Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

Toshiba Direct takes up to $270 off select Toshiba Satellite L-Series laptops, as listed below. Plus, get select upgrades for free. (They're automatically upgraded on the product page.) With prices starting at $399.99, each is at least $20 under our mention from two weeks ago and at the lowest total price we could find. Shipping adds $24.99, or get free shipping on orders of $499 or more. Deal ends May 27. The laptops:

• Toshiba Satellite L850D-BT3N22 AMD A6 Dual 2.7GHz 15.6" Laptop (pictured) for $399.99
• Toshiba Satellite L840-BT3N22 Core i3 Dual 2.3GHz 14" Laptop for $429.99
• Toshiba Satellite L850-BT3N22 Core i3 Dual 2.3GHz 15.6" Laptop for $449.99
• Toshiba Satellite L870-BT3N22 Core i3 Dual 2.3GHz 17.3" Laptop for $479.99

Dell Home offers its 6.3-lb. Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.6GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Stealth Black Anodized Aluminum for $899.99. Coupon code "$MXRD3N?Z?4RM0" cuts it to $649.99. With free shipping, that's the second-lowest total price we've seen for any Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition laptop with a 1080p LCD display. It features an Intel Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, DVD burner, AMD Radeon HD 7730M 2GB graphics card, webcam, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 31.

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.

newegg offers the 3.3-lb. Sony VAIO AMD E2-2000 1.75GHz 11.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in White, model no. SVE11135CXW, for $399.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from four weeks ago as the best price we've seen for any 11.6" Sony VAIO laptop. (It's a current price low for this one by $25.) It features an AMD E2-2000 1.75GHz dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, USB 3.0, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Note that it does not include an optical drive.

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.

Best Buy offers the 3.1-lb. Acer Aspire C710-2847 Intel Celeron 1.1GHz 11.6" Chromebook, model no. NU.SH7AA.004, for $199.99 with free shipping. That's $6 below our March mention and the lowest total price we could find by $13. It features an Intel Celeron 847 1.1GHz dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Google Chrome OS.

HP Home & Office Store offers the 3.5-lb. HP Pavilion dm1-4310nr AMD E2 Dual-Core 1.7GHz 11.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $399.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWS20" drops it to $379.99. With $9.99 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find (outside the price below) by $10, although we saw it for $5 less two weeks ago. Features include an AMD E2-1800 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, two years of 4G connectivity via T-Mobile (no contract required; up to 200MB/month), 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

A close price: Adorama sells it for $389.99 with free shipping

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.

Quill offers the 4-lb. HP Pavilion 14-c010us Celeron 1.1GHz 14" Chromebook, model no. D1A48UA#ABA, for $329.99. This $50 mail-in rebate drops it to $279.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $20, although we saw it for $75 less (after rebate) a month ago. It features an Intel Celeron 847 1.1GHz dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LCD, 2GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 4-cell battery, HDMI output, and Google's cloud-based Chrome OS. Rebate ends June 22.