Medion Vs. Dell

Fawkon

Can you guys please help me decide which i should go for?

Medion

• Intel® Pentium® processor T4500 (2,3 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, FSB 800 MHz)
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD based on PCI-Express technology
• 4 Gigs ddr2 Sd Ram
  
• Large 320 GB S-ATA hard disk
• 8x multi standard DVD/CD burner2
• Newest Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 n
• Network Controller Gigabit LAN
• High definition audio
• Digital HDMI audio/video output and eSATA connector
• Multi-format memory card reader
• 8-cell Li-ion
• Windows® 7 Home Premium 32 Bit

Price: 499 euro

Dell

• Intel® Core™ i3-330M (2.13Ghz, 4Threads, 3M cache)

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

• 3072MB 1067MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x1024 + 1x2048]

• 15.6" High Definition (1366x768) WLED

• 250GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive

• DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)

• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD

Price: 529 euro

Serephucus

I'd probably go with the Dell, the i3 processor being newer architecture. You won't notice a huge difference day-to-day between three and four GB of RAM unless you're gaming, which you won't be on Intel ****e.

ED E

Dell has DDR3 too, bit excessive.

What screen is on the medion? Thats what I'd be most concerned with.

Kristopherus

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Dell has DDR3 too, bit excessive.

What screen is on the medion? Thats what I'd be most concerned with.

16 in.

Fawkon

Sorry forgot to mention the Medion comes with a 3 year warranty opposed to Dell which only gives a 1 year, basically I'll be using the laptop for a bit of Football Manager , maybe try my hand at some video editing then the usually stuff email blah blah.

I'm leaning more towards the i3 Dell at the moment due to it being a processor that will outlast the Medions when it comes to what spec requirements things might need in the next 2-3 years.

I'm also considering getting the Core i5 version sadly i cannot afford an extended warranty and that is the big thing holding me back from buying the Dell this instant.

(Have had issues with previous laptop though it wasn't Dell, but still...)

ED E

Kristopherus wrote: »

16 in.

Res?

Dell says HD but isnt really btw. 1600x800 has been the standard for ages so 1366 is nothing special.

Fawkon

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Res?

Dell says HD but isnt really btw. 1600x800 has been the standard for ages so 1366 is nothing special.

To be honest mate screen resolution is not a big issue to me, as long as i can read the **** on the screen i'm happy :rolleyes:

Kristopherus

Medion says 16 in Widescreen display - HD resolution with 1366 x 768 pixel.

IrishTonyO

I'd go with the Dell

ED E

For the price diff, I'd go dell too.

Fawkon

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

For the price diff, I'd go dell too.

Yeah but you also gotta consider 3 year warranty vs. 1 year warranty?

ED E

Fawkon wrote: »

Yeah but you also gotta consider 3 year warranty vs. 1 year warranty?

Limited warranty. Dunno how much use it'll be after a year. Also, you might wanna check out what Medion CS is like, Dell are usually quite good AFAIK but I've no idea about Medion.

WebGeek

I find dell computers more robust and their support is OK too.

Fawkon

Still looking for opinions

x in the city

D E L L

if its warranty you want get the aldi one, if you want a decent machine get the dell

RandomQuestion

Hi Fawkon,

I have the Medion Akoya P6612 and its a great budget machine the processor (2.0 dual core) and graphics (nVidia not HD) are not as high spec as the one your looking at but it handles everything I throw at it - video/photo editing, Counter Strike Source on low detail settings, a few other games CS:source being the one with the highest spec, office and college work.

The only issues I have is the USB ports are positioned in an awkward spot (on the right hand side where you'd usually have a usb mouse) and my one tends to get a bit hot on the left of the touchpad after I've been playing CS for an hour or so.

If the Medion Akoya P6613? ticks all your boxes except maybe not having the i series processor I'd go for the medion. But if you think it's not going to be able to meet your needs for the next year or two then go with the Dell machine.

Good luck.

Fawkon

Thanks for the in depth reply Random. Decided to go for an even better Dell than i listed here for an extra 200 squiqqles. Hope it's worth it in the end...

Lethal_Bullet

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Dell has DDR3 too, bit excessive.

For the record, the i3/i5/i7 require DDR3.

Twin-go

Dell will give you a call at the end of the 1 year warranty and ask do you want to extend it. It will give you a chance to put some money aside if the warranty is a important issue for you.

Fawkon

Twin-go wrote: »

Dell will give you a call at the end of the 1 year warranty and ask do you want to extend it. It will give you a chance to put some money aside if the warranty is a important issue for you.

Oh really? That's good to hear.

That_Guy

Twin-go wrote: »

Dell will give you a call at the end of the 1 year warranty and ask do you want to extend it. It will give you a chance to put some money aside if the warranty is a important issue for you.

Really? My warranty ran out a few months back and I've got no such call from them.

How much does the warranty cost actually?

ED E

Karsini wrote: »

For the record, the i3/i5/i7 require DDR3.

*Facepalm.