AMD Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

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.

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