Windows 7 Laptop Deals - Best Laptops for Sale

Toshiba Direct cuts up to $300 off Toshiba Satellite pre-built laptops and Ultrabooks with prices starting at $329.99. That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and one of the best dollar-off deals we've seen on these items in recent months. (For further comparison, we saw up to $500 off in February.) Deal ends May 23.

A best bet is the 5.5-lb. Toshiba Satellite C850-ST4NX4 Intel Core i3 2.3GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop (pictured), model no. PSCBLU-092032, for $599.99 plus free shipping. That's $200 off list and the lowest total price we could find for this model. Features include an Intel Core i3-2348M 2.3GHz Sandy Bridge processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional.

Dell Home offers its 4.9-lb. Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $429.99 with free shipping. That's $20 off and tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we could find, although we saw a similar configuration with Windows 8 for $50 less yesterday. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 4-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Best Buy Computing Clearance offers the 3.2-lb. ASUS Zenbook Intel Core i3 1.4GHz 13.3" Ultrabook in Radiant Silver, model no. UX32A-R3502H, for $599.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $45. (For further comparison, we saw a similarly-configured Ultrabook with a 320GB hard drive with a 24GB SSD for $50 less a month ago.) It features an Intel Core i3-2367M 1.4GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1366x768 widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI output, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Of note, no optical drive is included.

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.

Dell Small Business offers its 5.3-lb. Dell Latitude E5530 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 2.5GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $669 with free shipping. That's $360 off and the lowest total price we could find for this system. (We saw it with a better processor for the same price a month ago.) Features include an Intel Core i3-3120M 2.5GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.