Core i5 Windows 8 Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

TigerDirect via Rakuten Shopping offers the 3.7-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Touchscreen Ultrabook in Graphite Gray, model no. 59365302, for $599.99 plus $7.26 for shipping. Apply coupon code "INTEL100" for 13,000 Rakuten Super Points. (They convert to a $130 credit.) Provided you use the credit, that's $73 under our mention from three weeks ago and the best price we've seen for a U310 touchscreen Ultrabook. (It's a current price low by $123.) It features an Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 LED-backlit touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 3-cell battery, and Windows 8. Deal ends May 31.

Note that no optical drive is included.

newegg offers the 2.5-lb. Samsung Series 9 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Silver (pictured), model no. NP900X3D-A04US, bundled with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) 7" 8GB Android Tablet in Red, model no. GT-P3113GRSXAR, for $969.99 plus $7.99 for shipping. (The tablet is automatically added to cart.) That's tied with our mention from last week and it's $98 under the lowest total price we could find now for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. The laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11a/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 1.3-megapixel webcam, USB 3.0, microHDMI port, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. The tablet comes with a case and features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1024x600 LCD, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, front- and rear-facing cameras, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slot, and Android 4.1 OS (Jellybean).

Note that no optical drive is included in the laptop.

TigerDirect offers the 2.9-lb. Samsung Series 9 Intel Core i5 1.6GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. NP900X3B-A01US, for $829.96 plus around $8 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $62. (For further comparison, it's $61 under our March mention of this model with a slightly faster CPU and Windows 8.) It is 0.64" thick and features an Intel Core i5-2467M 1.6GHz dual-core Sandy Bridge processor, 13.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, 1.3-megapixel webcam, media card reader, USB 3.0, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Note that no optical drive is included.

Microsoft Store offers the 2.9-lb. Acer Aspire S7 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" Touchscreen Ultrabook, model no. S7-391-6822, for $999 with free shipping. That's $207 under last month's mention of a similar 13" S7 tablet with a slightly faster processor and the lowest total price we could find by $51. This 0.47"-thick laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1920x1080 (1080p) LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, memory card slot, webcam, 4-cell lithium-polymer and 3-cell lithium-ion battery, and Windows 8.

Note: No optical drive is included.

MicroCenter offers the 3.3-lb. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 13.3" Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Convertible Touchscreen Ultrabook in Silver Gray, model no. 59359567, for $799.99 plus $19.85 for shipping. (Free in-store pickup is also available.) That's $80 under our mention from two days ago and the best price we've seen for a new 13" Lenovo convertible Ultrabook. (It's also a current low for this one by $80.) This Ultrabook converts into a touchscreen tablet and features an Intel Core i5-3337U Ivy Bridge 1.8GHz dual-core processor, 13.3" 1600x900 HD+ LED-backlit touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, USB 3.0, media card reader, HDMI output, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit.