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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 #11161 on: August 30, 2017, 06:13:06 PM »
Bump

Or any other recommendation?
Yes, they are very decent deals for 17 inch in this price range.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11162 on: September 02, 2017, 10:56:31 PM »
I'm looking to get a small business  laptop, I need it for working during my commute and at home. At home I can hook it up to a larger screen so a 13in is around the size I need. I Will be using it to connect remotely to the office network, working on multiple spreadsheets and other docs at the same time. How powerful of a machine do i need? What price points should I be looking at?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11163 on: September 02, 2017, 11:01:48 PM »
I'm looking to get a small business  laptop, I need it for working during my commute and at home. At home I can hook it up to a larger screen so a 13in is around the size I need. I Will be using it to connect remotely to the office network, working on multiple spreadsheets and other docs at the same time. How powerful of a machine do i need? What price points should I be looking at?
Simple i5 and 8 GB should probably be what you are looking for. If you want a really good device quite thin and portable you are looking at $700 range.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11164 on: September 02, 2017, 11:08:27 PM »
Which brands should I go for/stay away from?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11165 on: September 02, 2017, 11:10:35 PM »
Which brands should I go for/stay away from?
Any normal brand should be fine, see what you find. Lenovo's ThinkPad line is better probably but also more expensive.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11166 on: September 02, 2017, 11:39:27 PM »
I am looking for a laptop for basic home use. Preferably I would like something like an I5 with 8 gb ram. Want a nice screen and decent graphics. 15 inch screen or so. More important to me to be good quality that'll last. Less important is size weight and battery life (obviously would prefer better...). 256 GB hard drive is fine. Don't need a DVD drive. If possible wanna spend about $450 unless I need to spend more.
Any recommendations?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11167 on: September 03, 2017, 01:11:36 AM »
Does anyone have experience buying refurbished laptops from Woot?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11168 on: September 03, 2017, 08:28:29 AM »


I am looking for a laptop for basic home use. Preferably I would like something like an I5 with 8 gb ram. Want a nice screen and decent graphics. 15 inch screen or so. More important to me to be good quality that'll last. Less important is size weight and battery life (obviously would prefer better...). 256 GB hard drive is fine. Don't need a DVD drive. If possible wanna spend about $450 unless I need to spend more.
Any recommendations?

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&oc=cai155w10p7b012c2&prg=1&VEN1=11410577-5873920-edealpc&AID=5873920&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=820181042516097482
Use code INSPSAVEBIG it brings the price down from $749.99 to $429.99, it's an excellent deal with everything you asked for other than the graphics being just "standard".
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 #11169 on: September 03, 2017, 08:53:11 AM »

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&oc=cai155w10p7b012c2&prg=1&VEN1=11410577-5873920-edealpc&AID=5873920&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=820181042516097482
Use code INSPSAVEBIG it brings the price down from $749.99 to $429.99, it's an excellent deal with everything you asked for other than the graphics being just "standard".
Th at is a great deal!  If only it had touch id switch mine out right now ....

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11170 on: September 03, 2017, 09:12:39 AM »

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&oc=cai155w10p7b012c2&prg=1&VEN1=11410577-5873920-edealpc&AID=5873920&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=820181042516097482
Use code INSPSAVEBIG it brings the price down from $749.99 to $429.99, it's an excellent deal with everything you asked for other than the graphics being just "standard".

And the display being bad

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11171 on: September 03, 2017, 09:30:37 AM »
And the display being bad
Don't push it, it's not bad. It's very decent.
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 #11172 on: September 03, 2017, 10:05:43 AM »
Don't push it, it's not bad. It's very decent.
Totally agree! The hate here for HD screens must stop...  ;)

For someone looking for a laptop with decent specs in the $450 range, HD is very good.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11173 on: September 03, 2017, 12:35:07 PM »
Does it have a backlit keyboard?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11174 on: September 03, 2017, 01:31:53 PM »
I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LHUA1NM/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1504457830&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=zenbook&dpPl=1&dpID=41WW9lGmSXL&ref=plSrch
And realized now it only had one port so I won't be able to simultaneously charge and still have port real estate,
Any significant differences between the zenbook ux330 and this one?https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0K7NBRC7ARIsAEaqLRGiOc_RAU7BplUuEbFipJJNUKti7FaVYzQlNBFSp-UN_f2qEYc8UjoaAnaMEALw_wcB&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1348416 off the cuff the only difference I see is that the 2nd is a 14" with an i7,any suggestions? Thanks
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11175 on: September 03, 2017, 02:30:31 PM »

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&oc=cai155w10p7b012c2&prg=1&VEN1=11410577-5873920-edealpc&AID=5873920&dgc=CJ&DGSeg=DHS&c=us&s=dhs&cid=198375&lid=45846&acd=12309198375458460&VEN3=820181042516097482
Use code INSPSAVEBIG it brings the price down from $749.99 to $429.99, it's an excellent deal with everything you asked for other than the graphics being just "standard".
Thanks! It looks very good.
The display is decent, but before I buy it I wanna know if there is anything similar with a nicer screen. My old laptop was a 13 inch with similar screen resolution and I was hoping for an upgrade. I would pay a little more if necessary. Otherwise I would buy this as it looks all around good.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11176 on: September 04, 2017, 12:28:07 PM »
I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LHUA1NM/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1504457830&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=zenbook&dpPl=1&dpID=41WW9lGmSXL&ref=plSrch
And realized now it only had one port so I won't be able to simultaneously charge and still have port real estate,

Any significant differences between the zenbook ux330 and this one?https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0K7NBRC7ARIsAEaqLRGiOc_RAU7BplUuEbFipJJNUKti7FaVYzQlNBFSp-UN_f2qEYc8UjoaAnaMEALw_wcB&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1348416 off the cuff the only difference I see is that the 2nd is a 14" with an i7,any suggestions? Thanks
bump any advice?thanks!
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« Reply #11177 on: September 04, 2017, 12:36:42 PM »
bump any advice?thanks!
You are probably right that the UX330 is almost the same just smaller and lighter.

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