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I just bought this yesterday for my 16 year old son. He is in year 11, doing subjects heavy in maths and science. His old laptop was 8 years old and falling. I had a budget of $1200, reluctantly, as I knew that DDR prices and storage prices had gone through the roof recently. Typically, I have spent $700-800 on laptops for my kids.

I walked into a local retailer and this was presented as a laptop that had been ordered and not collected or paid for. Price was $1,999 firm.

After some negotiation, I walked out with it for $1,500. Way more than I was comfortable spending but it seems to be a good deal, unless I am missing something?

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[-] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Idk how much Australian dollars are compared to pounds, but it seems like very good specs for the price. I got a fairly similar laptop (4080 vs 5060 would be the main difference) for about £3000 last year

[-] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 26 points 6 days ago

£3000 is about $AUD5,600. Feeling a bit better about spending the money now

[-] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago

Yeah honestly, not really knowing price trends in Australia, from the US this looks like a steal.

this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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