i bought one of these for $598 (less $99 cashback) only last week… now it's $70 cheaper!
note that the one i bought (from the richmond store) had 3gb RAM installed - not sure if they all have this (it was something the richmond store decided to do for some reason - the guy said that "no-one wants a 2gb laptop these days").
this comes with a FREE windows 7 upgrade (no postage/handling fees in australia). the $99 cashback must be submitted within 14 days of purchase.
last thursday's green guide had this latpop advertised for $999 at another store. it's also been on ozbargain at $450 (after cashback) - this trumps it all!
specs below and here: http://au.gateway.com/products/product.html?prod=NV5430a
Processor: Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4300, (2.16GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 2GB DDR2
Storage: 320GB 5400rpm SATA
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi (Dual Layer)
Screen: 15.6 inch WXGA Wide Screen LCD Gateway Ultrabright™ LED backlit (1366 x 768)
Video: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
Connectivity: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Integrated Gateway 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi.
Built in Devices: Four USB Ports , Card Reader : 5-IN-1
Warranty: 1 Year On Site Pick up and Return
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium / Win 7 upgradeable
Good deal bro. Really good in fact =] To bad I purchaed mine already couple months back :p
Highly recommend this laptop for anyone who uses laptops for basics (no gaming / photo rendering etc_