Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

Best Buy offers the 4.9-lb. Samsung Series 3 Intel Core i3 1.9GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Sleek Silver, model no. NP300E5E-A01US, for $379.99 with free shipping. That's the best shipped price we've seen for a Samsung Series 3 laptop with a Core i3 CPU. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, media card reader, HDMI, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Lenovo offers its 5.7-lb. Lenovo Essential G580 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.6GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Dark Brown, model no. 59371414, for $719. Coupon code "IDEAWEEKLYDEAL" drops it to $519. With free shipping, that's $200 off and the first time we've seen a Lenovo G580 laptop with a this CPU. (We listed one with a Core i3 CPU and smaller hard drive for for $150 less last week.) Features include an Intel Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Best Buy offers the 5.7-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad AMD E1 1.4GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. N585-59359186, for $279.99 with free shipping. That's among the best prices we've seen for a new Lenovo laptop with 4GB of RAM and Windows 8, although we saw a Lenovo G585 laptop with the same configuration for $32 less in February (however, that required pickup at Fry's). Features include an AMD E1-1500 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, media card reader, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8. Deal ends May 27.

Dell Small Business offers the 5.3-lb. Dell Latitude E5530 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 2.3GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $519. Coupon code "88KSR26X$74PFT" cuts it to $469. With free shipping, that's $329 off and tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the cheapest Dell Latitude E5530 laptop we've seen. It features an Intel Core i3-2348M 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

Dell Home offers its 4.9-lb. Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $429.99 with free shipping. That's $20 off and tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find, although we saw a similar configuration with Windows 8 for $50 less yesterday. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 4-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Dell Home offers its 4.9-lb. Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $379.99 with free shipping. That's $70 off and tied with our mention from a month ago as the lowest total price we've seen for any laptop with a Core i3-3227U CPU. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

For in-store pickup only, Micro Center offers the 4.7-lb. Dell Inspiron 14R Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.8GHz 14" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Laptop in Moon Silver, model no. I14RM-3750SLV, for $499.99. That's $50 under our mention from a week ago and the best price we've seen for a Dell Inspiron 14R touchscreen laptop. It features an Intel Core i3-3217U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Dell Home offers the 4.7-lb. Dell Inspiron 14R Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.8GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop in Moon Silver for $449.99 with free shipping. That's $50 off and and the best price we've seen for this model with a Core i3 Ivy Bridge CPU. It features an Intel Core i3-3217U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 23.

HP Home & Home Office offers the 3.9-lb. HP ENVY 4t-1200 Intel Core i3 1.5GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Midnight Black, model no. C3K79AV, for $649.99. Coupon code "NB51322" cuts it to $499.99. With $9.99 for shipping, that's $40 under our mention from three weeks ago and tied with our January mention as the lowest total price we've seen for a Core i3-equipped ENVY 4t Ultrabook. Features include an Intel Core i3-2377M 1.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 32GB mSSD hard drive acceleration cache, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends June 1.

Note that no optical drive is included.

newegg offers the 5.7-lb. Lenovo G580 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 2.5GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Dark Brown, model no. 59359079, for $379.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $20. Features include an Intel Core i3-3120M 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, USB 3.0, media card reader, HDMI output, and Windows 8. Deal ends May 22.

TigerDirect offers the 6.2-lb. Dell Inspiron 17R Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 2GHz 17.3" Laptop in Silver, model no. i17RM-2742SLV, for $698.97 plus around $8 for shipping. That's the third-lowest total price we've seen for any Dell Inspiron 17R with a 2GB graphics card, although we saw it for $8 less four days ago. (It's also a current price low for this model by $108.) Features include an Intel Core i7-3537U 2GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 8730M 2GB graphics card, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, media card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends today.

As one of its daily deals, Toshiba via eBay offers its factory-refurbished 5.5-lb. Toshiba C855D-S5320 AMD E-Series 1.7GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. PSCBQU-00E007B, for $259 with free shipping. That's $38 below our mention of a refurb from three weeks ago and $141 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit elsewhere. It features an AMD E2-1800 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8. A 90-day Toshiba warranty applies.

Sony Store offers its 4.4-lb. Sony VAIO T Series 14 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Silver Mist, model no. SVT141290X, for $669.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWST1429" cuts it to $569.99. With free shipping, that's tied with last month's mention of this build as the cheapest Sony VAIO 14" Ultrabook we've seen with this CPU. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit display, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, DVD burner, USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, 4050mAh battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 25.

Dell Small Business offers the 7-lb. Dell Precision M4700 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.7GHz 15.6" Mobile Workstation Laptop for $1,019 with free shipping. That's $480 off and tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find for this configuration. Features include an Intel Core i5-3340M 2.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, AMD FirePro M4000 Mobility Pro 1GB graphics card, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the 3.7-lb. Dell Latitude 6430u Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook for $899 with free shipping. That's $300 off and the cheapest Dell Latitude 6430u Ultrabook we've seen. (For further comparison, we saw a Core i5-equipped model with a different OS but an otherwise identical build for $166 more in January.) Features include an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 3-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

Note: No optical drive is included.

Dell Small Business offers the 5.4-lb. Dell Latitude E6530 Intel Core i3 2.4GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $759 with free shipping. That's tied with our February mention of a similarly-configured laptop with a slightly slower processor as the best price we've seen for a Dell Latitude E6530 laptop. Features include an Intel Core i3-3120M 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD player, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit (scroll down and select this option under "Operating Systems").

Fry's Electronics offers the 5.4-lb. Acer Aspire E1-571-6659 Intel Core i3 2.2GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Glossy Black, model no. NX.M09AA.021, for $328 with around $11 for shipping. (Free in-store pickup is also available.) That's $41 under last week's mention and the lowest total price we could find now by $71. Features include an Intel Core i3-2328M 2.2GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, HDMI output, media card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Update: It's now available for in-store pickup only.

Walmart offers the 4.8-lb. Acer Aspire V5-471P-6605 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 14" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Laptop, model no. NX.M3UAA.004, for $599.99. Opt for free Site-to-Store pickup to dodge the $4.97 shipping fee. That's the lowest total price we could find by $38. (Amazon charges the same with free shipping.) It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, webcam, 802.11n wireless, USB 3.0 connectivity, HDMI port, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8.

Dell Small Business offers its 5.3-lb. Dell Latitude E5530 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 2.5GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $669 with free shipping. That's $360 off and the lowest total price we could find for this system. (We saw it with a better processor for the same price a month ago.) Features include an Intel Core i3-3120M 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.