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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 #1600 on: October 13, 2012, 09:20:23 PM »
Anyone know of any i5 for less than $350?

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Re: Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1601 on: October 13, 2012, 09:21:20 PM »
Anyone know of any i5 for less than $350?
If you hear of one, tell me about it too :)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1602 on: October 13, 2012, 09:24:36 PM »
what's wrong with AMD?
Amd processors in the last few years aren't as good as intel, they tend to have issues with heat etc and arent as fast.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1603 on: October 13, 2012, 09:25:13 PM »
Anyone know of any i5 for less than $350?
You missed the lenovo deal a month ago that was an i5 for $315 after rebate

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1604 on: October 13, 2012, 09:25:53 PM »
you can also search the dell outlet store and sometimes find really good prices with coupons etc

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1605 on: October 13, 2012, 10:51:28 PM »
Is this a good deal? Gateway ID47H07U, Intel Core I5-2430 14"   http://www.frys.com/product/7323204 for $399. I see on amazon in the reviews people have issues with the touchpad. Anyone have experience with this kind of touchpad? Thanks

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1606 on: October 14, 2012, 02:18:28 AM »
Anyone notice any netbook deals, 2gb RAM and preferably Intel processor.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1607 on: October 14, 2012, 08:59:14 AM »
BestBuy Has a Dell 14R for $479.99

i5-2430M
6GB Ram
640GB Hard Drive

Good price for those specs - even though the processor is an older i5

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1608 on: October 15, 2012, 05:58:25 AM »
my wifes laptop fell down yesterday and broke.
Can someone help me with finding a new one, needs a i7, 15.6 screen. Should have good specs, as she works in graphics
She prefers HP or Dell
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1610 on: October 15, 2012, 09:07:20 AM »
my wifes laptop fell down yesterday and broke.
Can someone help me with finding a new one, needs a i7, 15.6 screen. Should have good specs, as she works in graphics
She prefers HP or Dell
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1611 on: October 15, 2012, 09:09:50 AM »
2 years old. have 3 year warranty, but thats not for a broken screen because of dropping. oh well

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1612 on: October 15, 2012, 09:20:55 AM »
2 years old. have 3 year warranty, but thats not for a broken screen because of dropping. oh well
Screens aren't a big deal to repair.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1613 on: October 15, 2012, 09:23:13 AM »
Staples
Has a Acer Aspire V5 $349!

i3-2367M
6GB Ram
500GB Hard Drive

This is a really slim laptop

Coupon - 10628 - $50 off

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1614 on: October 15, 2012, 12:01:27 PM »
Staples
Has a Acer Aspire V5 $349!

i3-2367M
6GB Ram
500GB Hard Drive

This is a really slim laptop

Coupon - 10628 - $50 off

Do you guys think this would be a good desktop replacement machine? It does surpass my current desktop configuration. My main concern is that with my desktop I am able to remote into it should I need files or information from it, with that I wonder if it would be a problem leaving this machine running all the time as is the case with my desktop.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1615 on: October 15, 2012, 01:06:18 PM »
Do you guys think this would be a good desktop replacement machine? It does surpass my current desktop configuration. My main concern is that with my desktop I am able to remote into it should I need files or information from it, with that I wonder if it would be a problem leaving this machine running all the time as is the case with my desktop.
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No

The processor is a mobile version of the i3, only 1.4Ghz


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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1616 on: October 15, 2012, 02:26:37 PM »
No

The processor is a mobile version of the i3, only 1.4Ghz
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1617 on: October 15, 2012, 08:50:49 PM »
If anyone if looking for a 17" Laptop This is a great buy despite it being an amd. (sells on amazon for $589)

Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7232 17.3" Laptop

AMD A8-4500M Accelerated 1.9GHz with AMD Turbo Core Technology 3.0 2.8GHz 4MB L2 Cache Processor

6GB DDR3 1600MHz Installed Memory, Expandable to 16GB

640GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

$449 - $50 Coupon code: 10628 = $399

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-L875D-S7232-173-Laptop/product_931369

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #1618 on: October 16, 2012, 10:30:24 AM »
If anyone if looking for a 17" Laptop This is a great buy despite it being an amd. (sells on amazon for $589)

Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7232 17.3" Laptop

AMD A8-4500M Accelerated 1.9GHz with AMD Turbo Core Technology 3.0 2.8GHz 4MB L2 Cache Processor

6GB DDR3 1600MHz Installed Memory, Expandable to 16GB

640GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

$449 - $50 Coupon code: 10628 = $399

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-L875D-S7232-173-Laptop/product_931369

Do you think this would be a good desktop replacement machine?  Again my main concern is that with my desktop I am able to remote into it should I need files or information from it, would be a problem leaving this machine running all the time as is the case with my desktop.
Thanks again
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