So I was looking around for a laptop and I came across this expired deal here:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/98994
But when I went to the page, the sale is on again? 30% off.
A further 1% off can also be applied if you're a student, Government worker (? - Teachers can get it), and some corporate thing. You need to talk to customer service online. Price would then $890.00!
It has dedicated graphics and it seems pretty good in my opinion.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.…
Info from Dell website:
Processor: 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 8, English (64bit)
Memory: 8GB 2 DIMM (4GB x2) DDR3 1600Mhz
Hard Drive: 1.0TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Display: 17.3" FHD WLED Anti-Glare (1920x1080)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB
Optical Drive: 12.7" SATA Tray Load DVD+/-RW
Wireless: Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230, 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth v4.0
Security Software: McAfee® Security Center™ (Multi-Language) - 15 Months Version
Primary Battery: 6-cell Lithium Ion (48WHr) Battery
Warranty: 1Yr Carry-In Service after Remote Diagnosis
Good price. I paid same for the 15.4" version of this (15R) with pretty much same specs, except I have an Intel SSD cache thingie with my 1TB drive.
For someone wanting a desktop replacement (and dont lug it around every day), the 17R is the way to go.