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ASUS Notebook S505CM - 15.6" - Core i5 3317U - 4GB RAM - 500GB HDD $698

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ASUS Notebook S505CM - 15.6" - Core i5 3317U - 4GB RAM - 500GB HDD $698
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wong10029 on 21/02/2013 - 01:20 ht.com.au (460 clicks)

Have been looking for a notebook for around $600. Finally found this portable notebook with reasonable specs and a good price tag. Even it is bit more than my budget but I think it is worth the extra money.

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  • kazines on 21/02/2013 - 01:27
    -1

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/94430
    was $100 cheaper and I got one.
    I'm guessing they both have 630M for the VGA

    • overlook on 21/02/2013 - 02:05
      +2

      funny HP and Asus…Real Cute…

  • Ms Mars on 21/02/2013 - 08:00

    I got the ASUS K55A, 750G HHD, 4G RAM, i7 at MSY for pretty much the same price a few weeks ago

  • iamjohngalt on 21/02/2013 - 08:55

    at MSY the HP M6 1010TX for 649 looks better for the money to me. Thanks for posting, I am looking for a laptop around that price, too.

    • SrMoure on 21/02/2013 - 09:12

      I'm sure the HP is hotter than the ASUS ;-)

  • wong10029 on 21/02/2013 - 10:07

    I am deciding between this or HP M6 1010TX and am planning to buy today. I need someone to make this executive decision.

    • ozhunter on 21/02/2013 - 10:24

      Asus is more reliable and better build quality imo and has that 24GB SSD(might be a hybrid drive)

      HP has more powerful cpu and gpu and a usb 3.0 port.

      Haven't looked at the dimensions but I'd guess the HP is bit thicker, heavier and lower battery life.

      • iamjohngalt on 21/02/2013 - 12:48

        My personal experience has been about equal for HP and ASUS real laptops. Its been years since my last HP, but I had 2 and I used each about 2 years before I wanted to get something faster. One HP had a backlight die and I bought an extended warranty just after that… the HP rep advised I could buy it and wait 30 days to get the repair done under warranty. I did, and HP's service (in USA) was great, so I extended the warranty another year. Finally sold it on Ebay after buying a Gateway (a poor choice that overheated regularly.) Kept the gateway for a year, then bought an ASUS X83VM refurb. I still use it (since 2009) and it has been pretty good, except for occaional overheating that causes the USB ports and wireless to malfunction until it cools. I also had a ASUS eeepc 901 and I had to repair it 3 times under warranty in a year. Repeated touchpad problems. So both ASUS and HP have had imperfect build quality in my experience.
        That said, I would rather buy an ASUS or a Dell, but for the right price and features I consider an HP, too.

  • wong10029 on 21/02/2013 - 16:16
    +1

    At last, I picked the HP and am using it now. and I have to say it is really stupid to have Win8 with no touch screen.

    • iamjohngalt on 22/02/2013 - 13:06

      The ad for the 1010TX on MSY says its Win7. Is that the one you bought?
      (Win8 seems a bad choice for my use. Still using XP here… downgraded this ASUS laptop when I bought it —from Vista.)

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