Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

Dell Home continues to cut $50 off Dell Inspiron and XPS Series laptop and desktop purchases of $599.99 or more via coupon code "0H9Q3PQ6L3744C". Plus, most orders receive free shipping. That's tied with our mention from a week ago as the best sale we've seen on these items since Black Friday, when we saw $100 off a different selection of laptops, desktops, and accessories, with no minimum purchase required. Deal ends May 30.

Sony Store offers its 5.3-lb. Sony VAIO E Series 14P Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 2.2GHz 14" Touchscreen Laptop, model no. SVE14A37CXH, together with a $100 Sony Gift Card for $849.99 with free shipping. (The gift card is added to your cart automatically .) Assuming you use the gift card, that's the lowest total price we could find by $100. It features an Intel Core i7-3632QM 2.2GHz Ivy Bridge quad-core processor, 14" 1600x900 LED-backlit capacitive LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, lithium ion battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Of note, this item is on backorder with an estimated ship date of July 9.

Sony Store offers its 5.3-lb. Sony VAIO E Series 14P Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.6GHz 14" Touchscreen Laptop, model no. SVE14A35CXH, together with a $100 Sony Gift Card for $649.99 with free shipping. (It's added to your cart automatically .) That's tied with our mention from a week ago and the best price we've seen for any 14" touchscreen laptop with an Ivy Bridge Core i5 CPU, 6GB RAM, and 750GB hard drive. (Assuming you use the credit, it's a current low by $180.) It features an Intel Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1600x900 LED-backlit capacitive LCD, 6GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8.

Sony Store offers the 5.9-lb. Sony VAIO S Series 15 Intel Core i5 2.5GHz 15.5" LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. SVS151290X, for $849.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWS15LAPTOP" cuts it to $749.99. With free shipping, that's $100 off and tied with our mention of a similar model from two weeks ago, although that build featured a Blu-ray player. Features include an Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.5" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, lithium polymer battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends June 1.

Best Buy offers its 5.2-lb. Sony VAIO T Series 15 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 15.5" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. SVT15112CXS, for $799.99 with free shipping. That's $30 under last month's mention and the best price we've seen for any 16" touchscreen Ultrabook with 8GB of RAM. It features an Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.5" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit touchscreen display, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, DVD burner, USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, 3760mAh battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Sony Store offers the 5.3-lb. Sony VAIO E Series 14 Intel Pentium 2.4GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop in Sharkskin Black (pictured), Seafoam White, or Seashell Pink, model no. SVE141390X, for $449.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWSE14SAVE50" cuts it to $399.99. With free shipping, that's $50 under our mention from two weeks ago and the best price we've seen for any shipped Sony VAIO E Series laptop. Features include an Intel Pentium 2020M 2.4GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, DVD burner, webcam, USB 3.0, HDMI output, and Windows 8 64-bit. Coupon expires June 1.

Sony Store takes 35% off select clearance and factory-refurbished Sony VAIO laptops via coupon code "OUTLETVAIO35DDXX", with prices starting at $386.07 $428.97 after coupon. (The prices shown reflect an existing discount; however, the coupon overrides that discount.) Plus, all orders qualify for free shipping. That ties our March mention and, although we saw 50% off in October, this sale yields much lower starting prices, making it among the best deals we've seen on these items from Sony Outlet in several months. For refurbished items, a 90-day Sony warranty applies. Deal ends May 27.

Dell Home offers its 3.4-lb. Dell XPS 12 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 12.5" 1080p Convertible Touchscreen Ultrabook for $1,099.99. Coupon code "?SWK4RL9BTX1MD" cuts it to $1,019.99. With free shipping, that's $180 under our March mention (which was bundled with a $200 Dell gift card) and the best price we've seen for a new Dell XPS 12 ultrabook. It features an Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 12.5" 1920x1080 touchscreen LCD with Gorilla Glass, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Note, it doesn't feature an optical drive.