Price for 17.3" Laptop: Advice and Recommendations

CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 07:19

Following this deal here what would people think is a good price for the following specs?

Intel Core i7-10875H 8-Core (16M Cache up to 5.10 GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
17.3" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS Grade Edge-to-Edge Matte 144Hz LED - 98% SRGB Colour Gamut
16GB DDR4 2666MHZ (1 x 16GB)
Kingston A2000 1TB PCIe NVME M.2 SSD
No Secondary M.2 SSD Drive - Optional Upgrade
No Hard Drive - Optional Upgrade
Intel AX200 Dual Band WIFI & Bluetooth 5.1 (up to 2.4 Gbps)
No Optical Disc Drive - Optional Upgrade
No Operating System Selected - Install Your Own Operating System
3 Year Platinum Care Onsite Pickup and return Protection

I won't give the brand of laptop away just yet (you could do a quick search on Google and you'd find it if your really wanted to) but it is a known brand without being the usual household name. I bought my previous laptop from this company and have been very happy with its performance and customer service.

I'm wanting to know, based on these specs, what would you pay or consider a good price? What "household brands" offer similar specs and at what price?

TIA

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Comments

  • Rumbaar on 14/06/2020 - 09:32

    Well, that could be as low as ~$1750 when Dell had a discount and 20% off, or ~$2,200 during a normal discount or the RRP around $2799. I had a primary NVMe and a secondary drive in mine, I paid $2299.

    • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 09:35

      What Dell has these specs? Thanks for the comment.

      EDIT - just looked at Dell laptops in the 17.3" range and even with the 20% discount nothing is under 3k? Not sure if $1,700 price range in Dell is realistic?

      • FireRunner on 14/06/2020 - 12:04

        It was has been previously $1500 for 2060 with 60hz display and $1760 for 2070 maxq with 144Hz display. Of course this was pre-corona times, not sure when or even if we can expect the prices again

        • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:07

          Thanks for the links! Yeah I was trying to find 9th Gen models on clearance but most stores were sold out or if they were in stock, once up-speced to what I wanted came to the price of almost the 10th gen laptops, which this one is.

          • FireRunner on 14/06/2020 - 12:21

            @CrocDundee: Just looking at the Dell website, it looks like the 17" G-Series range is no more.
            Looks you'll need to spend over $2k for the specs you want.

            • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:33

              @FireRunner: yeah - I've been looking for a few weeks and was trying to get something under 2k for the above specs and 17.3" but have had no luck. best so far is this one at $2,300 delivered.

              • FireRunner on 14/06/2020 - 12:37

                @CrocDundee: There's a couple on Amazon (9th gen i7) right now:
                Lenovo Legion $2152 and Asus ROG $2250

                • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:42

                  @FireRunner: Came across those ones as well. They are good but thought it was worth an extra $150 (vs the lenovo) to get a 10th gen, 1tb SSD upgrade and a few other minor upgrades.. Even the ASUS one is only $50 cheaper for not as good as specs unfortunately… I wouldn't want to pay over 2k for those specs.

                  • FireRunner on 14/06/2020 - 12:45

                    @CrocDundee: Fair enough. From your Metabox link below it looks like the base model (120Hz display, 250GB SSD and 8GB Ram) is already $2290 unless you're somehow getting further discounts?

                    • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:47

                      @FireRunner: Yeah I up the specs to the above configuration in my OP and got them to discount further to $2,300 delivered as I am a repeat customer. Looking to pull the trigger but wanted to see what the ozbargain community thought or could recommend that was better value for the same specs.

                      • FireRunner on 14/06/2020 - 12:49

                        @CrocDundee: Ah ok, I think it sounds decent for the specs.

                        • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:54
                          +1

                          @FireRunner: Thanks heaps for the feedback and comments. The laptop looks to be good without it being an awesome bargain/steal. I guess I'll go ahead with it.

  • Hellfire on 14/06/2020 - 11:30
    +1

    The Dell XPS is a premium laptop that commands a premium price. You'd be comparing against the Dell G series gaming laptops although it doesn't look like the new 17" models are out.

    There have been some cracker deals earlier in the year. Example: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/501193 or https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/500545

    As for your specs. $2000 would be a good deal and probably $2500 the most any self respecting ozbargainer would want to spend. Maybe up to $3k for random member of the public.

    • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:03

      Thanks for the feedback and comment. The brand of this 'speced' laptop is Metabox and specs have been upgraded in some areas - be keen to know where I could get the same specs and warranty for $2k though?

      • Hellfire on 14/06/2020 - 12:27

        You'd need to catch something on sale like the Dell ones I linked.

        • CrocDundee on 14/06/2020 - 12:31

          yeah - been searching for weeks and hoping I'd get something on clearance like a 9th gen one but have had no luck unfortunately :/

          The best I've come up with is this one with the above specs for $2,300 delivered

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