Was looking for a laptop for a friend, was actually looking for a 17" but came across this i7 for under $800 delivered, 8Gb Ram, I'm no expert but this looks pretty good (similar spec to the one Kogan emailed me about this morning for $999 at a glance!)
Acer "I7-5500U, DualCore 3.00Ghz, 15.6""HD LED(1366x768), INTEL HD, 8GB(1x8GB), 1TB, DVDRW, WIN8.1-64Bit, 1yr Warranty" [E5-573-77TL(NX.MVHSA.007-C77)]
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-5500U Processor 2.40 GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz Turbo)
- Display: 15.6" HD LED(1366x768)
- Videocard: Intel HD
- Memory: 8GB(1x8GB)
- Storage: 1000GB Hard Drive Disk
- Optical Drive: DVDRW
- Operating System: Windows 8.1-64 Bit
- Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
Usually you will get the same specs but with a 2gb graphics card from dick smith when they have a sale around $700s/800s
Eg: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/208539