Another Aldi PC

peckerhead

€499.99 this time. Discuss.

gaytony

Cheaper at Dell

http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/inspiron-560-D005603?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Same price from dell

http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/inspiron-560-D005617?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs


At least with dell their customer support is spot on , not sure how it works at aldi

godtabh

gaytony wrote: »

Cheaper at Dell

http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/inspiron-560-D005603?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Same price from dell

http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/inspiron-560-D005617?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs


At least with dell their customer support is spot on , not sure how it works at aldi

They dont appear to be the same spec

peckerhead

Ye might want to take a closer look, here.

MarkJD

Those PCs are not the same with Dell,

Duo (2) core processor from Dell compared to Quad (4) core processor with Aldi

Intergrated Graphics (*puke* from Dell and a HD4200 with Aldi

for 500 its not bad but its not that great either.

Probably be able to play some of the newer games at medium settings without much trouble.

MarkJD

Spec list

• AMD Athlon™ II X4 620 quad core processor 2.60GHz, 2MB L2 Cache
• ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics
• 3GB (3,072MB) DDR3 SDRAM
• Multiformat DVD/CD burner1 supports all the usual DVD/CD standards, including dual layer DVD-R and DVD+R
• Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11n-standard technology with up to 300Mbit/s., 802.11b/g compatible2
• 1TB (1,000GB) hard disk for more than 200,000 songs or photos3
• Network controller Ethernet LAN (10/100/1,000MBit/s.)
• Integrated flash memory card reader, reads and writes all current flash memory cards4
• eSATA connection for connecting external SATA devices
• 8 channel high definition audio5
• Connections:
  Front: 2x USB 2.0, 1x Microphone, 1x Headphone, 1x eSATA
  Rear: 2x PS/2, 4x USB 2.0, 1x FireWire, 1x LAN (RJ-45),
  1x Front line out, 1x Back surround line out, 1x Centre/subwoofer line out,
  1x Side surround line out, 1x Line in, 1 x SPDIF optical out, 1x VGA, 1x HDMI
• Comprehensive software package with original Windows® 7 Home Premium (OEM versions)

gaytony

peckerhead wrote: »

Ye might want to take a closer look, here.

now that is deadly , they sell some mad sh1t in aldi

justsomebloke

MarkJD wrote: »

Those PCs are not the same with Dell,

Duo (2) core processor from Dell compared to Quad (4) core processor with Aldi

Intergrated Graphics (*puke* from Dell and a HD4200 with Aldi

for 500 its not bad but its not that great either.

Probably be able to play some of the newer games at medium settings without much trouble.

The 570's from dell are actually a better comparison and you can get an X3 with 4gib ram with the same integrated HD4200 graphics for €450 has a smaller hard drive though.

MarkJD

Joe the Santa wrote: »

The 570's from dell are actually a better comparison and you can get an X3 with 4gib ram with the same integrated HD4200 graphics for €450 has a smaller hard drive though.

The 4200 that comes with the Aldi PC is integrated?

partyatmygaff

MarkJD wrote: »

The 4200 that comes with the Aldi PC is integrated?

The HD4200 is an integrated card. To be honest, it would choke and die on any recent game. You could probably run the likes of CSS or Half Life 2 on it though.

MarkJD

Ahh didnt realise that, doesnt mention that its integrated.

peckerhead

For €100 (25%) more, it's not really much better than the one they had back in January for €399.

podgeandrodge

so, and taking into account it's built in wireless N , is there anything else out there that can beat this at the same price?

Thanks.

CantGetNoSleep

Would people go for a Dell ahead of this so?

slave1

Personal experience... I'd prefer to deal with a three year warranty from Aldi when compared to an Indian based service centre one year warranty from Dell

podgeandrodge

and spec wise - can this be beaten at the price anyone?

filmfan

Yeah would love to have a good PC recommended that's under 500 quid if possible.

It would be for internet, photo and video editing and games like football manager...

deiseindublin

slave1 wrote: »

Personal experience... I'd prefer to deal with a three year warranty from Aldi when compared to an Indian based service centre one year warranty from Dell

Snap - Dell "customer support" is akin to banging your head off a brick wall. Last 2 times I bought from them I took off the years service etc because you won't get it anyway - just frustrate yourself and end up with machine still not working.

Pappy o' daniel

filmfan wrote: »

Yeah would love to have a good PC recommended that's under 500 quid if possible.

It would be for internet, photo and video editing and games like football manager...

This should be fine for that. Got a Medion from Aldi a while ago and Im very happy with it. If you want to play any decent games you'll have to update the graphics card tho, and theres no monitor included.

Mr Teeny

filmfan wrote: »

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It would be for internet, photo and video editing and games like football manager...

^^ This

In the market for a new desktop which would be used for pretty much the same as above.

Thinking about getting one of these tomorrow, before I spend my hard earned money can anyone recommend something for around the same price that they think would be better?

considering I'll have to buy a monitor too say budget around 600/650 max?

podgeandrodge

So did anyone get one? I held off in the end vaguely hoping for another offer in the near future with a usb3 feature...

Dcully

The brother got one of these, we stuck a decent gfx card and psu and its a very decent machine for gaming now.

podgeandrodge

Wife sent me to Aldi to buy 2 cans of pears this morning and I came home with no pears and the Aldi PC and the eSATA 1TB hard drive

It's advertised as being Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit edition but the Recovery CD included with it says it contains Win 7 64 bit edition - is it easy to upgrade or worth it if I won't be putting more than 4gb of ram into it?