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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 #11440 on: January 30, 2018, 10:23:36 PM »
On that note, can I get Amex to reimburse me?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11441 on: January 30, 2018, 10:38:34 PM »
Looking for a ultra thin and light weight computer. Any good deals out there ? Looking to spend between 500 and 800 or so. Thanx
I pretty happy with my Lenovo Miix 700 m5 8gb 256gb ssd
I bought several Acer spin 5's I5 8gb 256gb ssd and they love them. Think of passing my Miix on to an employee and taking the latter for a spin.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11442 on: January 30, 2018, 10:56:27 PM »

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11443 on: January 31, 2018, 10:50:26 AM »
Hmmmmmm, not here.
r u in israel?
Just figured out that office depot us site doesnt work in israel.
i tryed buying this deal site didnt open.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11444 on: January 31, 2018, 10:51:49 AM »
so if anyone has any other great deals plt post them.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11445 on: February 01, 2018, 12:13:23 PM »
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1348411-REG/asus_b9440ua_xs74_i7_7500u_2_7g_16gb.html?ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpq7N2pqF2QIVQQOGCh3DuASJEAQYASABEgIc9vD_BwE


I bought this laptop and was planning on returning it but past the return policy date.
I did not open the box. I am looking to sell it for $1050. PM me if interested

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11446 on: February 01, 2018, 01:09:38 PM »
$849.99

Good price?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11447 on: February 01, 2018, 06:38:16 PM »
Dell XPS 13 9360 Laptop: i5-7200U, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, 13.3" 1080p Laptop for $999.99 - $400 w/ coupon code XPS400OFF - $50 SD Rebate = $549.99.

Specs:
Intel i5-7200U CPU
8GB DDR3 Memory
128GB SSD (maybe worth upgrading to 256GB for $100)
13.3" 1920x1080P FHD AG IPS Infinity Edge Display
Intel HD Graphics
2x USB 3.0
1x USB 3.1 Type-C w/ Thunderbolt 3
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
60WHr Battery
Backlit Keyboard
Windows 10
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11448 on: February 03, 2018, 10:41:20 PM »
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Laptop for $479.99 when you apply coupon code INSPIRON479.
Specs:
Intel i5-7200U 2.5Ghz Dual Core w/ Hyperthreading
4GB DDR4 2400Mhz
128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) + 500GB Hard Drive (HDD)
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Truelife Display
Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11449 on: February 07, 2018, 10:01:47 PM »
Hi I’m looking for a 13-14 inch laptop. 16 gb ram and ssd. Should be very light also. Any deals?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11450 on: February 07, 2018, 10:07:55 PM »
Hi I’m looking for a 13-14 inch laptop. 16 gb ram and ssd. Should be very light also. Any deals?
Maybe this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1358390-REG/dell_xps9360_7697slv_xps_i7_7560u_16gb_512ssd.html?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11451 on: February 07, 2018, 10:12:04 PM »
How does this compare to the x1 carbon?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11452 on: February 07, 2018, 11:14:58 PM »
How does this compare to the x1 carbon?
http://www.notebookreview.com/feature/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-vs-dell-xps-13/
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11454 on: February 11, 2018, 12:05:12 PM »
My Tapatalk notifications don't always work.

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« Reply #11455 on: February 12, 2018, 09:38:01 PM »
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11456 on: February 13, 2018, 12:55:44 PM »
Lenovo Ideapad 720S Laptop: i7-8550U, 13" 3840x2160, 512GB SSD for $1499.99 - $500 w/ eCoupon code TAKE500
When I click the link it doesn’t take me to this deal. Any direct link ?

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« Reply #11457 on: February 13, 2018, 01:02:42 PM »
When I click the link it doesn’t take me to this deal. Any direct link ?
works fine here

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« Reply #11458 on: February 13, 2018, 01:29:22 PM »
works fine here
My bad. On Tapatalk it didn’t show 1499-500 just showed 500. I thought that it had to be a $1000 which would be $500 after the code which wasn’t showing up.
 On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best value for your buck, how would you rate this deal?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11459 on: February 14, 2018, 10:47:22 PM »
I'm looking to buy a Macbook Pro with 2TB SSD (like this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343162-REG/apple_z0ub_mptr33_bh_macbook_pro_i7_3_1ghz.html for example) but only want to buy it on Amazon (have a crazy GC balance their) but they have no sellers with that amount of storage, how can I get a reputable Amazon seller to list one? table Amazon seller to list one?