Top 10 best 3rd gen i5 Laptops in United States under $500-$10,000 for 2012.

The 3rd generation, Intel Ivy Bridge, processed Notebooks are making a strong way into the laptop segment and with the inclusion of high speed and increase in performance, these latest processors are in great demand to form the core of the computer system. It might be difficult, as is always, when you buy a gadget to know its main specifications and features and ultimately one try to search on the web to get something helpful. Usually, Notebooks does not come in mind to be bought after every year or so and hence you need to make sure all your needs are satisfied. I had written some articles which received good response from users in this best laptops category, and continuing this today i would be writing about some of the best laptops/notebooks available in United States under price range of  $500-$10,000.

1) Dell NEW Inspiron 15R

Best Buy Price - $599.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3210M processor 
• 3MB Cache
• 6GB RAM 
• 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Intel HD Graphics 4000
• 15.6 inch HD LED Display 
• 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

2) Dell Inspiron 13z

 Best Buy Price - $699.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3317U processor 
• 3MB Cache
• 6GB RAM
• 13.0 inch HD LED Display
• Intel HD Graphics 4000
• 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

3) Acer Timeline Ultra M5 

 Best Buy Price - $779.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Intel Core i5 3317U Processor
• 3MB Cache
• 4GB RAM
• 14 inch Screen
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
• 500GB 5400rpm Hard Drive 

4) HP ENVY Ultrabook 4-1030us

Best Buy Price - $779.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 3rd Gen Core i5  Intel i5-3317U
• Intel HD Graphics 4000
• 4 GB RAM 
• 500 GB SATA (5400 rpm) hard drive
• Acceleration cache (32 GB Solid State Drive cache) 
• 14 inch  HD BrightView LED-backlit
• Beats Audio

 5)  Samsung Series 5 NP530U3C

 Best Buy Price - $799.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Intel Core i5 3317U Processor 1.7GHz
• 4 GB RAM
• 500GB Hard Drive
• 13.3 inch Display

6) Sony Vaio SVT13112FXS

 Best Buy Price - $799.99

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 3rd gen Intel Core i5-3317U
• 4GB RAM
• 500GB 5400rpm Hard Drive + 32GB MLC HHD
• 13.3 inch LED backlit display
• Intel HD Graphics 4000

7) Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Ultrabook - 43762FU

 Best Buy Price - $849

• Genuine Windows 7 Professional
  
• Intel Core i5-3320M Processor 
• 3MB Cache
• 14.0 inch HD LED Backlit AntiGlare Display
• Intel HD Graphics 4000
• 4 GB RAM
• 500GB Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm

8) Lenovo ThinkPad T430

 Best Buy Price - $854.10

• Genuine Windows 7 Professional
• Intel Core i5-3320M Processor 
• 3MB Cache
• 14.0 inch HD LED Backlit AntiGlare Display
• Intel HD Graphics 4000
• 4 GB RAM
• 500GB Hard Disk Drive 7200rpm
• DVD Recordable

9) Dell New Inspiron 14z Ultrabook

 Best Buy Price - $908.98

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
• 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3317U processor
• 3Mb Cache
• 6GB RAM
• 14 inch HD LED Display
• 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 32GB mSATA SSD
• 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

10) 11-inch MacBook Air (64GB)

 Best Buy Price - $999

• Dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
• Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
• 11.6 inch Display
• 4GB memory
• 64GB flash storage1
• Intel HD Graphics 4000

Hope you liked this list. The prices written here can vary as you can find good deals and offers in various online stores. So let us know by commenting below if you want us to write and continue with this list.

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