This list should help people in the market for a new Haswell Laptop. I've found it quite hard to find what I wanted so hopefully the ozbargain community can add to this if they see anything. I'll try keep it in price order.
Does anyone know of any cheaper models available? Are there any other good deals on Haswell laptops? Please comment and I'll add it to the list :)
Prices found using StaticIce exclude shipping and subject to change.
Acer Aspire V5 with i5 $745
http://www.zylax.com.au/acer-nxmc3sa001c77-aspire-v557354204…
Acer Aspire V5 with Touch and i5 $866
http://www.zylax.com.au/acer-nxmc0sa003c77-aspire-v5573p5420…
HP 15" 15-E020TX with i7 $998
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/15-notebook-sku-415300…
HP Envy Touch 15" i7 $1091
http://www.megabuy.com.au/hp-envy-touchsmart-15-j021tx-i7-47…
Macbook Air with i5 Starting from $1099.
http://store.apple.com/au/mac/family/macbook-air
New Macbook Pro should be available next month as well.
Sony Vaio Pro 11.6" i5 $1228
http://www.zylax.com.au/sony-svp11216cgb-vaio-pro-116corei54…
Metabox W230ST 13" i7 $1268
http://shop.bestdeal4u.com.au/service/i/2516/n/02A+-+Metabox…
Dell XPS 12 i5 $1499
http://www.dell.com/au/p/xps-12-9q33/fs
Sony Vaio Duo 13.3" i5 $1587
http://www.megabuy.com.au/sony-vaio-duo-133quotcorei5-4200u1…
Alienware 14" i7 $1699
http://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-14/fs
Venom BlackBook Zero 14" i7 $1949
Clevo Horize have some good ones too. And there's the Razer Blade but not sure about availability of this one. I saw one listed for $2642 in the "affordable" category of a website and lold my way outta there.
Please add to this list :)
Surprisingly Apple's 13" MBA actually looks reasonably well priced. $1249 ($1199 for Education) is actually pretty darn decent for what you get.
Windows notebooks had a high around a year ago, with excellent notebooks in all categories, Zenbook Prime, Samsung Series 9 for the ultraportable market and the ASUS N56V amongst others for the 15" mainstream market. Great high resolution screen (FHD), ultrabooks that came with proper SSDs. Then something happenned and all of a sudden Windows notebooks became rubbish again, 1366 x 768 everywhere, 500GB HDDs with 32GB Cache, like what idiots make these decisions.
Personally, I wouldn't buy a computer with a HDD unless I could replace it myself with an SSD (can't with most ultraportables that come with a HDD) and also, I would not settle for a 1366 x 768 screen. Just when I thought Windows notebooks were getting decent, it's become a race to the bottom again.
It's a shame when I'm considering buying a MacBook and running Windows on it. (Yes, I like Windows and I don't like OSX, I need Windows for certain things…etc. don't mean to start arguments on Windows vs. OSX).