Aldi has a computer in their offers starting next week.

It is a Titanium MD8385 Base Station at £499.99

You can see it by going to http://uk.aldi.com/ and clicking on the offer.

It seems like good value to me. Does anyone think that I should avoid it?


Remote control
Wireless keyboard
Optical wireless mouse
Headset with microphone
Power

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 519
3.06GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB
64-bit technology to support future computing needs
'Whisper' quiet thanks to AIRXL heat pipe cooler

250 GB 8 MB Cache
S-ATA 150 Interface
Super fast 7200 RPM

512 MB DDR
Upgradeable to 2GB

NVIDIA® GeForce® 6200 TC graphics card with TurboCacheTM Technology supporting 256MB DDR, PCI-Express x 16 busarchitecture, TV-out

16 x Multi-standard, Dual Layer DVD/CD-Writer

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with SP2 pre-installed
Microsoft Works 8.0
Also comes with an amazing software package including Medion Home Cinema XL
AOL 9.0 and many more

16 x DVD-ROM ideal for watching DVD movies

Crystal-clear TV, DVB-T digital TV - see the new free-to-air digital channels
Analogue Stereo-TV and FM Tuner card
Watch and record TV programmes on your PC
8 in 1 USB 2.0 card reader. Reads from and writes to all common flash cards
8-channel Intel High Defi nition Audio

6 x 2.0 USB 2 x front, 4 x rear
2 x FireWire 1 x front, 1 x rear

LAN Network controller on board Fast Ethernet 10/100 MBit/s
56K V.9 x PCI data/fax modem
Telephone connection cable included

Skype Internet Telephony Software
Includes 120 free minutes of Skypeout calls

aldi computers are acyully quite good.

my coz got one (and he is a mega geek)

and he was well happy with the performce of it.

:)

They're in my local store already.

Computer stuff tends to not get bought out instantly where I live so if anyone is desperate for one and doesn't fancy queueing and doesn't mind a drive to Manchester I can PM you the details.

As for the machines - tremendous value, good German build quality and outstanding technical support.

Theyr'e also doing a 17" TFT screen for £140 on their website. It's branded "Medion". Google search for 17" Medion monitor brings up b*****r all :mad: . Anyone got one and are they any good? I quite like the idea of saving some deskspace.:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Cayenne
Theyr'e also doing a 17" TFT screen for £140 on their website. It's branded "Medion". Google search for 17" Medion monitor brings up b*****r all :mad: . Anyone got one and are they any good? I quite like the idea of saving some deskspace.:thumbsup:
No idea on Medion branded gear, but for that money you should be buying a decent brand - random example: LG 1715S for £147 at dabs (http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/monitorsanddisplays/productView.htm?quicklinx=36gy)

On the systems themselves, places like Dell will sell you a system for around that price including a monitor - it's all down to the specs and knowing exactly what you want and more importantly need :) Let's face it though, £500 is pretty cheap for a good spec system if being able to pick it up there and then is important for you. I'm sure plenty of people remember when the equivalent spec would have cost a couple of grand (it's not that long ago!)

Originally posted by Cayenne
Google search for 17" Medion monitor brings up b*****r all

I've found them now:

http://www.medion.co.uk/

Very big in Germany.

Originally posted by cgksheff
I've found them now:

http://www.medion.co.uk/

Very big in Germany.

so is david hasslehoff for some reason.... nothing to shout about :P

Originally posted by rich951
No idea on Medion branded gear, but for that money you should be buying a decent brand - random example: LG 1715S for £147 at dabs (http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/monitorsanddisplays/productView.htm?quicklinx=36gy)



Yes, I think you are right. Then again, when shopping for monitors in the past, I always liked to see what I was buying. It's the bit of a computer system (next in importance to the keyboard) which can either make using it a pleasure or a chore.

Plus with Aldi, you are more likely to get a full refund if there's a deal pixel or a fault. This isn't necessarily the case at computer shops.

The Medion and Tevion brands are very well respected in Germany.

I looked at medion earlier this year and was advised against because apparently they use non-standard parts which are difficult to obtain. Also when I emailed them for pre sales support/advice and a quote it took them over 6 months before I received a reply. Wouldnt touch them with a barge pole