aldi laptop

im333

can someone please post an in-depth review of the gericom aldi laptop that is coming on sale on the 27th?

rowantoad

not got an in depth review but for those who don't know it has a centrino 1.7ghz processor.

This processor has a 2MB cache memory and will perform approx 1.5x better than the ghz rating would suggest.

So although it is described as a 1.7ghz it will perform roughly the same as a 2.6ghz pentium processor. The lower clock speed also allows it to have better battery life.

It also has a Radeon 9700 graphics card so will have no problems running the latest games.

im333

is it worth getting?? do u think its a bargain at this price? For around £1070 i can get a top spec fujitsu siemens 64 bit AMD 3700+ laptop from laptopsdirect.co.uk

What is the quality of it like?? is it noisy as i would like a quiet machine...

Hintza

Take a look at this one and there appear to be reviews around:-

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=1767&CategoryID=11&SubCategoryID=

caverncity

BTW the laptop at Aldi has a 2 year fully insured no quibble warranty

caverncity

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naR8or

I saw this.....not interested myself but looks very, very good....very comprehensive spec......pretty well the best you can get today without the price heading towards 2K......I have a centrino with a lower spec and it takes everything I can throw at it.

The forums generaly have good reports on the Aldi/Medion offers...Id buy a PC off them.....Im sure there are highly clued up semi pro IT shoppers that can find better but for mere mortals like me this really is worth a look....and you could spend a long time trying to find better ::)

Hope that helps.

im333

thanx for all ur comments...does anyone on the forum actually own this laptop?? looking for more of an in-depth review before i part with 800 quid!!

malcolmord

Just got the Aldi sales letter. Loads of other great deals inc a 15" LCD TV for £129

gromituk

thanx for all ur comments...does anyone on the forum actually own this laptop?? looking for more of an in-depth review before i part with 800 quid!!

Yes, I have it, as I said on another thread (in this Board I think) a couple of days ago. I bought it for £1000 back in August and I considered it v good value then. I have made it dual boot with Linux. What do you want to know about it? The fan's a bit noisy but it's still going...

im333

how noisy is the fan??? im after a quiet machine!!

what is the graphics card like - may play games such as ghost recon from time to time.

how is battery life and build quality of the machine?? do u have any pics?

is the dvd writer dual layer, and what speed does it write at?

can u upgrade the memory to 1gig easily?

alot of questions i know....thanx 4 ur input guys