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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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« Reply #2880 on: March 06, 2013, 01:10:28 PM »
is that better than the regular 7200rpm for $20 plus a 32gb ssd for $50?
Actually you could just get the 32GB SSD for $50 and that should be fine.

In you are getting the SSD, I would suggest paying the extra money for a hybrid

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« Reply #2881 on: March 06, 2013, 01:18:07 PM »
Amex Open for 5%-10% back!
which is it? 

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« Reply #2882 on: March 06, 2013, 01:20:19 PM »

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« Reply #2883 on: March 06, 2013, 01:22:03 PM »
Any Amex Biz card
i mean, is it 5% or 10%?

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« Reply #2884 on: March 06, 2013, 01:23:22 PM »
i mean, is it 5% or 10%?
Up to $1000 you'll get 5% once you spend over $1000 its 10%

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« Reply #2885 on: March 06, 2013, 01:41:10 PM »
Up to $1000 you'll get 5% once you spend over $1000 its 10%
eh, so it's 5%, and there's another $70 on shipping/tax

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2886 on: March 06, 2013, 03:39:26 PM »
HP DV6T - $635!!!!! Best Price Yet!!!
Use Coupon Code: NB13245

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http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C2Y54AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000L3N4BKDf;sid=l7nosC_UXeRktX7jrNCwJPbbnWJlGxvIUuwfKbh8nWJlG-mlGozGJgkN?HP-ENVY-dv6t-7300-Quad-Edition-Notebook-PC

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« Reply #2888 on: March 06, 2013, 09:21:30 PM »
  i still have $300 in staples GC's, i need a new laptop as mine just died. I have a desktop but use the laptop for trips i.e. light internet use streaming video some word or other basic programs and as a dvd player.

which of these would you recommend taking into account the $75 off coupon and my needs (quality is also important to me but i want a good deal)

http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-Ideapad-U510-59355296-156-Laptop/product_990645&cmArea=CIRCULAR

http://www.staples.com/Asus-S200E-RHI3T73-116-Multitouch-Touch-Screen-Laptop/product_101506&cmArea=CIRCULAR

http://www.staples.com/Acer-V5-571P-6464-Burst-156-Touch-Screen-Laptop/product_130417&cmArea=CIRCULAR

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-C855-S5194-156-Laptop/product_136822&cmArea=CIRCULAR

Thanks!!!

Sorry For not replying sooner. Go with the toshiba for light use, It's probably the better choise (especially considering 2 of the other ones are oos)

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« Reply #2890 on: March 06, 2013, 09:25:08 PM »
I'm not sure I see what this is such a good deals pricewise, forget the fact that its a refurb
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This is a much older model Envy. Its not really avail anymore, and places that were selling it the past few months were chagrining $750 or so new.

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« Reply #2891 on: March 07, 2013, 02:51:14 PM »
Any good deals for cheap laptops- looking for an i3 around 300

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« Reply #2892 on: March 07, 2013, 02:58:22 PM »
Any good deals for cheap laptops- looking for an i3 around 300
Not common

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« Reply #2893 on: March 07, 2013, 03:09:47 PM »
Staples had the toshiba for $325 after using the $75 Coupon

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« Reply #2894 on: March 07, 2013, 03:17:51 PM »
Staples had the toshiba for $325 after using the $75 Coupon
+Tax, more like $350


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« Reply #2895 on: March 07, 2013, 03:22:42 PM »
- 5x UR ;D

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- 5x UR ;D
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« Reply #2897 on: March 07, 2013, 03:45:09 PM »
Well that should cover the tax

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2898 on: March 07, 2013, 08:36:31 PM »
HP DV6T - $635!!!!! Best Price Yet!!!
Use Coupon Code: NB13245

Windows 8 64
3rd generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor (2.4GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
15.6-inch diagonal High Definition BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366 x 768)
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HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone
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Use Chase UR for 3x and Amex Open for 5%-10% back!

does it have any kind of warrany?
didn't look like it does from their website, but on the the main site dan says 2 buy with amex 2 get a 2nd yr of protection(seeming 2 say that it's obvious the u get the 1st yr from hp)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #2899 on: March 07, 2013, 09:34:03 PM »
Every new laptop comes with a 1 year warranty minimum!