Core i5 Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

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.

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.

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.