Which one would you consider better value?

poind

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Inspiron 15R Laptop 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3537U processor (4M Cache, up to 3.1 GHz)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2)
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive Windows 8, English (64bit)
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes DVD)
Internal 10/100 Fast Ethernet
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 8730M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
Stereo Speakers with Waves MaxxAudio(R) 4.0
6-cell Lithium Ion (65WHr) Battery
Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 2230, 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth v4.0
15.6 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and HD resolution (1366 x 768) LCD Back Cover - Moon Silver
1 Year Limited Warranty
$ 799
OR
ASUS G51JX-A1
PROCESSOR Intel Core i7 1.6Ghz - TURBO 2.8Ghz 6MB CACHE i7-720QM Processor
RAM 8GB DDR3 (1600Mhz) system memory
HARD DRIVE 320GB (1x320GB) 7200RPM HDD, Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
SCREEN SIZE 15.6-inch LED FULL HD (1920x1080)
GRAPHICS CARD NVIDIA GTS 360M 1GB DDR5 Dedicated Graphics
NETWORKING 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN, 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows® 7 Professional 64bit
SPECIAL FEATURE Inbuilt WebCam, HD Audio stereo speakers
CONDITION Factory Refurbished with 6 Month Warranty
$849.00
OR
HORIZE W550EU ULTRANOTE
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i5-3380m 2.9Ghz - 3.6Ghz Turbo Processor
RAM 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz System Memory
HARD DRIVE 128GB Plextor M5M mSATA, 2nd HDD Kit, Internal DVD+/-RW Burner
SCREEN SIZE 15.6-inch IPS FULL-HD LED MATTE BACKLIT (1920x1080)
GRAPHICS CARD Intel HD4000 Graphics
NETWORKING 802.11b/g/n WLAN, 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth
OPERATING SYSTEM Ubuntu 12.10
SPECIAL FEATURE 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA. Surround Sound via Realtek. 2.0mp Webcam, Full Size Keyboard with Number Pad.
CONDITION Brand New in Box with 8 Cell Battery [7 Hour Battery]
$849.00
 
Solution
Ah, OK. That changes things a bit.

The other thing I'd suggest doing is looking on Lenovo's website, something like an E440 or E540. Or HP's, maybe an Envy 15.

Buying stuff direct from the manufacturer is often cheaper, and they often have nice sales or coupons.

poind

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I am in Australia so tech is more expensive, but what would you consider a reasonable price? And how would you go about finding it, if you don't mind my asking. :)