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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 #11860 on: January 14, 2019, 02:11:30 PM »
Looking for 17 inch laptop. I3 or higher, good deal

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11861 on: January 15, 2019, 04:01:32 PM »
Any recommendations on a store that's good to shop for a laptop?
I have Amex offers 10% back on Dell, if that should make any difference.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11863 on: January 15, 2019, 06:47:35 PM »
What's the difference between Windows 10 home and Windows 10 pro?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11865 on: January 15, 2019, 07:00:03 PM »
What's the difference between Windows 10 home and Windows 10 pro?
99% of regular laptop users don't need it.
There are a few very good things in there. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compare this is a link for the main differences.

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« Reply #11866 on: January 15, 2019, 07:09:18 PM »
Not bad. I would just upgrade the monitor to full HD. Makes a huge difference.

Don't like the SSD so small. But some people like it.
Thanks for responding. If I may ask what is FHD? What's the difference I will see? (Using for work, not videos.)

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« Reply #11867 on: January 15, 2019, 07:15:24 PM »
Thanks for responding. If I may ask what is FHD? What's the difference I will see? (Using for work, not videos.)
And how does it compare with touch?
Also, what's Intel optane memory?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11868 on: January 15, 2019, 09:57:02 PM »
Thanks for responding. If I may ask what is FHD? What's the difference I will see? (Using for work, not videos.)
FHD is full HD. Not sure how to explain it. It's also more the standard spec in monitors.

There is a noticeable difference from HD to FHD. Best way to see it would be two identical laptops one HD and one FHD. You can go to a store and compare them side by side.

I use FHD for daily/work use and UHD (4k) for when I need it.

For videos or the likes would go higher, but I think full HD (FHD) should be the standard for all laptops.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11869 on: January 15, 2019, 10:00:41 PM »
And how does it compare with touch?
Also, what's Intel optane memory?
FHD can be touch, its more of a resolution than a feature.

Intel optane is a story in itself. Basic explanation that it's a cache. It's something in between Ram and hard drive. It's mainly used to speed up a HDD by having it "learn", never seen it help a SSD.
Intel has an explanation, not sure how detailed it is.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #11870 on: January 22, 2019, 07:51:50 PM »
Is this a good deal?
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-5000/spd/inspiron-15-5570-laptop/fncwlb3403hv2
My main preference is high speed for regular work (no graphics - just a lot of open tabs/apps at once)

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« Reply #11871 on: January 23, 2019, 05:27:11 PM »
Is this a good deal?
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-5000/spd/inspiron-15-5570-laptop/fncwlb3403hv2
My main preference is high speed for regular work (no graphics - just a lot of open tabs/apps at once)
Any opinion? Also have Amex offer 10% back on Dell.

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« Reply #11872 on: January 23, 2019, 06:25:18 PM »
Any opinion? Also have Amex offer 10% back on Dell.
It's a basic very decent laptop, nothing extremely good but everything good.

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« Reply #11873 on: January 23, 2019, 07:02:50 PM »
It's a basic very decent laptop, nothing extremely good but everything good.
Can I expect it to be at least as fast as my current I7 7th Gen 12GB RAM 1TB HD (but no SSD)?

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« Reply #11874 on: January 23, 2019, 07:05:54 PM »
Can I expect it to be at least as fast as my current I7 7th Gen 12GB RAM 1TB HD (but no SSD)?
Yes. Probably well better.

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« Reply #11875 on: January 23, 2019, 07:13:05 PM »

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« Reply #11879 on: February 04, 2019, 09:07:56 PM »
Dell XPS 9360 Laptop: i7-8550U, 13.3" 1080p, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD $799.99 from Rakuten with coupon

Specs
Intel Core i7-8550U Processor
13.3" 1920x1080 InifinityEdge IPS Display
8GB DDR3 Memory
256GB Solid State Drive
Intel UHD Graphics 620
2x USB 3.0
1x Thunderbolt 3
Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
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