Laptop Store

[kenhung123]

Is there any particular place where one should definitely get their laptops at? E.g. officeworks?
I am look for a fairly good one that would last.

[morantz]

I wouldn't go to Officeworks since their prices aren't normally as good as others. JB HiFi are good, in my case anyway.

[mystikal]

only go officeworks to pricematch a better offer elsewhere, 5% off! MLN is an ok place and so is JB HiFi if u can haggle.

[kenhung123]

Oh that's a good idea!
How is MSY?
Also, does anyone actually upgrade notebooks?

[Russ]

MSY is cheap but I personally refuse to buy there because they have terrible customer service and shoddy business practices.
For a laptop go somewhere local. If you don't want the absolute best deal, JB are pretty good. MLN, Computercom, Scorptec and PCCaseGear are pretty robust dealers and have stores around melbourne.

[MJRomeo81]

MSY haha what a laugh. If you go on a Saturday morning expect to be waiting outside on the train tracks. There's always some guy running around on a cordless phone shouting in the store. The line to be served is a single file line.

I've done business with them before and even though the motherboard was faulty, they replaced it no problems. However, for a laptop I really wouldn't recommend MSY.

[Russ]

What the hell is the guy doing with a phone, nobody ever answers when you call MSY

[Truck]

If you want prices almost always good and sometimes better than MSY and actual good customer service, try out centrecom: http://centrecom.com.au/

[Soul_Khan]

any laptop besides dell is not worth buying so dell.com.au

[paulsterio]

MSY cops a lot of shit, but for what they are, they're actually not that bad, if you want cheap prices, you're going to have to pay somehow, and if you decide to go to MSY, you'll be giving up customer service and quick queues for a little reduction in price. It's like choosing whether to fly JetStar or to fly QANTAS, for example.

For some people, such as myself, I really like MSY because it's pretty hassle-free, I don't really care about customer service, as long as I get my product and I'm paying less for it then I'm happy, I don't mind going on weekdays...etc. to skip the weekend queue either. But that's because I know exactly what I want.

Honestly though, you could always buy overseas, you generally skip over GST, which is like instant 10% off and on top of that base prices in the US are generally cheaper, of course there's always Warranty issues...etc. but I have never, ever, in my life have to deal with Warranty (and I own quite a fair bit of tech) - I will admit, on multiple occasions, I have had to open things up and use my soldering iron. So buying from the US might actually turn out pretty cheap.

[Greatness]

JB have specials every now and then, but Centre Com usually have specials. If you wait till Xmas there will be a lot of sales and you could snag a pretty powerful laptop for an awesome price! But yeah there are lots of places to get laptops/pcs, keep an eye out for sales there will be plenty heading towards the end of the year

[abcdqdxD]

Yeah, recommend Centrecom. I bought the components for my PC there for a good price then assembled it at home. Wait for the xmas sales, you'll normally get a good $100-150 off normal price

[Truck]

any laptop besides dell is not worth buying so dell.com.au

Hahahha surely you're trolling?

[kenhung123]

Thanks a lot. Is there any particular brand that is more reliable than another or do you guys just look for the best value for what you pay for?

[Fyrefly]

Like a couple of other people have mentioned, timing counts for just as much as the place you choose to purchase from.
Your best bet in terms of timing are generally post Christmas sales, or end of financial year sales.