If you can't wait for the 2nd gen i3 notebooks (due March/April earliest), here are some good deals. Good guys have a good deal. Go to PC shop buy extra 2GB ram for $20, get a mate to stick it in and you got a pretty decent basic notebook.
Also available from Officeworks: http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Com….
LFO seems to have very similar/identical notebook for $560 AFTER cashback:
http://lfo.com.au/LAPTOPOFTHEWEEK.htm
Here's another decent notebook deal:
http://www.orangeit.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products…
Lenovo G560-067968M 15.6" i3-350 Laptop
Intel i3-350M 2.26GHz (slower) 2G (upgrade to 4GB + $10) 500G (more storage) 15.6" LED DVD Burner Webcam Wireless N 6 Cell Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bits
Here's a good link to read basic reviews on notebook:
http://apcmag.com/notebookhunter/emachines-eme730372g32mn.ht…
Here's a link if you want to know the difference between the i3-350M (2054 score 281 rank) and i3-370M (2223 score 260 rank):
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php