High spec LAPTOP £499 reduced from £799

vinylmusic

From Thursday 10th August Lidl stores throughout the UK will have a high spec laptop computer for £499

It carries a 3 year warranty with telephone hotline which for me makes it worth more than anything else I've seen that offer only one year.

Lidl offer

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060810.p.TARGA_Traveller_Notebook_812_MT30.ar8



TARGA Traveller Notebook 812 MT30

* Specifications:
* ATI Integrated graphic solution
* With chipset ATI RS48 2M
* Mobile AMD Turion64® MT30 processor
* 1.6Ghz, 1024Kb cache
* 60Gb hard drive
* 5400rpm
* Super fast DVD & CD burner
* Multi-norm & dual-layer-technology with RAM support
* Writes: 8x DVD+R
* Reads: 24x CD ROM
* 512Mb SO-DIMM DDR 333MHz
* Features:
* - Analogue TV tuner and DVB-T, FM radio tuner
* - Integrated touch pad with 2 mouse buttons & scroll function
* Connections:
* 3x USB 2.0, 1x Firewire, 1x Microphone In, 1 x Headphone Out (inclusive adapter for SPDIF-digital Audio-Out), 1x VGA, 1x RJ11 modem, 1x RJ45 network, 1x S-Video In, 1x Audio In, 1x Digital TV in, 1x Composite In
* High-end equpiment:
* - 4 in 1 card reader writes and reads: Compact Flash 1, Compact Flash II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
* - Realtek ALC 655 with integrated stereo speakers
* - Integrated 56k analogue V90 modem
* Supplied with:
* Infrared remote control, headset with microphone, TV tuner card, huge OEM Software Package, instructions and much more.
* 3 year manufacturer's warranty
* price per item
* was £799.00
* *compared to last year

499.00*
Only available while stocks last

lellie

different regions have different spec.. some of them are 100gb HD and 1gb RAM - and a lot more expensive..

Also - these are MSI rebrands - from the megabook S range..

vinylmusic

lellie wrote:

different regions have different spec.. some of them are 100gb HD and 1gb RAM - and a lot more expensive..

Also - these are MSI rebrands - from the megabook S range..

You can find all info and regions on the website

talkshop

vinylmusic wrote:

You can find all info and regions on the website

What website ?

Not even listed for my postcode.

rhig

Is this a sub-notebook though with a smaller screen? It sounds a lot like this and screen size isnt mentioned in the Lidl specs.

http://www.billigkamera.de/article2221.html

vinylmusic

rhig wrote:

Is this a sub-notebook though with a smaller screen? It sounds a lot like this and screen size isnt mentioned in the Lidl specs.

http://www.billigkamera.de/article2221.html

Its says Brilliant WXGA display (whatever that means)
1280 x 800 pixel resolution
16:10 Wide-Screen.

If I had £499 to spare I'd go for it

You have a computer, TV, radio, DVD recorder, card reader, modem, USB 2.0, firewire, win xp, DivX, nero, 3yr warranty and much more

vinylmusic

talkshop wrote:

What website ?

Not even listed for my postcode.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060810.p.TARGA_Traveller_Notebook_812_MT30.ar8

Kilty_2

12" screen seems a bit small to run at 1280X800 (so I'd need to see it running before even thinking about buying it)

Also, its reduced from £699 as I remember looking at them the last time they had them in, at £699

odowdchr

talkshop wrote:

What website ?

Not even listed for my postcode.

You put in the postcode of your nearest shop, then it saves it as a cookie for the offers page. Click it each few days for the updated offers.
Vinylmusic's link defaults to my own nearest store where they're not doing the laptop however....but they are doing the latest Targa desktop.

vinylmusic

I dont work for targa or lidl so I have no special interest in promoting their items but I know a good deal when I see one.
I cant afford it now otherwise I'd buy one.

I cant understand why everyone is so negative.
you can always buy one and if its not what you expect you are within your rights to take it back.
I believe I've seen it written in their stores somewhere "satisfaction or refund"
If you do end up taking it back just make sure its in exactly the same condition (packaging as well) as you got it and in reasonable time.

The only negative points I can see from buying from stores like Aldi or Lidl is that you cant pay by credit card which means you lack the protection you'd otherwise get. So its only cash or debit card
The staff are not trained to sell such goods so you cant ask technical questions and get a sensible answer

One other point
Sometimes they dont always stock up well on such offers. I went to a store to buy an advertized sat dish/receiver at a bargain price 10 minutes after the store opened. A sales person admitted that they only had 4 and they flew out as soon as the customers were let in.

I think these stores do it on purpose just to get people in. I'm sure that it would be illegal to advertize something and have none at all but they seldom stock enough to meet the demand.

I know they had plenty in my local store the last time they were in some months ago and they were £699 then

malky39

vinylmusic wrote:

The only negative points I can see from buying from stores like Aldi or Lidl is that you cant pay by credit card which means you lack the protection you'd otherwise get. So its only cash or debit card

This is incorrect as you have been able to use credit and debit card at both stores for some time now.