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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

Author Topic: Laptop Deals Master Thread  (Read 3151774 times)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4220 on: August 30, 2013, 10:51:18 AM »
Any other good deals at staples now with that coupon? smaller than 17" screen, also are touch screen more prone to break?
eta: like this http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-C55t-A5287-156-Touch-Screen-Laptop/product_49559?externalize=certona ?
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4221 on: August 30, 2013, 11:33:54 AM »
With the $100 off coupon "yitzyul" posted
http://www.staples.com/coupons?PID=552179&storeId=10001&AID=10428703&SID=VWlDV3dBb0JDamdBQUZXcGJaNEFBQUVH&cm_mmc=CJ-_-552179-_-552179-_-10428703&CID=AFF%3A552179%3A552179%3A10428703

and after $50 mail in rebate.

Thanks.

When I click on the rebate, nothing comes up?


ETA: in the confirmation email I get rebate number: 3291014, however those rebates are only for products ending in US, not UA ???
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4222 on: August 30, 2013, 02:07:41 PM »
Thanks.

When I click on the rebate, nothing comes up?
+1
Noticed that earlier when I tried checking the rebate limit.


ETA: in the confirmation email I get rebate number: 3291014, however those rebates are only for products ending in US, not UA ???
You sure that's the correct offer number?

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4223 on: August 30, 2013, 02:14:28 PM »
You sure that's the correct offer number?

Well, that's what came in the confirmation email.

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HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4224 on: September 01, 2013, 10:17:16 AM »
Staples has a great deal on a laptop for $230 shipped after mail in rebate. Taxes will vary, I got mine for a total of $250 after taxes.

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-C55-A5285-156-Laptop/product_49562


Add coupon code 34461 at checkout for an additional $100 off which will bring the total to $230 pre tax.


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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4225 on: September 01, 2013, 10:30:46 AM »
Why not post here - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=11287

That seems like a good place to have this.
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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4226 on: September 01, 2013, 10:32:51 AM »
Staples has a great deal on a laptop for $230 shipped after mail in rebate. Taxes will vary, I got mine for a total of $250 after taxes.

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-C55-A5285-156-Laptop/product_49562


Add coupon code 34461 at checkout for an additional $100 off which will bring the total to $230 pre tax.


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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4227 on: September 01, 2013, 10:33:06 AM »
Actually some of the deals available this weekend on Staples were exceptionally good IMO and warrant their own thread. I don't always check the Laptop deals sections when I am not in the market to buy one. But this is a great deal some might want to consider in even if they aren't looking at the moment if they know they will be needing to purchase one soon.
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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4228 on: September 01, 2013, 10:33:25 AM »
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Available for in store pickup in some areas. And there are other great deals as well.
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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4229 on: September 01, 2013, 10:33:31 AM »
Why not post here - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=11287

That seems like a good place to have this.
For special deals, I think it's ok to make a separate thread and merge once deal is done (it is now)
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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4230 on: September 01, 2013, 10:34:18 AM »
Was thinking about it but people might not realize there's a really good deal going on.

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Re: HOT!! Toshiba laptop for $230 Shipped AR
« Reply #4231 on: September 01, 2013, 10:37:11 AM »
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Wow that was fast. Note that the $100 off code works for most laptops that were originally priced at  $500 or more.

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« Reply #4232 on: September 01, 2013, 10:52:16 AM »
For special deals, I think it's ok to make a separate thread and merge once deal is done (it is now)
Makes sense to me.
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4233 on: September 01, 2013, 11:39:51 AM »
I got one in store!!!
Great deal!!
230-20(5x points)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4234 on: September 01, 2013, 11:52:33 AM »
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CRGJEOS/?tag=cl03f-20

Dell 17" Laptop i3 Processor - $369
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4235 on: September 01, 2013, 11:54:10 AM »
HP 15.6" Laptop with i7 Processor for $609

Windows 7

Use Coupon: SVD8492

Great Price!

Use Amex Open for additional Saving!
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4236 on: September 01, 2013, 11:56:08 AM »
HP 15.6" Laptop with i7 Processor for $609

Windows 7

Use Coupon: SVD8492

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do#anchor-top

Great Price!

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'No longer available" -  that's the message I get when clicking on the link. 

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4237 on: September 01, 2013, 12:08:44 PM »
'No longer available" -  that's the message I get when clicking on the link. 

Heh, DH probably ate them all ;)

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4238 on: September 01, 2013, 12:33:09 PM »
Fixed the link

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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #4239 on: September 02, 2013, 02:59:44 AM »
Looking for a 15"-17"
i7
Dedicated graphics
Faster hard drive
Preferably with a CD drive but not neccesary
(For photo editing)