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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: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #460 on: March 11, 2012, 08:56:51 PM »
HOT!!

Here
is a Dell 15R

i5-2450M
6GB Ram
750GB Hard Drive
WiDi, Bluetooth
36 Month AV
Adobe Elements 9.0
8x8 Shutterfly


The price is $650 I have one time use $50 off coupons, that'll bring the price to $599 (PM me if interested)

This Laptop comes with a Canon Elph 100HS - Valued at $100+ so sell it, and then you are getting the laptop for $499

And pay with a Amex, synced with twitter - get another $100 off - so it now $399 !!

Use UR mall, get 3 extra points per $, so 1800 points valued at about $30 = $369!!!   :D ;D

how can you use ur mall if you are paying with amex (i called chase and they claim it must be a chase cc)
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #461 on: March 11, 2012, 09:14:39 PM »
how can you use ur mall if you are paying with amex (i called chase and they claim it must be a chase cc)
Read this thread - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=13688.0


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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #462 on: March 11, 2012, 09:44:15 PM »
UPDATE!

I have just ordered this Dell 15R Laptop with the camera. I saw that Dell split the charges into 2 charges - 1 for the camera, and a second for the laptop. Therefore the laptop charge comes out under $599. It might not be eligible for the $100 twitter credit.

If you do not want to take the risk if not getting the credit- Either cancel your order. You could reorder without the $50 coupon, then the price still should be good enough to get the $100 credit. Or you could call dell to cancel and they will offer a credit to keep the order.
You should be able to ask for a $50 credit for them not to cancel the order. (I personally have got this in the past)

Sorry for the misinformation 

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #463 on: March 11, 2012, 09:47:07 PM »
What does each charge come out to?
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #464 on: March 11, 2012, 09:49:02 PM »
What does each charge come out to?

In NJ (Sales tax will make the charges slightly different)

$571.05
$70.94

Possibly Amex will still give the credit but I dont know

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #465 on: March 11, 2012, 09:51:00 PM »

In NJ (Sales tax will make the charges slightly different)

$571.05
$70.94

Possibly Amex will still give the credit but I dont know
im sure if u SM amex they will but it may be a bit of a fight

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #466 on: March 11, 2012, 09:52:15 PM »
Might it work to order without the code and add the code later?
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #467 on: March 11, 2012, 09:54:52 PM »
Might it work to order without the code and add the code later?
That is also an option

I have ordered in the past and have forgot to enter the coupon code... They weren't able to edit the order and put in the code, but they were able to give me a $50 credit once I received the laptop ... So by doing it like this, you will still be able to get the $50 off and $100 twitter credit

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #468 on: March 11, 2012, 11:30:28 PM »
Someone on the main site reported getting a confirmation of the credit. Did you also get a confirmation?
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #469 on: March 11, 2012, 11:47:55 PM »
Someone on the main site reported getting a confirmation of the credit. Did you also get a confirmation?
I did not get an email confirmation yet... maybe I'll get one later.

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Re: Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #470 on: March 12, 2012, 12:04:23 AM »
I did not get an email confirmation yet... maybe I'll get one later.
K. Please keep me updated as I am waiting to buy. Thanks for all your help
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #471 on: March 12, 2012, 02:26:39 PM »
That is also an option

I have ordered in the past and have forgot to enter the coupon code... They weren't able to edit the order and put in the code, but they were able to give me a $50 credit once I received the laptop ... So by doing it like this, you will still be able to get the $50 off and $100 twitter credit

How bout this idea, buy a $600 dell gc with amex and then use gc and coupon to purchase laptop + camera. 

Would that solve the problem?

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #472 on: March 12, 2012, 02:50:07 PM »
How bout this idea, buy a $600 dell gc with amex and then use gc and coupon to purchase laptop + camera. 

Would that solve the problem?
but then u lose amex warranty

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #473 on: March 12, 2012, 02:53:58 PM »
How bout this idea, buy a $600 dell gc with amex and then use gc and coupon to purchase laptop + camera. 

Would that solve the problem?
The dell gift cards are thru cashstar, so it might not be eligible either for the credit
but then u lose amex warranty
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #474 on: March 12, 2012, 03:00:13 PM »
How about this deal

Select "Security & Services" tab
Select Plan - 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty (-$55)
Proceed to shopping cart and add to cart
Apply $100 off Dell XPS 15 Coupon Code: "932N$0ZCCHWZB9"
Final price will be $644.99 Free Shipping

 would it all stack up? and is it a good deal?
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #475 on: March 12, 2012, 03:04:50 PM »
How about this deal

Select "Security & Services" tab
Select Plan - 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty (-$55)
Proceed to shopping cart and add to cart
Apply $100 off Dell XPS 15 Coupon Code: "932N$0ZCCHWZB9"
Final price will be $644.99 Free Shipping

 would it all stack up? and is it a good deal?

Looks like a great deal at $544 after the $100 off!

NC, would it work with those $50 coupons as well?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #476 on: March 12, 2012, 03:05:40 PM »
How about this deal
It would be a great price for this config but the $50 coupon wont stack with the $100 coupon.

Still at $544 for an XPS is a great price

I am currently out of the $50 coupons. I am trying to get more

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Re: Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #477 on: March 12, 2012, 11:55:39 PM »
I did not get an email confirmation yet... maybe I'll get one later.
Any update because the guy on the main site said he got the confirmation email despite the fact that the charges were split
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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #478 on: March 13, 2012, 07:09:25 AM »
How about this deal

Select "Security & Services" tab
Select Plan - 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty (-$55)
Proceed to shopping cart and add to cart
Apply $100 off Dell XPS 15 Coupon Code: "932N$0ZCCHWZB9"
Final price will be $644.99 Free Shipping

 would it all stack up? and is it a good deal?
I

Is changing service to "1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty" a good idea since shipping is not included? Wouldn't it cost atleast $30 to ship it once?

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Re: Looking for cheap good Laptop deal
« Reply #479 on: March 13, 2012, 08:28:08 AM »
Is changing service to "1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty" a good idea since shipping is not included? Wouldn't it cost atleast $30 to ship it once?
I dont think its a big deal to down grade the warranty.

You anyways would be buying it on a Amex, so for the first 90 Days, and for the 2nd year you are covered. Shipping is in the $15 range (Fedex), and most laptops dont need warranty repair in their first year. If you are worried buy a 3 year warranty from Squaretrade for about $100