Tablet headache
UNHAPPY Harvey Norman customers say its online store reneged on a Boxing Day deal after a website bungle that could have cost the retailer close to $770,000.
Harvey Norman chief Gerry Harvey said a mistake occurred when uploading the sale price of an Asus tablet, which retails for about $800. It was supposed to be discounted to about $600 but instead was listed as $122, the amount of the discount.
'It went up as a mistake around midnight and by 4am our people were alerted to it," Mr Harvey said
But not before about 300 people snapped up 1600 of the bargain tablets, according to Mr Harvey who said it was the work of professionals, not everyday consumers.
"It was obviously a mistake and they knew it," he said.
Mukul Singh and many consumer forum members said they had bought the Asus tablets in good faith. The ACCC watchdog would not comment
Andy Burns
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Another Acer clearance special from the House of Harvey
Compared to last week, you get 2 extra cores for $35
5700U Zen 2 octa core with Vega 8 iGPU
Highly recommended to add a stick of 8GB for $37 to upgrade to dual channel 16GB
Display is FHD IPS 60Hz 250 nits 45% NTSC
Chassis has HDMI 2.0 for 4K/60fps output
| Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Name | Aspire 5 A515-45 |
| Model Number | NX.A82SA.001 (NX.A82SA.00C) |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U octa-core processor (up to 4 MB L2 cache, up to 8 MB L3 cache, 1.8 GHz with Precision Boost up to 4.3 GHz) |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
| Memory 1 | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD |
| Optical Drive | No |
| Card Reader | No |
| Screen | 15.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080, high-brightness Acer ComfyView LEDbacklit TFT LCD |
| Graphics | Onboard Graphics |
| Wireless Connectivity | Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11a/b/g/n/acR2+ax wireless LAN, Dual Band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), BT - 5.1 |
| Camera | HD webcam - 1280 x 720 resolution, 720p HD audio/video recording |
| Warranty | 1 Year Pickup & Return Warranty |
| Battery Information | 48 Wh 3-cell Li-ion battery |
| Weight | 1.6KG |
| Product Dimensions | 363.4 (W) x 250.5 (D) x 17.95 (H) mm |
| Power Supply | 3-pin 45 W AC adapter |
| Keyboard and Mouse | FineTip backlit keyboard |
| Ports | Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, HDMI® 2.0 port with HDCP support, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, USB 2.0 port, USB Type-C port: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps) |
| Audio | Acer Purified.Voice technology |
Well this is unexpected, it appears we have HN staff among our community of Professionals™
HN have pulled the deal a few minutes after the deal alerts and notifications went out