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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 15% off (e.g. $1274 4GB i5) Plus a Free Samsung 250GB Portable External SSD @ MS Online Store

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 15% off (e.g. $1274 4GB i5) Plus a Free Samsung 250GB Portable External SSD @ MS Online Store
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y12345678 on 11/03/2017 - 12:34 microsoftstore.com (1454 clicks)
Last edited 11/03/2017 - 17:58 by 2 other users

The 15% off applies to all SP4 other than the cheapest m3 SP4.
https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/Surface…

128GB / Intel Core i5 - 4GB RAM $1274
256GB / Intel Core i5 - 8GB RAM $1572
256GB / Intel Core i7 - 8GB RAM $1954
512GB / Intel Core i7 - 16GB RAM $2762
1TB / Intel Core i7 - 16GB RAM $3442

plus your will get a free samsung 250GB portable external SSD which is about $180 according to staticice.com.au

In addition, there are few accessories for sale as well.
https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/list/Surfac…

Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition $85.45
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Type Cover (Black) $180
Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID (Onyx) $225

This is a better deal than JBHIFI/Havey Norman's deal — Surface Pro 4 i5 128GB Essentials Pack (or Harvey Norman call it bundle) $1567.

the pack Includes
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 i5 128GB (with Surface pen)
Surface Pro 4 Type Cover (Black)
Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition
Surface Pen Tip Kit

1274 (SP4 after 15% off ) + 180 (type cover) + 85 (Arc touch mouse surface edition) + 27 (pen tips) = 1567

But you will get extra ssd from MS online store.

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  • jazoom on 11/03/2017 - 13:05
    +7

    New SP5 incoming.

  • ozdesi on 11/03/2017 - 13:08
    +2

    is it better than 20% off SP4 by itself?

    http://www.harveynorman.com.au/computers-tablets/computers/l…

    • Maverick-au on 11/03/2017 - 13:12
      +1

      is it better than 20% off SP4 by itself?

      Do the maths yourself, it will vary by model and if you don't need the storage how much will you get for it if you sell it.

      • ozdesi on 11/03/2017 - 13:13
        +1

        free value of samsung portable 250gb SSD is questionable for comparison

        • gmail92 on 11/03/2017 - 13:21
          +2

          At least 180 from MSY, do if you do the math it's costing you 80 on top of HN.

    • y12345678 on 11/03/2017 - 14:47
      +3

      yeap, personally I prefer 20% off than free 15% + free external ssd as I don't need any.

      But in dollar value wise, MS online appears to be better off.

      However, you can alway haggle price in retail shop.

      what I got yesterday in JBHIFI is

      $1196 = MS SP4 i5 128GB table
      $125.13 = extended warranty: extra 2 years. (ended up with 4 year total. 1yr ms + 1yr JBHIFI voluntary + 2yr extended warranty)
      $29.99 = pen tips pack
      $236 = SP4 type cover with fingerprint ID (cheaper in MS online)
      $81 = ARC touch mouse

      total: $1668.12

      Sigh, I knew I could do better but I was rushed by my son in shops who was keen to get a school laptop/table.

      • BillyG687 on 11/03/2017 - 17:31
        +5

        Also, for future reference. Extended Warranties are useless these days, as Australian Consumer Law covers you. Any issues, outside of warranty that you feel should be covered by warranty due to the price you paid, implied quality and and expected life of the product will be covered by the seller or manufacturer. If they still won't replace or repair, get in touch with the ACCC.

        It's been very helpful for me, and a reason why I now never buy and encourage friends and family to not purchase extended warranties in store.

        • y12345678 on 11/03/2017 - 18:39
          +2

          thanks. You are right. I just want to minimize the uncertainty as my son just screwed up his thinkpad laptop which is few years old but was still very sturdy in my eyes. However, I apparently completely underestimated my young boy's disassemble skills.

        • McFly on 12/03/2017 - 11:11

          @y12345678: Does the ext warranty have any kind of accidental damage, screen replacement clauses?
          And how solid is the'voluntary' JB warranty?

        • y12345678 on 17/03/2017 - 14:13

          @McFly:

          clearly you got a point. I didn't realize that I'll need an accidental damage.

          However, once again, my son cracked the screen of 4-days-new SP4. MS quoted $830 for replacement as them do not repair. The ext warranty of JBHIFI doesn't cover accident things at all.

          Thanks GOD, Buddha, Allah or any god I shall worship. My credit card comes with a Purchase Security Insurance with $200 access fee.

  • spuderump on 11/03/2017 - 14:49

    Never buy extended warranty. You are covered under consumer law.

    • Maverick-au on 11/03/2017 - 15:26
      +7

      Never buy extended warranty. You are covered under consumer law.

      Bollocks, he has four years guaranteed warranty this way versus a wishy washy unknown period of warranty with the ACL that he will have to fight to have honoured and waste a huge amount of time.

      • shiznit on 11/03/2017 - 17:42

        You can expect any extended warranty claim to be contested by the warranty firm. It's worth reading the fine print to see how many ways they have to get out of honouring a claim.

        • Maverick-au on 11/03/2017 - 20:02

          You can expect any extended warranty claim to be contested by the warranty firm.

          Why?

          It's worth reading the fine print to see how many ways they have to get out of honouring a claim.

          The same ways that manufacturers can.

        • Rodgort on 11/03/2017 - 20:50

          @Maverick-au:

          Why? It's they don't want to pay for it and will do anything they can to get out of it.

      • tchuy1 on 11/03/2017 - 19:55
        +2

        Agreed, I am happy to pay for extended warranty rather than going through the time and hell of fighting for a claim on a product with the ACL with unknown period of warranty. This is definitely easier, but I guess some people don't mind going through all the time and hassle.

        • LurvinOZB on 12/03/2017 - 11:08
          -1

          The so-called consumer stat rights is (in most cases) voluntary for retailers to follow.

        • PainToad on 13/03/2017 - 08:15

          @LurvinOZB:

          voluntary for retailers to follow.

          Wrong. Retailers don't get to choose what legal obligations they want to follow.

        • LurvinOZB on 13/03/2017 - 21:11

          @PainToad:

          I went through four cases with ACCC referring through to CAV, so the results actually say you are wrong on your "WRONG".

          But it's true retailer don't get to choose what legal obligations, just that you used this statement in an irrelevant context. Get some perspective before jumping in with gusto and misinforming people.

        • McFly on 13/03/2017 - 22:18

          @LurvinOZB: You said statutory warranties are voluntary for retailers, which is obviously incorrect, and context doesn't come into it. Wrong³.

        • LurvinOZB on 13/03/2017 - 22:56

          @McFly:

          For all intent and purposes; refer to this link [https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees].

          Yes indeed it does look as if the wordings sound all so right, but have you actually went through the process all the way to VCAT to get a determination?

          Step 1: call/ email with errant retailer (in two cases Deals Direct) to try and resolve
          Step 2: once retailer confirm in writing they will not give two shits about honouring the said link above for items that are exactly 13 months old, write in to ACCC
          Step 3: ACCC review and palm it off to state consumer body; in my case CAV
          Step 4: CAV reviews all correspondence (took two weeks), calls you and tell you yes you got grounds for a case
          Step 5: CAV proceeds to call retailer to persuade for resolution
          Step 6: Deals Direct refuses to budge and tells CAV to nick off
          Step 7: CAV told me TWICE in two different instances it's voluntarily for retailers to help resolve even though they agreed Deals Direct was being a dick. They suggested I go to VCAT to go through due processes for determination which will lead to enforcement of outcome

          Sure, I say if anyone willing to go through the above, and then proceed through to VCAT and jump through the hoops, perhaps 6/10 times you might get away with a win depending on how strong your case is. But really, after 4 long weeks of back and forth and another few more weeks for VCAT process, if the item in question is only worth a couple of hundred, taking into consideration your time and depreciation and your effort to build your case, it's hardly ever worth jack shit

        • McFly on 13/03/2017 - 23:13

          @LurvinOZB: Haven't gone as far as VCAT as the loss was not worth it.

          Saying it's voluntary is BS - it's as 'voluntary' as any other law.

          But yes, I agree with you on retailers not caring, ridiculous hoop jumping, etc. which is why I asked above about JB's actual voluntary warranty.

        • LurvinOZB on 14/03/2017 - 00:01

          @McFly:

          The "voluntary" didn't just come out from my a$$. Tell the case officer at CAV to stop sprouting BS then.

          If it's not voluntary, it wouldn't need to go through VCAT for determination. Truth of the matter is CAV do not have the power to enforce, and often when you go up to VCAT, do you really think just by citing that few paragraphs on the given link and what you think your strong case is, that you go home a winner. Sorry, no. It's never clear cut and as simple as those wordings. Even in your favour, if the retailer play punk and do not want to pay up or undertake resolution actions, even VCAT can't enforce. The next step is to either go . Magistrate court for small figures or district/ supreme court for bigger monetary figure.

          So in anyone's case; after going through the entire process, can one honestly say with confidence what they read on a link (which of course says all the right thing) actually translate to a retailer like Deals Direct doing the right thing in the first place? Probably not if they knew how the system works.

          In my case one of the item is a plastic strip that a drawer sits on to enable the push/ pull. VCAT hearings can go ridiculous wrong if retailer shows some silly certs and stats saying it less probable the strip is damaged due to poor unfit for purpose quality etc, and more because the small pin holding into the damm plastic piece broke due to excessive force. All it takes would be for retailers to go through their trove of excuses and match it to the type of case they are facing. Even when monetary recourse is forgo, and the willingness to pay for that small miserable plastic piece thinking since so much was put in, retaioer can and will tell you straight up NO it's a discontinued line, therefore no spares available.

          In summary; there are plenty of ways a retailer can make your life difficult if you are merely relying on the hope you can read and interpret stat warranty better than those retailers. Lessons learnt for me (just in case anyone reading wanting to learn from my bad experience): I now pay more and buy from reputable retailers. I know if I go back to Bunnings even after one year warranty, I will still get some form of help. The same goes for Apple and Samsung. These companies value reputational risk higher than Deals Direct whose more concern about road railing customers

    • y12345678 on 11/03/2017 - 16:20

      one of main point to buy extended warranty is to cover the battery.

      as the battery will be deteriorated after 1 or 2 years. I can get replacement by that time.

      • gmail92 on 11/03/2017 - 16:42

        how? its standard wear and tear of a battery (which is expected).

        • jenkemjunkie on 11/03/2017 - 16:50

          A battery not lasting two years in a device that's sells for over $1000 will be damn easy to seek redress for under consumer law.

        • gmail92 on 11/03/2017 - 16:53

          @jenkemjunkie:

          So why do you need extended warranty for that?

        • jenkemjunkie on 11/03/2017 - 23:08

          @gmail92:

          You don't. Hence why I said if he did have that problem he'd be fine seeking a warranty under Australian Consumer Law, there's no need for store bought extended warranties

      • ozturtle on 11/03/2017 - 18:06
        +4

        Usually they have a clause for "comsumables" which includes batteries.

        I used to work for DSE and… the firm I used to sell thousands of dollars worth of warranties for just denied me a claim.

        (profanity) extended warranties.

    • pennyless on 12/03/2017 - 13:55

      I bought a tv from those Buysmarte crooks they turned around and told Consumer Affairs to get stuffed over the phone and hung on up on them, that was the effectiveness of my Statutory Warranty for a $1600 tv that lasted 13 months.

    • Yongaz on 12/03/2017 - 19:29

      Consumer law generally covers 2 years, but as mentioned, there's usually a fight ahead…. and time is something that I don't have. I paid $100 for my SP4 i5 256GB for four years, and so far I've had three pieces of technology (two with JB, one with Dick Smith) that they effectively fixed without question simply because I had a warranty. Worth the $100 imo, unless you've got all that time to spare.

  • michjfro on 11/03/2017 - 15:04

    have you seen the Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 is coming in the next month or three?

    • m9 on 11/03/2017 - 15:21
      +3

      No I've not seen the Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 next month.

      • McFly on 12/03/2017 - 11:07

        No I've not seen the Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 next month

        I have.

    • g1 on 11/03/2017 - 15:23

      Why would Xiaomi be even a consideration if you place any value on your private data? Windows 10 collects a lot of private data.
      https://news.slashdot.org/story/16/09/15/1923220/xiaomi-can-…
      http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-data-for-sale-privacy-1.3…

      Yes above link is for android (thus the same privacy concern applies to their android devices) but that doesn't mean their windows software is more respectful of user data.

      • PainToad on 11/03/2017 - 21:02

        but that doesn't mean their windows software is more respectful of user data

        Then download the Windows ISO direct from MS and clean install. Then you'll have zero Xiaomi on your device.

        Not advocating the MiPad, just pointing out your negative comment is wrong.

        • g1 on 11/03/2017 - 23:00

          Its not wrong…
          https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/12/lenovo_firmware_nas…
          Lenovo did something similar in firmware so no Windows reinstall is going to change the backdoor. You could say firmware that installs something into windows is not windows software but once its installed it is windows software

    • michjfro on 11/03/2017 - 15:35

      This is the only place I have seen it - I thought it hadnt been released yet

      http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Xiaomi-Mi-Pad-3-256GB-Tablet-…

      I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note phone and love it for the price. This also looks significantly cheaper. Yes - there is a question over your data security but I am not entirely sure that this is not an issue for any device.

      Genuinely interested in your thoughts on this - looks to be a couple of hundred dollars cheaper and am hanging out for this rather than a surface

    • y12345678 on 11/03/2017 - 18:29

      Mi Pad 3 is more for entertainment I reckon. I don't want to spend thousands bucks of money but buy him a new toy.

      SP4 is great for note taking, school project kind of things.

  • Malapinar1 on 11/03/2017 - 15:35

    You will also get cashrewards if you get from microsoft online!!

    • [Deactivated] on 11/03/2017 - 23:58

      Or Velocity points :)

  • Choogz on 11/03/2017 - 16:23

    Don't forget that the free SSD offer applies to laptops that aren't Microsoft by the looks of things

  • srhardy on 11/03/2017 - 17:44
    -4

    very over priced, very very very over priced

    • 0031nek on 11/03/2017 - 18:05
      +9

      no..ipad pro is very very very overpriced..

  • hockysa on 11/03/2017 - 18:26

    the arc mouse (bluetooth but not surface edition) you can get price matched at officeworks

    I got min for $60

    • baggyred on 11/03/2017 - 20:36

      Can you explain the difference?

      I'm in the market for a low level SP4 for work travel - so keen to get the right package

      • hockysa on 12/03/2017 - 07:05
        +1

        afaik the surface edition was just cosmetic differences

        just keep in mind there's also a wireless version which requires a dongle, would not recommend that version if you want to keep your one precious USB slot on the SP4 available

  • fleabag on 11/03/2017 - 20:04

    doesn't look on sale to me https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/Surface…

  • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2017 - 00:01

    These devices are superbly made, loving mine and it's been a rock solid work horse since day 1, far more productive than my old iPad which isn't on the same level as this.

  • Doggiie on 12/03/2017 - 19:29

    Great for the layman, but problematic if you're a Linux geek because drivers are hard to find apparently.

    It's a little annoying to use on the train on your lap though because not too stable.

    Overall a lovely hybrid.

  • Alpacino299 on 12/03/2017 - 19:52
    +2

    God MS release the sp5 already

  • jaysn on 13/03/2017 - 11:13

    Hi all,
    How do you get the 15% discount? if I user the links it still shows $1499 for i5 128GB.

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