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On 21/03/2012 10:52 AM, Leon Wright wrote:
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<div>As an alternative, our supplier quoted the following HP:</div>
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<div>Probook 4530s Intel Core i3-2330M 2.2Ghz 15.6" Wide HD
1366x768 4GB 320GB 7200rpm DVDRW DL LS SM Ralink 802.11abgn
Bluetooth 2.1 Windows 7 Professional 32 6 Cell USB 2.0 & 3.0</div>
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<div>SLOTS</div>
<div>Card Reader</div>
<div>Media Card Reader</div>
<div>Type2</div>
<div>ExpressCard/34 Slot</div>
<div>Laptop would cost you $720.00 ex GST</div>
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<div>3 Year warranty uplift - $145.00 ex GST</div>
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Thats a strong contender and a good price: $2376.00 inc GST one year
warranty, <b>$2854.50 inc GST</b> three year warranty.<br>
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Dell came back with a 3 year warranty all up price of <b>$2,640.00</b>
<b>inc GST</b> (an uplift of $363 inc GST compared to 1 year Dell
warranty, or $121 inc GST each = $110 ex GST each). Thats $880 inc
GST each, which is on our budget!<br>
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Thus the HP Probook is $214.50 inc GST more ($71.50 inc GST each, or
$65 ex GST each) - with an extra GB of RAM in each. As these are
mainly just running ingest, that memory may not get used much (2 GB
may be sufficient).<br>
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Here's some questions: which is more durable? Which is better? Is
the HP worth an extra $214?<br>
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James<br>
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