aldi pc offer

katuxini

Just wondering if anyone has seen the specs for pc on offer this thurs in Aldi.
Medion MD Akoya 8833 premium multimedia PC at Aldi.


Looks impressive but again don't know what power supply / fans etc. All the components seem like well known brands.
have a more detailed link here
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.billigdrucker.de/medion-akoya-md-8833-premium-multimedia-pc-bei-aldi_9902.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMD8833%26hl%3Den
Would be interested in what other people think about this offer

PogMoThoin

You forgot to mention the price. Not a bad spec at all if its reasonably priced

kensutz

€729.99

PogMoThoin

Fairly good spec for that price, 8600gt wouldn't be the best for modern games at high resolutions & pity bout the 8Mb cache hard drive but better deal than Dell are offering at moment here

katuxini

What i would need this particular pc for is Graphics, web design, photo editing. Seems to be well equiped for this. To upgrade later on to a better graphics card - could i simply add another card or would i have to replace the exisiting card?

PogMoThoin

That card is absolutely fine for 3d graphics, just not for gaming at higher resolutions. It will suit your needs perfectly.

Sqaull20

katuxini wrote: »

What i would need this particular pc for is Graphics, web design, photo editing. Seems to be well equiped for this. To upgrade later on to a better graphics card - could i simply add another card or would i have to replace the exisiting card?

Pc is pretty average value imo,

You can get a Dell with a 8800gt,22" monitor for €894


http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&kc=D4X40004&l=en&m_30=143659&oc=D034010&rbc=D034010&s=bsd

Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q6600 processor (2.40GHz, 1024MHz, 8MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included - No Upgrade Selected
Dell™ 22" Black Wide Flat Panel (E228WFP) - UK/Irish
3072MB 667MHz (2x1024 + 2x512) Memory
750GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache
Video Card 512MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Graphics Card
16x DVD+/-RW & 16x DVD Drives
Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Dell Optical Scroll Premium Mouse

Monitor would make €180 plus, easy on adverts/ebay or whatever..

katuxini

I have spotted a similar package from Komplett
Chassis NZXT ALPHA Black w/Window side panel, Screwless design, (Without PSU) Power Supplies Corsair Powersupply 550W Bulk, black, ATX/EPS, 120mm fan, 4xSATA, SLI Mainboards MSI P35 NEO-F, P35, Socket-775, DDR2, 1333FSB, ATX, GbLAN, PCI-Ex16 Processors Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 8MB, BOXED w/fan Memory OCZ Platinum DDR2 PC6400 2048MB KIT, w/two 1024MB PC6400 XTC,CL4-4-4-15, Rev2 Graphics Cards Point of View GeForce 8500GT 512MB,GDDR2 PCI-Express, DVI/Tv-Out, w/RATATOUILLE Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM Optical Drives Black NEC DVD±RW burner AD-7200S, 20x, SATA, DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW/Ram, Black (bulk)Also without monitor comes in around €780
Would this be a better machine ? Is it spec'd for better comapatability with its power supply and motherboard ? The power supply and motherboard are not listed in the Aldi model athough i know it has more ram and a few bits n bobs such as tv tuner and wlan

katuxini

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Pc is pretty average value imo,

You can get a Dell with a 8800gt,22" monitor for €894


http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&kc=D4X40004&l=en&m_30=143659&oc=D034010&rbc=D034010&s=bsd



Monitor would make €180 plus, easy on adverts/ebay or whatever..

Thanks Squall20
I followed the link and was very impressed till i discovered that i was in the 'small business ' section of the dell website where prices are much cheaper. As i am not registered as a 'small business' - i wouldn't be eligable
Thanks anyway

yoyo

katuxini wrote: »

Thanks Squall20
I followed the link and was very impressed till i discovered that i was in the 'small business ' section of the dell website where prices are much cheaper. As i am not registered as a 'small business' - i wouldn't be eligable
Thanks anyway

I'm sure its been said here that whether your a business or not you can still order from Dell!

Nick

zod

katuxini wrote: »

Thanks Squall20
I followed the link and was very impressed till i discovered that i was in the 'small business ' section of the dell website where prices are much cheaper. As i am not registered as a 'small business' - i wouldn't be eligable
Thanks anyway

huh ? .. to my knowledge Dell have never refused a personal order in the small business section .. they may get stropy about personal epp purchases .. even then they usually honour

Valentia

it does exclude vat & delivery though wnich puts a completely different complexion on things.

Sqaull20

Valentia wrote: »

it does exclude vat & delivery though wnich puts a completely different complexion on things.

What do you mean?

It comes out at €894, which is a very good deal for a quad,8800gt,22" monitor,750gb, 3gb ram, gaming/multimedia pc

granturismo

Has anybody purchased a desktop from Aldi before? Any major problems.

I'm looking at a cheaper lower spec'd fujitsu (and might also consider the dell mentioned here), but would like to hear about anybody's previous experience with a Medion. Thanks.

Blazer

Don't think much of their pc's to be honest. Maybe one high end part such as the obsolete HD-DVD drive and only average components for the remainder.
Not worth the price. Better off getting a dell or similiar..at least you're getting this years tech not last years.

MAJJ

granturismo and OP, I've purchased a PC from them before the 8818 Model which is very similair in style and has older/less powerful cpu/memory/graphics card/hd etc.

Good machine, well built and comes with a 3 year pick up warranty. I have had no problems and use it mainly as a media centre. Although mine isn't that quite as the HD is noisy. Not an issue for me. Also, the case is very big and to me not really suited to living near the TV. That is where mine is for the moment hooked up to TV with HMDI and to my AMP via SP/DIF.

However, mine has a BTX m/board which is bad news for upgrading and the bios is locked which rules overclocking out.

I will eventually built my own HTPC but this was a good introduction to the world of HTPC.

Majj

Sqaull20

MAJJ wrote: »

However, mine has a BTX m/board which is bad news for upgrading and the bios is locked which rules overclocking out.

Majj

Good point, just in case some dont know, all the Dell's use BTX except the new xps630 series which use Atc, they can take a new motherboard and so on, they can also be overclocked...

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=ieepp1&kc=DRS63002&l=en&oc=D03X603&rbc=D03X603&s=dhs

Edit Atx

granturismo

Here's a link to a german language video showing external and internal components. Looks like there are no spare SATA cable connections for additional drive.

http://www.computerbild.de/videos/Video-zum-Test-Aldi-PC-Medion-Akoya-MD8833_2355881.html

Is that anything to do with the motherboard type?