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Harvey Norman - $1 MS Office Home/Student Edition + 1TB External HDD with PC purchase over $499

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Harvey Norman - $1 MS Office Home/Student Edition + 1TB External HDD with PC purchase over $499
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Obs on 15/03/2010 - 22:03 files.ozbargain.com.au (2257 clicks)

Received this in the mail after printing the free photos from HN. Excellent value if you are able to find a decent laptop or desktop for around the $500 mark. Unfortunately, it excludes netbooks so interesting to see how that is interpreted.

Purchase any Laptop or Desktop over $499 and PAY JUST $1 MORE to receive Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition and a 1TB External Hard Drive!

Terms and Conditions: OFFER ENDS MIDNIGHT AEDST 31.03.10. *1. Microsoft Office Home & Student Edition. Limit of 1 per customer. Excludes Netbooks. Not available with current Business Packages. Does not apply to Apple Macintosh Products. Terms and Conditions of Harvey Norman apply view them at www.harveynorman.com.au

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  • Mixhael on 15/03/2010 - 22:13
    +2

    Awesome deal. Pity that most of the laptops Harvey Norman sell aren't good value.
    In any case though, you get added value of around $250!

    • venu on 15/03/2010 - 22:57

      The 250 bucks value is still not enough for a Harvey Norman laptop. But they do last i suppose, in my case. I waited for my $3000 computer (standard price back then) from 2003 to stop working. It hasnt, so i had to buy a new computer 2 weeks back.

  • JR63 on 15/03/2010 - 22:23

    I'm assuming this would fall under the free download for Office 2010 when purchasing Office 2007 would it?

    • amkssg on 16/03/2010 - 02:54

      it should. The only criteria for the free Office 2010 was for you to register the product during the current promotion period.And i would assume that the product is not pre-registered.

  • inherentchoice on 15/03/2010 - 23:22
    +1

    Could be a good deal but they will no doubt be recovering the cost in the margins on the laptops. I suspect it would be better to separately find a good deal on a laptop and external HDD, and then buy MS Office student license for $75 from itsnotcheating.com.au? $250 value is the maximum which no one really pays anyway.

  • porsche26c on 15/03/2010 - 23:29
    +1

    well remember harvey norman wont be beaten on price…so let them price match or at least get them down as far as you can…in most cases if they cant match they can throw in free or very very cheap extended warranty.

    • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2010 - 00:09

      Not sure how they work with price matching with shops like MSY, but for big franchises they normally price beat it.

      • voter1 on 16/03/2010 - 00:23

        you dont need them to price match msy - officeworks/dse is enough for this to be a decent deal.

      • inherentchoice on 16/03/2010 - 00:44
        +1

        I had them flatly refuse to beat the Good Guys catalogue on a Dyson vacuum cleaner… they wouldn't even match it. Mind you that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

        • sparkles on 16/03/2010 - 08:17
          +1

          I rarely bother to even check HN anymore when I am shopping around for a big purchase. Too many examples of them refusing to match prices or even attempt to come close. I think they just want the business of people who don't shop around and don't know any better.

          • porsche26c on 16/03/2010 - 09:31

            @sparkles: really that bad…maybe in this case just get it somewhere else…like onlinecomputer.com.au they are pretty good as well as jw.com.au and other computer shops.

          • [Deactivated] on 16/03/2010 - 22:20

            @sparkles: They price beat a netbook for me, best price I could find. HN is not a strict franchise on roles and rules for employees (Hierarchy is very flat compared to others like JB or Myers), so every branch differs immensely.

    • swimmingtoad on 16/03/2010 - 10:24
      +2

      They couldn't/wouldn't match JBs price on the laptop i bought in Jan, i got for $1400, HN would only go to $1500 at lowest, even with a written quote.

      • Duff5000 on 16/03/2010 - 10:43
        +1

        Harvey norman do not have an advertised price match policy. And it is in your favour NOT to price match anyway. They have a "price promise", this covers post purchase.

        So you buy your 1699 laptop, then a couple of days later you come in with your price (has to be advertised not a written quote) and they will refund you %110 of the difference. if JB advertised the same product for 1400 harvies would have to give you $299 + $29.90

        In the off chance they refuse, just call head office, they will make sure the store gives you the refund.

        • pais on 16/03/2010 - 15:20
          +1

          http://www.harveynorman.com.au/page/1255511667120/best-price…

          Which basically amounts to: buy it from us today at a higher price, and we'll consider giving you the difference back later — or maybe some other inflated item.

          • daydream on 17/03/2010 - 12:48
            +1

            @pais: "Here's a mouse mat. Normal price is $100. You can have it free!" ;-)

            I like how they have a clause for when the salesperson doesn't uphold the guarantee!:

            "The provision of the lower price or the inclusion of bonus product or service to a value which betters the lower price by the Relevant Franchisee will be the sole and exclusive compensation payable to you if you show the Relevant Franchisee did not meet our Best Price Guarantee."

            I'm happy shopping elsewhere without the dodgy salespeople…

  • cminez on 16/03/2010 - 00:30
    -1

    I think this deal is just a clearance laptop sale.

  • AzureSky on 16/03/2010 - 09:32
    +1

    Did they change the deal?

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/page/1256967856258/dollar-dea…

    Buy any laptop/desktop over $499 and get Microsoft Office Home & Student for $1 WITHOUT 1TB External Hard Drive.

    • tomsco on 16/03/2010 - 09:47

      I see that too. Almost tempted to neg this deal considering you can get a computer much cheaper elsewhere. Bundle that with MS Office and it can still be cheaper than HN.

    • savememoney on 16/03/2010 - 10:15

      The deal posted by the OP was emailed to subscribers to HN Photo Centre members.

      I've got the same email too.

      So no, they haven't changed the deal.

  • Wampus on 16/03/2010 - 10:49

    I've never found HN to be anywhere near competitive on anything, and their range is awful too. I don't bother even browsing at HN any more when there's specialty stores, GG and JB with better prices, better range and better service. That's just my experience.

    • citybargainhunter on 16/03/2010 - 16:02

      I find HN to have very good price matching policies and they are willing to negotiate on prices. I have purchased many items from them in the past.

  • unitedbythemoment on 16/03/2010 - 15:27

    If only the stocked macbooks!

  • asa79 on 18/03/2010 - 09:52

    I bought a netbook at harvey's cheaper and with extended warranty cheaper than was quoted on many online sites.

  • Bappy on 19/03/2010 - 08:28

    OK Guys - for your review/comment PLEASE…

    I've bought an Acer Aspire AS5740G-332G50MN Laptop for $899 + $50 for 2 years extra warrenty (total 3 years)
    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256967567570/acer-as…

    $1 more for 1TB HDD and MS Office 2007 (eligible for free 2010 upgrade)
    Got a bonus 2GB DDR3 ram upgrade free
    Big negative is the brand name and no dedicated graphics (could have spent $100 extra for a 512MB GPU version)

    Overall config is pretty good, i3 2.13 Ghz, 4GB DDR3, 500GBHDD, Win 7 Premium etc
    Cheapest in static ice is $794 (with 2GB DDR3, not 4GB)

    Is this a good deal?

    I was almost buying the HP DV3 from MLN ($629 incl shipping), but changed my mind at the last minute
    https://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=826

    Positive is the brand and cheap
    Negative is WIn Vista (will cost me $50 to get a Win 7), $79 for Office, Core2Duo, 4GB DDR2, 320 GB HDD etc

    Please help - I couldn't sleep last night :(
    Am I a winner or looser for this HN deal

    • daydream on 19/03/2010 - 10:40

      You've bought it. Don't look back. Be happy and enjoy it. Sleep well! ;-)
      For next time, it is better to research before a purchase rather than after.

    • [Deactivated] on 21/03/2010 - 11:06

      With 3 years of warranty you shouldn't have a problem.

  • ep on 20/03/2010 - 20:41

    The Prick at Garden City insisted that I needed a VIP Photo Centre card to get the offer. Simply the worst store ever.

  • AussieMark on 08/04/2010 - 11:37

    anyone managed to get this just before the 31st of March? I tried and they said they are going to look into it as they believe it inspired before the 31st of March.

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