Aldi (Germany) laptop €1299

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http://www.aldi-essen.de/OFFER_D/index.htm

Germany on 15th so might be over here in a week or 2 if they follow suit as normal.

some other good stuff on the site as well:
42'/106 cm STEREO-PLASMA-TV - €1649
200Gig HardDrive recorder / dvd/cd player - €599

LaptopSpec (translated as best as google could manage)

Hardware Intel® Centrino® mobile technology Intel® Pentium® M processor 735 (2 MT Cache, 1,70 GHz, 400 MHz FSB) Intel® 855 PM chip set Intel®Pro/Wireless LAN burner 8x multi-standard DVD/CD burner with dual Layer support. Reads and writes: • Dvd r • DVD+R9 (DL) • DVD+R • Dvd rw • DVD+RW • CD-r • CD-rw (einschichtige 4,7 GB and doppelschichtige 8.54 GB DVDs) TFT display 15,4' ' Wide screen TFT XGA display, dissolution describe: 1280x800 pixel 5 IN 1 Dvb t and similar to TV FM radio tuner, DVD Player and video recorder digital and similar to TV (presupposed, at the location digital receipt is offered) • with Dvb t to have it already at many places the possibility of watching television in first-class picture and clay/tone quality. • Teletext and EPG function (electronic program leader only in the similar to TV mode). • enjoying it its favourite television broadcast. Tv transmissions can be taken up and shown at any time digitally. FM-radio-fm-radio-tuner • over the radio radio-Tuner can use you your Notebook as FM radio. • over the provided antenna you are nearly everywhere ready to receive. Take up music transmissions directly from the radio and provide you your own music CDs. Tv-tv-tuner & RADIO REMOTE MAINTENANCE inclusive Dvb t and FM antenna. Look TV, your DVDs or videos at the Notebook. Hear CD or MP3 music. Use the characteristics as video recorders. Present your photos as Diashow. 54 Mbit/s Wireless LAN Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200, wireless network entrance * e.g. in InterNet cafes, on airports or from at home, IEEE 802.11b/g compatibly. * (presupposed, at the location is a wl to/cAccess POINT) ATI® Mobility™ Radeon™ 9600 with 128 MT GDR RAM non removable disk 80GB non removable disk 512 MT GDR RAM main memory (max. 1024 MT) (both memory banks occupied) to SD/MMC/MEMORY STICK/MEMORY STICK PRO (maps not contained in the scope of supply) reads and writes 4 in 1 Mulitkartenleser DOLBY DIGITAL "Dolby Certified power DVD included" 6-kanal AUDIO OUT for that digital home cinema experience with optimal sound **, 2 integrated loudspeakers 1x Subwoofer and inserted microphone **(only in connection with an appropriate loudspeaker system. In the scope of supply) USB does not contain 2,0 3x USB 2,0 FireWire IEEE 1394 your direct connection to the digital future MEDION® network CONTROLLER 10/100 MBit/s. 56K/V90 modem inclusive communications adapter cable of connections • 1x PCMCIA type II, • 3x USB 2,0, • 1x VGA, • 1x TV out, • 1x FireWire IEEE 1394, • 1x LAN (RJ45), • 1x modem (RJ11), • 1x microphone or center/bass ****, • 1 x LINE in or loudspeakers in the back ****, • 1 x LINE out or S/p dif out **** **** these connections are accordingly usable depending upon software attitude. Operating system Microsoft® Windows® XP Home edition SP2 OEM version before-installs and on Recovery CD Rome service luggage 2: If extended safety technology software (OEM versions) Microsoft® WorksSuite® 2005 before-installs and on Dvd Rome • Flight simulator 2004 Microsoft flight simulator flies you by the interesting and abwechlungsreiche history of aviation MEDION® HOME CINEMA OEM versions, before-installed and on Dvd Rome, contain 6 professional programs for video and audio's applications! Consisting of: • PowerDVD 5 • PowerDirector 3,0 SE • power Cinema • power producer 2,0 gold • Medi@Show • Musicmatch, Jukebox further software: • InterNet Telefonie software *** the InterNet Telefonie software for favorable world-wide Telefon*gespraeche. OEM version, before-installed and on Dvd Rome *** the tariffs for telephoning in the fixed net are country-specific and can be seen under the following address in the InterNet: http://www.skype.com/products/skypeout/rates/by the Telefonie over the InterNet with another SKYPE user arise apart from the usual connecting costs to the InterNet no additional costs. • Nero Burning ROM 6 ***** OEM version, before-installs and on Dvd Rome, program for copying CDs without copy protection.***** • anti-virus eTrust before-installed, inclusive 90 days free InterNet update • DivX De and Encoding before-installed • Nero Recode 2-se OEM version before-installed and on Dvd Rome, program for copying DVDs without copy protection ***** • Videon OEM version, before-installed and on Dvd Rome • AOL 9,0 before-installed and on CD Rome system Recovery powered by Symantec www.symantec.com ***** you may only copies of the material provide, whose copyright holder is you and/or kept for you from the copyright holder a copying permission. If you are not the copyright holder and/or from the copyright holder received no copying permission, you possibly hurt copyright and are subject possibly to claims for damages. Accessories: • inclusive one external USB 2,0 stroke • inclusive one Dvb t and FM antenna • inclusive remote maintenance • inclusive carrying bag • left-ion Hochleistungsakku • integrated Touchpad with 2 mouse buttons • 1 Headset with microphone • external power pack, VDE/GS examined • USB Scroll mouse