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High Performance Laptops $880-$1,299 Australia | Workstation · Gaming · Brand New | CLS
Computer & LAPTOP Sales · High Performance Laptops $880–$1,299
6 power-user models · Workstation · Gaming · Brand New
WORKSTATION · GAMING · BRAND NEW

A $3,000 workstation.
For $880–$1,299.

Workstation-class refurbished + brand-new premium. Xeon + NVIDIA Quadro mobile workstations, Ryzen 7 + RTX 3050 gaming, 13th-gen i7 EliteBooks with 1TB, and the newest in-stock business laptops. Originally $1,500–$5,500 when new. 12-month warranty.

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Refine Core i7 Xeon AMD Ryzen 32GB+ RAM 1TB SSD Gaming · dGPU Brand New Dell HP Lenovo
1TB STORAGE · NEWEST GEN

13th gen. 1TB. $980.

HP's newest 840-series EliteBook with Intel's 13th-gen Core i7-1355U (10 cores) and a full terabyte of SSD storage. The corporate flagship — refurbished to Grade A condition. Built for 5+ years of professional use. Originally $2,800+ when new.

Model
HP EliteBook 840 G10
Processor
Intel Core i7-1355U (13th gen, 10C)
RAM
16GB DDR5
Storage
1TB NVMe SSD
Display
14″ FHD IPS
OS
Windows 11 Pro
$980
$2,800 new
SAVE $1,820
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12-mo warranty
Free AU shipping
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HP EliteBook 840 G10 refurbished 14-inch with Core i7 13th gen and 1TB SSD
MOBILE WORKSTATION · QUADRO P4000 SAVE 80%

Xeon. Quadro. 64GB.

Dell's heavyweight 17″ mobile workstation. Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (quad-core), 64GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and an NVIDIA Quadro P4000 with 8GB VRAM for AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, 3D rendering and video editing. Ships with a brand-new battery + 240W Dell charger. Originally $5,500+ when new — built for desktop-replacement workloads.

Model
Dell Precision 7720
Processor
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (Quad-Core)
RAM
64GB DDR4 ECC
Storage
1TB SSD
Graphics
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (8GB)
Display
17″ · Windows 11 Pro
$1,080
$5,500 new
SAVE $4,420
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12-mo warranty
Free AU shipping
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Dell Precision 7720 refurbished 17-inch mobile workstation with Xeon, 64GB RAM and NVIDIA Quadro P4000
GAMING · RTX 3050 SAVE 27%

Ryzen 7. RTX 3050. $1,100.

8-core AMD Ryzen 7 6800H paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB VRAM). Brand-new 1TB NVMe SSD. 15.6″ high-refresh display. For 1080p gaming, content creation, Unity / Unreal dev, ML training, or anything that needs serious GPU compute. Originally $1,500+ new.

Model
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (16ARH7)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (8C/16T)
RAM
16GB DDR5
Storage
1TB NVMe SSD (BRAND NEW)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB)
Display
15.6″ FHD high-refresh
$1,100
$1,500 new
SAVE $400
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12-mo warranty
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Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 refurbished 15.6-inch gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 and RTX 3050
BRAND NEW · FACTORY SEALED IN STOCK

Brand new. Sealed. $1,230.

Factory-sealed HP ProBook 455 G10 with AMD's Ryzen 5-7530U (6 cores, 12 threads), 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, 15.6″ anti-glare display. HP's 1-year onsite warranty included — an HP technician comes to you. RRP $1,280, yours at $1,230.

Model
HP ProBook 455 G10 (AP3Z6AT)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5-7530U (6C/12T)
RAM
16GB DDR4
Storage
512GB NVMe SSD
Display
15.6″ FHD Anti-Glare
Wireless
Wi-Fi 6E · Bluetooth 5.3
$1,230
$1,280 RRP
BRAND NEW
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HP onsite warranty
Free AU shipping
30-day returns
IN STOCK HP ProBook 455 G10 brand new 15.6-inch business laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 and Wi-Fi 6E
BRAND NEW · DDR5 IN STOCK

Core 5-120U. DDR5. $1,299.

Brand-new Dell Pro 14 Essential with Intel's Core 5-120U (10 cores, 12 threads), 16GB DDR5 memory, 512GB NVMe SSD, 14″ FHD+ (1920×1200, 16:10) anti-glare display. The cleanest brand-new business 14-inch under $1,300 — RRP $1,360.

Model
Dell Pro 14 Essential
Processor
Intel Core 5-120U (10C/12T)
RAM
16GB DDR5
Storage
512GB NVMe SSD
Display
14″ FHD+ (1920×1200) Anti-Glare
OS
Windows 11 Pro
$1,299
$1,360 RRP
BRAND NEW
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12-mo warranty
Free AU shipping
30-day returns
IN STOCK Dell Pro 14 Essential brand new 14-inch business laptop with Intel Core 5 and DDR5 memory
$1,200 buys two very different machines

Power-tier refurbished beats premium new. Every spec.

At $1,000–$1,300, refurbished mobile workstations with Xeon and Quadro outperform brand-new $1,200 consumer laptops on every metric that matters for professional workloads.

Spec
Refurb Workstation $880–$1,299 (CLS)
New consumer Laptop at $1,200 (typical)
Processor
Xeon E3 · Core i7 13th gen · Ryzen 7 6800H
Core i5 13th gen / Ryzen 5
RAM
16–64GB DDR4/DDR5 ECC
8–16GB soldered
Storage
512GB–1TB NVMe Gen3/Gen4
256–512GB SATA SSD
Graphics
NVIDIA Quadro P4000 / RTX 3050 · 4–8GB VRAM
Intel integrated only · no dGPU
Display
14″ FHD+ / 15.6″ FHD / 17″ FHD IPS
15.6″ FHD TN · 60Hz · 220 nits
Build
MIL-STD 810H · magnesium / carbon fibre
Plastic + plastic-coated metal
Use case
CAD · 3D · ML · gaming · dev · multitasking
Office · web · video calls
RRP when new
$1,500–$5,500
$1,200
What $880–$1,299 buys you

Workstation power. In your bag.

No upsell traps. Below is what's actually inside this lineup — including hardware you can't get in a new $1,200 consumer laptop at any price.

NVIDIA Quadro + RTX from $1,080.

Two discrete GPU options in this tier — the Dell Precision 7720 with Quadro P4000 (8GB, certified for AutoCAD/SolidWorks/Revit) and the IdeaPad Gaming 3 with RTX 3050 (4GB, gaming + CUDA). New $1,200 consumer laptops ship with Intel integrated only.

Up to 64GB ECC RAM.

The Precision 7720 ships with 64GB of ECC memory — for VMs, large datasets, 4K video editing. Latitude 7430 has 32GB.

1TB NVMe options.

Three units ship with 1TB SSDs: EliteBook 840 G10, Precision 7720, IdeaPad Gaming 3.

Wi-Fi 6E + BT 5.3.

The brand-new ProBook 455 G10 ships with the 6GHz band — faster speeds, less congestion.

BitLocker · TPM 2.0.

Enterprise security baseline. Windows 11 Pro on every unit, never Home.

20-point tested + brand-new options.

Every refurb passes battery health, thermals, GPU stress test, all ports. Two units in this tier are brand-new factory-sealed with manufacturer warranty. ISO 9001-certified process.

Free AU shipping.

Tracked + insured. Sydney metro 2–3 days. No postcode surcharges, even Tasmania & NT.

Verified buyers · $880–$1,299 tier

5.0 stars from power users.

★★★★★

Bought the Precision 7720 with Quadro P4000 for AutoCAD + Revit work. $1,080. Same machine the firm spec'd at $5,500+ five years ago. Renders 3D models faster than my colleague's brand-new $2,500 ThinkPad. Quadro driver support is the real story.

M. Chen · Structural engineerGOOGLE · 03/2026
★★★★★

IdeaPad Gaming 3 with RTX 3050 at $1,100. Hits 90+ fps in Valorant and CS2 at 1080p high. Also runs Stable Diffusion locally for my freelance work. Couldn't get this GPU + Ryzen 7 combo new at this price anywhere.

A. Nguyen · Game dev / content creatorGOOGLE · 02/2026
★★★★★

EliteBook 840 G10 at $980 with 13th-gen i7 and a full 1TB SSD. Replaced my work-issued ThinkPad. Better build, more storage, half the price. The 13th-gen chip handles 20+ Chrome tabs + Teams + Slack without breaking a sweat.

P. Anderson · Strategy consultantTRUSTINDEX · 04/2026
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FAQ

Buying high-performance at $880–$1,299, answered.

Is the Dell Precision 7720 still relevant in 2026?
For workstation workloads, absolutely. The Xeon E3-1545M v5 + 64GB ECC + Quadro P4000 combo is still certified for current versions of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve. Quadro drivers receive long-term professional certification support that consumer GeForce cards don't. The trade-offs vs newer machines: heavier (3kg+), no Thunderbolt 4, DDR4 not DDR5. For a desk-bound workstation replacement at $1,080, it's hard to beat.
What's the difference between Quadro P4000 and RTX 3050?
Quadro = professional GPU. RTX = consumer/gaming GPU. The Quadro P4000 in the Precision 7720 is ISV-certified for AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, CATIA — meaning the GPU drivers are validated for production-grade CAD work. The RTX 3050 in the IdeaPad Gaming 3 is faster at gaming and supports ray tracing + DLSS, but lacks Quadro's pro driver certification. Choose by use case: CAD/3D-modeling = Quadro, gaming/streaming/general creator = RTX.
Why pay $1,230 for a brand-new Ryzen 5 vs $1,080 for a refurbished Xeon workstation?
Different buyers, different priorities. The brand-new ProBook 455 G10 ships in factory packaging with HP's manufacturer warranty (onsite, technician comes to you) and the newest connectivity (Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3). Choose new if you want zero risk, latest connectivity, and a clean 5+ year warranty path. Choose the refurbished workstation if raw spec-per-dollar is the priority and you need pro GPU power, Xeon, or 64GB RAM.
Are these laptops good for machine learning / Stable Diffusion?
Two units have meaningful CUDA performance: the Precision 7720 (Quadro P4000, 8GB VRAM, ~5.3 TFLOPS) and the IdeaPad Gaming 3 (RTX 3050, 4GB VRAM, ~9 TFLOPS but with newer tensor cores). The RTX 3050 is actually better for modern ML/SD workloads because of its newer Ampere architecture and tensor cores. For larger models (SDXL, LLaMA 70B), you'll want desktop-class GPUs (RTX 4070+) — talk to us about custom desktop builds.
Do refurbished units come with new batteries?
Some do, some don't — it's always disclosed in the listing. The Dell Precision 7720 in this lineup ships with a brand-new battery. Other refurbished units have their original batteries tested to confirm at least 70% health. We test every battery and disclose health in the listing. Battery is covered by a 30-day warranty (vs 12 months for other hardware).
What's the difference between Grade A refurbished and Brand New?
Brand New = factory-sealed, unused, manufacturer warranty applies. Grade A Refurbished = previously used (typically corporate lease return), professionally inspected, repaired if needed, data-wiped to NIST 800-88, cosmetically excellent. May have minor light scratches not visible from arm's length. CLS adds a 12-month warranty regardless. See our grading process.
Can I upgrade RAM or storage after purchase?
Depends on the model. The Dell Precision 7720 has 4 SODIMM slots and 2 M.2 + 1 SATA bay — fully upgradeable. The IdeaPad Gaming 3 has 2 SODIMM slots + 1 M.2 slot. Most ultraportables (EliteBook 840 G10, Latitude 7430, Dell Pro 14 Essential) have soldered RAM but upgradeable NVMe. We can upgrade for you before shipping — just ask. Talk to us about custom configs.
What warranty is included on refurbished vs brand-new?
All refurbished units: 12-month CLS hardware warranty (except battery + charger, 1 month). Brand-new units: 12-month manufacturer warranty (HP onsite for ProBook 455 G10, Dell mail-in for Pro 14 Essential), often with the option to extend at point of sale. CLS pays prepaid shipping both ways for approved refurb warranty claims. Full warranty details.
Can I claim this as a tax deduction?
Yes. The ATO permits 100% deduction of work-related laptop costs for sole traders and small businesses (under the instant asset write-off threshold). At this price point, all units qualify. Employees using a laptop for work can claim the work-related percentage. Every CLS purchase comes with a full tax invoice. Speak to your accountant for your specific circumstances.
How fast is shipping?
Free, tracked, insured shipping AU-wide. Sydney metro 2–3 days. Interstate 3–7 days. Pickup available from the North Rocks Sydney showroom (Unit 25, 16 Loyalty Road, North Rocks NSW 2151, Mon–Sun 10am–6pm).

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