cgksheff 44 #1 Posted July 29, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SaveUK 10 #2 Posted July 29, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 213 #3 Posted July 29, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cayenne 10 #4 Posted July 30, 2005 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 . Anyone got one and are they any good? I quite like the idea of saving some deskspace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rich951 10 #5 Posted July 30, 2005 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 . Anyone got one and are they any good? I quite like the idea of saving some deskspace. 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 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!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff 44 #6 Posted July 30, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell 862 #7 Posted July 30, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cayenne 10 #8 Posted July 30, 2005 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 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 213 #9 Posted July 30, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wendygs 10 #10 Posted July 31, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...