$450 not bad for i5 , hope this will help someone looking for affordable i5
Specifications
Product Description : HP 650
System Type : Notebook
Processor : Intel core i5-3210m
This notebook is touch enabled, if you are looking for a touch screen computer,
you may wanna have a look.
$685.30 delivered, I've looked elsewhere and most places are about $100 more.
Been holding off buying one until now, affordable laptops have a promo running where you can get free upgrades to;
Primary drive upgrade to 120gb Samsung 840 SSD
BD player
95% gamut screen
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MSY has this ASUS laptop on sale for 2 days at $799 ($70 off lowest on static ice.) MIdrange gaming laptop, i7 cpu and Nvidia GT635M 2Gb gpu, from a good brand under $800.
This HP 650 laptop is $20 off regular prices. You can get a $40 rebate from TrendMicro on this laptop, too, bringing net price after rebate to $479, for a 15" laptop with a 3rd gen i5 cpu.
Just pick up one of these from my local Dicksmith.This is an awesome deal as i have never seen a "proper" notebook (this one is pentium dual core not celeron) under $200 :) Very limited Stock.
Seems to be a very decent machine at a decent price. Cheapest on Static Ice by nearly $90. Part of Computer Alliance's weekend ASUS sale. Shipping seems to be around $18 if you're interstate.
ThinkPad Edge E530 i5-3210M $549 delivered with Ecoupon+ Add USB Port Replicator (0A33947 - was $129.00) for $1.00 when you purchase ThinkPad Edge E530.
E530 Spec
Pentax Optio X-5 Digital Camera + Tamrac Jazz 20 Camera Bag + SanDisk 8GB Ultra SDHC Card = $218 (Save $100)
Acer Aspire 15.6" E1-531-B9602G50Mnks-R04 $399 after $49 cashback
* Windows 8
Just saw TopBuy's [Notebook Sale](http://www.topbuy.com.au/tbcart/pc/Notebook-Hot-Deals-c2836.htm), and saw some Acer's that are $398 + $19.95 shipping with $100 cashback.
This is $55 lower than recent deals, for i7-3632QM with full HD and discrete gpu/memory.
Looks like a decent deal compared to other brands offered elsewhere, and you choose your OS.
Saw this deal strolling at good guys. $694 on website but cheaper in store.
http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/buyonline/Hewlett_Packard_Pavillion_15-b010TX_15.6in_Core_i5_Notebook_C7E84PA