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Sony Vaio 14" $549 - Core i5, HD+ 1600x900 Screen, HD 7670M 1GB Video. Starts 6 Jan, 8-9PM AEDT

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Sony Vaio 14" $549 - Core i5, HD+ 1600x900 Screen, HD 7670M 1GB Video. Starts 6 Jan, 8-9PM AEDT
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Store RepShoppingExpress on 04/01/2013 - 17:19 shoppingexpress.com.au (8010 clicks)
Last edited 04/01/2013 - 17:45

Sony Vaio E Series 14" Laptop to be featured in our upcoming 1 hour sale (starts on 6-1-12, From 8-9pm AEDT) at $549 + Shipping. Quantity - 50 units.
Lowest price on staticice $762:
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=SVE14A15FGH…

Great looking laptop with some standout features (See Below) :

Specification:

Intel Core i5 2.50Ghz with turbo boost up to 3.10Ghz
4GB Ram
640GB Hard Drive
14" HD+ 1600 x 900 resolution
AMD Radeon HD 7670M 1GB Dedicated Video
Backlit Keyboard
Dolby Home Theater, xLOUD audio
2 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB 3.0 port
Sony Bluetooth laser Mouse
Up to 5.5 hours of use
2.27 kg with battery
Windows 7 Home Premium

Extra Free Accessories:
Bundled "Personalization kit" with matching keyboard skin

Shipping from $8.95 with average of $10 Australia Wide
This is a limited stock promotion, promotion ends either when stock sold out or when promotion time expires

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  • onlyme on 04/01/2013 - 17:43

    How much does it weigh?

    • Thomaskt on 04/01/2013 - 17:46
      +1

      2.27 kg including battery.

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 04/01/2013 - 17:46

      2.27kg (the weight can be found in product page) but thanks for your help, i have updated the details on this page to reflect this information.

  • rentony on 04/01/2013 - 17:44
    +1

    Good Deal, but have never been able to buy attractive items via epic hour successfully before.

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 04/01/2013 - 17:50
      +1

      Don't give up, this might be the one.

    • Chris McMahon on 04/01/2013 - 17:55
      +5

      So is it like CatchoftheDay where the servers go down and they sell out in under a minute?

      • windex on 04/01/2013 - 20:18

        No, Shopping express is pretty decent unlike fail of the day.

        • chansthename on 04/01/2013 - 20:29
          +9

          Dude, it's Crash of the Day, have some respect :P

      • iseenya on 04/01/2013 - 21:05

        Yes

  • doperst on 04/01/2013 - 17:49
    +1

    Great laptop, but the keyboard layout is really odd - there are no deidcated PgDn/PgUp/Home/End keys!

    • c4ppuc1nn0 on 04/01/2013 - 17:54

      I think all 14" laptops don't have those dedicated buttons.
      Some 15" laptops have it but not all.
      Perhaps you need to look at 17" or higher laptop.

    • tonyjzx on 04/01/2013 - 19:13
      -4

      there's no way in hell you'd ever buy a laptop that is set up like this…

      http://sp.sony-europe.com/da/629/204097.jpeg

      seriously sony?

      btw. every laptop i've had has dedicated pgup pgdn end home keys… even down to 12s and 13s

      • alizzan on 04/01/2013 - 19:24
        +2

        I did. And in the Z series, it's a very small price to pay for everything else you get.

      • RedHab on 04/01/2013 - 19:43
        +2

        Sony keyboard designers must be smokin' crack.

        • AussieMark on 04/01/2013 - 21:12

          lol what you guys on about. I have a sony Vaio Z cost $3500 2 yrs ago for top of the line.

          All the 14 inch screens do this. We just hold one key then push the arrows for pg up, down etc.

          Pretty standard practise really for most laptops… to have a function key

        • tonyjzx on 04/01/2013 - 21:34

          i think its a fairly minor annoyance to push FN-PGDN for the task of scrolling down a webpage or pdf or Word doc

          i mean who does that that? no one i guess

        • alizzan on 05/01/2013 - 20:32
          +1

          People with 13-14" screen laptops. I assume you buy keyboards with dedicated copy/paste/cut keys and don't press Ctrl+C/V/X. Same thing.

        • kasp on 06/01/2013 - 18:14

          I think the worst thing about this keyboard is the layout of it. Forget about the page up or down they really should be using the island style keyboard. My 13" laptop had more than enough room to include this. I think the general crammed nature of this keyboard is far worse than the missing keys.

  • congo on 04/01/2013 - 18:15

    How long would it take for delivery to Sydney?

    • Store RepShoppingExpress @ Shopping Express on 04/01/2013 - 18:24

      We should dispatch these laptops on tuesday. Delivery time table guide below:

      Below is a table of the estimate delivery times within your area:

      Sydney 1-2 business days
      NSW, ACT 1-3 business days
      VIC 2-5 business days
      QLD 2-5 business days
      SA 3-5 business days
      WA 4-6 business days
      NT 4-6 business days
      TAS 3-6 business days

      • Chris McMahon on 10/01/2013 - 02:06
        +1

        Have you started shipping these out yet? My order status says "Pick". What happen to sending them out Tuesday (8th)?

    • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2013 - 19:39
      +5

      Just wait for all the neg votes for your silly rant & neg voting of the bargain :)

  • pyramid on 04/01/2013 - 19:17

    any deal of 15" laptop?

    • denniski on 05/01/2013 - 00:25

      I bought this acer i5 from kingwork for $629 with 8gb ram but now it's $699 with 16gb ram, has 2 gb graphics, looks good, not sure if you like acer, had one before and it served me well

      http://www.kingwork.com.au/catalog/54-acer/852-acer-aspire-3…

      • hugs on 05/01/2013 - 19:29

        For what it's worth that's a lower resolution screen at higher size, which means significantly less PPI. The graphics card (GT630M) is generally speaking slower than the 7670M listed in this promotion.

        Just pointing out the discrepancies.

        • highdealer on 05/01/2013 - 22:15

          to put it simply that deal is not very good

  • highdealer on 04/01/2013 - 19:57

    bought from the boxing day sale, postage is quite fast, server was decent, stock control seem good unlike catch of the day and mwave hourly deal, the rep could be more responsive though

  • spychiatrist on 04/01/2013 - 20:03

    I really want this as I need a lappy but with only 50, I hope I will be one of the lucky ones to grab one.

  • chansthename on 04/01/2013 - 20:12

    It's a good deal in my book, but surface pro …

    So hard to resist the temptation.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2013 - 20:40
    +1

    Props to you for being open about how many you have available, and that number being reasonable. I've previously written off shopping express, but I will give you a go now.

    • Dealer12345 on 04/01/2013 - 20:56
      +1

      Don't be too excited just yet…

  • arkie on 04/01/2013 - 21:12

    So is the colour of the keyboard gold as pictured on the website?

  • AussieMark on 04/01/2013 - 21:17
    -1

    anyone know what time AEDT is. Australian time obviously but what city.

    • Chris McMahon on 04/01/2013 - 21:28
      +1

      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=AEDT&l=1

    • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2013 - 21:29

      Lord Howe Island is currently on AEDT.

      • AussieMark on 04/01/2013 - 21:54

        thanks guys i googled it myself but didnt realise AEDT meant daylight savings time

  • CyberGenesys on 04/01/2013 - 21:24

    Does anybody know if this has an ExpressCard slot?

  • wakkawalla on 04/01/2013 - 22:34
    +1

    rep does it include tax invoice? want to claim TRS :D

    • ahilen on 05/01/2013 - 00:29

      yes me too! Rep can you answer pls?

      • highdealer on 05/01/2013 - 06:23
        +2

        yes invoice from shopping express does include gst

        • wakkawalla on 06/01/2013 - 17:53

          not the rep, but thank you. +1

  • halfaznpersuasion on 05/01/2013 - 00:23

    how old is this laptop? 2nd gen processor, so im guessing a couple years old?

  • denniski on 05/01/2013 - 01:39

    I guess everyone left here really quick when the centrecom deal ($299) was posted :)

    • tonyl on 05/01/2013 - 01:41

      Or they're waiting for it to actually happen on Sunday

    • skeptik on 05/01/2013 - 01:58

      heh, kinda different class of lappie tho this being 14", 1600x900, dedicated gfx, backlit k/b… + accessories.

      • doperst on 05/01/2013 - 02:26
        +2

        And not pink!

  • citybargainhunter on 05/01/2013 - 02:11
    +1

    good price, must resist.

  • fitr on 05/01/2013 - 10:59
    -2

    video cars is really low….

    • aerona on 05/01/2013 - 12:47
      +1

      7670? It can play most games.

      • CyberGenesys on 05/01/2013 - 18:54

        Definetly, I have that in a Toshiba L850 and it will play most games at medium-high (depending on resolution). The only one I've had real trouble with was GTA IV, but I believe that is to be expected.

  • atali on 05/01/2013 - 11:48

    does anyone know if it's easy to replace hdd on it? I have a ssd and would like to replace the original hdd…

    currently have an old vaio sz, and it wasn't easy to replace it (without having to open the whole thing)

  • baus on 05/01/2013 - 15:34

    so does this have the gold keyboard or black keyboard??

    • tonyl on 05/01/2013 - 16:06
      +1

      Black keyboard with a red or gold cover perhaps?

  • Dealer12345 on 05/01/2013 - 18:06

    I need one, hopefully the servers don't crash.

  • congo on 05/01/2013 - 20:30

    What is the CPU model number?
    Also when you turn it for the first time, does it ask for you to select the language during setup?
    I need a Chinese version of the OS.

    Thanks.

    • Riczter on 05/01/2013 - 20:57

      i5-2450M
      Usually u download the language pack from Windows Updates.

      • congo on 06/01/2013 - 10:04

        Thanks. Strangely the Chinese software I use doesn't work with the language pack. Only works if you install Chinese from the start!

        • Nezuji on 14/01/2013 - 13:07

          Your problem might be non-unicode characters; this is a problem I sometimes run into with Japanese games.

          The Microsoft language packs actually just change the various menus and dialog box texts over to another language; they don't have anything directly to do with to OS's ability to display a given language.

          If your software writes text to the screen in unicode, then it should display correctly regardless of which language settings you have (as long as the fonts are installed). But if the software uses some old encoding system (e.g. Shift-JIS for Japanese), then the OS can usually tell that it's meant to be a non-Roman language, but there's no clean way to tell which language it should be. That's why you need to find the setting for which language to assume non-unicode text should be rendered into.

          One small problem with this is that if you want to mix languages in your software, it can get weird. It's usually not too bad for English and something else, though. For example, when running mostly English software but with Japanese non-unicode support, all the happens most of the time is that "/" is drawn as a yen symbol.

  • FabMan on 05/01/2013 - 21:35

    I won't buy this as I don't need it, but it looks awesome. However if I did intend to buy this I'd also buy an SSD with it and slap the HDD in an external case, its the weakest part of the specs by far.

  • blazed on 06/01/2013 - 01:45
    -2

    Grays seem to have had it for $629 - http://www.graysonline.com/retail/SVE14A15FGH-R/computers-an… - so not that much of a saving?

    • tonyl on 06/01/2013 - 04:26

      Refurbished and only 3mth warranty

  • PlayerOne on 06/01/2013 - 12:40
    +2

    This got more votes than stock and 5700 clicks.

    This gonna be out of stock before you can hit F5

  • ycon on 06/01/2013 - 15:40

    How long does it from purchase date do i need to leave australia for the TRS 10% refund? Cheers

    • pyramid on 06/01/2013 - 16:58

      30 days.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2013 - 19:58

    I tried buying one but sold out in under 3 minutes! :(

  • Riczter on 06/01/2013 - 20:04

    Whew, got one :D

  • ur2dads on 06/01/2013 - 20:04

    YES! For once, I actually got in.

  • skazclaw on 06/01/2013 - 20:05
    +1

    haha… i accidentally nearly bought it for $750!

    tho it seems i still managed to beat a bunch of people with that 5 minute stuff up

    • Bargain Seeker on 06/01/2013 - 20:07

      This happened to me. My cart said $557 and then clicked onto paypal and they wanted $750

  • Chris McMahon on 06/01/2013 - 20:05

    Got one. $558.85 delivered.

  • drdarsh on 06/01/2013 - 20:05
    +1

    sold out in 5 mins.. i even paid via paypal express and then it says no more stock!!!

    • Bargain Seeker on 06/01/2013 - 20:07

      Exact same thing happened to me. I went via paypal and even though I was refreshing my cart from 7:57pm every 10 seconds with 2 browsers I was unlucky.

  • bargain_hunter on 06/01/2013 - 20:06

    Got one too :)

  • Trueno on 06/01/2013 - 20:06

    Got one! I love the keyboards, I have a SB Series this one will go to the gf.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2013 - 20:07

    Holy f**k!

    It said no more available, I tried again and it confirmed my ORDER.

    :?

    • drdarsh on 06/01/2013 - 20:08

      Same happened to me too!!!!

      • navyblues on 06/01/2013 - 20:13

        Same here :(

    • Chris McMahon on 06/01/2013 - 20:08
      +1

      Never take no for an answer. :D

      • FabMan on 10/01/2013 - 15:59

        My feelings too, especially at the end of a date.

  • fruxo on 06/01/2013 - 20:08

    Yay, got one. Add to cart - > checkout -> paypal -> back from paypal and need to confirm details -> process order -> after loading for a while I'm thrown back wbecause I didn't agree to terms -> process order -> waiting during load again and I'm thrown back because I forgot to add phone number (f*ck) -> process order -> Order complete :)

    Was 7.00 when I added to cart and just turned 7.04 when processed. Didn't think it was going to be good enough considering how hammered these things usually get, but maybe I was just being overly paranoid :)

    • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2013 - 20:11

      waiting during load again and I'm thrown back because I forgot to add phone number (f*ck)

      LOL, had the same thing happen to me. I thought I had made sure I had all details filled in my account beforehand, so I was surprised when the phone number wasn't auto-filled. Got my order in at 8:04 here, too.

      • fruxo on 06/01/2013 - 20:12

        I registered an account beforehand (never used this site before) and I'm sure I filled in phone number, so maybe that field is special.

    • lyra on 06/01/2013 - 20:22

      Exactly the same thing that happened to me! Thought that I missed out but order went through, yay :-)

      Thanks Rep for the deal! Nice timing…my laptop just burned..

      • lyra on 06/01/2013 - 20:27

        Ah..ticked the rep box by mistake, doesn't seem to be able to remove it…

  • aerona on 06/01/2013 - 20:12

    So tempting at these specs and price but I don't really need another laptop laying around!

  • tonyl on 06/01/2013 - 20:13

    Nooo, I completely forgot :(

    EDIT: 2mins later Add button came back
    Anddd done through paypal :D:D

  • tangy on 06/01/2013 - 20:14
    +1

    wow first time i've ever been able to get through on one of these things!

    strange thing is i just went back to the website and for a laugh i added another one into my cart and it's sitting there for $549… i'll remove it down but yeah i thought that was wierd

  • skazclaw on 06/01/2013 - 20:15
    -2

    there's still stock left 8:15, not such a great deal?

    • fruxo on 06/01/2013 - 20:19

      Weird, I refreshed 10 min ago and the "add to cart" button was gone (which I took to mean it was sold out).. but it is back now

    • Chris McMahon on 06/01/2013 - 20:21

      not such a great deal?

      I thought it was. But if you find a better one, feel free to post it.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/01/2013 - 20:26

      They sold out at about 8:05, but it looks like they added a bit more stock later on. From the comments here, demand clearly exceeded supply.

  • kenworth on 06/01/2013 - 20:23

    out of stock

  • jboy on 06/01/2013 - 20:24
    +2

    Almost bought something i didn't need. Glad its over.

    • glam8 on 06/01/2013 - 20:27
      +1

      lol.. I was the same..

  • kudoz on 06/01/2013 - 20:25

    Anyone else still seeing them available? I don't see any "Add to Cart" any more…

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