Aldi Notebook €799.99

alan4cult

This is one of the best laptops I've seen in a while at a decent price

• Intel Dual Core Processor
• Intel Graphics Medai Accelerator
• 15.4" Display (maybe a little small)
• 1GB RAM
• 120GB Hard Drive
• Wireless
• Vista Home Premium

Full spec here

ainemolloy1

Hello all

Can any of you techies out there give a second opinion on this, as I'm currently thinking of buying a new pc and know next to zero about them, but my old banger is driving me up the walls. What would a similar spec machine in dell or retail cost? Many thanks!

forbairt

ainemolloy1 wrote:

Hello all

Can any of you techies out there give a second opinion on this, as I'm currently thinking of buying a new pc and know next to zero about them, but my old banger is driving me up the walls. What would a similar spec machine in dell or retail cost? Many thanks!

Hmmm its a damn nice machine to be honest .. it depends what you want to do with it really.

Its coming with a 3 year warranty so you'll have to factor that in to the price of any dell.

The inspiron 6400 looks similar in spec but someone else will no doubt correct me on this thats working out at around 1000 but comes with a different graphics card ...

youcancallmeal

I've never bought a PC from Aldi or Lidl or have I heard anything negative about them but spec looks fine and with all the software and accessories provided its a good price at €799.

If you know absolutely nothing about PC's you might be better off with a Dell for the simple reason that they have tech support, even though it is sh*te.

Wertz

Hmm, a decent sound card, a DVB-T card and a dvd burner too.
Not too shabby. I doubt the dell 6400 could touch this for the price...

http://www.aldi.ie/special_buys/product_102.html

AdMMM

The tech support for Lidl and Aldi PC's is absolutely superb. In Germany, Aldi are biggest movers of PCs as they are competitively priced and offer very generous guarentee's.

mad m

Are Dell laptops inspirion 6400 really that bad? I priced similiar one like the Aldi one going through the EPP,and with a free laptop bag,Im getting similar spec but with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5200 and with 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory plus 9 Cell, 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery for around €823...Only got this price if I selected 1year collect&return.

kdouglas

looks good, but is there a dvb-t service available in ireland yet?

taung

Yes, there is a DVB-T service in Ireland, but, it is a trial service at the moment;

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=56

Wertz

Nothing wrong with dell's laptops IME, and the GPU on that dell is probably a fair bit better than the medion one....but that 3 yr warranty is worth a fair bit. Although that siad, if electronics make it past 12 months chances are good that they'll make it past 36 months too...

BostonB

mad m wrote:

Are Dell laptops inspirion 6400 really that bad? I priced similiar one like the Aldi one going through the EPP,and with a free laptop bag,Im getting similar spec but with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5200 and with 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory plus 9 Cell, 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery for around €823...Only got this price if I selected 1year collect&return.

They're all ok IMO. Just choose on spec and warranty.

themonk

BostonB wrote:

They're all ok IMO. Just choose on spec and warranty.

this dell is far better value and has 120 gig hard drive, visita and upgrade graphics ... the only down side is 1 year warranty but that shouldnbt be problem as dells generally quite reliable .. theres 120 euro off this one at the moment
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=N4XESS04&l=en&oc=N03646&rbc=N03646&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsftdhpnotebook1


778.91 methinks is final price ! a bargain

BostonB

themonk wrote:

this dell is far better value and has 120 gig hard drive, visita and upgrade graphics ... the only down side is 1 year warranty but that shouldnbt be problem as dells generally quite reliable .. theres 120 euro off this one at the moment
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=N4XESS04&l=en&oc=N03646&rbc=N03646&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsftdhpnotebook1


778.91 methinks is final price ! a bargain

I was responding to the comment, are Dells that bad.

Perhaps you are agreeing with be re: choose on spec & warranty.

jimmycrackcorm

Don't underesitmate the value of a three year warranty. for example if your graphics card were to go it would turn your laptop into a nice paperweight.

youcancallmeal

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

Don't underesitmate the value of a three year warranty. for example if your graphics card were to go it would turn your laptop into a nice paperweight.

If your laptop breaks while its within warranty you can have it replaced for free, surely thats why its good to have 3 years worth isnt it?

jimmycrackcorm

youcancallme>al wrote:

If your laptop breaks while its within warranty you can have it replaced for free, surely thats why its good to have 3 years worth isnt it?

Did you have a lot to drink last night then?

youcancallmeal

Oops thought you wrote 'understand' instead of 'underestimate'. I really should read things before posting

alan4cult

themonk wrote:

this dell is far better value and has 120 gig hard drive, visita and upgrade graphics ... the only down side is 1 year warranty but that shouldnbt be problem as dells generally quite reliable .. theres 120 euro off this one at the moment
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=N4XESS04&l=en&oc=N03646&rbc=N03646&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsftdhpnotebook1


778.91 methinks is final price ! a bargain

This Aldi one has a 120 Gb Drive also and Dell is a downside.

themonk

whats the downside about dell ... i own a inspiron for 2 years now and its a damn good laptop ... no sign of dell closing tomorrow morning either ... ie you can trust dell hahahahahaha

Alkers

I'm going to get this tomorrow. It's the better of the aldi/lidl offers for me anyway.
Never gone for one of theese bargain jobbies in aldi, anyone know how early I'll need to be there and what time the stores open at? I'll be going to Rathmines.

alan4cult

themonk wrote:

whats the downside about dell ... i own a inspiron for 2 years now and its a damn good laptop ... no sign of dell closing tomorrow morning either ... ie you can trust dell hahahahahaha

No sign of Aldi closing down either and by the way did you ever ring dell for support/spare parts? Like talking to a parrot!

Alkers

Anyone get one? I was in Rathmines at 9.06 and they were all being paid for, they only got 12 in store. Anybody know of anywhere with any left? Thanks

The_Conductor

alan4cult wrote:

by the way did you ever ring dell for support/spare parts? Like talking to a parrot!

I know, I was a technical trainer for them for a while
It didn't stop me buying an Inspiron 640M though......

south

Simona1986 wrote:

Anyone get one? I was in Rathmines at 9.06 and they were all being paid for, they only got 12 in store. Anybody know of anywhere with any left? Thanks

only got 6 in waterford and they were gone when they opened at 9

alan4cult

It's back again for €729.99 (was €799.99)
Pretty sure it's the same laptop

Link

BostonB

You can get a Dell of the same spec for pretty much the same price. But it won't have the 3yr warranty.

I recently tried to get a out of warranty Aldi laptop repaired and parts for it couldn't be sourced. Still get a warranty to cover the ecomomic cost of the laptop. No point spending 300 on a warranty for a 500 laptop.

art

alan4cult wrote:

It's back again for €729.99 (was €799.99)
Pretty sure it's the same laptop

Link

different processor this time

event

only a Gig of RAM though

Eurorunner

event wrote:

only a Gig of RAM though

Whats the max it could be upgraded to and at what cost currently?

Sponge Bob

usually max 2Gb into 2 slots, cost of 2 x ddr2 667 ( if you need to replace 2 x 512mb) chips is about €100 including delivery you may only need one x 1gb for about €50

see

http://www.pcwelt.de/tests/hardware-tests/notebooks/79199/index5.html

and

muffler

alan4cult wrote:

by the way did you ever ring dell for support/spare parts? Like talking to a parrot!

Dont think a parrot deserves that

quarryman

different graphics card: NVidia® GeForce® Go 6150 graphics.

anyone know if this would be alright for some light gaming? Half-life 2 etc...

The_Conductor

quarryman wrote:

different graphics card: NVidia® GeForce® Go 6150 graphics.

anyone know if this would be alright for some light gaming? Half-life 2 etc...

Framerate mightn't be great, but should be workable....

jArgHA

regards the graphics card - does anyone know how much memory that graphics card has?

stefanototti

Got one of those laptops in aldi this morning, €729.99, looks excellent, hopefully it won't have any problems....for the record dell customer service are ridiculous!

Connrang

Well stood in the rain this morning only to be told the six people waiting since 0630, yes half six in the morning, were getting them.
Fair enough they deserve them for waiting.

Built an almost similiar laptop yesterday on Dell which came in at 728 including delivery. Off course did not include all the extra software, bag, mouse or card ports and only had 90 return warranty.

Will Aldi now get more laptops to satisfy the demand, there was at least three more with myself who walked away after only 45 mins in the rain.....

DELL PC
AMD® Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL50
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
Collect & Return, 90 Day Service only
15.4" Wide Screen XGA TFT Display: 1280x800
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
80GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI ® Radeon® Xpress 1150 HyperMemory™
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)
No Carry Case
Dell™ Wireless 1490 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for AMD Processors)
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English
No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software
Also Includes
List N05155A - DHS 1501 (2)
Inspiron Order - Ireland
English Documentation with Eng Power Cord
Inspiron Resource DVD - Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)
65W AC Adapter
56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Collect & Return, 90 Days Service only
Save Euro 30 inc VAT
DHS Inspiron / Dimension Flyer
Dell Internet Order.
Memory Upgrade from 512MB to 1024MB
688.16 Euro including delivery.......

The_Conductor

If you think 3 unhappy people was a problem, you should have seen the dissappointed masses for their portable satellite system on Monday last......

In all honesty- you will pick up very nice systems greatly reduced at the moment- Peats are flogging Sony Vaio core duo systems at half price (providing you don't go for the very small 12" or the larger than 17" ones).

Have a look around elsewhere.

chump

smccarrick wrote:

In all honesty- you will pick up very nice systems greatly reduced at the moment- Peats are flogging Sony Vaio core duo systems at half price (providing you don't go for the very small 12" or the larger than 17" ones).

any more info on this? is it reflected on their website... seems generous reduction

The_Conductor

chump wrote:

any more info on this? is it reflected on their website... seems generous reduction

Bridgewater has 5 different models on display greatly reduced, I haven't been into any of the other branches and I haven't checked their website. Perhaps ring the different branches and see whats available?

TerrorFirmer

quarryman wrote:

different graphics card: NVidia® GeForce® Go 6150 graphics.

anyone know if this would be alright for some light gaming? Half-life 2 etc...

Runs Half Life 2 at a good framerate at medium settings. The 6150, apart from the new X1250 (which isn't really readily available) is the best integrated graphics chip in laptops.

BostonB

smccarrick wrote:

If you think 3 unhappy people was a problem, you should have seen the dissappointed masses for their portable satellite system on Monday last......

In all honesty- you will pick up very nice systems greatly reduced at the moment- Peats are flogging Sony Vaio core duo systems at half price (providing you don't go for the very small 12" or the larger than 17" ones).

Have a look around elsewhere.

I was in Peats yesterday and saw no sign of this. What model and what discount?