Got this in the mail today for CentreCom.
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO C650 T3300 2.0GHz, 2GB, 250GB, 15.6" XGA, WIN 7 HOME PREM (PSC09A-00G019) for $499. Put in coupon code and get a free 4gb mp3 player as well.
From what I've read so far it sound like this is a basic laptop model, but for the $500 price tag I figure you can't really go wrong?
Don't compare Toshiba to Compaq.
Compaq is rubbish :(
hence my comment 'on specs alone'
i love toshiba
Toshiba used to make the best laptops, not anymore.
Toshbia have been crap for quite a while. Compaq are just HP now. Dell=HP=Compaq=Sony (the cheap ones)=Acer are all the same. They even all look the same, if that is not a clue, then you will never figure this stuff out.
Toshiba never been crap, and HP = Compaq != Sony(even the cheap ones). Check this out for example:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10400447-1.html
Same price at Beecom Technologies and IT estate:
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=TOSHIBA+PRO…
No deal here
oh i didn't know that! it just looked like a good deal when i saw it. thanks!
..although i don't see beecom offering the free mp3 player as well?
I'd say it's a pretty solid machine, for basic MS Office use etc. 2GB is a good amount, sure not much compared to 8GB top of the range models but still a pretty solid amount of RAM, especially on Windows 7. If it was Vista it'd be hamstrung. This is a much better machine that the $500 machnines you would have got a year or so a go.
Might be worth spending a bit more, but if that's ur budget i'd say go for it.
Windows 7 needs 4gb, unless you only want to run Windows 7. If you want to run office, you need the extra ram.
does anyone know the postage cost?
i just put it into my shopping cart. i'm based in canberra and it says $18 but if you are in victoria metro and geelong it says $8.25. hope that helps!
thanks
I bought ACER Aspire AS5552 for $494 (after 99 cashback) in the open special at Chadstone JB HIFI today, here is a similar model from Harvey Norman: http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256973051121/acer-as…
totally 150 units available, and there were still quite a few when I left.
The HN link you gave is for a quad-core CPU. Are you sure it wasn't a dual-core CPU that you purchased? I've tried to find it on JB Hi-fi's website, can only find the dual-core around that price. Do you have receipt?
The sale was advertised on Tuesday's Herald Sun, and the CPU was claimed to be AMD P320, but I found the CPU is actually P340 dual core 2.2GHz, a little better, and the laptop model number is: ACER Aspire AS5552-P344G50mn. I found this machine in HN looks closer (except the CPU): http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256972802993/acer-as…
Just successfully registered for the caseback. If the receipt can be of help. I may scan and upload.
By the way, that is the new JB HIFI store adjacent to Harvey Norman, not the one in Chadstone shopping center
"you can’t really go wrong"… unless you want to do anything serious with it. It's got a celeron.
On specs alone, this is slightly better at $20 cheaper
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/32960
plus read other users comments about suggested alternatives.