Toshiba Satellite 15.6" C50-C016: i7-5500U/8GB/1TB, 2GB NVIDIA 930M - $719 @ Dick Smith eBay

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  [Deactivated] on 25/08/2015 - 16:42

  Is it fhd?

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    akd on 25/08/2015 - 16:43

    Display 15.6" HD Widescreen Display

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      [Deactivated] on 25/08/2015 - 16:48

      Ta.

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  killergreely on 25/08/2015 - 16:52

  -5

  The display isn't the worst part, you can fix that with an external monitor. The 'bad' is the poor battery life and the slow hard drive in these.

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    macrocephalic on 25/08/2015 - 16:56

    +1

    If the screen can be "fixed" with an external monitor, then the battery life is also not an issue as it can be fixed by just plugging it in. The slow hard drive can be replaced with an SSD presumably? Possible to replace the dvdrom with an ssd perhaps?

    I don't think battery life is a big priority for 15"+ laptops as they tend to be portable desktop replacements.

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      killergreely on 25/08/2015 - 18:52

      -5

      You still have a screen when you're lugging about, you don't have power. An SSD is only a viable alternative when you can fit two drives to a system. I don't think you appreciate the issues to be honest, but then you probably don't deal with these on a corporate level.

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    krisspy on 25/08/2015 - 17:49

    +1

    Are you suggesting people to lug around a monitor now?
    SSDs cost like $60.
    You're buying a 15" laptop with a dedicated gpu… sorry it can't last 9 hours like an ipad.

    I don't even…

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      killergreely on 25/08/2015 - 18:51

      -7

      Way to miss the point genius. There are other laptops with comparable hardware from which you'll get twice the battery life. But hey, if you want one of these, it's your money.

      And replacing a 1tb drive with a 128gb drive is a solution in your book? Glad you don't work for me. In any event, the point was that these are a slow hard drive compared to peer models of laptop. But then 'getting it' isn't your long suit I suppose.

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        Flyerone on 25/08/2015 - 21:15

        You must have found some more detail on the hard drive in this model. Please share. I suspect it's a hybrid like the one in a similarly spec'd Toshiba a friend bought.

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    hagglingtime on 25/08/2015 - 23:06

    Unless companies that produce batteries for laptops start to make breakthroughs in their batteries form factor, I think laptops' batteries would continue to have poor life.

    Found this on [ebay] (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12Cell-Battery-for-Toshiba-Satell…), 12 cell battery replacement that might be suitable for this laptop. But the size is just ridiculous (NO pun intended). Just goes to show why laptops these days use low capacity battery to stay lean. Thus, poor battery life seems to be unavoidable atm.

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  PlagueistheCheap on 25/08/2015 - 16:55

  +1

  3.6Kg

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    superforever on 25/08/2015 - 17:07

    +1

    15.6" and 3.6kg …. so heavy.

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      hagglingtime on 25/08/2015 - 22:24

      +1

      To be fair, spec says "packaged" weight. I suspect 3.6kg includes box, charger, etc. IMO taking charger off, the laptop itself probably weigh around 2.2-2.4kg. Couldn't find supporting proof though.

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        superforever on 25/08/2015 - 22:35

        I think so, how can a 15.6" laptop weight 3.6kg?

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  sridhar on 25/08/2015 - 16:58

  Is this a good deal for a 'portable' desktop replacement? Any similar or better laptops at this price point?

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    Flyerone on 25/08/2015 - 21:16

    According to Bazzaa, there are. Yet we are still waiting on him to post such a deal.

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  superforever on 25/08/2015 - 17:08

  Or may be this one $700 after discount, 2.3kg.

  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-Pro-R50-15-6-La…

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  FatGPT on 25/08/2015 - 21:02

  Probably a stupid question, but could this machine handle GTA V?

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    Unseatingcargo1 on 26/08/2015 - 01:48

    +1

    Here is a link to a guy that is playing GTA V on a laptop with the same GPU ON A PLANE.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3ibcnn/playin…

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      FatGPT on 26/08/2015 - 10:35

      hah that's awesome!

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  badonde on 25/08/2015 - 21:20

  +1

  It might run at quite low settings, but i've heard GTA5 demands v high specs to run well.

  I would say it would be good for MOBA games but not anything very recent

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    FatGPT on 26/08/2015 - 10:35

    Yeah I thought so. Thanks!

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  superkieu on 25/08/2015 - 22:19

  +1

  thanks OP

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  [Deactivated] on 26/08/2015 - 14:30

  +1

  grabbed one - thanks

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  kooljp on 26/08/2015 - 22:33

  How does this Toshiba compare in specs to this Dell (-20%)
  http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321569613203?_trksid=p2055119.m14…

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    KutchAu on 27/08/2015 - 10:57

    +1

    The dell seems to be a big downgrade for $80 less - i5 instead of i7, previous gen graphics) and not as powerful. Otherwise pretty similar, but that's a big step. Of course, that doesn't speak anything of reliability, battery life etc, not sure which would be better between the two.

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  KutchAu on 28/08/2015 - 19:57

  +1

  Thanks OP, I decided to get one. Was a toss up between this and a Lenovo E450 student deal on their website, but this one has the i7 for the price of the lenovo i5. Hopefully it's reliable enough! Anything around 3-4 hour battery is fine for me.