aldi laptop

gtsreddy

Hi
aldi is going to sell the gericom laptop for 1299 from monday
specifications are amazing for me
is this a good company to buy
can any one suggest me some thing
thanks
sridhar

Doodee

Aldi are grand.

I haven't heard of any problems with the Gericom laptops, I bought a 19" flat screen branded Gericom before and it was perfect,I only sold it as part of a pc package, otherwise i would have hung onto it.

Stephen

There's no mention of this on their website?

Eurorunner

Stephen wrote:

There's no mention of this on their website?

Click on selected specials sale...

Stephen

Ah, right you are. Cheers.

SoBe

i was considering one myself,would be handy when i go to the states but would like to see somone that has one to give an honest opinion bout them.

RicardoSmith

Looks great if I had the money

bk

fli wrote:

i was considering one myself,would be handy when i go to the states but would like to see somone that has one to give an honest opinion bout them.

If you can wait, you would be better getting a laptop in the states. Better and cheaper.

SoBe

i know but i just seem to be one of those people that want things now now now

btw if i do buy it i will be selling/breaking my desktop

a64 3000 cpu
9800 pro
1.5gigs pc3200 ram etc so keep your eyes out

carbsy

I bought this for 1499 a few months ago in Aldi,great laptop.2mb Dothan core chips rock! On a par with p4 3ghz but uses much less power...

Hornet

Over the last 12 months, I bought 3 laptops (not all for me) with different configurations.

One is a Targa from Lidl, the other two are Gericom from Aldi. I am still using the Targa and am very very happy with it. The two owners of the Gericom are similarly happy with their purchase (and my recommendation). Hehehehe

Typically the laptops or PCs that you can buy here in Lidl or Aldi are the same configuration and same manufacturing quality etc. as the laptops and PCs that are sold by these two dicounters in Germany. Ok, in Ireland they charge somewhat more, but otherwise it is the same.

Aldi is in the meantime the largest German computer reseller!! This suggests that there must be a good few more happy customers than just myself. The competition in that market is fierce in Germany, this means the Computers are always close to the max spec for the given price.

The interesting thing is that the current Irish laptop price form the two dicounters is around EUR 1399-1499, the price for PCs is around EUR1100.

This means that no matter how long you wait, until now, the next model did cost more or less the same price, but had an improved spec. As a consequence DON'T wait for a cheaper one, you might wait a long time.

Surprisingly, however, the current offer IS below this "typical" price. So, if you have the money and if you need a laptop and if the spec sounds good to you: Go for it!

Great thing about Aldi (in comparison to Lidl) is that USUALLY you can order the laptop or PC if the ones in the shop are gone. So you might not have to queue for 1-2 hours to get one of the 15 in the shop. Unfortunately this is only experience, NOT a guarantee!!

--Hornet

SoBe

thanks guys for your replys.i was looking on the net at american prices and for the specs offered by aldi i dont think its gonna be worth the wait,im just gonna go out on the 27th and get it

theprofessor

dude in my class has a gericom, about 6 months old. Gets about 3 minutes from the battery on a full charge, it's also a brick.

You really can't judge hardware like this purely from the spec on paper, read some reviews if you can find them. I'm not into brand names in the slightest, but you get what you pay for, I wouldn't touch it.

carbsy

theprofessor wrote:

dude in my class has a gericom, about 6 months old. Gets about 3 minutes from the battery on a full charge, it's also a brick.

You really can't judge hardware like this purely from the spec on paper, read some reviews if you can find them. I'm not into brand names in the slightest, but you get what you pay for, I wouldn't touch it.

I just said I had the same model and it's great.You're on about their desktop replacement which isn't up to much...bulky and eats power. (100w+ chip)

darkmaster2

theres a bit of a thread here about the laptop

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6963&page=3

looks likie a bargain!

elexes

i had a targa laptop up till about 2 weeks ago where i sold it .

i do intend on getting another and it will be the same brand just newer model .

im very happy will taga .

as for gericom i have a 19" flat screen that i bought a few years back and i have to say i am very happy with it . never had one problom with it at all

you should buy it if u can there deadly

SoBe

well i think ill go for it cus of the simple reason i never had a prob with aldi for returns i have bought tvs etc off them before and only ever had 1 prob which i returned and got my money back.

thanks for your help/links guys

dubal

Anyone know of an Aldi store that still has the laptop's for 1299?

Hornet

dubal wrote:

Anyone know of an Aldi store that still has the laptop's for 1299?

Dubal, you should go to the nearest shop and ask them if you can order it. I expected they would go really fast, but a friend of mine bought one a day after it was going on sale and even in Aldi in Parnell Street they still had a few left.

I expect that in stores like the one in Margaret Road in Finglas your chances are even higher.

Go to the nearest store and ask if they know of any other store that still has one OR if you can order the laptop. Unfortunately for you, you can't RING the stores, but if you get hold of a nice store manager, maybe he will ring one or two other stores for you to find out.

Give it a try and tell us about your experience!

--Hornet

DingChavez

Yo, does anyone who brought this have an exact read on the processor speed and the 9700's clock speeds.

carbsy

It's a Pentium M 735 ie 1.7Ghz.Not fiddled with the 9700 yet so I can't comment.

DingChavez

Hey, I was up in the Aldi near Liffey Valley today to get one. The guy said he had none left and and that hes pretty sure all the other shops have none either. :eek: Anyways, I don't believe him, one of the shops must have at least one lying around. Has anyone who's been in an Aldi in the last day or so seen one? Figures when I finally have enough money........

Or, perhaps someone can point me to another good deal. Gotta have a 9700 or better tho :cool: