Metabox W370SS 17.3" Full HD Laptop $1,399 with Bonus Upgrades - Delivered @ Affordable Laptops

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CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 12:11 affordablelaptops.com.au (617 clicks)
Last edited 08/12/2014 - 12:15 by 1 other user

I was in the market for a new laptop and wanted a 17.3" full HD plus other extras for under $1500 and came across this. Yes I know it doesn't come with an operating system, but that is what I wanted. For the price I thought it was a pretty good all round laptop;

Metabox W370SS - GTX 860M 2GB

Metabox Merry Christmas 2014 promotions: 250GB Samsung SSD 540/520MBs, no mSATA, 2 year warranty.
Custom built to order laptop: Diamond Compound applied to processor and graphics
Operating system: No operating system - drivers disk supplied only
Screen type: 17.3" FHD 1920x1080 LED/LCD 72% Colour Gamut Matte
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Processor: i7-4710MQ Quad Core CPU 2.5GHz up to 3.5GHz
RAM memory: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM (1 x 8GB memory)
Optical drive: Dual Layer DVD+/-R/W optical drive
Specifications: HD Web Camera, Mic, built-in 2 x Onkyo speakers, S/PDIF output, THX TruStudio
Pro, 3 x USB 3.0 ports (eSATA), USB 2.0 port, HDMI, VGA, Card reader, LAN, WiFi b/g/n,
Bluetooth, AC Adaptor 120W, 8-cell battery.
Dimensions: D/H/W = 277.5/17.5 - 44/413 mm, Weight 3.2 kg
Metabox Warranty: Onsite pick up and return Australia wide (national).
Free Insured Delivery by Road

For an extra $79 you can upgrade to; 250GB Samsung SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi 7260 AC, 3
year warranty!

Key things that I liked (and reason for purchase) was the extra upgrades for $79. Total $1,468 Delivered

You'd be doing well to find better value for money.

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  spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 12:16

  http://www.metabox.com.au/store/b101/Metabox-Alpha-W370SS-La…

  $30 more from the company directly. Free pickup in Perth, or + $25 for insured shipping

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    CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 12:18

    Yes I noticed that too when researching. Very good deal IMO.

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  Geekomatic on 08/12/2014 - 12:17

  "Metabox Warranty: Onsite pick up and return Australia wide (national).
  Free Insured Delivery by Road"

  That's a nice touch.

  I'm going to buy my son something from this group as a graduation present (in two years- hope they're still around!). They seem to have very competitive pricing for what looks to be a quality product.

  Please post back your impressions of it when you get it? A mini-review, perhaps?

  Also- what OS are you going to use? I LOVE Linux Mint.

  :)

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    CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 12:20

    @geekomatic

    Yes there were a lot of little things that made this a fantastic deal for me and hence my purchase. I will gladly post back my thoughts and experience of not only the laptop (first time purchasing a metabox brand laptop) but the company as well.

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  CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 12:23

  I know it's a bit late for me now (already purchased) but has anyone had experience with,
  1. Metabox Brand and
  2. The company, Affordablelaptops?

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    mily on 08/12/2014 - 12:33

    +2

    Bought a WR110 from them less than two years ago, good overall.
    The graphic card or the screen cable mucked up in a few months,
    got it fixed under warranty, free courier pick up from home.
    No other problem after that.

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    Xetrok on 08/12/2014 - 12:51

    +2

    I bought a Metabox (P177SM-A CTG06) from the online store www.metabox.com.au and they have a great policy around faults.

    My keyboard had a small fault, they shipped me one out, instructed to me how to replace and provided a return satchel.

    They also have a 2 year onsite pickup if the whole device needs to go back to them.

    So far so good.

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      CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 13:58

      +1

      Thanks for the feedback! I look forward to my laptop arriving. Hopefully no issues will arise but I have the safety net of 3yr onsite pick up and return warranty. Too good of a deal to pass up.

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    Brouw3r on 08/12/2014 - 14:44

    +1

    Metabox are rebadged Clevos. See review here

    My friend got a laptop from affordablelaptops and they messed up on a free upgrade to a mSATA SSD but they quickly sent out a replacement and a prepaid envelope to send back the HDD he wasn't supposed to have.

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  spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 12:28

  http://www.logicalblueone.com.au/store/526-horize-p170em-cle…

  Also worth a look, for anyone in the market. Logical Blue One is more popular here.

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    CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 12:30

    Unfortunately, that isn't as good spec wise.

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      spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 12:36

      Depends what you prioritise.

      Eg:
      Upgrading ram to 16GB - AC-$104, LBO-$49
      Changing GPU - AC-N/A, LBO-$129 for nVidia Geforce GTX670MX 3.0GB GDDR5
      Add OS (Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit) - AC-$130, LBO-$99

      So yeah, stock system is cheaper at AC, but if you wanna alter it, LBO is cheaper for upgrades.

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    Geekomatic on 08/12/2014 - 12:33

    +1

    "Factory refurbished".

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      spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 12:38

      Oh yeah

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  peteru on 08/12/2014 - 12:55

  This is almost right for me. I'd prefer no GPU, just Intel graphics and 32GB RAM, but that seems almost impossible. I'll be doing a lot of development, so CPU speed and copious RAM are mandatory, as is a decent keyboard.

  Any idea if the keyboard on this laptop is backlit?

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    spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 13:00

    You'd have to call them to see I think

    Or have a look at the link I posted previously, has a 32GB ram option ($299 more than 16GB), and can only detune the GPU so to speak :P

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      CrocDundee on 08/12/2014 - 13:55

      TBH - I wouldn't buy their upgraded ram. It is cheaper to get that individually at MSY or Bing Lee etc. and install it yourself. Same with HDDs.

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  beeze on 08/12/2014 - 16:02

  +1

  Affordable laptops have a great reputation on Whirlpool, my next purchase will likely be through them (for a Metabox / Clevo)

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  RickOnOzBargain on 08/12/2014 - 16:36

  I bought 2 of these through KingComputers about 4 months ago.
  Very nice to deal with and no problems since.
  http://www.kongcomputers.com/product-detail/gamers/metabox-a…

  The 72%gamut is very nice.