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    Did i get a Good deal or WHAT,....

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by haris2887, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. haris2887

    haris2887 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all..
    just wondering what u guys think of this laptop i bought...
    ASUS F3JP 1.66ghz C2D, 1Gb ddr 667MHZ ram, 80gb 7200RPM SATA HDD.....
    X1700 512MB GFX
    for $900AUD.......
     
    haris2887, Aug 13, 2007
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    You might want to upgrade to 2 GB RAM, just to make things run smoother.
     
    SmoothTofu, Aug 13, 2007
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    2gb of ram with vista is recommend strongly.
     
    yuio, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. haris2887

    haris2887 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeh i will certainly get the extra gig but was this laptop a good deal ?
     
    haris2887, Aug 13, 2007
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    azntfl Notebook Evangelist

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    how much is that usd?
     
    azntfl, Aug 13, 2007
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    eyelo Notebook Geek

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    757.632 Usd
     
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    haris2887 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep thats 755.229 USD...
     
    haris2887, Aug 14, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is it new or used? does it come with a warranty? sounds like a good deal. at least not bad. how much tax do you pay in Australia?
     
    wave, Aug 14, 2007
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    good deal.
     
    azntfl, Aug 14, 2007
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    haris2887 Notebook Enthusiast

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    its new with warranty...
    the tax in included in 900...
     
    haris2887, Aug 14, 2007
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    Thats a very good deal.
     
    gridtalker, Aug 14, 2007
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    where did you get this deal? i want this!
     
    shivboy, Aug 14, 2007
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  13. haris2887

    haris2887 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got this from Penta Computers (NSW)
    www.penta.com.au is the website,
    but i went instore and did excessive bargaining..... :)
     
    haris2887, Aug 16, 2007
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