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Harvey Norman - 30% off All Computers – 4 Days Only - Ends on 15/05!

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Harvey Norman - 30% off All Computers – 4 Days Only - Ends on 15/05!
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dragonballz on 11/05/2011 - 18:33 harveynorman.com.au (4535 clicks)
Last edited 11/05/2011 - 23:14

Terms & Conditions:
1. Discounts are off normal ticketed prices only.
2. Limit of 1 per customer.
3. Excludes Apple and Netbooks.

Not sure if this is a good bargain, but thought was worth a mention.

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  • kazines on 11/05/2011 - 18:36
    +16

    This shows how much mark up Harvey Norman does.

    But yeah it should be a good deal

  • gummibears on 11/05/2011 - 18:42

    Mmm just saw the ad on tv.

  • shaun-o on 11/05/2011 - 19:10

    Getting rid of all their old stock I guess.

    • chyawala on 11/05/2011 - 21:57
      +10

      yes old stock not old socks.

  • oleglap on 11/05/2011 - 19:57
    +1

    Dates please!

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2011 - 20:03
      +42

      We all wants dates, but alas, we're geeking it out together on OzB instead of meeting women.

      • Cluster on 11/05/2011 - 20:41
        +23

        I can offer plums and dried apricots, but no dates.

      • Chewie on 13/05/2011 - 16:50

        if you get lucky, then it would be a Currant Affair?

  • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2011 - 20:03
    +24

    I don't think the words "All" and "Excludes" should be used together in marketing.

  • lazed on 11/05/2011 - 20:18
    +13

    Pretty good deal. Harvey Norman have competitive pricing already so an extra 30% is great, and the salespeople are very knowledgable and trustworthy. I always get great service from them, and the best prices no matter what I'm buying.

    • finger on 11/05/2011 - 20:23
      +18

      Ha ha is this a piss take or haven't you been taking your meds again?

      • grazer on 11/05/2011 - 21:22
        +8

        Pretty sure it was sarcasm. + from me.

      • Make it so on 12/05/2011 - 10:18
        +5

        Likewise. No one could say this and mean it.
        Went looking for speakers at HN once. The guy helping me was convinced that high Herz meant low tones (bass), such that speakers going up to 20,000Hz had good bass reproduction. He refused to believe me when I tried to correct him. This was the guy in charge of the audio section.

    • montorola on 11/05/2011 - 20:24
      +5

      With a name like lazed, I think he was too lazy to take his medication.

    • bendertiger on 11/05/2011 - 20:39
      +5

      Bloody trolls…go find a bridge somewhere and crawl under it. Though, judging by the size of you in your picture, it'd be a pretty small bridge…

    • Cluster on 11/05/2011 - 20:40
      +4

      How are your ASX:HVN shares going?

    • moo on 12/05/2011 - 10:53
      +2

      I can hear the world's smallest violin playing…….

  • morpheu on 11/05/2011 - 20:55
    +2

    too bloody lazy to check!
    until i see some model numbers and firm prices i ain't getting my hopes up!
    ps netbooks excluded, does this mean netbooks generally have lower profit margins or is it because they're popular?

    • annoynimous on 12/05/2011 - 05:15
      +1

      they are popular due to low profit margins & low price, wow i love re-wording.

  • abnormalitie on 11/05/2011 - 20:56

    ends on the 15th

  • cyrax83 on 11/05/2011 - 21:05

    staticice > (harvey_norman_price * 70%)

    • uraha on 11/05/2011 - 22:32

      not for the vaio's

      • Alzori on 11/05/2011 - 22:43

        I was just thinkin' VAIO. Could definitely go for an SB if they sold one with the Radeon 6630 in it.

        EDIT:
        Heres the only SB series on the website:
        http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256975367753/vpcsbgg…

        If it's 30% off that price, $1330 isn't bad (It actually hovers above $1800 on staticice, so this could be bloody good) It doesn't have the upgraded graphics, making it a no for me, but it's a very nice laptop nonetheless and close to US Sony store pricing.

        • R00D on 12/05/2011 - 15:49

          Just picked one of these up… been looking for a 13.3inch system for a while, PERFECT! Bargain.

  • TScott on 11/05/2011 - 21:41
    +2

    Might be a good buy for a SONY Vaio. I bought one from HN from 2 years back, a FW series, and its since been a very reliable buy. Works like new still, and is as flashy and more unique and customisable than the current macbook generation. =D

  • hoiboy on 11/05/2011 - 22:58

    Let's not get that down on this sale - the Toshiba/HN 40% off sale a month or so ago worked out well for a lot of people (e.g. my buddy and myself). As above, 30% off Vaio prices is not a bad thing.

  • ChadHominem on 11/05/2011 - 23:11

    are the online prices already discounted?
    or 30% off what's listed online?

  • ChadHominem on 11/05/2011 - 23:21
    +2

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256975565879/acer-as…
    ooo $625??
    it's no i7 but still the cheapest quad core (phenom) and also 1gb hd 6650m pretty good for that price.

  • ChadHominem on 11/05/2011 - 23:34

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256972847909/toshiba…
    $805 makes it pretty comparable to the price of a new android 3.0 tablet.
    'specially with the 64gb ssd and full windows 7 home premium.
    also 2 touch screens! shame about the 3.5 hour battery life tho =[

    • ChadHominem on 12/05/2011 - 11:15
      +6

      SO SHIFTY!
      last night this was $1150!
      do not trust these guys =P

      http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:R_45VaN…

      • cosjav on 12/05/2011 - 12:41
        +1

        I wonder if that is illegal. Its definitely sounds like it should be…
        edit: I'm not saying that the price now is bad (its actually pretty good), but its just the fact that they are blatantly jacking up the price before advertising a 30% discount…

  • dadots on 12/05/2011 - 00:18

    Any idea if they sell Asus gaming series (G53,G73) in any of the Melbourne store?

    • howiepower on 12/05/2011 - 09:49

      I saw a Asus G73 at the Chadstone store a couple weeks ago. According to whirlpool forums, it's the same model they have at JB Hifi which is G73SW-FHD-TZ017V. If anyone could confirm that they get this laptop on sale, it would be greatly appreciated.

  • ChadHominem on 12/05/2011 - 00:35
    +1

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256976029516/toshiba…
    this laptop is awesome for $978
    sandy bridge i7 quad, 1gb 540m optimus-switchable, blu-ray drive etc.
    i should replace my desktop with this =D

  • DEvok on 12/05/2011 - 01:51

    is this 30% off also for touch screen tablets? since its a computer as well, looks like it yes ! :)

  • orbital on 12/05/2011 - 09:30

    Just so Canberran's don't waste their time for the Sony, Woden and Fyshwick both don't have stock of the Sony SB18, and the Woden manager said only floor stock that is eligible for the 30% off

  • dasher86 on 12/05/2011 - 09:47

    I heard on the radio that clive peters i having 30% off as well. It also inlcudes netbooks.

  • momentarypause on 12/05/2011 - 10:07
    +3

    I suspect they may have bumped their prices back up on their website, so they can knock off 30% in store.

    I'm pretty sure the following model Samsung was previously well below $1000 last week: http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256973113902/samsung…
    Now it's $1299.

    Compare that to the same model at Officeworks for $799….
    http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Com…

    Take it with a grain of salt…

    • xit on 12/05/2011 - 11:18
      +1

      You didn't think that it would be 30% off retail did you? Oh no, at Harvey's its add 40, take away 30. And they make up a retail price that exceeds the manufacturers recommended.

      AND….ring around your nearby stores as notebooks can vary by $200 from store to store due to no price consistency.

      The staff at the HN's I visit occasionally have gone from semi-trained middle aged staff to peanut fed, poor speaking, ignorant juniorburgers. They other thing they can't hide very well is how they prey on customers by targeting the ones who look stupid enough to be upsold and not bargain. Just go there one day when there is a mum with 2 teenage duaghters who don't look purchase-confident and you will see the sharks approach while they ignore you with the brochure in your hand from another retailer. It's enough to make you stand in the middle of the department and scream "EXCUSE ME!".

      • Gnostikos on 15/05/2011 - 19:20

        You're absolutely spot on.

        I was at a HN recently in WA (this is a nation-wide epidemic), looking at power boards for my media room. This kid shows up in no time, couldn't have been more than 20, looked like he couldn't make a cup of Nescafe without ****ing it up.

        Just out of curiosity I decide to test him by asking "What's the difference between these two Monster Power boards here?"

        He pauses for a moment, looks at me and replies "Well, price for one thing".
        I honestly wanted to slap that guy.

        Being the idiot that he was, I was able to con him myself into giving me $60 dollars off a Monster AV800 which is normally $150.

  • Black Hole on 12/05/2011 - 10:31
    +2

    Oh Harvey Norman, you have done it again… to think that we could fall to your trick. I have boycotted them long time ago. Poor service, almost always more expensive than their competitor, and most staff are only trained to milk your money but not on what they are selling.

    • dasher86 on 12/05/2011 - 10:49

      The staff do try to hard sell things on top of what you need but if you know what you want and stay firm usually you do get a bargain.
      When Clive Peters were having 40% sale on Toshiba I got a L650/0k4 for $700 which is not '40%' off in comparison to other suppliers but still a bargain.
      With this 30% off you will probably get closer to 20-25% off i think.

  • Trueno on 12/05/2011 - 10:51

    A Sony SB18 for $1327 is a very good price!

    • tiger33 on 12/05/2011 - 11:53

      That's exactly what I just bought. Very happy!

    • orbital on 12/05/2011 - 13:22

      Very, got a mate in Adelaide to buy one for me since ACT had zero stock! 1327 + salary sacrifice = very happy bargain chappy

  • DINGUSS on 12/05/2011 - 11:00
    +1

    I wish windows laptops had high resolution. My HP 15" laptop has a miserable 1366 x 768 =[

    Edit. This one looks very good.

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256975372390/sony-va…

    • YesPleaseThankYou on 12/05/2011 - 21:38

      I think that's a HP thing, not a Windows thing.

  • DEvok on 12/05/2011 - 13:44

    is it only laptops? since conditions clearly doesnt state much.

  • andy2 on 12/05/2011 - 14:43

    laptops, printer and harddrives, just checked at cleeve peeters, might be same for HN too

  • dadots on 12/05/2011 - 15:52

    cleeve peeters on sales too?

  • jai_jai on 12/05/2011 - 19:22

    Is this a good buy guys
    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256976029516/toshiba…
    They dont have this model however their ordering the 6gb in for $1599->1119.3?

    • ChadHominem on 12/05/2011 - 20:00

      isn't that $200 more expensive for an extra 2gb?

    • sme73 on 12/05/2011 - 20:06

      Hey jai_jai… I think the better way to go is get the P750 4gb model for $1398 > $978. I went into a Clive Peters and they said they could upgrade to 6gb for $80 or 8gb for $129. $978 + $80 = $1078. You can get the 8gb version $8 cheaper than the one they can order :-) Or get it done at a PC shop and the upgrade would be cheaper again.

      • jai_jai on 12/05/2011 - 21:21

        Thanks for the advice, might go with the 4gb ram model, rang them up…they didnt have stock on any other good laptops.

        • jpm1 on 13/05/2011 - 13:01

          Just do the upgrade yourself, even if you don't normally tinker around inside computers this RAM upgrade is very easy. $46 from MSY for an extra 4GB (http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf) or maybe a little more from your local PC shop.

          I got this laptop yesterday, haven't upgraded the RAM yet but have had a look inside. There's a small plate on the bottom, which only has one small screw you need to remove. Once inside the RAM just slots in right on top of the single stick already there.

  • dasher86 on 13/05/2011 - 17:32

    I went to clive peters in coburg and tried to purchase a wd essential 1.5 tb external drive. It was marked on the shelf for $84, however when i brought it to the counter they wouldn't relent on giving me 30% on it. (Clive Peters is 30% off on hard drives as well as netbooks…) They wanted to give to to me for 30% off $99.95. $70 for a 1.5tb external not too bad but i was too pissed off to buy it by then.

  • arcticmonkey on 14/05/2011 - 10:44

    So what are the best buys under $1000 (after discount) from this sale?

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