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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 #5580 on: March 08, 2014, 07:55:07 PM »
Acer 15.6" Aspire Laptop 8GB 1TB | R7-572-6423 (Manufacturer refurbished) for $649.99 (reg. $899.99) plus free shipping.

www.ebay.com/itm/261402329501

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« Reply #5581 on: March 09, 2014, 12:58:03 PM »
Toshiba 15.6" FHD Premium Satellite Core i5-4200U 6GB 750GB BL Ky Win8|P55-A5312 (Manufacturer refurbished) for $459 (orig. $744.99) with free shipping.

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« Reply #5582 on: March 13, 2014, 03:02:27 AM »
Acer 15.6" Full HD Core i5 Convertible Laptop $479.99 from Woot.

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« Reply #5583 on: March 13, 2014, 03:56:33 AM »
Factory Reconditioned.

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« Reply #5584 on: March 13, 2014, 07:38:58 AM »
Is there a difference between factory recondition and manufacturer refurbished. Tia

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« Reply #5585 on: March 13, 2014, 03:06:08 PM »
Is there a difference between factory recondition and manufacturer refurbished. Tia
IINM, reconditioned mean there was only cosmetic damage and they touched it up. Refurbished means the function of the of the object was damaged, then fixed.

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« Reply #5586 on: March 14, 2014, 09:02:45 AM »
Looking for a nice ultrabook under $700.
I haven't quite decided between 11 or 13 inch. Open to suggestions. Thanks.
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« Reply #5587 on: March 14, 2014, 10:08:25 AM »
Looking for a small, light laptop (14" or smaller) for a friend. She prefers Dell but it's not a must. She only uses it for light office work so Core i3 should be sufficient. Touchscreen is a plus. Her price range is $300-$400. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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« Reply #5588 on: March 14, 2014, 11:14:22 AM »
I want a cheap 17 inch laptop with Windows 7.

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« Reply #5590 on: March 18, 2014, 12:33:57 PM »
Is Vizio as good as a Toshiba or a dell??? Thanks sounds like a good price

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« Reply #5592 on: March 24, 2014, 09:57:50 PM »
Is there a way to turn Windows 8 back to Windows 7 if I get the above Lenovo ideapad?

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« Reply #5593 on: March 25, 2014, 12:14:04 AM »
Is there a way to turn Windows 8 back to Windows 7 if I get the above Lenovo ideapad?
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=34737.msg642332.msg#642332

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« Reply #5595 on: March 26, 2014, 12:37:46 PM »
I dont know if this is the place to ask but I am looking for a med. Size ssd drive for a good price .....anyone?
Also I have a 2 tb. Hard drive and after I buy a ssd I will like to put the windows 8.1 system to work from the ssd any idea how I can do this ? (My computer still did not come so I can still make the change I guess)

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« Reply #5596 on: March 30, 2014, 07:17:48 PM »
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Re: Laptop Deals Master Thread
« Reply #5597 on: March 30, 2014, 07:54:44 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-17-3-Inch-Laptop-i17RV-3640BLK/dp/B00HRLSQYM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1396221295&sr=8-4&keywords=17+dell+laptop

Is this a good deal?

Also can anyone recommend any good deals on a 17inch laptop?
Just out of curiosity why so large? 17 inch i smassive

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« Reply #5598 on: March 30, 2014, 08:07:51 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-17-3-Inch-Laptop-i17RV-3640BLK/dp/B00HRLSQYM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1396221295&sr=8-4&keywords=17+dell+laptop

Is this a good deal?

Also can anyone recommend any good deals on a 17inch laptop?
This is Dells lower product line. Built rather cheap. Its not that great of a price either
Just out of curiosity why so large? 17 inch is massive
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« Reply #5599 on: March 30, 2014, 08:17:21 PM »
I basically use it as a desktop and like the larger size but I do need it to be portable every once in a while.

My 7 year old 17in HP is on it's last leg.
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