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Kogan Atlas C100 Laptop, 14.1" FHD IPS, Core i5-1235U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe, Win 11 $558 Delivered ($545.60 eBay+) @ Kogan eBay

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Cheapest laptop with 16Gb's of ram and 512GB's of storage. I've got one and its pretty good. Zero per-installed software. its 100% stock windows 11 Pro

Tech Specs:
Intel Core i5 i5-1235U
14.1” Full HD IPS display
16GB's DDR4 3200 (Single slot 1 of 2 used) Ram brand - Colorful Technology Company Limited
512GB Nvme Biwin pcie3.0 TLC nand flash (Mini nvme) with 1000 TBW endurance (3600Mbps Write and reads)
Full-function USB-C port. Charge, transfer data and connect displays.
Motherboard is a Kogan branded LGA1700 board with mega trends bios. no idea what chipsets used.
Windows 11 Pro

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  • Adapter/Charger: 19V, 3.4A
    Battery Capacity: 4500mAh
    Battery Life: Up to 4 hours

    Going by that calculation thats like a 49.95 wHr battery?

    BTW if you do not mind buying a refurbished unit from Lenovo (you'll still get 1 year warranty) there is a Thinkbook Gen9 with a newer generation processor (Raptor-Lake H series with 8-core 12 threads), 1TB of storage and a brighter 400nit display for about the same price
    https://www.lenovo.com/au/outlet/en/p/laptops/thinkbook/thin…

    Also has good selection of I/O ports, including Thunderbolt 4.

    Update: Sold out.

    • Thanks, I didn't know about this website. I will probably stick to with them if they service is good.

        • The implication that you're suggesting Kogan over Lenovo for quality reasons fills me with dread, regardless of new vs old.

          • @NobalaKoba: I've replaced many dead Lenovo laptops in the office. They are nothing special. 27 years IT Admin. I've seen every brand fail now.. the most reliable PC is a generic low end desktop with low end GPU.. those things last over 15+ years 24/7 operation in an AC office. Sip power and run at room temp. I dont trust any laptop to last.

            • @vid_ghost: i've been at it the same as you and I've had good experiences with Lenovo T and X series and that level…

              I still have PILES of Lenovo enterprises series at home… I can fire up a T420 or that age and they still go

              batteries are dead though and you can expect to replace the occasional fan but I put them above Dell Latitudes and HP Elites

              • @tonyjzx: Yes many were still alive but the screen hinges were the first thing to go on the IBM /Lenovo laptops we used :)

    • Up to 4 hours only? So not even a business day? Thats pretty bad for today's standard isnt it?

      • That usually screen on time.

        But yes, most laptop don't last a business day on battery. That's why Mac and Snapdragon laptop are interesting, they are designed to last a business day.

        • Most Lenovo's last 6-8 hours. 4 hours are usually gaming laptops. This isnt a gaming laptop.

          • @mrvaluepack: 8 hours is very rare. You need a super large battery, much thicker than this 1.3kg laptop.

            Most higher end thin and light X86 laptops last around 5 hours.

            Also, it depends on usage. My laptop doesn't even last 3 hours because of what's running on it.

            • @Wonderfool: No, almost all lenovo laptops have a battery rating of 6-8 hours. Go to lenovo's website and see for yourself.

              • @mrvaluepack: battery rating of 6-8 hours YES… real life usage NO

                • @vid_ghost: Real life usage = yes. They are on many schools recommended lists and they easily last an entire school day. I have them for my kids.

              • @mrvaluepack: You're the one making the claim, you should show your proof yourself

                Because I know Lenovo doesn't measure battery life in hours, but in whr. And from what I know, they publish a bunch of different ones based on different kind of usage.

                • @Wonderfool: Lazy to have to proof/show you. Go see for yourself.

                  Cheapest one:

                  MobileMark® 30: up to 10.25 hours @250nits
                  Local video playback: up to 13.05 hours @150nits

                  • @mrvaluepack: Cool. So irrelevant use cases.

                    I'm going to take a guess. 13 hours local play back for this laptop, means about 55whr.

                    So can you please check how much whr is it? Or link me the example?

                    • @Wonderfool: Already did for you, too lazy to show more, CBF as I'm not being paid by Lenovo. Like i said go to the website and browse for yourself.

                      • @mrvaluepack: So. I did some digging.
                        Example: https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpade/le…

                        Review example from the past for a similar laptop as the Logan (using i5 1235u):
                        https://laptopmedia.com/review/asus-expertbook-b1-b1502-revi…

                        Neither example measures battery the same way, so we need to make some assumptions based on the way they are reviewed.

                        The i5 laptop used is a much smaller battery compared to the one used in the ThinkPad. It's 56% smaller, so we can assume if we change the battery of the i5 laptop result to 9.5 hours play back.

                        However, the Lenovo laptop is set to power efficiency mode, while the i5 laptop is set to performance mode (which is stupid, btw, as anyone can set a stagnant power draw so measurements can be comparable). So we'll need to make a further inaccurate conservative estimate that the CPUs have a 40% tdp difference. So if they were tested in the same condition, the i5 laptop should see a 13 hour playback.

                        So, with very inaccurate information, an equivalents test between the same laptops should be 13 hours vs 20 hours play back. Or, 35% battery improvement based architectural change.

                        So, bringing back to this discussion, however the hell this laptop is tested, if you get a Lenovo laptop with the same battery capacity (such as the cheapest option in the Lenovo linked page which only has a 39whr Battery and a core 3 100u), it will result to 5.5 hours.

                        So, close to 6 hours? Idk. I'm ready to accept 6-8 hours since no one has good data nowadays since Notebook check seemed to pull back on doing reviews, so there's no source that are easy to track historically.

                        • @Wonderfool:

                          So, bringing back to this discussion, however the hell this laptop is tested, if you get a Lenovo laptop with the same battery capacity (such as the cheapest option in the Lenovo linked page which only has a 39whr Battery and a core 3 100u), it will result to 5.5 hours.

                          Where you getting the 39whr number from? The minimum i can see is 48whr on lenovo website. Therefore, getting through a standard business or school day is entirely achievable as per my family's experience.

                          • @mrvaluepack: Ah yes, sorry, you're right, it's 48whr. So about 6.8 hours, however it's tasted on the Kogan laptops. So yeah, as you say.

                            But I was trying to say that the important factor isn't the actual hours it last based on these tests as they're not reliable, because they don't reflect your usage of it. The important factor is the comparison of these laptop. That's the only thing you can really do.

                            So to your original question, yeah, current 1.2k Lenovo laptops have better battery. With very very rough estimate, 50%-60% better between the two laptops (or 35% real battery improvement in 5 years). So take that as you will on how "bad" the battery life is on the laptop on this post.

      • If you are a politician 4 hrs is your work day …so it’s plenty.

    • Very decent apart from the screen with 45% NTSC gamut. That's pretty terrible. Colours will be very muted and contrast will be very poor. Will be OK for office work, but forget about having a good experience watching media on it or doing photo/video editing. If it has 45% NTSC it very likely has terrible pixel response times also.

      • Eh, for this price, that's expected. Even if you buy second hand office fleet, they're rated the same.

        Colour gamut is not related to pixel response, and you're very unlikely to get a decent response time in anything at this price. Infact, unless they specifically say it's 120hz+, I would expect all screens lPS screens to have similar response time.

    • On top of 1 year warranty you can extend it via the Lenovo vantage application within 3 months, at full rates (not the 50% discounted rates when buying a new laptop).

      The rates are quite generous as you can extend up to 5 years total, which is well beyond what consumer law would cover, and you can choose options like next day on site repair.

  • Good specs for the price, especially with the upgradable ram.

    • They probably mean it supports data as well as charging, can use a USB-C dock, etc. You do know that cheaper laptops just have the charging USB-C port yeah, not data? Or even reverse charging? (using laptop battery to charge phone, etc).

    • fully function USB C power would be better

      • funny function USB C power would be besr

    • USB C has a wide range of variations. There are charging only ports if you really want them.

      They are trying to say it’s usb 3 or something. Not the best way to write it, sure, but it’s not as silly as you think.

    • a LOT of laptops have " half functional usb ports" cuh

      • fully functional as intended

    • My gaming laptop doesn't do USB-C charging. It supports video out though. I was expecting it to at least do a slow charge.

      • still fully functional…..as intented

      • Kogan Atlas C100 Laptop supports usb-C charging.. thats why they advertise it as a feature.. this allows you to use a usb battery bank to power your laptop when out and about.

        • Doesn't say PD charging though, so it probably has a minimum charge rate. So the battery bank probably needs to have 45w output or something

          • @Wonderfool: 100% it would need to be able to charge a laptop…. only ones that don't are talbets and some ultra thins that sip power

  • Motherboard is a Kogan branded

    Kogan = Cheapest = Avoid

    • This ones pretty good.. Working well for the past 3 months zero issues CPU idle temps are very low at 30c and load's very low too.
      Mouse keypad isn't the best but it works fine. Keyboards fine. Ive now had two branded office laptops die after only 2 year .. Brands don't mean much these days i guess.

      • Wow 4 USB ports and physical HDMI port too. full featured in a small shell and size. Good find. How's the screen @ vid_ghost? not that i expect it to be excellent but if on par with other normal dell/<$1000 laptops then its a excellent buy. don't need to buy used dell refurbished laptops

        • its a mid range IPS Chinese panel probability from BOE Technology or TCL CSOT

          Its as good as the ASUS 15.6" IPS laptop screen it replaced. Anything under $1000 isnt going to get you anything good. They are all using the cheapest FHD IPS screens from China

          • @vid_ghost: It's funny because even expensive dell latitude and Lenovo ThinkPad usually use cheap screens as well, unless specifically targeting professionals.

      • Nice. I'm still using Kogan mechanical keyboard and bought the cheapest Kogan full HD TV/monitor before Covid and they're still working well. People who keep buying overpriced PC also contribute to the skyrocketing RAM, GPU, SSD, PC prices. I know we should still buy if we have no choice, but if it's not a must then we can wait a bit longer before buying.

    • you will need to open it or at least run a hwinfo to work out who the ODM is

      its not Kogan at all… it would be whoever is not foxcoon or quanta one of them majors

      there's a heap of smaller companies who will come up with an existing designed laptop and kogan just slapps a badge on it

      if its one of the more well known ones like wistron it could be ok… i mean for $558 if it lasts 2-3yrs you've done your nut and everything after that is gravy

      then harvest the ram and ssd lol

      i used to do work with the china OEMs like ages ago

      • CPU-Z listed the MB as Kogan + LGA1700 + mega trends bios… didn't bother using any other HW info tool

        • that's odd because its not LGA1700… the cpu is a ball grid 1744 soldered thing

          • @tonyjzx: 12th Gen is LGA 1700 socket.. anyways mobile 12th Gen maybe something else but CPU-Z reports it as LGA 1700.. could be that it doesn't know and is reporting generic info

  • Touch screen?

    • Touch screen?

      Mate, It’s Kogan. It’ll probably touch the user first with ⚡️

      • you just be luckky kogan doesnt touch you

  • Very impressive specs for the price.

    Kogan..uggghhhh just assume no warranty nor spare parts in future and you won't be disappointed.

    • When the MB dies on a laptop and the whole thing is a write off .. that's what happens the most.. also they all have 12 months warranty so you good for a year no matter what you buy.

      • That's assuming it's easy to claim warranty from Kogan.

        Most likely they will fix it under warranty but don't be surprised if it's troublesome.

        • Ebay will have you back

        • i doubt they have ANY repair faciliites here, they would try to outsource to a local repair mob

          if its something simple like ram nvme they could probably do it but its largely landfill when it comes down to it

  • Why wouldn’t you go a MacBook neo for a little more?

    • Apple MacBook Neo 13-inch with A18 Pro Chip, 256GB/8GB
      $899

      Kogan Atlas C100 Laptop, 14.1" FHD IPS, Core i5-1235U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe, Win 11Pro
      $558

      $899 - $558 =

      $341

      yeah i cant work out why people just dont buy the mac :-/

      • $750 on education store which is never checked so a $192 difference which is well worth it for the support, battery and speed

        • i'm not saying the neo is a bad choice but this has twice the ram and storage… that's kinda important for some tasks

          win11 sucks though

          • @tonyjzx: Windows 11 can run smoothly on 8 GB of RAM for everyday tasks, though 16 GB provides noticeably better performance for multitasking and heavier workloads. Windows 11’s memory compression and paging systems work efficiently, especially with a fast SSD.

            Having used both Windows and macOS, I personally would go with Windows just because the interface makes more sense to me.

        • maybe in the past yes but in 2026 do you know how much 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVME costs?

        • Unfortunately that's changed, and it is checked. You need UNiDAYS to verify.

    • I have to agree, especially considering you can order from $720ish from the Education Union Store.

      Yes this has more storage and Ram, however Mac does seem to get away with less ram easily, and more importantly the build quality, battery life and screen are likely to be worlds better than this.

      I would either go used/refurb of something higher end, or for the Neo.

    • Would you rather get a Kogan or an apple? Silly question.

  • graphics card? some intel integrated chip?

    • intel arc XE whatever

      entirely ok

      what might not be ok is the CPU is just a dual core with 8 efficiency cores lol

      • 10 cores for office work is good… no one is gaming on this thing

      • It's not the Arc series. It's just the Iris XE 80EU which is about as bad as you can get.

        The CPU is much stronger than the GPU here. Not the other way around.

        • should still run any game pre 2010 over 60FPS.. e-sports should be doable too

          • @vid_ghost: I have a similar speced laptop. Fortnite can barely run on the lowest settings. Rocket League is surprisingly playable.

            • @BadGiraffe: Fortnite ..no way!! .. . i was talking about league of legends

          • @vid_ghost: I've got a Lenovo with 1255u (i7 with same Iris XE) and it couldn't even run Borderlands 2 above 40fps at medium settings 1080p when I tried. It also struggled a lot with video decoding in Davinci Resolve and Insta360 studio, forget about adding effects.

            It will run e-sports titles at low settings, but then everything available now will.

            Detailed benchmarks can be found in the link below:
            https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Tiger-Lake-U-Xe-Graphics…

            Much better to get an AMD CPU with 680m/760m/780m and higher GPU if gaming on an APU is important and price conscious. I've also got an Acer Swift Go 14 with 8645hs (760m) and it absolutely wipes the floor with the 1255u. If price isn't much of a concern then the new revision of Intel Arc iGPU are very good.

            • @studentl0an: Borderlands 2 was officially released in September 18, 2012 I did say .. pre- 2010 games

              • @vid_ghost: It runs on a pre 2010 engine and is known to run on pretty much anything. Dates don't matter, specs do. Look at the link for a detailed breakdown. It's a terrible iGPU.

                • @studentl0an: If the game came out in December 2009 or later.. (Pre-2010)… i'm not talking about game engines.. newer games use more textures and have more of everything.

                  • @vid_ghost: The textures are the same. They are bad on both. Dates don't matter, they are arbitrary. Nothing happened at exactly 12:01AM on Jan 1st 2010 to make any difference lol. The specs matter.

    • Iris Xe. Not bad unless you want a AAA game machine.

  • Wow i was expecting people roast kogan brand

    • due to the cost of RAM and SSD's these days… even this is a good option

    • Wow !

  • Is there a reasonable touch screen option?

    • no on this machine ! :)

  • I had bad experiences with cheap OEM laptops with good specs, Xiaomi Hasee and even Acer.
    Not sure if things got better nowadays.

    • it a luck of the draw…. i had both an ASUS and Acer, MS Surface 6 of them die within 3 years. "battery ballooned" in all 6 of the surfaces. A few dell's and a HP also die after 4 years

      Buy my mothers ACER is over 10 years old and works fine. with a core i5 2500 CPU, 8Gb's of ram 256gb SSD

      • I won't trust early Xiaomi laptops. I have the first gen and it worked out for me but I know battery bloat is common back then.

  • Looks like a good deal.

    The RAM is removable - about $180
    So is the SSD - another $200

    • Thats what makes this a good deal.. the rest of the laptop is costing $178 Delivered

    • Do we trust biwin as a SSD brand though?

      • its gonna be shit tier ram and ssd but i mean even they are worth money in 2026

        Team Elite 16GB (1x16GB) 3200MHz DDR4 SODIMM $179

        Kingston SNV3S NV3 500GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD $159

        these are very very ordinary components at allegedly good prices for now

        damn what a sad situation

      • Biwin is a massive Tier-1 semiconductor manufacturer and OEM, ranking as one of the largest behind-the-scenes producers in the storage industry. While they historically built drives for brands like HP and Acer, their own consumer lines (like the Black Opal series) frequently outperform established competitors

        Biwin operates on an immense scale, generating over $1.65 billion in annual revenue with nearly 3,000 employees globally

        Tier-1 Status: Unlike many smaller "label-only" NVMe brands, Biwin operates their own packaging and testing facilities and buys NAND flash wafers in bulk

        They are regularly awarded the Global OEM Memory & Storage Technology Leader at industry events.

  • Decent deal when compared to other new laptops.

    However, if I'm spending this much on a laptop I'd buy a second hand one from ACT. Bought 2 of their refurbished laptops, HP pro book and an elite book. Both for about $550. Only thing this laptop has them beat in is storage. I'm sure the build quality of those are world apart from this too.

    • Yes the Biwin SSD in this laptop is really good.. looked up the model number and was very surprised at its rated lifespan of 1000TBW for a 500GB drive thats NAS level of write lifespan. A little hard to trust as 300TBW is the standard for TLC 500GB drives but strange they would make up that number.

    • oof, they got more ryzen laptops in now.

      Get a ryzen 7 5800u probook instead for $10 less. All metal business grade laptop vs an all plastic consumer one. Hmmmmm

      • Business grade = Win Pro Vs Win Home. .. seeing as you can get super high end home laptops that cost over $3k.. would you say a $1000 business grade laptop is better?

  • 14" screen is more for students/business as the screen is too small for many.

    But that's what you get for the nice price. For, many, the other units costing more $$$ is too much, especially if they spend little time on it or have to lug it around., or both.

    • 15.6" is also small :)

  • Lol

  • My second laptop was delivered already… still same QTY as the first one.. all good

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