Toshiba 15.6" Satellite L50-A013 (i7, 2GB GT 740M Graphics ) $699 @ Dick Smith (Save $200)

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  ash_G on 12/08/2013 - 08:42

  Page not found on click :( dse

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    stebie on 12/08/2013 - 08:51

    +2

    Works for me.

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      djones145 on 12/08/2013 - 08:57

      extra 20 off if u buy on the app that not work???

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  theguru1 on 12/08/2013 - 08:51

  Is a 4 cell battery a problem?

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    pmupsinep on 12/08/2013 - 08:54

    +1

    If you're always within 2 metres of a power point it's not a problem.

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      djones145 on 12/08/2013 - 08:56

      +2

      http://www.dicksmith.com.au/telephones-accessories/ds-15m-de…

      buy that and add 15m to ur life!

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        Mikinoz on 12/08/2013 - 12:42

        +2

        Power not phone ;)

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    m2000 on 12/08/2013 - 09:50

    It would depend on where/how you use it… you may not want carry that bulky charger/cable with you all the time

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  Classified on 12/08/2013 - 12:41

  I'm in no rush, but looking for a laptop for basic stuff (internet browsing), watching videos and the rare video encoding. I'm also going to be keeping the laptop for a very long time. For this reason, Toshiba for reliability, and i7 for future proofing seems like a good buy. The graphics card is a bit redundant, but might help with video playback which I'll do a fair bit of. It will be kept at home, so no need for large battery life.

  Seem like a good buy for me then?

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    gmatht on 12/08/2013 - 13:18

    Sure. This will handle all that fine. The discrete GPU is unnecesarry for video playback. The integrated GPU would be fine for that. The integrated GPU may actually be better for video encoding as it supports Quick Sync.

    This is a decent machine for the price, and the large rotational disk is great for storing videos. However, if it also had a SSD cache that would make day-to-day use nicer. You may also want to consider whether you want something smaller and lighter or with a Full HD screen. Anything from a SandyBridge i3 up should be fine for your purposes; an ergonmic i3 with an SSD cache may be more pleasant to use.

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      Classified on 12/08/2013 - 14:54

      Yea I'm going to chuck away the HDD anyway (use it as external), install a SSD in place. I have 80g in my current lappy, and have never needed more.
      About the discrete GPU, I suppose I'd consider buying this even it it didn't have one. And I think Toshibas are generally better quality and more expensive than HP and Acers which have some cheap lappys out every now and then - but I'm looking at keeping this for 5 years!

      Don't need FHD, would just make me squint more! And it's very rarely (if at all) going to be used outside, so don't care too much about portability.

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  illumination on 12/08/2013 - 15:25

  +2

  This seems to be a great price but only 9 positive..
  Is there another great deal that was posted recently that I missed?

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    Riczter on 12/08/2013 - 19:22

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/111693 ?

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  spikez on 13/08/2013 - 09:41

  the price is displaying as $899 now???

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  shaned on 13/08/2013 - 09:54

  I missed this deal last night, if anyone comes across a competitor with same price help a ozbargain brother out.