I priced matched this at office works and got an extra %5 off.. total price came to $1024. Not bad for a laptop with a 22nm i7 ivy Quadcore and 28nm GTX650m Kepler Latest gen gaming card 2GB :) This is a good "gaming" laptop for the price. The GTX650m plays BF3 on high, reviews and youtube videos all show it to be a very powerful card. Also eligible for a $14 upgrade to windows 8
I will be putting in a 256GB SSD and using it to play Guild Wars 2 that comes out in a month and a few weeks.
Samsung NP550P5C-S02AU
Processor: 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor 2.3Ghz (Turbo 3.3G)/6M
Screen: 15.6" Thin Bezel LED LCD HD (1366 x 768) 16:9, Anti-Reflective Display
Memory: 6GB (DDR3 1600MHz ) 1x 4gb, 1x 2gb
Storage: 1TB (5400 rpm)
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Video Chip: Switchable 2GB nVIDIA GeForce GT650M (Optimus) + Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Audio: Premium JBL HD (High Definition) Audio, JBL 2 Stereo Speaker (2 Watt) + Subwoofer
Connectivity: Wireless LAN: Inte®l Centrino® Advanced-N 6230, 2x2 802.11 abg/n (up to 300Mbps), Widi Support, Wired Ethernet LAN: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Built-In Devices: 2x USB 3.0 (1 x Chargeable),2 x USB 2.0 (1 x Chargeable), VGA, HDMI,Headphone-Out, Mic-In, Internal Mic, 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC), RJ45 (LAN), DC-In Power Port
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Dual Layer
Battery: 6 Cell 5200mAh (56W) - 5.1 hours (BatteryMark), 3.1 hours (DVD Playback)
Dimensions: 367.9 x 242.8 x 29.9 ~ 30.4mm, 2.5kg
Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
Price match - http://www.megabuy.com.au/samsung-156-i7-3610qm-6g-1t-nv650-…
Office works - http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Com…
CPU - http://ark.intel.com/products/64899/Intel-Core-i7-3610QM-Pro…
GPU - http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.…
"The GTX650m plays BF3 maxed out"
I seriously doubt this