Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

Adorama offers the 4.6-lb. ASUS VivoBook S500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 15.6" Touchscreen Ultrabook in Black, model no. S500CA-DS51T, for $599.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our March mention and the lowest total price we could find by $60. It features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit multi-touch LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and 24GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 3-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Adorama via eBay offers the 5.7-lb. ASUS VivoBook S500 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 15.6" Touchscreen Ultrabook in Black, model no. S550CA-DS51T, for $569 with free shipping. That's $31 under last week's mention and the best price we've seen for an ASUS VivoBook with 6GB of RAM. (It's a current price low for this model by $111.) It features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit multi-touch LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and 24GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 Home Premium.

Lenovo offers the 4-lb. Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook, model no. 3351CTO, for $859. Coupon code "GRADUATION" drops it to $755.92. With free shipping, that's $43 under last month's mention and the lowest total price we could find for a Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook with a 128GB SSD by $243. Features include an Intel Core i5-3427U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 3-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires May 22.

Of note, no optical drive is included.

Lenovo offers its 3-lb. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Intel Core i5 1.8GHz 14" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. 3443CTO, for $1,599. Coupon code "GRADUATION" cuts it to $1,439.10. With free shipping, that's $160 off and and the second-lowest total price we've seen for a ThinkPad X1 touchscreen laptop with this processor. Features include an Intel Core i5-3427U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11a/n wireless, 720p webcam, fingerprint reader, backlit keyboard, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Note, no optical drive is included.

newegg offers the 4-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad S405 AMD A8 1.6GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop in Grey, model no. 59342927, for $379.99 with free shipping. That's $20 under our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $55. It features an AMD A8-4555M 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, webcam, USB 3.0, media card reader, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8.

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.

newegg offers the 5.5-lb. ASUS K-Series AMD A8 1.9GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop in Black, model no. K55N-DS81, for $379.99 with free shipping. (Adorama has it for the same price.) That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $14. Features include an AMD A8-4500M 1.9GHz quad-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlight LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, webcam, memory card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.

Dell Small Business offers the 5.3-lb. Dell Latitude E5530 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 Dual 2.6GHz 15.6" Laptop for $639.25. Coupon code "88KSR26X$74PFT" cuts it to $589.25. With free shipping, that's tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we've seen for a Dell Latitude E5530 laptop with a Intel Core i5-3230M CPU. Features include an Intel Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires May 31.

OfficeMax offers the 5.4-lb. HP 2000-2B10NR AMD E1 1.4GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. C2N21UA#ABA, for $299.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our November mention and the lowest total price we could find by $50. It features an AMD E1-1200 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, DVD burner, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8. Deal ends May 18.

Sony Store offers its 5.3-lb. Sony VAIO E Series 14P Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.6GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop in Black/Burgundy Red (pictured), White/Aqua Blue, or Pink with Rose Pink, model no. SVE14A390X, for $679.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWSE14SAVE50" cuts it to $629.99. With free shipping, that's $40 under our February mention of a similar configuration and the lowest total price we've seen for a Core i5-equipped Sony VAIO E laptop with 8GB of RAM and Windows 8. It features an Intel Core i5-3230M Ivy Bridge 2.6GHz dual-core processor, 14" 1600x900 LED-backlit display, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, DVD burner, USB 3.0, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, 5300mAh battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 18.

Lenovo offers the 6-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.6GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop in Dusk Black, model no. 59371958, for $1,099. Coupon code "HOMEPCDEAL" cuts it to $719. With free shipping, that's tied with our March mention of similar configuration (which had a quad-core CPU) as the lowest total price we've seen for any Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 laptop. It features an Intel Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce GT750M 2GB graphics, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, HDMI output, 6-cell battery, and Windows 8.

Update: The above coupon has expired; however, coupon code "IDEAWEEKLYDEAL" now cuts it to $719.

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.