Aldi Notebook 5th sept

65bl

Looking for a laptop for work/family - Will not be used for gaming, just mainly for spread sheets, college work, email & web.

Can anyone offer an opinion on this spec on sale in Aldi next sunday

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_13982.htm?WT.mc_id=2010-09-03-12-21

Notebook 17.3''
each €599.99 *

For more details about this product please click here

* Intel® HD Graphics with digital HDMI connector
* 17.3'' widescreen LED-backlit display with HD resolution 1600 x 900 pixels
* 3GB DDR3 SDRAM memory
* 500GB S-ATA hard disk drive
For more than 100,000 music tracks/photos (at 4 MB per track/photo)
Using the integrated second HDD-slot you can more than double your storage capacity with a standard 2.5''/6.35cm hard disk
* High Definition Audio with 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer, Dolby Home Theater® v3 certified
* Digital DisplayPort and HDMI output for brilliant multimedia experiences
* Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 n-standard technology with up to 300 Mbit/s 802.11b/g compatible2
* eSATA connection - for fast and lossless data transfer with external storage devices
* 8x multi-standard DVD/CD burner with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer support3
* Keyboard with flat key design and integrated number block
* Powerful 8 cell high performance Li-ion battery
* Network Controller Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
* Multi-format memory card reader (SD, SDHC, MMC, MS and MS Pro) (Memory cards not supplied)
* Comprehensive software package (OEM versions) with genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32 Bit
...and much more

x in the city

looks good, from what i can see.

dazzday

The e-sata and HDMI are big plusses here.

Perfectly adequete for the needs you listed. The intergrated gpu is able to for HD playback and even very light gaming of old games such as Sims 3. I was impressed with the screen quality and decent sound output...quite good for movies.

However it really is a desktop replacement: big, heavy, poorish cooling, average battery ~3hrs.

Do not expect to comfotably bring it to college/work etc.

Dont forget aldi offer a 3year warrenty.

Groinshot

dazzday wrote: »

The e-sata and HDMI are big plusses here.

Perfectly adequete for the needs you listed. The intergrated gpu is able to for HD playback and even very light gaming of old games such as Sims 3. I was impressed with the screen quality and decent sound output...quite good for movies.

However it really is a desktop replacement: big, heavy, poorish cooling, average battery ~3hrs.

Do not expect to comfotably bring it to college/work etc.

Dont forget aldi offer a 3year warrenty.

17 inch screen is a big point there...

65bl

Thanks for the replies

Feeling it might be a bit over spec for my needs and will keep my eyes open for something slightly lower spec and hopefully cheaper

BL