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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 #12240 on: February 17, 2020, 03:02:25 PM »
Whats the difference between the 5000 and the 5593?
Too late now:)

I believe its just the version of the 5000 (meaning it's the same thing)
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If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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« Reply #12244 on: February 26, 2020, 11:29:06 AM »
Any deals on 17" i17 16GB ram or more?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12245 on: February 27, 2020, 03:15:42 PM »
Any deals on 17" i17 16GB ram or more?

Dell Inspiron 3793 17.3" i7-1065G7 16GB RAM 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $732
with code: EXTRA17

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)

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16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2666MHz

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« Reply #12246 on: February 27, 2020, 04:17:08 PM »
Dell Inspiron 3793 17.3" i7-1065G7 16GB RAM 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $732
with code: EXTRA17

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)

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512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12247 on: March 01, 2020, 08:13:18 PM »

Acer 15.6" Nitro 7 Gaming Laptop i7-9750H 16GB 512GB SSD GTX 1650 $799

2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core
16GB DDR4
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12248 on: March 05, 2020, 06:17:38 PM »
Dell XPS 13 (7390) Laptop i5-10210U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
$735 $1000 Save $265
Use promo code 50OFF699
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12249 on: March 12, 2020, 11:21:40 AM »
In the market for an ultraportable.

Hows this deal:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-4fj31av-1

Any other deals out there that I should consider? I need <3 lbs, i5 or higher with usb C charging.

Trying to keep this below $800

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12250 on: March 12, 2020, 01:01:18 PM »
In the market for an ultraportable.

Hows this deal:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-4fj31av-1

Any other deals out there that I should consider? I need <3 lbs, i5 or higher with usb C charging.

Trying to keep this below $800
Can't beat this in terms of portability
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1506678-REG/microsoft_qwu_00001_12_3_multi_touch_surface_pro.html

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12251 on: March 12, 2020, 01:32:50 PM »
Can't beat this in terms of portability
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1506678-REG/microsoft_qwu_00001_12_3_multi_touch_surface_pro.html
The Surface Pro isn't the right device to compare to that HP one. If something it is the Surface Laptop.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12252 on: March 12, 2020, 02:58:42 PM »
I can go either way. Clamshell or laptop/tablet hybrid. The main thing is that its small and light yet powerfull enough for me to work with multiple large excell files.   

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12253 on: March 12, 2020, 03:09:26 PM »
In the market for an ultraportable.

Hows this deal:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-4fj31av-1

Any other deals out there that I should consider? I need <3 lbs, i5 or higher with usb C charging.

Trying to keep this below $800

New Inspiron 13 5000 Laptop $569.37 With Code: EXTRA17
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Processor (6MB Cache, up to 4.2 GHz)

Intel UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory

8 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz, Integrated

256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type C

Weight: 2.74 lbs

Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Touch Laptop $499.99 With Code: LTINSP137AFF
8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)

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USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type C

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« Reply #12255 on: March 13, 2020, 12:32:06 AM »
In the market for an ultraportable.

Hows this deal:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-4fj31av-1

Any other deals out there that I should consider? I need <3 lbs, i5 or higher with usb C charging.

Trying to keep this below $800
Dell has the XPS 13 2019 version, touch i5-10 8GB, on sale for <$800 with code LTXPSRTAFF. 2 day free shipping. One of the best reviewed laptops of all time.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-laptop/spd/xps-13-7390-laptop/xn7390dsreRT?AID=1225267&cjevent=4e46deab64e311ea8297006c0a24060f&gacd=9694607-23736398-5750457-266319267-127795103&dgc=af&VEN1=12578053-1225267-4e0bf7a264e311eab670b68119af0b0a0INT&dclid=CNDyo-LOlugCFVYLDAodfsMEaA

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12256 on: March 16, 2020, 12:50:19 AM »
Looking for an ultra slim laptop factory refurbished is fine

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12257 on: March 22, 2020, 03:38:03 PM »
Looking for a desktop replacement that can handle telehealth video well. It would be plugged in to power, keyboard, and monitor 95% of the time (can also get external webcam). Don't care much for size, screen quality, touch, or weight, mostly looking for something that can last, has good specs that can handle video well (or that I can upgrade ram/HD), and is well priced 500-1k. TIA!

P.S. I think the Acer Nitro posted earlier wouldve probably been good but its OOS. still doing research up for suggestions.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12259 on: March 26, 2020, 05:46:21 PM »
Looking for a 13-14" laptop I the $500-$700 range
Any deals please post (I need it delivered in the next week)
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