scotty on 12/01/2006 at 10:27 am, filed under Uncategorized
Saw the Harvey Norman ads on Southern Courier yesterday, selling Compaq Presario V2417AU for merely AUD$796, after $200 cash back from Compaq/HP. Apparently this cash back lasts until 31st January by checking different resellers.
That’s quite a cheap notebook after the cash back, especially from a shop usually known as “Hardly Normal”. It is quite a nice wide-screen machine as well. Here’s the spec:
| Processor | AMD Sempron Processor Model 3000+ (1.8GHz) |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256MB DDR (333MHz) |
| Hard drive | 40GB 4200rpm |
| Optical drive | DVD/CD-RW combo |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon Xpress 200M |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet + 56K modem |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows XP Home |
| Battery | 43Whr 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery |
| Display | 14″ TFT WXGA (1280×768) |
| Expansion | 6-in-1 Digital Media Reader slot 1x Firewire 3x USB 2.0 1x PCMCIA/Cardbus S-video/VGA Port Replicator connector Headphone/Microphone |
| Dimensions | 3.89cm(H) x 33.40cm(W) x 23.06cm(D) |
| Weight | 2.44kg |
Here’s Whirpool.net.au discussion thread on this notebook. Looks like quite a lot of people are interested.
CAN I BUY THIS IN AUSTRALIA?
HOPE TO RECEIVE YOUR RESPONCE ASAP!
BEST REGARDS
SABRINA
Of course you can! Try Officeworks or Harvey Norman.
Let us know how it goes!
yeah i got one at officeworks!
hey there i baught a compaq from harvey norman in january and i sent the form away for the cash back thingo. but i still
havent got the money whats the go there????? and what do i have to do to get it now??? thankx.
how come no one will reply?
Well, try calling HP/Compaq. Maybe they reject your claim – you didn’t fulfil one of their 5987
‘terms and conditions’. Or maybe you’re just about to receive your dosh. They do say somewhere
‘allow 75 days’. You say you bought it in January. January + 75 days = April sometime. Best of
luck! I’m about to claim mine now, so I guess I won’t hear from them till early July!