Laptop Deals Master Thread

[thaber]

thoughts at $650?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-natural-silver/6477889.p?skuId=6477889

[mushkovits]

Looking for a basic cheap laptop. Something for the kids to watch dvd’s, transfer pics and music, word/excel.
Haven’t bought a new laptop in over a decade! Any recommendations?
Will something like the below work? Can it operate without internet?

HP 11.6" Chromebook, AMD A4, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Black, Chrome OS, 16W64UT#ABA
https://www.walmart.com/ip/592161882

[sguitarist18]

A chromebook cannot run MS office, but you can use the Google Docs/sheets equivalent.

Unlikely it'll have a DVD drive, not sure whether an external DVD drive would work.

[mushkovits]

A chromebook cannot run MS office, but you can use the Google Docs/sheets equivalent.

Unlikely it'll have a DVD drive, not sure whether an external DVD drive would work.

Thank you!
Do any laptops come with word or is it all online nowadays?

[Moshe Green]

Looking for a basic cheap laptop. Something for the kids to watch dvd’s, transfer pics and music, word/excel.
Haven’t bought a new laptop in over a decade! Any recommendations?
Will something like the below work? Can it operate without internet?

HP 11.6" Chromebook, AMD A4, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Black, Chrome OS, 16W64UT#ABA
https://www.walmart.com/ip/592161882

this is not a computer, its a piece of trash. don't buy it.

[sguitarist18]

Thank you!
Do any laptops come with word or is it all online nowadays?

You can install Word (MS Office) on a laptop, though you'll need to pay for it. For many needs, using Google Docs will be more than enough.

[Kabrams1618]

Has anyone reviewed or bought an sgin laptop?  Any thoughts or reviews on their computers?

[Chuchum Ainer]

Thank you!
Do any laptops come with word or is it all online nowadays?

A bit more detail
Windows laptops can have word installed, costs money but you may have a nonprofit or school or something that can get you a license for cheap or free.
Chromebooks are laptops that run basically only when connected to the internet, and use Google docs.

For your use case you probably want a windows laptop.

No laptops come with DVD drives anymore. You can get an external one for not too expensive.
You may also want to download some software to copy the videos off the DVDs and store them on the computer.

There are some decent deals now, but black friday is soon. I'd wait till then.

Sounds like your budget should be around $380. You could get away with a lot less, but if you can afford it and want it to last for some time, there's kinda a minimum level

[csm]

Thoughts on this?   Im looking for 32+GB, and this is 40GB, seems like a sweet deal.  Can better specs be found for less money?

Dell Inspiron 16″ 3k Laptop Evo 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, 40GB Memory, 1TB SSD
4.8 Ghz, 1 TB SSD, 3072 X 1920, 4.51 pounds, black friday special valid 11-14-22 through 11-28-22
Costco sku 1693069
I saw this in store at $1400, but its supposed to go to $1100 during the promotional period.  I couldn't find it on the Costco website but I did find it on another site
https://www.cochaser.com/blog/costco-early-black-friday-savings-november-14-28-2022

[stooges44]

There are some decent deals now, but black friday is soon. I'd wait till then.

Sounds like your budget should be around $380. You could get away with a lot less, but if you can afford it and want it to last for some time, there's kinda a minimum level

Here's one for $255 but like you said, it wont last very long

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/1676428/HP-15-ef2723od-Laptop-156-Screen/

[AsherO]

Thoughts on this?   Im looking for 32+GB, and this is 40GB, seems like a sweet deal.  Can better specs be found for less money?

Outta curiosity, what are you doing that requires that much RAM?

[Moshe Green]

Outta curiosity, what are you doing that requires that much RAM?

dans deals forum. all the threads open. all at the same time.

[sguitarist18]

Here's one for $255 but like you said, it wont last very long

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/1676428/HP-15-ef2723od-Laptop-156-Screen/

Won't last very long in terms of build quality? Or is the issue the Ryzen 3?

[Chuchum Ainer]

Won't last very long in terms of build quality? Or is the issue the Ryzen 3?

It's plastic, and from the lowest end hp line so build quality is a concern.
I'd want to check the screen as well. It doesn't seem to be ips, so it might be washed out/dim/annoying. I doubt it charges with usb c, which might be something you prefer.
Battery life will probably be on the shorter side too.

All that said, $255 is a great price, the cpu and ram should be adequate for you, and the build quality just means you may need to replace it earlier. The savings might be more worth it than buying more expensive laptops and having them last a little longer.

@mushkovits this one is almost perfect for you, but you'd want to check out the screen in person. If your kids are going to be watching videos on it, you'll want something decent.

FYI, the Intel version will be going on sale at staples on 11/20 for $250 https://www.staples.com/hp-15-dw3363st-15-6-laptop-intel-i3-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-4z3a9ua-aba/product_24504670

[sguitarist18]

i3 vs Ryzen 3, which would you recommend?

[csm]

Outta curiosity, what are you doing that requires that much RAM?

I'm a power user, currently with a 16 GB machine that is not enough.  In addition to a few each MS Word, MS Excel, it's the many containers and Firefox tabs  mostly that overwhelms my current laptop which is 5 years old.   Does it really matter what it is that requires more than 16 GB Ram?  I wasn't specifically looking for 40GB, just 32GB, so to get more than 32GB would be even better.

The poster who said having many tabs open in Dans Deals was a smart guess, as thats close to the reason why so much memory is being used, thousands of Firefox tabs.

[AsherO]

I'm a power user, currently with a 16 GB machine that is not enough.  In addition to a few each MS Word, MS Excel, it's the many containers and Firefox tabs  mostly that overwhelms my current laptop which is 5 years old.   Does it really matter what it is that requires more than 16 GB Ram?  I wasn't specifically looking for 40GB, just 32GB, so to get more than 32GB would be even better.

The poster who said having many tabs open in Dans Deals was a smart guess, as thats close to the reason why so much memory is being used, thousands of Firefox tabs.

It doesn’t really matter, as I stated I’m curious

Thousands of tabs? Maybe you need a better tab manager and/or some other solution to whatever it is you’re doing.

[etech0]

[Katz]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1702700-
REG/microsoft_8qf_00048_12_4_multi_touch_surface_|
aptop.html

Is this one going to be on a Black Friday sale ?
Also does anyone have it ? Is it worth the value?

[csm]

It doesn’t really matter, as I stated I’m curious

Thousands of tabs? Maybe you need a better tab manager and/or some other solution to whatever it is you’re doing.

I'm a power user, ok?   Instead of making light of my excessive tabs, can the focus be moved back to the deal on the laptop?  The focus should be on that, not on my predilection for having thousands of tabs.   Sure, I could use a secretary, but I don't have one.