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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 #12480 on: June 28, 2020, 12:20:38 PM »


How good of a deal is this?

https://www.costco.com/dell-inspiron-15-5000-series-touchscreen-laptop---10th-gen-intel-core-i7-1065g7---geforce-mx330--1080p.product.100579360.html

Features:
10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7 Processor 1.3GHz
2GB NVIDIA GeForce MX330 Graphics
16GB 3200MHz DDR4 RAM
512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
15.6" Touchscreen Anti-glare LED Backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) Display
Intel Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) Gig + and Bluetooth 5.0
Silver Backlit Keyboard

$799.99

Yeah. Pretty solid. It's got discrete graphics (weak ones but still) 16gb of fast RAM. a good SSD and a decent CPU. WiFi card is also great. Not much info about display though... No info about build quality either but it's Dell so it shouldn't be too bad
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12481 on: June 29, 2020, 06:19:33 PM »
I think the specs match the price. Can the pros confirm and let me know if you see anything you don't like.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085B5SXLY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_PDM-EbC5G565S

Display: 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit display (1920 x 1080); 82% screen to body ratio
Fast processor: 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1, Quad-Core, 1.0 GHz base frequency, up to 3.6 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Fast bootup with solid-state drive & higher bandwidth memory: Boot up in seconds, transfer files without waiting hours, and enjoy a speedier experience with the internal 256 GB PCIe(R) NVMe(TM) M.2 SSD, and higher bandwidth, speed and efficiency with 8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB, not upgradable)
Battery life: Up to 10 hours and 15 minutes (mixed usage), up to 6 hours and 30 minutes (video playback), up to 8 hours and 30 minutes (wireless streaming); 0 to 50% charge in 45 minutes with HP Fast Charge
Thin, light and portable (unpackaged): 14.11 inches (W) x 9.53 inches (D) x 0.71 inches (H); 3.75 pounds
Environmentally conscious: Low halogen, mercury-free display backlights, arsenic-free display glass in this ENERGY STAR(R) certified, EPEAT(R) Silver registered laptop
Operating system and warranty: Windows 10 Home and 1-year limited hardware warranty with 24-hour, 7 days a week web support when shipped from and sold by Amazon.com
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12482 on: June 29, 2020, 06:26:00 PM »
I think the specs match the price. Can the pros confirm and let me know if you see anything you don't like.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085B5SXLY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_PDM-EbC5G565S

Display: 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit display (1920 x 1080); 82% screen to body ratio
Fast processor: 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1, Quad-Core, 1.0 GHz base frequency, up to 3.6 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Fast bootup with solid-state drive & higher bandwidth memory: Boot up in seconds, transfer files without waiting hours, and enjoy a speedier experience with the internal 256 GB PCIe(R) NVMe(TM) M.2 SSD, and higher bandwidth, speed and efficiency with 8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB, not upgradable)
Battery life: Up to 10 hours and 15 minutes (mixed usage), up to 6 hours and 30 minutes (video playback), up to 8 hours and 30 minutes (wireless streaming); 0 to 50% charge in 45 minutes with HP Fast Charge
Thin, light and portable (unpackaged): 14.11 inches (W) x 9.53 inches (D) x 0.71 inches (H); 3.75 pounds
Environmentally conscious: Low halogen, mercury-free display backlights, arsenic-free display glass in this ENERGY STAR(R) certified, EPEAT(R) Silver registered laptop
Operating system and warranty: Windows 10 Home and 1-year limited hardware warranty with 24-hour, 7 days a week web support when shipped from and sold by Amazon.com
Not very good build quality and screen quality, this is the laptop I believe that was on sale for $400 (with all the discounts) for the core i7 version. I believe there are better laptops at that price range.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12483 on: June 29, 2020, 06:26:56 PM »
Not very good build quality and screen quality, this is the laptop I believe that was on sale for $400 (with all the discounts) for the core i7 version. I believe there are better laptops at that price range.
Thanks. Let me know if you find any.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12484 on: June 29, 2020, 06:39:09 PM »

Not much info about display though...
"15.6" Touchscreen Anti-glare LED Backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) Display"
What else is there to know?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12485 on: June 29, 2020, 06:43:01 PM »
"15.6" Touchscreen Anti-glare LED Backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) Display"
What else is there to know?
Color gamut. Refresh rate
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« Reply #12486 on: June 29, 2020, 06:46:09 PM »
Not very good build quality and screen quality, this is the laptop I believe that was on sale for $400 (with all the discounts) for the core i7 version. I believe there are better laptops at that price range.
This one?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-natural-silver/6403434.p?skuId=6403434

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« Reply #12487 on: June 29, 2020, 06:50:22 PM »
Not very good build quality and screen quality, this is the laptop I believe that was on sale for $400 (with all the discounts) for the core i7 version. I believe there are better laptops at that price range.
How do you review build quality?
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« Reply #12489 on: June 29, 2020, 06:58:39 PM »


No the HP envy is a great laptop.
How do you like the specs on that one?
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« Reply #12490 on: June 29, 2020, 07:00:37 PM »
How do you like the specs on that one?
What's your use case?
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« Reply #12491 on: June 29, 2020, 07:02:40 PM »
What's your use case?
Regular office use
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« Reply #12493 on: June 29, 2020, 07:07:03 PM »
Regular office use
You should be fine, 8GB RAM isn't the most ram but good for quite a bunch of chrome tabs, and it's a solid build thin and light, and average price (perhaps considered good these days).
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« Reply #12494 on: June 29, 2020, 07:08:09 PM »
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« Reply #12495 on: June 29, 2020, 07:08:19 PM »
You should be fine, 8GB RAM isn't the most ram but good for quite a bunch of chrome tabs, and it's a solid build thin and light, and average price (perhaps considered good these days).
My most demanding use is probably connecting to my desktop remotely. Is 8gb good for that?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #12496 on: June 29, 2020, 07:08:23 PM »
Similar price and specs. Which one wins?

1. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1558822-REG/lenovo_81x1000aus_i5_1035g1_8gb_512gb.html

2. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-natural-silver/6403434.p?skuId=6403434
Their different screen sizes but I'd definitely go with the hp. (Only advantage of Lenovo is the double the amount of storage)
My most demanding use is probably connecting to my desktop remotely. Is 8gb good for that?
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« Reply #12497 on: June 29, 2020, 07:09:36 PM »
Why not this one?
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B086226DDB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uqN-Eb28G3N8M
Goes in and out of stocks you have to look out for it but when it's in stock it's $599. It's much better
How is that processor?
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« Reply #12498 on: June 29, 2020, 07:17:59 PM »
How is that processor?
More or less the same I believe, but I think overall the HP is the better laptop, @El Capitan what do you say?
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« Reply #12499 on: June 29, 2020, 07:21:58 PM »
More or less the same I believe, but I think overall the HP is the better laptop, @El Capitan what do you say?
in general AMD has been doing wayyyy better than intel the last few years. And this is gen 4 which is next level. Incomparable to core i5
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