ALDI Laptops

irishgeo

A mate of mine works in the store and he is after telling me that the laptops are back and bigger than ever. They will in around march sometime and are €1500 but are supposed to worth the huge outlay. The specs are supposed to be huge and its overall worth is about €3000.

I keep you informed although it will be next week before he hears more and i may have the specs by then.

Placebo

are u quite sure ? because i am going to get one at the end of this month ?
i need one with dedicated G card, so id unno if theyd have that.

Atreides

well the one I got from lidi have a ati redeon 9600

Placebo

cool, not shared then ?

Atreides

nope,

Placebo

sweet, i heard there are queues when laptops come out in ALDI though, lol !
must get it if there is one, do they stock many or whats the story ?

Atreides

lidi had something like 6 at each store.

Placebo

wtf, 6 ?
hmmmmm, il have to queue b4 the shop opens then, stuoid, but must be done.
thanks for the info, although i dont see these massive laptops coming, il end up getting an advent from pc world.

irishgeo

well thats what i was told. i am sure he wouldnt lie about that as i have been bugging him for weeks about them.

he syas the leaflets should be in the store soon as they are really big and they want to advertise what is a great deal.

palance

its probably gonna be this one.

Specs:

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Intel Celeron 2.5Ghz Processor
256MB RAM
40GB HD
DVD Rewriter
15" Screen
Shared Graphics

€999

Im hoping its a faster one than this, a Mobile P4 would be nice with dedicated graphics

Placebo

irishgeo, not doubting u, i`m just pessimestic.
Palance, id say that is probably it, 256 ram isnt great and its a got a shared card where as skanger says he got a a good one, hell with it, i am gonna buy it in pc world.


thanks.

bla

last time they were in lidi it was €1499 for
amd xp2500+
512 ddr ram
60 gig hhd possibly 80 cant remember
r mobile 9600 +64mb dedicated ram
dvd+rw
builtin 5 in1 card reader
15.1" screen

irishgeo

could it be this one if it is ill wet myself



http://www.medionshop.de/shop?0000000b00000009010918aa000000344c2adc16&ArtDetail.curritem=1

The only letdown on that one is the graphics cards

more than likely its this one

http://www.medionshop.de/shop?0000000b00000009010918aa0000004105341eff&ArtDetail.curritem=2

ill know more for sure thursday maybe!

Figment

Fingers crossed

paulj13

The details are in...

From the 26th of Feb Aldi will be doing the following machine:

• Pentium® 4 3.06GHz

• Microsoft® Windows® XP

• Ram not stated but standard would seem to be 512MB GDR RAM

• 60GB harddisk

• DVD-/+ R/RW

• SXGA 15.1" screen

• NV GeForce FX5600, 128 MB

• Wireless LAN 11Mbit/s

The machine is from a company called Gericom www.gericom.com

Anyone got any history on these guys???

Imposter

Gericoms have a very bad reputation over here (Austria)

From what I hear their support isn't the best and the machines aren't all that reliable. However you could be lucky but I wouldn't take the risk.

Someone i know used to work in the legal section and she claims that was the busiest dept in the whole company.

Reyman

Can't see that it's a good idea to buy a laptop on spec. alone?

What about reliability, backup, warranty? Has anyone any experience of this outfit?


I bought one like that before and it turned out to weigh a ton, terrible keyboard, no parallel port and a whole lot of other annoying stuff!

RicardoSmith

Originally posted by paulj13
The details are in...

From the 26th of Feb Aldi will be doing the following machine:

• Pentium® 4 3.06GHz

• Microsoft® Windows® XP

• Ram not stated but standard would seem to be 512MB GDR RAM

• 60GB harddisk

• DVD-/+ R/RW

• SXGA 15.1" screen

• NV GeForce FX5600, 128 MB

• Wireless LAN 11Mbit/s

The machine is from a company called Gericom www.gericom.com

Anyone got any history on these guys???

Where did you get the info from?
Theres a heck of a lot of "NEW" stickers on that site!

buddy

Price?

Standard Toaster

Looks like the one....
From the Gericom website:

Gericom Hummer Force 15" TFT

Ausstattung

• Pentium® 4 3.06GHz

• Microsoft® Windows® XP

• 512MB DDR-RAM
• 60GB Festplatte
• DVD-Writer

• XGA mit 1024 x 768

• NV GeForce FX5600, 128 MB

• PCMCIA WLAN Card

• Microsoft® Works 7
• Sprache Deutsch !!


PDF-Datenblatt



€ 1.359,00 inkl. MWSt. <---(NOT the Aldi price!)



Comments on price?

paulj13

All Aldi's offers are published in the RTE Guide each week. As the guide goes on release on the Wednesday the offers that Aldi reveal the following Friday are always in it. The laptop is priced at €1499.99.

I too have read some bad things about the makers Gericom and think I'll steer away from this Aldi offer (alway got the latest Medion).

BTY, the_edge the machine you have shown does indeed seem like but its not, look more closely. Also the machine you have listed, as well as all the other specials are non English versions.

irishgeo

think ill take my changes as you always return anyhting up to a year after you buy it in aldi as long as you have the receipt.

when its in the store.

paulj13

irishgeo I'm surprised at you not knowing when, your the one that started this forum with your inside info (your a useful guy to know ) . I already stated the date with the other info, it's from next Thursday the 26th.

As for your confidence in Aldi's return policy I commend you. However, if that machine breaks, which from what I've been reading is a very likely prospect, they'll be sending it back for repair before they let you have your money back.

paulj13

I'm surpirsed at Aldi they usually choose partners that have very good reps. Quick search with google:

http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~gerald/laptop/gericom.html

http://groups.google.ie/groups?q=gericom+laptop&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=417ef808.0312200800.16f3599a%40posting.google.com&rnum=1


Oh and alos found the full spec

The spec looks like this

3.06 GHz Mobile Intel® Pentium 4 Processor supporting Hyper-Threading
Technology 533MHz FSB, with APC & Smart Power

Multi Format DVD Burner DVD ± R/RW** (LG)
For watching and burning DVDs/CDs.
Write speed: CD-R 16x, CD-RW 10x,
DVD+R 4x, DVD+RW 2,4x,
DVD-R 2x, DVD-RW 2x
Read speed: CD-ROM/R/RW 24x/24x/20x,
CD-DA 15x, DVD-ROM/R/RW 8x/6x/6x,
DVD-Video (single/dual layer) 6x/6x

WIRELESS LAN 11 MBit/s
IEEE802.11 b via PCMCIA Card

NVIDIA GeForce 128MB FX5600
with 128MB DDR SDRAM, 8xAGP & DirectX 9.0
High resolution 15.1 " SXGA+ Display resolution up to 1400x1050 pixels

60 GB Hard disk 4200 rpm (TOSHIBA) drive

512 MB DDR RAM 333MHz
up to 1024 MB RAM, 2 sockets (1 bank free for memory upgrade)

3 in 1 Card Reader supports SD, MS and MMC Cards

24 month manufacturer warranty/all risks insurance (!)
Includes customer helpline telephone number complete with pick up and
return service

16bit Soundsystem, SB-Pro-compatible +AC 97 CODEC,
2 internal speakers, internal microphone

High Speed Interfaces 4x USB 2.0, Firewire IEEE1394
Audio & Video interfaces
VGA-Out, Mic-In, Line-Out, TV-Out (s-video)
Printer & Mouse port
Parallel port and PS/2 port
1 x PCMCIA Type II Card Bus supported

Modem and LAN
56k Modem V.90 & and fast ethernet 10/100Mbit LAN (includes telephone
cable)

Battery: Smart Li-Ion battery
8 cells, Runtime: approx 2,5h, Charging time: approx 2h
Dimensions & Weight: 345x282x39mm, approx 3.5kg

Carry Bag

Win XP home, Works 7 (NOT Works suite)
Pinacle Studio
Pinacle Instant CD/DVD
Cyberlink Power DVD
Norton AV (preload)

Placebo

here, whats wrong with the above laptop ? its top of the range and its got a direct x 9.0 graphics card !!!!!!!!! just what i need and its only 1500 !?

whats bad about it ?
is the reputation actually that bad ? i mean 2 bad incidents on the net on some other part of the world dont shouldnt really justify x.

Doodee

Err, Aldi normally use Medion based PC stuff.

Gericom were used by lidl, they were the brand of 19" flatscreen crt's that Lidl sold.

spongebob

Originally posted by paulj13
24 month manufacturer warranty/all risks insurance (!)
Includes customer helpline telephone number complete with pick up and
return service

Thats good if it includes accidental damage as well as bits breaking naturally.

Lidl normally do Targa laptops (AMD CPU) which rock from what I've seen.

Both Aldi and Lidl wedge in a lot as standard , €1500 from Dell with accidental care for 24 months would not get you that spec machine with DVD+-R and Firewire and Card Reader slots.

I am not sure how good the Aldi warranty arrangements are, damn thing may be gone for weeks for a repair.

M

irishgeo

I'll think ill change it. I mean my mate works there after all. Its off to the credit union to take out €1500.

paulj13

I see your point Irishgeo but unlike an arrangement with Dell when your machine goes wrong Aldi won't replace it as PC/notebooks are note their main business. I would say as part of this deal Aldi have arranged something with a Irish based maintenance company who will fix them. Replacing them will be a last resort.

savemejebus

a word of warning, if you're buying this machine keep all the original packaging, as the usual thing with ALDI and LIDL guarantees is that the machine has to be sent back to germany for repair and unless it is sent back in its original box, it is not insured for the trip and the company can then say it was damaged in transit and that they are not liable for the repairs - leaving you with a hefty bill

esentziak

There is an article about a Gericom 3.06GHz Smart Power available from Alid in the UK from 26 February.

Presume it is the same.

They do say that if Aldi run out, order forms will be available until 6 March.

I think it's the same in Ireland: you can order them.

Regard

Esentziak