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aldi MD 8824 Entertainment PC Base Station

  • 27-07-2007 1:43pm
    #1
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,933 ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.aldi.ie/
    its Thursday special buy

    High performance dual core processor with ultra silent cooling technology.
    What is Intel® Core™ 2 Duo?
    The innovative Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors, based on the Intel® Core™ micro-architecture have been designed for powerful performance and low energy consumption, handling more operations at the same time without compromising on speed. The Intel® Core™ 2 Duo desktop processor increases performance by up to 40% with Windows Vista™, compared with earlier Intel processors.

    Windows Vista™ Home Premium Operating System
    Windows Vista™ Home Premium delivers enhanced productivity and entertainment at home and on the go, making it easy to enjoy digital photos, music, TV, games and movies, while providing a whole new level of security and reliability (including improved, customisable parental controls) on your desktop.

    Gigantic S-ATA 320GB Hard Disk
    8MB cache, super-fast 7200rpm. Stores up to 75,000 MP3 tracks (4MB) or 75,000 digital photos (4MB) or 225 hours of video (depending on quality of recording).

    Huge 2048MB DDR2 memory
    Speed rating 533MHz. Massive memory for maximum performance.

    NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400GS graphics card with HDMI connection and Microsoft® DirectX 10 support for crystal clear graphics
    This NVIDIA® graphics card allows you to enjoy up-to-the-minute gaming software and incredibly detailed multimedia applications in fabulous quality. It guarantees ultra-realistic video displays and makes available the graphics extras offered by the new Windows Vista™ operating system. 128MB DDR2 memory, D-Sub VGA, TV out & HDMI connection.

    A world of television
    2-in-1 TV Tuner, DVB-T and analogue TV including remote control.

    Multi format CD/DVD Burner
    Supports all the usual CD/DVD standards, including dual layer DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM.

    8 Channel High Definition Audio
    Enjoy amazing digital ‘home cinema’ surround sound. Use in conjunction with a suitable speaker set.

    Fast Ethernet on board: 10/100 Mbit/s

    maybe the only thing that lets it down is the graphics card ?
    its a 128mb

    can this system be used like a sky plus box?


Comments

  • #2
    BrendanD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BrendanD


    Should work ok check ,but out this before buying

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055126004


  • #3
    mayto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭mayto


    price isnt great at all, the dell e520 offer was way better, and you'd build a better spec pc for that now. And dvb-t is no use unless you live in Dublin. You could use it to record sky if you got a new tv card but it wont be in digital so not worth the bother.


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