There is fantastic deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/261518 ( but its 11.6-inch screen)
Any other alternative in $500-$600 mark with bit bigger screen ~15inches preferably. No gaming use. Just basic use.
Recommend a laptop under $600
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A lot of people are asking for a notebook deal with a bigger display, but nothing else from Dell is worth buying.
Unfortunately I don't have the time today to search for deals — the only advice I can give is to wait for a Lenovo Edge Exx series deal and get one of those. They have half-decent build quality, 6-cell battery and are highly customisable (fully recommend a FHD display)
I just got my wife a Lenovo g40-30 notebook from Grays Online for just over $200. For word processing and internet browsing. It more than does the job, a very capable little machine. Always keep an eye out on Grays, some ripper auctions come up at times.
This is decent for the price (~$338 after 20% off).
The Pentium N3540 is a huge step up from the common Celeron N3050 notebooks in the price range.
Check this ->https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/261610
But its only 13.5"