I want to spend a decent amount so it lasts the next 4 years of my degree. Main Uses would be
I already have a PC which i use for photo editing and games, so this would be mostly for uni and when I travel.
Priorities
Not fussed on graphics card.
Dell just had 25% off some of its inspirion 2 in 1s which looked decent.
I’m looking to buy before February next year so not in a hurry.
Thank you! I’m going to look into Lenovo’s, they seem really popular and I want to purchase one in store (JB or Harvey normal etc. ). I’ve also set up the alert, didn’t know you could do that!
If you really want to save, look at getting a lenovo from the USA. You should be able to get an X series for 1800 AUD. (Much better build quality than the E series JB would sell)
Levovo has a significant Australia tax
Dont' buy inspirons.
Buy Latitude from the dell outlet. Just do it! You won't regret it.
http://www.dell.com/learn/au/en/audhs1/campaigns/dell-outlet…
I have the option of salary sacraficing the laptop (uni is for work) so I’m not sure I can purpose refurbished models.. I’ll look into it though
Then buy 'as new'. It's basically brand new
They have some really good deals on the XPS models.. never bought anything refurbished before, what would I expect?
Dell XPS 2 in 1?
xiaomi notebook pro
This does look nice, but I can’t see where to buy in Australia? I was hoping to buy the laptop from somewhere like JB or Harvey Norman for the warranty factor.
You can get it from online retailers like banggood gearbest and lightinbox
Warranty should be fine but you have to send it back to China for repair
Best Laptops under $1000 for Uni, voted by the OzBargain community members. Yes these are under your budget, and none of them are 2-in-1 (other than underpowered Lenovo Miix).
However rather than getting something $1800 for 4 years, maybe getting something ~$1200, selling that after 2 years and getting another $1200 laptops.
macbook pro 13, small and fast.
I'm not a fan of apple for pcs, I have an iPhone and ipad but would prefer a windows laptop
Just buy the Macbook, you'll realise how wrong you are after owning it for a week. Especially if you have an iphone, the integration is amazing.
If you've got till Feb, and you're not fussy, I'd just not create a search alert for laptop https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/laptop?t=b (create alert) and wait for a deal.
Otherwise see https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/320899