Best deal on a general purpose laptop?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Best deal on a general purpose laptop?

Posted: 9/26/2022 9:53:06 PM EDT

I've got a Toshiba Satellite laptop that's probably close to 7-8 years old. I use it for running the software for my vinyl printer.....and also surfing the web, email, and sometimes even some GoPro video editing (but it's slow as hell). I need to replace it.....and now is a good time.

What's a good win laptop that's a decent price and has good performance? Can I still get something with Win10 on it? Maybe a SSD and decent RAM?

Suggestions? Not looking for a top of the line gaming rig...just something better than the old one I have now.

Thanks!!! ??

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:01:55 PM EDT

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Edit: No ssd

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:05:00 PM EDT

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Last night, I bought a refurbished i7, 8GB, SSD, 1080P HD laptop by DELL. It cost under $200 including tax and shipping.

Whether that's a good deal or a dog depends upon what your needs are and what you want.

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:06:29 PM EDT

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I7 what gen?
That's a misleading post.

An older i7 will be a used laptop, terrible battery life and not alot of performance to a current gen processor.

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:06:31 PM EDT

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Link?

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:07:47 PM EDT

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I7 what gen?
That's a misleading post.

An older i7 will be a used laptop, terrible battery life and not alot of performance to a current gen processor.

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Re-read my post.

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:07:49 PM EDT

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I would look at an i5 over and i3. Get at least 8GB of ram better if it has 12GB. I would get the biggest SSD you can afford 512GB or 1TB if you can.

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:08:18 PM EDT

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Purchased via Amazon web site.

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:13:00 PM EDT

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Any links to some good laptop deals?? Do they all still come loaded with bloatware??

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:14:40 PM EDT

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Would this be a good replacement for what I have? The screen on mine is cracked and the touch screen doesn't work anymore. I don't care for the touch screen and didn't really use it.
It's a DELL
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.40 GHz
Installed RAM8.00 GB (7.89 GB usable)
System type64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touchPen and touch support with 10 touch points

Posted: 9/26/2022 10:22:57 PM EDT

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check out the Dell refurbished website, here is a link to their coupons and codes section, and then check out what laptops qualify for those.

https://www.dellrefurbished.com/coupons

They sold a bunch of 5400s a couple months ago when this was posted here.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:04:57 AM EDT

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Besides Dell....what are some other good brands to look at?

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:08:35 AM EDT

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Might work for you if you swap out HDD for SSD.

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:12:08 AM EDT

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Thanks!!

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:23:41 AM EDT

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check out the Dell refurbished website, here is a link to their coupons and codes section, and then check out what laptops qualify for those.

https://www.dellrefurbished.com/coupons

They sold a bunch of 5400s a couple months ago when this was posted here.

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Some of those Dell's look really nice for the price!

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:33:26 AM EDT

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check out the Dell refurbished website, here is a link to their coupons and codes section, and then check out what laptops qualify for those.

https://www.dellrefurbished.com/coupons

They sold a bunch of 5400s a couple months ago when this was posted here.

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Thanks! I just scored a Dell Latitude 5491 with expedited shipping for under $300. This will be a spare laptop for Mrs Diggerwolf's surfing.

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:34:24 AM EDT

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If you’re editing raw video, I would recommend something with a large SSD, at least 16GB RAM and a reasonable GPU. A mid-tier gaming laptop would be suitable for this. I found out the hard way that a normal laptop with a modest RAM upgrade will not cut it for video editing.

I can’t really make any specific make/model recommendations because I use a homemade PC for that kind of stuff now, but it’s not hard to find a decent gaming laptop.