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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 #4120 on: July 31, 2013, 11:40:35 AM »
$411.75
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22&puid=c292c704

Inspiron 15R - 5520

Processor: Intel Core 3rd Generation i5-3210M Processor (2.5GHz, 3M cache)
Windows 8 Pro
Dell Outlet Inspiron 15R - 5520 Laptop
750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
6GB DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx1+2Gx1)
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Intel HD Graphics 4000

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4121 on: July 31, 2013, 04:33:39 PM »
Dell Outlet Home takes 25% off all Dell Outlet laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, and tablets (new, refurbished, or scratch & dent) via coupon code 6VH934WR96?K1C

Outlet home coupon won't work for latitudes will it?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4122 on: July 31, 2013, 05:38:32 PM »
i was specifically looking for new HPs or Dells with these basic specs that are noted here. 17" screen, 6-8GB memory and 750-1TB HD. these are the best prices I've seen. i wonder if it's worth waiting for an August frenzy before the school year or is this it for "steals"

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4123 on: July 31, 2013, 06:43:29 PM »
Outlet home coupon won't work for latitudes will it?
It seems like its only xps and inpirion.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4124 on: August 02, 2013, 08:50:28 AM »
This seems like a very good deal for the specs.
Lenovo Z580 Ivy Core i7 Quad 2.1GHz 16" Laptop for $649 + free shipping
Coupon code IDEADOORBUSTER
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?mtm-item=:000001C9:0000EF2D:&cid=us:cse:OAB9Cs:ca|Dealnews|59384471&CA_6C15C=600003960000000220

Processor:
3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3612QM Processor (2.10GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating system:
Windows 8 64
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory:
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Display:
15.6" HD Glossy with integrated camera 1366x768
Hard Drive:
1TB 5400 RPM
Optical Drive:
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
Battery:
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Warranty
One year

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4125 on: August 04, 2013, 06:26:22 PM »
Looking for good laptop 300 - 400 dollars,
TIA.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4126 on: August 04, 2013, 06:33:52 PM »
can you please be a bit lot more specifc

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4127 on: August 04, 2013, 06:37:27 PM »
can you please be a bit lot more specifc
A Laptop for basic internet, Microsoft Word, Pictures, Videos , Music.

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4128 on: August 04, 2013, 07:02:16 PM »
A Laptop for basic internet, Microsoft Word, Pictures, Videos , Music.

LOOK AT MY POST JULY 26 AND 31--- IN THIS SUNDAY'S CIRCULAR

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4129 on: August 04, 2013, 07:54:13 PM »
LOOK AT MY POST JULY 26 AND 31--- IN THIS SUNDAY'S CIRCULAR
This? http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-17-E020US-173-Entertainment-Laptop/product_63895
How do you get a $100 coupon?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4130 on: August 04, 2013, 09:24:06 PM »
This? http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-17-E020US-173-Entertainment-Laptop/product_63895
How do you get a $100 coupon?

They e/m it to me and i assume "everyone" who is signed up for staples rewards ---sign up , just go to staples site ---- if u do not get by thurs  - let me know an if i get one i will send to u --if ---u plan on buying 

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« Reply #4131 on: August 04, 2013, 10:17:59 PM »
They e/m it to me and i assume "everyone" who is signed up for staples rewards ---sign up , just go to staples site ---- if u do not get by thurs  - let me know an if i get one i will send to u --if ---u plan on buying
I found the coupon

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« Reply #4132 on: August 04, 2013, 10:21:16 PM »
@Namechanged, What do you think about this http://www.staples.com/HP-Pavilion-17-E020US-173-Entertainment-Laptop/product_63895,  + a $100 coupon?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4133 on: August 05, 2013, 09:15:35 PM »
Looking for a 17 inch laptop. Pref with windows 7.
Will be used for browsing and some light photo editing with the occasional use of the DVD player.

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« Reply #4134 on: August 06, 2013, 08:48:22 AM »
http://www.woot.com/offers/asus-vivotab-rt-32gb-tegra-3-tablet

Any thoughts?

For relatively light work.
Word processing and browsing.

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« Reply #4135 on: August 06, 2013, 09:13:50 AM »
Or this?
Asus K55A-WH51 15.6" Notebook, Intel Core i5-3210M, 6GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, Intel HD Grapics Media Accelerator, Window 8 Home Premium (64-bit) - Reconditioned

$408 on rakuten

Good value?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4136 on: August 06, 2013, 10:42:59 AM »
Looking for a 14" laptop or smaller for school stuff (microsoft office, internet, school specific downloadable programs) Anyone know of something good out there?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4137 on: August 06, 2013, 01:20:48 PM »
As I mentioned many many times before, I dont recommend refurb laptops

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« Reply #4138 on: August 06, 2013, 11:45:13 PM »
Thanks.
Same goes for reconditioned?

(My replacement iPhone was reconditioned. Genius bar guy tried to explain the diff between refurb and recon when I asked but I didn't get it)

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