[ALDI] 27" LCD TV £599, Laptop £799 & mor

Jacko371

Just been into Aldi and they've got leaflets advertising their 'Massive Sale' on the 27th December. The 2 main items were:-

Tevion 27" LCD TV

Picture in Picture facility with size and position adjustable
2 Channel viewing; TV/PC, TV/AV, TV/S-Video
Ultra Slim design in aluminium casing
Resolution: 1280x720
170 degree viewing angle
16.7 Million Colours
2x8 Watt internal speakers (Nicam Stereo)
Progressive Scan
Connections:- VGA, DVI, 2x Scart & PC Audio
3 Year Warranty with Pick up, Swap & Return Service Included

£599.99

Theyve also got a Gericom 15" TFT screen for £129.99

Gericom Intel Centrino Laptop

Intel Pentium M Processor 735 (1.7GHz)
Multi-format DVD Burner DVD±R/RW
Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2200 b/g
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB
15.1 SXGA+ Display (1400x1050)
80GB Hard Disk
512 DDR RAM 333MHz
4 in 1 Card Reader
3x USB 2
Firewire
56k Modem
10/100Mbit LAN
Smart Lion battery (claims 6 hours life)
2 Year warranty

£799.99

statman

I have seen this leaflet aswell. Has anybody got any views on how good these deals are?

alanrowell

Try googling "tevion 27" lcd tv", there's a lot of (translatable) comment about it.

smokescreen

That laptop is very very good for the money. Do check the TFT screen on it beforehand, the resolution is too high for some.

gpswally

With Aldi's no quibble gurantee (and it is just that) you can't go wrong, if whatever reason you decide you don't want the item anymore you can return it within 12 months.

I know people who've bought sat nav sytems, kept them until the system becomes available again (and they're always cheaper second time around), got a credit note on the old system and then bought the new one for less.

gromituk

The laptop is the same one I bought from them in August at £999. I have made it dual-boot with Linux without too much trouble, because I hate Micro$oft. The only complaint I have about it is that its fan is fairly noisy, and tends to change speed all the time.

gromituk

With Aldi's no quibble gurantee (and it is just that) you can't go wrong, if whatever reason you decide you don't want the item anymore you can return it within 12 months.

I know people who've bought sat nav sytems, kept them until the system becomes available again (and they're always cheaper second time around), got a credit note on the old system and then bought the new one for less.

Gulp - see my previous posting - can my conscience stand it? ::) But then again I can't take it back and immediately buy another, so I'm quite likely to find I am £999 in credit with them and they have sold out.

Gameplayers

That laptop is very very good for the money.  Do check the TFT screen on it beforehand, the resolution is too high for some.

the spec of the laptop seems to be excellent, but what about the brand of it?

i heard that it is best to go for branded company when buying laptop, like sony, fuji, toshiba, etc.

any idea? ???

gpswally

I've bought several Tevion/Medion products from Aldi. Medion is a German company with a UK office.

I bought a PC earlier this year, the CD drawer only worked once, called the Medion helpline, an independant engineer came out within two days and replaced the complete CD drive, no problems since.

I think you'll find the warranty as good as anybodies.

Can't vouch fo Gerricom, but everything else I've had from Aldi has been spot on.

alanrowell

All the fun stuff is now on the http://uk.aldi.com website for us to peruse

hollie.weimeraner

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6963&page=1 Mixed thoughts on this laptop. The most worrying thing would be the intimation that some of these laptops may be 2nd user that have been returned.

Also found this Computer Active review

Gericom 3.06GHz Smart Power
A great-value notebook with all the features you need from a desktop replacement.

Price: £1000
Overall rating:***** (5 out of 5)
Manufacturer: Gericom
Luke Peters, Computeractive 23 Mar 2004

ADVERTISEMENTRegular readers will know that when Aldi announces a computer deal you should drop everything and listen. This is the superstore's first foray into the notebook market but just like its previous desktop PC offerings, this is a deal that you're unlikely to see anywhere else.

The Gericom 3.06GHz Smart Power will be on sale from 26 February at Aldi stores nationwide and, if previous sales are anything to go by, if you're not queuing before opening time, you won't get one on the day. We have been informed, however, that in the event of the product selling out quickly, order forms will be available at all stores up to 6 March 2004.

As for the specification, how about starting off with a 3.06GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor, 512Mb of fast memory and a 60Gb hard disk? This is easily one of the quickest notebooks we've come across, supported by its excellent results in our tests. There is even room to upgrade the memory to 1,024Mb. First impressions are that Gericom has built a notebook to last.

Unlike many notebooks of this price, the Smart Power comes with a 15.1in screen that's capable of a 1400 x 1050 resolution. Combine this with the latest nVidia GeForce Go FX5600 graphics and you've got a notebook that's great for games as well as Windows applications. It's never going to compare graphically with a desktop PC of a similar specification, but it will play all the latest 3D games at acceptable quality levels. There are both VGA and S-Video outputs, which means you can plug the Smart Power into a monitor or TV.

It also comes with an LG multi-format recordable DVD drive that can read and write all DVD standards. This means that you can archive large amounts of data to DVD if the hard disk is getting cramped. Naturally, you can also watch DVD movies, although the on-board speakers aren't great, so use an external speaker system or headphones.

The Smart Power comes with all the usual array of ports and sockets and a 3-in-1 memory card reader. It also supports Wi-Fi but Gericom supplies a PC card for this instead of it being built in.

If there are a couple of downsides to this otherwise superb notebook, it's the bulkiness and battery life. At 3.5kg, it's not light and it's not as aesthetically pleasing as others, such as the Packard Bell EasyNote M3 325. The battery life also only racked up two hours in our tests, which doesn't say much for the Smart Power battery technology. Nevertheless, if you're using it as a desktop replacement, it'll be plugged into the mains anyway.

It does come with a good software collection, though, a free carry case and a two-year warranty and all-risk insurance policy that covers everything from theft to accidentally dropping it.

To sell this notebook one penny shy of £1,000 is a minor miracle. If you've been thinking of buying a notebook, make a note in your diary to be at your local Aldi well before the doors open.

Contact: Aldi 0870 513 4262 (locator only)
https://www.aldi.co.uk


Verdict
Pros:

Fast processor. Great graphics. Amazing value for money.

Cons:
Not the best battery life. No Wi-Fi. Heavy.

Overall:
Very powerful and great value. Buy one while you can.