Acer Aspire 5, 15.6" FHD, 8th Gen Core i7-8550U, GeForce MX150, 8GB DDR4 256GB SSD US $785.49 Delivered (~AU $1000) @ Amazon US

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The recent price drop in the 14th of Jan allows this Editor choice budget laptop goes under the $1000 mark for import tax free.

The laptop is full of bloatware however. See this comment to reinstall Windows: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/5591937/redir

Review:
https://www.windowscentral.com/best-15-inch-laptop#budget

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  terrys on 31/01/2018 - 20:08

  The key is tied to and recovered from the BIOS when you install the new copy. You can create boot media using the media creation tool:
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10
  Note, the Windows 10 64 bit ISO is now larger than 4.7 GB so needs to be installed on a USB stick. You can also "mount" the downloaded ISO file and start the install from there - but ensure you have downloaded and printed the instructions before you start peoples…

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    [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 20:10

    Thanks Terrys.

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  manja on 31/01/2018 - 21:21

  Is this a touch screen laptop?

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    [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 21:26

    Nope i dont think so

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      manja on 31/01/2018 - 21:27

      Thanks for the quick response OP.

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        [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 21:27

        If you are after a touchscreen: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-13-2-Laptop/dp/B078C8XF…
        That is probably the only touchscreen under 1000

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        manja on 01/02/2018 - 13:02

        Thanks boohooimissout.

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  akanub on 31/01/2018 - 21:36

  -2

  acer = bad quality control

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    [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 21:38

    What do you think this compare against:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/358218
    or
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/357486

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    joungs on 31/01/2018 - 23:00

    Not like they make it anyway, all laptops made by 7 ODMs not the actual brand that's on the laptop.

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  akanub on 31/01/2018 - 21:39

  you'd better off with the xiaomi one if you want a quality build but spec wise the acers are more price efficient

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    [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 21:40

    How about Asus?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/358472

    The xiaomi though has no warranty support, and it's i5…

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      akanub on 31/01/2018 - 21:51

      from experience asus has better quality control than acer

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        [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 21:58

        Thanks mate.
        The Asus warranty is international.
        Not sure on the Acer though.

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        akanub on 31/01/2018 - 22:01

        @boohooimissout: acer doesn't have international warranty, i've had troubles with them before