Hey everyone,
I’m currently living in Australia (Cairns, QLD) and looking to upgrade my gaming laptop, but I’m struggling a bit with availability and pricing here compared to Europe.
Right now I own an ASUS TUF 15 with an i7-12700H, RTX 4060 and 16GB RAM.
It’s been good overall, but now I’m looking for a more serious high-end gaming machine with stronger cooling and a noticeable jump in performance.
I’m mainly looking for vapor chamber/liquid metal cooling, RTX 4080/5080 GPUs, Intel i7/i9 HX CPUs, high real TGP, 32GB RAM, 16” or bigger display.
Models I’ve been considering: ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16, Lenovo Legion Pro 7i.
The issue is that in Australia I mostly find very limited stock and lower-spec variants with higher prices than expected.
Am I missing some good australian stores/websites/local retailers?
I already know about JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Amazon AU but maybe there are better places for enthusiast-level gaming laptops?
Also curious if people here usually buy locally, import from overseas, wait for sales, or use some other method.
Would really appreciate any advice. Thanks
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Budget: AUD 4000
Country: Australia
Use Case: Gaming (Arc Raiders, Cyberpunk 2077, future games)
Preferred Specs: RTX 4080/5080s, Intel i7/i9 HX CPUs, high TGP, 32GB RAM, 16” or bigger display.
Notes: My main priority is powerful cooling and a noticeable upgrade in performance compared to my RTX 4060, i7-12700H CPU, 16gb RAM.