16 inch Ultrabooks 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.

HP Home & Office Store offers the 4.8-lb. HP ENVY 6t-1200 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.8GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Midnight Black, model no. C3L08AV, for $699.99. Coupon code "NB51322" drops it to $549.99. With $9.99 for shipping, that's tied with last week's mention for the lowest total price we've seen for this laptop. (We saw it for $40 more a month ago.) It features an Intel Core i5-3337U Ivy Bridge 1.8GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive with 32GB SSD cache, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Note that no optical drive is included. Coupon expires after 1,000 uses or 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.

Amazon offers the 4.1-lb. Toshiba Satellite U945-S4140 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 2.7GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Ice Blue, model no. PSU6SU-029008, for $568 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $32, outside the price below. Features include an Intel Core i5-3337U 2.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and 32GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, 4-cell battery, USB 3.0 and HDMI ports, and Windows 8. Note that this laptop does not have an optical drive.

A close price, Walmart has it for $568 plus $4.97 for shipping. (Free Site-to-Store pickup is also available.)

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.

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.

HP Home & Home Office offers the 3.9-lb. HP ENVY 4t-1200 Intel Core i3 1.5GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Midnight Black, model no. C3K79AV, for $649.99. Coupon code "NB51322" cuts it to $499.99. With $9.99 for shipping, that's $40 under our mention from three weeks ago and tied with our January mention as the lowest total price we've seen for a Core i3-equipped ENVY 4t Ultrabook. Features include an Intel Core i3-2377M 1.5GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 32GB mSSD hard drive acceleration cache, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, webcam, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends June 1.

Note that no optical drive is included.

Sony Store offers its 4.4-lb. Sony VAIO T Series 14 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 1.9GHz 14" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Silver Mist, model no. SVT141290X, for $669.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWST1429" cuts it to $569.99. With free shipping, that's tied with last month's mention of this build as the cheapest Sony VAIO 14" Ultrabook we've seen with this CPU. It features an Intel Core i3-3227U 1.9GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 LED-backlit display, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive with 24GB SSD, DVD burner, USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, 4050mAh battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. Deal ends May 25.

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.