[aldi Deals 2aug] Pc Base Unit /wireless Lan Adaptors £10/ 4gb Flash Drive £17

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ALDI DEALS

FROM THURSDAY 2ND AUGUST


MD 8824 Entertainment PC Base Station



Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4300 Dual Core Technology 1.8 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
High performance dual core processor with ultra silent cooling technology.
What is Intel® Core™ 2 Duo?
The innovative Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors, based on the Intel® Core™ micro-architecture have been designed for powerful performance and low energy consumption, handling more operations at the same time without compromising on speed. The Intel® Core™ 2 Duo desktop processor increases performance by up to 40% with Windows Vista™, compared with earlier Intel processors.
Windows Vista™ Home Premium Operating System
Windows Vista™ Home Premium delivers enhanced productivity and entertainment at home and on the go, making it easy to enjoy digital photos, music, TV, games and movies, while providing a whole new level of security and reliability (including improved, customisable parental controls) on your desktop.
Gigantic S-ATA 320GB Hard Disk
8MB cache, super-fast 7200rpm. Stores up to 75,000 MP3 tracks (4MB) or 75,000 digital photos (4MB) or 225 hours of video (depending on quality of recording).
Huge 2048MB DDR2 memory
Speed rating 533MHz. Massive memory for maximum performance.
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400GS graphics card with HDMI connection and Microsoft® DirectX 10 support for crystal clear graphics
This NVIDIA® graphics card allows you to enjoy up-to-the-minute gaming software and incredibly detailed multimedia applications in fabulous quality. It guarantees ultra-realistic video displays and makes available the graphics extras offered by the new Windows Vista™ operating system. 128MB DDR2 memory, D-Sub VGA, TV out & HDMI connection.
A world of television
2-in-1 TV Tuner, DVB-T and analogue TV including remote control.

• Watch Digital TV (Freeview) and analogue TV on your PC, in a window or full screen
• Enjoy sharper pictures and clearer sound without paying a subscription fee with Freeview digital TV channels
• Record TV programmes to your hard drive or transfer to CD/DVD disc and play them back again and again
• Use the schedule function to schedule your recordings with the 14 day EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)
• With the time shift function you can pause live TV programmes so you never miss a thing
• The included remote control can be used to play, pause, record, stop, fast forward or rewind programmes

Multi format CD/DVD Burner
Supports all the usual CD/DVD standards, including dual layer DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM.
8 Channel High Definition Audio
Enjoy amazing digital ‘home cinema’ surround sound. Use in conjunction with a suitable speaker set.
Fast Ethernet on board: 10/100 Mbit/s


Full specification HERE (pdf format)

£399.99 (base unit only)


Vivanco Wireless Network Adaptors



These items offer a simple solution for notebooks and desktop PCs which are not wireless enabled. Allowing simple, cable free Internet access.

• Compliant to IEEE 802.11b/g standard, compatible with other 802.11b and 802.11g standard devices
• Supports 54Mbps
• 64/128bit WEP and WPA encrypton for data security
• Operating range up to 100m indoors and up to 300m outdoors (depending on environment)
• LED for power and link status

Please note, router or modem router is required for operational use.

£10.99 each



PNY 4GB Flash Drive



Digital images, report documents, correspondence or presentations – you can download information in moments onto this mini memory stick, then access it anywhere on any computer that has a USB port.

• Huge 4GB flash memory
• High speed data transfer USB 2.0 (backwards compatible with USB 1.1)
• Read speed: 12MB
• Write speed: 4MB
• Plug and play
• Store up to 4,096 photos, 24 hours of movies (MPEG 4), 66 songs in MP3 format (depending on the quality of recordings)

£16.99

pks00

Some good deals. Hit and miss with my local aldi, they dont always have items in. I also get newsletter. The base station is quite good I reckon. I would be tempted had I not already got 2 PC's!

Regarding wireless, my first card was internal pci. I do not recommend anyone buying them. I bought a quality asus one but not so good. Buying a USB one is much better. One I currently have is excellent. Its the belkin one. play.com selling it for just under a tenner delivered. Top recommendation!

Good price for that memory stick also. I bought the toshiba 2gig one from Aldi for £23.99 last year. Getting cheaper and bigger now.

Welliesorter

pks00 wrote: »

Hit and miss with my local aldi, they dont always have items in.

Same here, especially with PCs. Sometimes they sell out on the first day, other times the same one is available for weeks.

I'm tempted by this one but I don't really need a new machine.

barrymung

Stupid question..does the wifi thing come with a plastic cap, as shown in the pic?

I bought one but can't find the cap and can't really remember if it had one in the first place!

If it didn't come with one then I'll stop looking for it...

chrisj2006

My dad (gadget freak extrordinaire) got one of the base units today - cracking deal for £399 and works beautifully big thumbs up to Aldi

Apparently they've got a good laptop on sale next week for £459, similar spec to base unit - dual core, 2gb DDR RAM, but 120gb HDD

I have managed to persuade him that he does not need a laptop (please bear in mind he is a 69 year old silver surfer who has every latest gadget under the sun!!)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

steady__eddie

"Apparently they've got a good laptop on sale next week for £459, similar spec to base unit - dual core, 2gb DDR RAM, but 120gb HDD"

What day does the Aldi comic come out ? This looks like what I'm looking for, I'm on holiday this month so I could pitch my tent on Aldi's car park to guarantee a decent place in the queue.

"I have managed to persuade him that he does not need a laptop (please bear in mind he is a 69 year old silver surfer who has every latest gadget under the sun!!)"

If he really wants one, I would be quite prepared to look after it for him. :rotfl:

hex2

The laptop spec has gone on the aldi website in the last few minutes.

stamford

pks00 wrote: »

Some good deals. Hit and miss with my local aldi, they dont always have items in. I also get newsletter. The base station is quite good I reckon. I would be tempted had I not already got 2 PC's!

Regarding wireless, my first card was internal pci. I do not recommend anyone buying them. I bought a quality asus one but not so good. Buying a USB one is much better. One I currently have is excellent. Its the belkin one. play.com selling it for just under a tenner delivered. Top recommendation!

Good price for that memory stick also. I bought the toshiba 2gig one from Aldi for £23.99 last year. Getting cheaper and bigger now.

I'm interested in these wireless thingy's - idea being so son can access internet in his room on his Desktop - the broadband connection being into my Desktop PC in the next room. Any recommendations for the hub thing I appear to need ?

josh1234

Stamford I Would Recomend Getting The Usb One From Aldi I Got The Belkin Usb One For My Daughters Pc Its Only About 30 Feet Away From Router And Its A Pain In The !!! Its Very Hit And Miss Wen It Wants To Come On So Maybe Il Put The Belkin One On Fleabay And Get The Usb One From Aldi

lesley_rod

Hi, I got 2 of the USB wireless adapters yesterday and both are up and running. Connectivity is good (they're for old laptops the kids use), definitely a good buy for £11!

baked_beans_lady

Stamford,
Be careful with what you are buying. From your post, it appears that you have a simple connection between your desktop computer and the ADSL line socket. This means that your desktop is responsible for connecting and maintaining the connection to your broadband provider. The only way that another person can use that connection is if (1) your desktop is turned on, and (2) you enable something called "internet connection sharing" which is too complicated to cover properly in a post, and is frequently unreliable.
The alternative is for you to buy a wireless ADSL modem - this then connects direct to the ADSL line, and manages the boradband connection. You, and your son, can then connect to the wireless ADSL modem using your respective adapters. You can also use wired connections with most devices.
By way of example, goto www.dlink.co.uk and take a look at model number DSL-G624T. I'm not recommending this above any other device, it's an example of the sort of device you need. It will need configuring with your broadband user, password, and a few other settings, and I strongly recommend setting up wireless security to prevent the rest of the world using your broadband connection.
I hope this helps, BBL.