Laptop Deal- 15inch, 8/16GB, 256GB SSD - Budget $900

spacebanana on 22/06/2021 - 07:45
Last edited 22/06/2021 - 21:04 by 1 other user

Hi all,

I am looking for a laptop for my mother who mainly does internet browsing and emails on her laptop. Looking for something snappy that I can get all the bloatware off.

Budget around $700-$900

Ideally something with USB-C so it doesn't become obsolete so quick but not a deal breaker. 16GB ram would be great, but I am sure 8 would be okay too.

Had a look on Dell outlet and didn't see anything too exciting.

So far, this seems to be the front runner - Asus VivoBook F15 15.6" Full HD Laptop (256GB) Intel i5 $698

What do you girls and guys think? Appreciate the help.

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  Mechz on 22/06/2021 - 08:02

  I'm looking for similar and this is my front runner (even with the lower res screen, my olds can't notice).

  https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/lenovo-15-…

  Just beware that your Asus has eMMC and not an SSD. So no extracting the drive if the machine dies AFAIK.

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    spacebanana on 22/06/2021 - 20:00

    That one looks great, pretty awesome price and I hear lenovo build quality is pretty damn good.

    I think that is my front runner now too.

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      spacebanana on 22/06/2021 - 20:12

      Actually I think I would prefer the HD screen over the USB-C, seemingly only difference?
      https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/lenovo-ideapad-slim-3-15-…

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  shaybisc on 22/06/2021 - 08:18

  Deals - computing - laptop

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  Muzeeb on 22/06/2021 - 08:30

  Stretch a cuppla hundred more for this

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/629585

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    Mechz on 22/06/2021 - 08:31

    For less storage?

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      Pelicannn on 22/06/2021 - 09:32

      tbf internet browsing and emails ain't going to chew up 128gb

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  Pelicannn on 22/06/2021 - 09:38

  https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-edge/…

  or my pick would be this:

  https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/yoga-slim-…

  Slightly above budget, but a great deal.

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  battler on 22/06/2021 - 09:57

  +1

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/631568 ?

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  Oldbugga on 22/06/2021 - 11:13

  Recently purchased 2 X ACER Aspire 5 15" screen for reloading and restoring friends old relics. 256 SSD, 8 mg Ram USB C Card Reader for just under $950 - RRP just under $1350. Hardly Normal and TGG have for $999 but easy to beat down. Very snappy machines. ACER have been very reliable and good performers even in Education.

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    Muzeeb on 22/06/2021 - 12:09

    8 mg Ram

    Deal breaker for sure

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      pharkurnell on 22/06/2021 - 12:39

      +1

      Cant web browse with 8.. min 32.

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  scrimshaw on 22/06/2021 - 11:47

  +3

  Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 - AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD $864.50 Shipped @ Lenovo AU
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/631847

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  CrispyChrispy on 22/06/2021 - 12:18

  +1

  16GB ram would be great, but I am sure 8 would be okay too.

  If it's just internet browsing and doing emails, you most likely wouldn't need 16GB at all, 8GB will do just fine.

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    pharkurnell on 22/06/2021 - 12:38

    Beat me to it… must be some serious browsing!

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      Muzeeb on 22/06/2021 - 12:41

      +1

      laptop for my mother

      Probably 483 chrome tabs open at once so may well be required

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        pharkurnell on 22/06/2021 - 13:13

        need 5 TB ram for that shizzle…..

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      spacebanana on 22/06/2021 - 19:56

      Haha you would think but no, when she bought her last one with 4gb that was wayyy too much for internet browsing alone.
      More about future proofing I suppose

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  [Deactivated] on 22/06/2021 - 15:02

  This 15.6 inch Dell is $764.

  https://deals.dell.com/en-au/productdetail/96lx

  Processor - 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.2 GHz)
  Operating System - Windows 10 Home (S mode) 64-bit, English
  Video Card - Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics with shared graphics memory
  Display - 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-Touch Narrow Border WVA Display
  Hard Drive - 1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
  Memory - 8GB, 8GBx1, DDR4, 2666MHz

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    scrimshaw on 22/06/2021 - 16:29

    1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive.
    no solid state preinstalled, although it has slots for M.2 it's not populated.
    8GB single channel memory

    extreme cost cutting here but none of the cost cutting is being passed down to the customer.

    Not good value for $764.

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    Mechz on 22/06/2021 - 18:36

    Doesn't even have a USB-C port let alone get powered by one. That's some old arse tech.