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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 #12380 on: May 25, 2020, 11:22:49 AM »
LOL, probably.  Especially, with the need for another line.
Don't need to have a line on it. It's available if you need it.
It has wifi too.
But there are other options for a tablet/Computer.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12381 on: May 25, 2020, 12:38:01 PM »
Lenovo ThinkBook 15 i7 16GB 512GB 15.6" 1080p Laptop $899  Use Code: THINKMEMORIAL
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (1.30 GHz, up to 3.90 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache)

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« Reply #12382 on: May 25, 2020, 07:47:33 PM »
Xps i5 or Inspiron i7?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12383 on: May 25, 2020, 07:49:11 PM »
Xps i5 or Inspiron i7?
Which generation i5 or i7?
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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« Reply #12384 on: May 25, 2020, 09:14:18 PM »
Xps i5 or Inspiron i7?
Assuming their the same generation, it depends what features your looking for, you may not need the i7 and might prefer the better battery life with an i5.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12385 on: May 26, 2020, 11:04:21 AM »
HP Pavilion 15t 10th-Gen i7 15.6" 16GB RAM + 32GB Optane 512GB SSD $779.99
Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 (1.3 GHz, up to 3.9 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)+Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
Windows 10 Home 64
16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (2x8GB)
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« Reply #12386 on: May 26, 2020, 11:18:34 AM »
Dell Inspiron 5000 i7 15.6" 2-in-1 Touch Laptop 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $832.99 With Code: 50OFF69
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10510U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.9 GHz)
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12387 on: May 26, 2020, 02:10:56 PM »
Dell Inspiron 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop i3-1005G1 8GB 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD $399.99
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Processor
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« Reply #12388 on: May 26, 2020, 10:26:27 PM »
Dell Inspiron 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop i3-1005G1 8GB 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD $399.99
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12389 on: May 26, 2020, 11:14:55 PM »
Chromebook: Looking for a large screen 15 inch + with good specs if anyone has a lead on a deal.

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« Reply #12390 on: May 27, 2020, 08:45:49 AM »
Looking for a good deal on a 13.3" or 14" laptop if anyone sees anything

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« Reply #12391 on: May 27, 2020, 03:21:40 PM »
ASUS VivoBook 15 Thin and Light Laptop, 15.6” FHD, Intel i3-1005G1, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD $399.99
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12392 on: May 31, 2020, 12:11:30 PM »
Any recommendations for a 15-17" 9th gen i5+ , decent res, 512+ ssd and dependable?

Prices seem high now.

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« Reply #12393 on: June 04, 2020, 12:12:52 AM »
HP Pavilion 15t 10th-Gen i7 15.6" 16GB RAM + 32GB Optane 512GB SSD $779.99
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12394 on: June 04, 2020, 01:05:50 PM »
Any recommendations for a computer mainly for browsing. Need to be very quick and snappy. Preferably 14 inch. Willing to pay more if it’s for good value but looking to pay closer to $200-$300

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12395 on: June 04, 2020, 02:49:57 PM »


Preferably 14 inch.

And if not 14 u prefer smaller or bigger?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12396 on: June 04, 2020, 02:51:48 PM »


Any recommendations for a computer mainly for browsing. Need to be very quick and snappy.  Willing to pay more if it’s for good value but looking to pay closer to $200-$300

If all that you're doing on it is browsing your best option in that price range is probably a Chromebook. Any objections to me recommending one?
Still looking for a good MS method :)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12397 on: June 04, 2020, 03:58:50 PM »

If all that you're doing on it is browsing your best option in that price range is probably a Chromebook. Any objections to me recommending one?
No, as long as they are worth the trade off. price Vs ease-of-use & compatibility of Windows

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« Reply #12398 on: June 04, 2020, 03:59:17 PM »

And if not 14 u prefer smaller or bigger?
Smaller

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12399 on: June 04, 2020, 04:00:08 PM »
No, as long as they are worth the trade off. price Vs ease-of-use & compatibility of Windows
Well it's the only way to get anything decently functional for under $400. As long as you don't mind making the trade off
Still looking for a good MS method :)