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Toshiba U840W/001 Ultrabook $699 (Save $300) @ DSE

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Toshiba U840W/001 Ultrabook $699 (Save $300) @ DSE
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[Deactivated] on 04/06/2013 - 20:09 dicksmith.com.au (4079 clicks)

Hi

This is my 700th post. I hope this deal will benefit to some of my fellow Ozbargainers and 700 reasons to smile and happy.

Thank you all.

Toshiba U840W/001 Ultrabook $699 (Save $300) @ DSE

CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 processor 3317U (Dual Core 1.7 GHz - 2.6 GHz, 1600MHz FSB, 3MB L3 Cache)

Operating System
Windows 8 (64bit)

Chipset
Intel® HM77

Screen Size
14.4"" Widescreen HD LED Backlit Cinema Display

Resolution
1792 x 768

Screen Aspect Ratio
21:9

Memory
6GB DDR3 (2GB onboard+ 4GB) (1600Mhz)

RAM slot allocation
Total memory expandable to 10GB (Mobilecare service required)

Storage
500GB (5400rpm) + 32GB mSATA SSD cache

Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Audio
Microphone & Headphone ports

Speakers
Premium harman/kardon® speakers

Webcam
HD Webcam/Microphone

Buttons and Pointing device
Touchpad™ with Gesture Control

Compliance EPEAT® gold rating, ENERGY STAR® 5.0 qualified, ROHS Compliant

Standard Warranty*
1Year limited international parts and labour warranty, Australiaand New Zealand warranty includes complimentary courier pick-up and return service

Security Kensington® cable lock slot for optional theft protection devices

Software
Eco Utility, Evernote, Norton Internet Security™ (Trial Version), Norton Online Backup Utility, Splashtop (remote desktop), Toshiba Desktop Assist, TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor, Toshiba Peak Shift, TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator, TOSHIBA Resolution+™, Toshiba Video Player, User Guide

Expansion

USB Ports 3x USB 3.0 + Sleep & Charge

Bridge Media Adaptor SD Slot

HDMI Yes

Communication

LAN 10/100Mbps LAN

Wireless Communication 802.11(b/g/n)

Integrated Bluetooth™ Toshiba Bluetooth™ V4.0

DLNA DLNA Compatible

WiDi Intel® WiDi

Physical Description

Weight (from) 1.70kg

Battery 3-cell

Dimensions (W x D x H(front/back)) 368.5mm x 200mm x 20.8mm

Colour Variation Ultra Metalic Silver

Keyboard Colour
Tile Half Glossy Black withBacklight

Design and specificationsare subjectto changewithoutprior notice. All images arefor illustration purposes only.

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  • [Deactivated] on 04/06/2013 - 20:13
    +17

    1792 x 768.

    Huh.

    • derman on 04/06/2013 - 20:15
      +1

      21:9

      • ItsMeAgro on 04/06/2013 - 23:24
        +5

        Good for watching films originally shot in 70mmm… horrible for everything else?

        • opt on 06/06/2013 - 15:08

          Good for working with two documents or spreadsheets side by side as well.

    • izzeho on 04/06/2013 - 20:16
      +1

      It's one of those new fan-dangled ultra widescreens. Granted that's a new resolution for me :S

      Certainly not a bad deal though.

    • deal seeking missile on 04/06/2013 - 23:04
      +7

      Thats a strange aspect ration -_-
      but i up voted it anyway because its theearth's 700th deal and he put up an item priced 699.

    • highdealer on 04/06/2013 - 20:40
      +10

      You sir are a lv2 ozbargainer

    • Kelalako on 04/06/2013 - 21:00
      +22

      wow the dicksmith product photo looks so much more appealing, looking at OW photo is like that feel after you watch porn.

      • Feepitee on 04/06/2013 - 21:16
        +3

        That's because Officeworks used the wrong photo. They are using the photo of the U840, not the U840W.

        • HTID09 on 04/06/2013 - 21:37

          Agreed, OW used the U840 lol I mean just look at it, wheres the 2 speakers on the side?

      • Kill Joy on 04/06/2013 - 22:42

        In all my years I've never seen anyone refer to that situation, ever. Props to you.

      • Mugsy on 05/06/2013 - 08:02

        But not the feeling you get after you watch porn with your partner ;-)

        • Kelalako on 05/06/2013 - 09:05
          +3

          as like many people on the internet I am unfamiliar with that notion.

        • mangoman on 05/06/2013 - 17:15

          try lotion

          +1 just for the achievement of 700 posts!

  • rezok on 04/06/2013 - 20:42

    very decent value/spec if you don't want a macbook air…

  • May4th on 04/06/2013 - 20:45
    +1

    it's a nice machine, only downside being the keyboard a little tacky and awkward to use. widescreen is great for productivity and appropriately scaled HD movies.

    bought with win7 when HN had their sale, 560 was a great deal, still waiting on the $250 trade in cash back!

    • mrStraw on 05/06/2013 - 08:51
      +1

      'great for productivity'

      Yeah I could see widescreen being useful for say two spreadsheets open side by side. Even so, it would take some getting used to and seems a niche laptop.

  • fchis on 04/06/2013 - 20:47
    +2

    it was on sale at HN a month ago for $551

    • HTID09 on 04/06/2013 - 21:00

      Really? Damn I missed out, thinking of buying this tomorrow. Dont like Windows 8 though, hmmm

      How come this isnt eligible for free delivery since it over $250?

      • fchis on 04/06/2013 - 21:52

        you can install a thing called Classic Shell which enables you a Win 7 user experience.

    • Splashtash on 04/06/2013 - 23:47

      u sure? $551? u sure it wasnt with a trade in laptop ?

      • fchis on 05/06/2013 - 08:59

        Yes, I am 100% sure because I went to HN 2-3 times during the promo period. And that is before the trade in price. Although, it has a Win 7 instead of Win 8.

  • niksrulz on 04/06/2013 - 20:52
    +8

    Its a poorly designed ultrabook. I didn't sell a single one of these in a period of 4 months of launch. Reason - The widescreen !! Have a play in store first, don't just buy it. Its not for everyone, but I agree the price is too good. Also, The keyboard is shocking as it just comes out from the edges like a sticker.

  • jaypark on 04/06/2013 - 21:10

    Thank you for your dedication and endless service!

  • bbdanix on 04/06/2013 - 21:10
    +1

    700th post…. Wouah !!!
    Thank you for all your great contributions :)

    • Cheeper on 04/06/2013 - 22:26
      +1

      Congrats also!! Thanks…
      Bought a lot of stuff I never needed… but keep finding dem bargains :-)

  • Moots on 04/06/2013 - 21:29

    713 posts

  • cryptos on 04/06/2013 - 21:32

    LAN 10/100Mbps LAN. ?? No Gb

    • rooon on 05/06/2013 - 06:25

      Damn, why so dated??
      http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/notebooks/toshiba/satel…
      "It has only 10/100 Ethernet (a Realtek AR8152/8158 controller) rather than Gigabit, and it features only single-band 802.11n wireless networking (via a Realtek RTL8723AE chip) rather than dual-band Wi-Fi. These features aren't ideal for those of us who want to transfer lots of movies to the laptop over a local area network at the quickest possible rates — 10/100 transfers averaged 11 megabytes per second (MBps) in our tests, so transferring large files via a USB 2.0 drive (or 3.0 drive, ideally) will be faster."

  • jackau on 04/06/2013 - 21:48

    if this has a touch screen, it would sold much better than it currently is

    great conceptual system, form factor has a lot of potential

  • ezza on 04/06/2013 - 22:09

    wow another infamous deal with dirty dick.. wonder if they'll actually honor it this time around

  • skeaono on 04/06/2013 - 22:20

    I love the idea of ultra widescreen, but this resolution is just pathetic.

    • jackau on 04/06/2013 - 22:26

      It is a great idea

      what it lacked is a touch screen, then a discreet graphics card
      then a higher PPI screen.

      an Ultra book with all those at 1300 kicks mac book air arses

  • Bargainboogan on 04/06/2013 - 22:26

    The screen design has been around for years(although the screen were a lower res)and its never took off. It just looks weird and you feel your getting something less compared to other "normal" screens.

  • strangeloops66 on 04/06/2013 - 22:29

    Can there possibly be someone with a higher post-to-comment ratio (minimum, say, 50 posts)? You sir, are the salt of theearth.

    • [Deactivated] on 05/06/2013 - 12:17
      +1

      You sir, are the salt of theearth

      We can't say the same about everyone on here. Some just take and take and never give back :p

  • ozhunter68 on 04/06/2013 - 22:41
    +1

    Thanks for the enduring effort. I also bought this model with win 7 at the last H.N. sale. At this $699 price or less, this is a well speced ultrabook, exotic design with great build quality. Some features are 3 x usb3 ( one with sleep & charge ), good size/quality 14.4' HD widescreen, backlit keyboard with a nice solid build, finished in two tone brushed aluminium and grippe rubberised black strips. The keyboard is a bit stiff, although with well spaced keys, but does takes a bit of getting use to ( as with most new laptops ). Having only a 10/100 Lan is no real fail, as most ultrabooks forgo that option completely anyway. Putting a ssd in here would round off the specs and extend the already decent lengthy battery run time. This Toshiba ultrabook would suit people looking to have something different other than an apple computer. Cheers and enjoy.

  • s26f84 on 04/06/2013 - 22:42
    +2

    haswell is out.. wait for them……

  • paulaus on 04/06/2013 - 22:59

    I have a Toshiba satellite P840/00H Intel ULV Core i5-3317U (BGA) Processor 14" Touch screen 8GB RAM 1TB HDD
    2GB nvidia gforce gt 630m windows 8 only.For sale little use dont like windows 8. In Brisbane perfect condition.

    • jackau on 04/06/2013 - 23:07

      those are good system, win 8 is not that bad if u convert it to win7 like or wait for Win 8.1

      too bad i am in NSW lol

  • mattie on 04/06/2013 - 23:00

    Another HN purchaser here,

    The unusual screen size takes a while to get used to, it's only 14.5cm high. Unless all panels,tabs,address bar etc are placed to the left or right of screen or hidden there is very little room left to view.

  • HTID09 on 04/06/2013 - 23:11

    Whats it like in terms of Youtube video viewing and movies? Im assuming its not in fullscreen for Youtube videos and has the black cutoff on the sides?

    I really like the look of this laptop, looks well built

    • mattie on 04/06/2013 - 23:46

      The whole screen only gets used if watching a widescreen movie.

      It is reasonably well built.

      It has a split screen function which would be good for some.

      For the first month of ownership i thought i had made a big mistake, but now i really like it.

  • darrylxu on 04/06/2013 - 23:30

    Pretty good price. Perfect for watching movie or handle office works like excel. But weired when browsing webpage.

  • Splashtash on 04/06/2013 - 23:45

    $634 with pm and ing o.O?

  • MagicTsukai on 05/06/2013 - 00:04

    congratz OP on ur 700th post.
    You have been a great service to all us Ozbargainers!

  • ycon on 05/06/2013 - 00:59

    Is much possible on this thing graphics wise? Would games older than 4 years possibly work?

  • Splashtash on 05/06/2013 - 01:07

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-4000.69168.0.…

    Read this, may help you~ im still trying to get an understanding but I want to know how good this toshiba laptop is if anyone can comment in terms of playing games.
    http://www.ultrabookreview.com/2071-best-gaming-ultrabooks/

  • aim54x on 05/06/2013 - 08:04

    Congrats on the 700

  • muzzamo on 05/06/2013 - 09:38
    +1

    We are going to see a flood of notebook deals now that haswell is out.

    If this one isn't 100% perfect for you then don't rush to buy it.

  • Mastermind on 05/06/2013 - 09:50

    Hi Haswell - expect further price reductions on older model laptops.

  • energysaver on 05/06/2013 - 09:52

    got this 2 weeks ago from HN wiley park for $695 with windows 8 do good deal to OP

  • Joxer on 05/06/2013 - 11:26

    Not sure I'd get something like this for the wacky screen.

    To put in perspective my sister bought an acer i5/GT640M based laptop for $599 from MSY 3 months ago…I think that would be more powerful and cheaper, although with a 'normal' 15" chassis…depends if you want a funky screen and less power.

    • Joxer on 05/06/2013 - 11:33

      also it is a ULV CPU which might be great for saving power, but you'll find the performance not much more than an i3M…and…what's with the keyboard not having a keypad? All that sideways room and no keypad? argh

  • PluggaWA on 27/06/2013 - 15:53

    Just picked up the display model of this at DSE Perth CBD for $399. Wife needed something to use when starting uni next semester and it will be handy for the kids to use for watching videos when away from home.

  • MasterNoob on 28/06/2013 - 12:54

    Just picked up a new one from DSE for 399 dollars. Check stocks!

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