New Aldi PC 26th March 09

[Rat]

This is better than Aldi last efforts

Multimedia PC Medion® Akoya® P4340 D £489. 99

2.8 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor E7400
(2.8 GHz, 3 MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB)

1000 GB S-ATA hard drive
for more than 200,000 music tracks or photos2

4 GB 4096 MB DDR2 Dual Channel SDRAM with 667 MHz 64 Bit1

Nvidia® GeForce® GT 140 DirectX®10
High performance graphics card for fantastic visual clarity with games and multimedia applications. The 512 MB dedicated memory and integrated HDMI interface make the
P4340 D the perfect partner for your LCD or Plasma TV!

High Speed Wireless Networking
Latest Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11n-Draft technology for up to 6-fold faster transfer with up to 300 MBit/s. 802.11b/g compatible

eSATA
For fast transmissions

CD/DVD Multiformat Burner with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer support5

Audio
8 Channel High Definition Audio6

Medion® data port 2
Simple, limitless storage capacity expansion – no cables required!8

ConnectXL
Front ConnectXL now includes eSATA for connecting external SATA devices.

Accessories included
Wireless Keyboard, remote frequency optical mouse, Windows Vista® Home Premium Recovery DVD (32 & 64 bit)

Software included (OEM versions pre-installed and/or on CD/DVD or Recovery DVD)


Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32 Bit
Microsoft® Works 9.0
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 Trial Edition7
Nero Essentials – Nero Burning ROM 85, Nero Recode 3SE5, Nero Express 85, Nero Vision 5 Essentials5
Corel® Draw Essentials 3 & Corel® MediaOne™
BullGuard Internet Security4 90 day trial
System Recovery powered by Symantec Symantec - AntiVirus, Anti-Spyware, Endpoint Security, Backup, Storage Solutions
Connections

FRONT:
2 × USB 2.0
1 × Firewire
1 × Microphone
1 × Headphones
1 × eSATA
integrated USB 2.0
Flash memory card reader (memory cards not supplied)3
REAR:
2 × PS/2
6 × USB 2.0
1 × LAN (RJ45)
1 × Firewire
1 × Front Line Out
1 × Back Surround Line Out
1 × Side Surround Line Out
1 × Center/Subwoofer Line Out
1 × Line In
1 × S/P-DIF Out (opt.)
1 × Serial
1 × S/P-DIF Out (coax.)
1 × DVI-I
1 × VGA, 1 × HDMI


All the support you need
36 month manufacturer’s warranty. Medion® offer a telephone support hotline charged at National Rates and a return to manufacturer service for repair.

 

[madnlooney]

saw this today by email and was inpressed also the price of the external they are doing £79.99 for a 1T is great i think

 

[elkopite]

"THANKS FOR THIS MATE" i've been looking for this spec for weeks now....my mate wants to upgrade the pc's in his shop...this is ideal..

 

[Rat]

"THANKS FOR THIS MATE" i've been looking for this spec for weeks now....my mate wants to upgrade the pc's in his shop...this is ideal..

your welcome m8

your m8 will be pleased with the 3 years manufacturer’s warranty if its for a shop extra security

thanks for the rep too m8

 

[elkopite]

no problem mate....i just hope they have enough stock of them and they're not limited to one per customer...."BRILLIANT FIND THOUGH"

 

[criptic]

So is this pretty good to play the latest games ?

 

[sargie]

So is this pretty good to play the latest games ?

you will probably want to upgrade the graphics tbh m8 if you want to play things like crysis etc.

 

[criptic]

Ok, thanks.
I basically need a new pc, is it better to get this and upgrade the graphics card or should i go elsewhere cause it will be better/cheaper ?

 

[madnlooney]

Ok, thanks.
I basically need a new pc, is it better to get this and upgrade the graphics card or should i go elsewhere cause it will be better/cheaper ?

id say this is a good system and to upgrade the graphics card.

 

[mozr]

I would think for £500 notes you would be wanting quad core surely?

Maybe not?

Depends on case size and power supply for graphics card upgrade I suppose.

 

[sargie]

I would think for £500 notes you would be wanting quad core surely?

Maybe not?

Depends on case size and power supply for graphics card upgrade I suppose.

possibly depends on what usage you will need it for if it's for games often a good dual core can outperform a quad core.

But allot of these medions that have been around for this price have been quad core deals in the past. Seems strange they have gone to dual core this time.

 

[little_pob]

The Q6600 is still retails over £150 (don't know wholesale price), the E7400 is an interesting trade off at around £100 (again, retail).

If anyone wants I can spec out something similar in Intel and AMD flavours?