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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	new laptop Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 7:30pm Hi there I'm looking for a new laptop. Mainly just for photo's, Skype, email, etc although I may in future use it to run my MYOB for the business. Can anyone recommend a good website to find one ? Also, if you have a preference for which laptop you think is better, I'd like to hear your views.
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #1 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 9:38pm Amazon.com They are much cheaper ex the US. You just need an Australian charger. Keep it below $1000 and you don't pay import tax. HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11-E004AU Laptop - $379.99 Harvey Norman Online - $527
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #2 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 9:42pm cheers
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53256 At my desk.	Re: new laptop Reply #3 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:01pm I run this website off a $300 netbook (not the actual hosting of course). They are good enough for streaming video, so should handle skype OK. Apparently they don't do dual screens. They are very handy if you have a commute on public transport. They are also fairly rugged, probably because they are light.
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Re: new laptop
Reply #4 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:18pm

muso wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 9:38pm:

Amazon.com

They are much cheaper ex the US. You just need an Australian charger. Keep it below $1000 and you don't pay import tax.

HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11-E004AU Laptop - $379.99

Harvey Norman Online - $527

I've now tried 3 different laptops and it keeps telling me 'cannot ship to this address'.

Do they even ship to Australia?

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Re: new laptop
Reply #5 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:21pm

John Smith wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:18pm:

muso wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 9:38pm:

Amazon.com

They are much cheaper ex the US. You just need an Australian charger. Keep it below $1000 and you don't pay import tax.

HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11-E004AU Laptop - $379.99

Harvey Norman Online - $527

I've now tried 3 different laptops and it keeps telling me 'cannot ship to this address'.

Do they even ship to Australia?

Oh, maybe they don't now. I ordered one from there about 5 years ago. I didn't realise that.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41863 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #6 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:21pm Ah, I have heard from the US they don't ship stuff with batteries in it. I might have misheard. last time I bought one I googled for the most reliable brand, bought one of those. I never buy the cheapest anything.
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Re: new laptop
Reply #7 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:22pm

muso wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:21pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:18pm:

muso wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 9:38pm:

Amazon.com

They are much cheaper ex the US. You just need an Australian charger. Keep it below $1000 and you don't pay import tax.

HP Pavilion Touchsmart 11-E004AU Laptop - $379.99

Harvey Norman Online - $527

I've now tried 3 different laptops and it keeps telling me 'cannot ship to this address'.

Do they even ship to Australia?

Oh, maybe they don't now. I ordered one from there about 5 years ago. I didn't realise that.

Ok. their loss.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #8 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:23pm Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:21pm: Ah, I have heard from the US they don't ship stuff with batteries in it. I might have misheard. last time I bought one I googled for the most reliable brand, bought one of those. I never buy the cheapest anything. Makes sense, I suppose. so how do we import batteries?
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41863 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #9 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:25pm no idea, I bought mine from a real shop in aussie
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #10 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:28pm Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:25pm: no idea, I bought mine from a real shop in aussie I went to a real shop to buy a laptop today, spent over 10 minutes waiting for the salesman who pretended not to see me, so I went home to find one online. I'll bet I'll save money too.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41863 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #11 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:49pm the customer service in some shops is terrible. It is as though they want me to NOT buy anything. In one shop this young guy reeled off all his jargon till I left. He did not listen a bit, did not see my eyes rolling or my hands rise to try to make him shut up. Yes, prob be cheaper online.
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Re: new laptop
Reply #12 - Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:56pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2013 at 10:49pm:

the customer service in some shops is terrible.It is as though they want me to NOT buy anything.
In one shop this young guy reeled off all his jargon till I left.
He did not listen a bit, did not see my eyes rolling or my hands rise to try to make him shut up.

Yes, prob be cheaper online.

then they blame the internet Undecided

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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #13 - Nov 4^th, 2013 at 8:29am There's always Ebay. You can get a new computer from there.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: new laptop Reply #14 - Nov 4^th, 2013 at 8:53am muso wrote on Nov 4^th, 2013 at 8:29am: There's always Ebay. You can get a new computer from there. cheers .... I've had a look ....there are also a couple of good deals on the Dell website.
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