I bought this for uni after waiting forever for a good deal to show up (and still have stock left). Next closest price I could find was $50 more and with half the RAM. Store is based in Mt Gravatt, QLD, shipping to Sydney was $20
Sellers for me were the 8 cell battery, a USB 3.0 and HDMI port and the 2 year warranty included, though I bought an extra year as it's the manufacturer warranty not a third party. Now I'm just anxiously awaiting it's arrival!
Specs:
Processor Intel® Core™ i5 2410M Processor
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Professional
This version contains all product updates (SP1)
Chipset Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
Memory DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM
Display 14.0" 16:9 HD (1366x768) Color-Shine
Graphic NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Storage 2.5" SATA 500GB 7200rpm
Card Reader 3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MMC)
Camera 0.3 Mega Pixel Fixed web camera
Networking Integrated 802.11 b/g/n or 802.11 b/g
Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (Optional)
10/100/1000 Base T
Interface 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x USB 3.0 port
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
Audio Built-in Speakers And Microphone
Altec Lansing® Speakers
Battery 8Cells : 5600 mAh 83 Whrs
Power Adapter Output :
19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90 W
Input :
100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Dimensions 33.8 x 25.0 x 2.54 ~2.70 cm (WxDxH)
Weight 2.00 kg (with 6 cell battery)
Security Kensington lock
LoJack
BIOS Booting User Password Protection
HDD User Password Protection and Security
Manufacturer Warranty On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update)
OS (Windows 7 ) install/uninstall consultation
Bundled software install/uninstall consultation
ASUS software supporting
Never had an Asus laptop. How does their warranty work? Courier pick up like Dell?