a lower specced device or rather go with a refurb.

For a 13.3" real ultra-portable you can start with a look on this https://www.amazon.com/UX330UA-AH54-13-3-inch-Ultra-Slim-Processor-Fingerprint/dp/B01M18UZF5, or this one which is better but refurbished https://www.amazon.com/ZenBook-13-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01N6HCEKD
You're a big asus fan lol. You'd do a qhd w a 6th gen processor?

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« Reply #11153 on: August 28, 2017, 09:12:21 PM »
You're a big asus fan lol. You'd do a qhd w a 6th gen processor?
I'm not necessarily a fan of all their devices. This specific ultra-portable they have a solid product with the best bang for the buck.

QHD with a 6th gen processor is honestly not the best you can get, but the others cost more...

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11154 on: August 29, 2017, 12:24:30 PM »
I am looking for a laptop for mainly browsing, Word documents and Publisher. Looking to spend in the $300 dollar range give or take. Any good deals out there?

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« Reply #11155 on: August 29, 2017, 01:14:25 PM »
I would recommend buying something like this instead. You're dealing with pretty borderline specs on the model you're looking at...

thanx, what are the main differences that are relevant ?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11156 on: August 29, 2017, 01:16:47 PM »
For light browsing (not too much tabs) it may be good enough.
Re; https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-15-6-laptop-amd-a6-series-4gb-memory-amd-radeon-r4-500gb-hard-drive-black/5828200.p?skuId=5828200
You avised thatt its just about good, Can you tell me which specs i should be looking for ?
Basic browsing, emails etc.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11159 on: August 30, 2017, 02:27:34 PM »
Good laptop. I have the 13" 2 in 1 zenbook and so far so good
thanks, better then this?https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M18UZF5/ref=psdcmw_13896615011_t1_B01LHUA1NM
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