Aldi Laptop

Rowley Birkin QC

I see aldi are doing a laptop next week, lookinginto replacing my 3 yr old Inspiron. Anyone have any more info or opinions on it?

TerrorFirmer

From what I can see from google, its a core 2 duo base machine with Intel Onboard graphics - totally bog standard, so unless it's seriously cheap I doubt there'll be much to distinguish it from any basic offering from either PC World, Dell or laptopsdirect. I don't think right now, to be honest, it's possible to beat Dells offers - Dual Core machine with 1gb Ram and X1150 for around the 600 euro mark...

tonyboy247

I have seen the basic spec, I will reserve all judgment untill I find out how much they want for it. I dont think there will be long delays at the check out though!!!

Rowley Birkin QC

TBH the most stress any new laptop I get will be under is running autocad occasionally so not too pushed about features. Just find that my Inspiron 5100 is getting sluggish and the battery is fried too

Timans

HavoK wrote:

From what I can see from google, its a core 2 duo base machine with Intel Onboard graphics - totally bog standard, so unless it's seriously cheap I doubt there'll be much to distinguish it from any basic offering from either PC World, Dell or laptopsdirect. I don't think right now, to be honest, it's possible to beat Dells offers - Dual Core machine with 1gb Ram and X1150 for around the 600 euro mark...

Dual Core for €600!?

Linky.

Timans

HavoK wrote:

From what I can see from google, its a core 2 duo base machine with Intel Onboard graphics - totally bog standard, so unless it's seriously cheap I doubt there'll be much to distinguish it from any basic offering from either PC World, Dell or laptopsdirect. I don't think right now, to be honest, it's possible to beat Dells offers - Dual Core machine with 1gb Ram and X1150 for around the 600 euro mark...

Dual Core for €600!?

Linky.

TerrorFirmer

Sorry it's 699 now, still a very good deal though. X2 TL-50, 1Gb Ram, X1150 Graphics, 120Gb Hard Drive.

Dell 1501 on their website.

It's also only 460 for Sempron 3500+, 512mb Ram and above specs, another fantastic deal, the Sempron 3500+ is actually a very powerful processor...

Timans

HavoK wrote:

Sorry it's 699 now, still a very good deal though. X2 TL-50, 1Gb Ram, X1150 Graphics, 120Gb Hard Drive.

Dell 1501 on their website.

It's also only 460 for Sempron 3500+, 512mb Ram and above specs, another fantastic deal, the Sempron 3500+ is actually a very powerful processor...

The 460 one has 60GB hdd also.

Is that processor good?

mad m

HavoK wrote:

Sorry it's 699 now, still a very good deal though. X2 TL-50, 1Gb Ram, X1150 Graphics, 120Gb Hard Drive.

Dell 1501 on their website.

It's also only 460 for Sempron 3500+, 512mb Ram and above specs, another fantastic deal, the Sempron 3500+ is actually a very powerful processor...

Would you bother with the 9cell battery on any of the above machines...?

TerrorFirmer

Does it?? Sorry, could have sworn I saw 120 for that one as well. Okay, never mind - still a good deal regardless! And yes, the Sempron 3500+ is a good processor. Even though it is technically AMDs rival to Intel Celeron and therefore classed as 'budget', it is much faster and has no problem with demanding applications including games....you'd be much quicker limited by the X1150 then you would by the 3500+...

And personally yeah I'd go for the 9 cell as long as it wasn't too much extra...

mad m

There is a fella out or my job,he is keeps asking me to look up on the net for him,you know the sort...

Dont want to recommend a boo boo of a laptop to him. Its for his son plus he wants to play games etc.