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Dell Inspiron 13 7000 - i5 8250u quad-core 8GB 256GB SSD 13.3" FHD IPS Touch - US $768 / AU $968 Delivered @ Amazon US

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Dell Inspiron 13 7000 - i5 8250u quad-core 8GB 256GB SSD 13.3" FHD IPS Touch - US $768 / AU $968 Delivered @ Amazon USAffiliate
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Almost $400 AUD cheaper than the "special" on the Dell Australia Website for the same model. Weight is about 1.63kg. No GST to be paid, as it is below $1,000 AUD.

This laptop can apparently support NVMe, but this model comes with a SATA SSD.

Specifications

  • 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (6MB Cache , up to 3.4 GHz)
  • 8GB 2400MHz DDR4, (1 x 8GB)
  • 256 GB (SATA SSD), No Optical Drive
  • 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS True-life LED-Backlit 10 Finger Multi-Touch Support
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
  • Size: 0.75″ (19mm) / 12.99″ (330mm) / 8.74″ (222mm)
  • Weight: about 1.66 kg (3.68 pounds)
  • Backlit Keyboard

Note that for $1 more, there is also the Asus Zenbook with similar performance. That one is lighter, but misses the touch screen and has slower RAM (DDR3). The Dell is better value, unless weight is an issue.

As always, pay in USD (not AUD) using a credit card which does not charge you for currency conversion. I prefer the Bankwest Platinum as it has no fees but does include free travel insurance.

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  • paul11 on 15/01/2018 - 13:45
    +2

    Great deal mate. Local dell deals even with eBay 20% off is no match with Amazon US deals.

    • RedHab on 15/01/2018 - 14:11
      +3

      A great find, thanks!

      Almost $400 AUD cheaper than the "special" on the Dell Australia Website

      Yeah - watch for Dell pressuring Amazon to stop exporting to Australia soon, and we'll see a "Sorry this item does not ship to Australia".

      • The Value on 15/01/2018 - 16:23

        Australians are getting ripped on gaming laptops!

        Unfortunately, the Dell Gaming laptops on Amazon don’t ship to Au.

  • seb on 15/01/2018 - 13:53
    +2

    Nice price but this model is a bit too heavy for a 13-incher that is to be carried around a lot.

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 14:05
      +2

      It is a little on the heavy side, but I find that a small size (this one has very small bezels) does a lot to make up for weight.
      I added the Zenbook to the description, which I think is great for portability.

  • econzune on 15/01/2018 - 14:25
    +1

    What happens in case of warranty? Ship to Amazon US, then wait for 8 weeks? Just curious. Can one buy global warranty for these?

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 14:35
      +7

      I think Amazon covers you to a degree, and their service is usually great. They cover postage for a certain amount of time.
      The reality is though, warranty will be harder. But you're saving almost a third of the price.

      I consider myself self-insured for grey-import purchases. I have not needed warranty for my truly countless purchases (touch wood), but if I did, I would still be ahead financially because of the massive savings compared to buying locally.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2018 - 15:21
        +2

        Dell have international warranty as long as you purchase it with on-site service you're fine.

        As far as I know HP and Lenovo are the same.

        On-site warranty does not come standard it is usually an extra $200 or so.

        Last time I checked you could purchase overseas and upgrade the warranty later while in Australia but that was over 2 years ago.

  • billy_bob on 15/01/2018 - 14:46

    Acer Spin 5 deal a few months back was basically same specs for around $650, also from Amazon US.

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 15:04
      +5

      Yes, it was good value. But it doesn't factor in the costs of a time-machine. Waiting for Xiaomi to provide.

      Specs are not the same though. That's a 7th-gen i5. The 8th-gen i5 is quad-core and way faster. Also, that one has SATA SSD, whereas this deal's laptop has NVMe SSD, which typically has 5 times as much throughput on large files (as in, about 2.5GB/s vs. 0.5GB/s).
      Acer also does not have quite as good a reliability as Dell, though they have improved in recent years.

      • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 16:09

        Correction: this model has a SATA SSD based on the Q&A. Not sure whether it's installed in the 2.5" bay such that it may have a spare M.2 NVMe slot.

      • nick111 on 15/01/2018 - 21:30

        This or Dell Inspiron 15 7567 Gaming Laptop $1039.20 Delivered (Core i5, 256GB SSD, 8GB-RAM, GTX1050Ti ??

  • obit11 on 15/01/2018 - 15:22

    Super tempted

  • Johnn649 on 15/01/2018 - 15:36

    Thoughts on this vs. the Dell XPS 13 with the additional 20% PCTECH code tomorrow? Just using it for university purposes and would like a fast, durable and light laptop.

    • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2018 - 16:15

      Buy it refurb'd "Dell Factory Outlet Australia" into Google.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2018 - 16:52

        I think the brand new ebay 20% off is more bang for buck.

        Thing is, Dell XPS 13 is expensive due to the excellent bezel-est design.

    • sav11 on 15/01/2018 - 19:11

      This deal will suit your purposes as described, depending what you mean by light. The XPS is Dell's premium model of laptops, it costs the extra as it's thinner, lighter, smaller, better screen with tiny bezel etc.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/01/2018 - 15:57

    Review here stated that it uses Micron SSD
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Inspiron-13-7370-i5-8250U…

    I think I will wait for another Lenovo E480 sale. I prefer one with i7.

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 16:05

      Different models apparently have different brands and types of SSD. Some apparently have SATA drives, some NVMe. It's a bit hard to tell which one this is, knowing that in different countries the configs can differ.

  • GuniGuGu on 15/01/2018 - 16:05
    -1

    I got this back in November as an xmas present for dad during black Friday specials for $580 US. Although back then they weren't shipping to AU directly. So had to use a forwarder (which wasn't cheap) and it wasn't delivered before xmas so f you shopmate / Australia Post :'(.

    Also, I got his with a 1tb HDD instead of the SSD. He loves storage space and I always thought we could chuck in an intel optane ssd in the m.2 slot in the future.
    If I knew the SSD was using m.2. I prob would've gone down that route in hindsight, as I noticed the laptop reallly chugged vs all my other machines. I had taken for granted how much a different SSD's make.

  • pick on 15/01/2018 - 16:10
    +1

    I need a new laptop and weight is an issue for me so I'm looking at the zenbook. Anyone got anything to say about the UX330UA?

    https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Slim-13-3-inch-Fingerprint-Anti…

    • sav11 on 15/01/2018 - 19:18

      It looks like a good deal if you don't need a touch screen.

    • UFO on 16/01/2018 - 00:47
      +1

      Great find mate. I actually just bought that exact one!

      Under $1000 delivered to my door, but nothing under $1420 local (been watching Static Ice… https://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus%20zen…). I was hoping for a deal like this in post Christmas sales, but nothing eventuated.

      Even though the Dell above is better on paper, this particular Zenbook has been getting awesome reviews online.
      http://laptops.reviewed.com/content/asus-zenbook-ux330ua-lap…
      (and the one you linked is 8th Gen processor, not 7th like in this review a month ago… bonus)

      The keyboard is far superior to anything else out there (a true typists keyboard). And at 1.2kg and wafer thin metal goodness, you can't go wrong.

      And I love not paying GST on purchases like this…. reminds me that Gerry Harvey wanted me to, and this is another F U to him :).

    • cwongtech on 17/01/2018 - 00:19

      I have a UX303 zenbook.
      It's an aluminium lined plastic frame laptop.
      It may be the same UX330, not full aluminium unibody.

  • Bacchus on 15/01/2018 - 16:29

    I'm showing $1008 AUD delivered.

  • AdamFury on 15/01/2018 - 16:46

    Great deal! I wish it was charged via USB C!

  • serpserpserp on 15/01/2018 - 16:56

    So what is the GFX card on this like? Good for gaming?

    • Talsek on 15/01/2018 - 21:47

      integrated afaik

  • samwyze on 15/01/2018 - 17:01
    +1

    Gamer or not, if I was spending a grand on a similar machine, I'd be seriously considering one with the MX150 GPU for a decent graphics power boost. Perhaps Acer Swift 3 and Xiaomi Mi Notebook air? There's not many other similarly specced 13/14 inch models near that price point AFAIK.

  • check on 15/01/2018 - 17:09

    Looks good. BUT…

    Would it be advisable to wait for a PC with a new Intel chip that is "fixed"?

    I need a new laptop, but maybe I should wait. Any thoughts?

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 17:18
      +2

      The 8th gen CPU's have only just been release for a few months. You would be waiting for a long time. Fixing something like this takes a bit more than taking a soldering iron to a CPU. It would require a whole architectural redesign, so don't expect 9th gen CPU's to be fixed either.

      Consider it this way: the whole world is running vulnerable chipsets - do you think they will take an interest in you? And the vulnerability is not that easy, or quick, to exploit.

  • Talsek on 15/01/2018 - 21:03

    Got this guy for just over $900 with the ebay 10% coupon a couple of weeks ago. Didn't realise it was a deal

  • WayneMcMahon08 on 15/01/2018 - 22:17
    +1

    How does it go compared to this Lenovo Flex 5 which is nearly $200AUD cheaper? Apart from the SSD size is there any major difference I should be concerned about?

    https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-14-Inch-i5-8250U-Windows-81C90…

    • sav11 on 15/01/2018 - 23:23
      +1

      Yeah that looks like a good deal if you don't mind it being a bit bigger. In the Q&A a rep says it's a North American warranty only, no international warranty.

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 23:25
      +1

      That is not a bad deal, and similar to one I posted a while ago. That particular laptop has large bezels, though. As a result, the chassis is quite a bit bigger (a couple of cm in the width, and a centimeter in the length). It's also fatter, but it has an NVMe SSD. But 128GB is really quite small, especially when Windows stores 5 copies of itself after updates. The Flex 5 (Yoga 520 in Australia) has a spare 2.5" slot, however. You should consider posting this as a separate deal.

      The Dell in this deal is a bit more portable and has more space. In terms of brand, I think quality is comparable.

  • srhardy on 15/01/2018 - 22:33
    -5

    This is NOT a GAMING laptop as its only Intel integrated graphics ~ Intel UHD Graphics 620

    As such its not a great deal…

  • vicsta on 15/01/2018 - 23:49

    Does this have the correct charger though? (I.e. we may need to purchase an Australian adapter)

    • Make it so on 15/01/2018 - 23:56

      Some power supplies have a 3-prong cable plugging into the power supply that can easily be interchanged for an AU version. Worst case scenario is use a travel adapter, as all laptops are multi-voltage as far as I know.

  • picket23 on 16/01/2018 - 01:27

    Same model at dell ebay australia may be $1216 when the ebay sale starts shortly? Obviously more expensive still and that's assuming no price jacking occurs.

    Also, curious as to what happens if the aussie $$ goes down a few cents before it gets to OZ, can you get hit for GST? I've vever imported near the $1000 mark before so not sure how it works.

    Also that Zenbook you reference in the OP reportedly has much better battery life which may make it more useful for some people.

    Very interesting deal though.

  • Ruriko on 17/01/2018 - 09:48

    Where can I get a genuine AU charger for this model?

    • Make it so on 17/01/2018 - 12:07

      The charger is genuine and universal across the world, but the cable attached to it differs per country. You just have to replace the 3-prong power cable that plugs into the wall. These three-prong "Mickey Mouse" cables are generic. See picture here. Many laptops use these, and you can buy them online for a few dollars. As you can also see in the picture, the charger is multi-voltage.

  • WantToPayLess on 18/01/2018 - 07:44

    How does this compare to this one (https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Inspiron-13-5000-2-in-1-8th-G…)? Comes to about same price with current 20% discount, sold by Dell Australia so maybe less worry about warranty, and can be used as a tablet too.

    • Make it so on 18/01/2018 - 14:36

      I don't think there is much difference, though I think the ports may differ slightly.

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