Hi Gang,just seen the New Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the Pic} Has 3 years support. Just wondering with anyone in the know about this subject have any advice. My pc is over 5 years old an IQURN and its breaking my heart!!!!! Any Advice most appreciated. Chippy
Aldi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the Pic}
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I dont see any mention of a monitor to go with that! very mixed reviews here on Medion products and service.
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I dont see any mention of a monitor to go with that! very mixed reviews here on Medion products and service.
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I would stay away from HP also. Terrible Customer Service.
I would stay away from HP also. Terrible Customer Service.
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I'd highly recommend computers from Aldi. Ive bought before and had not 5 minutes of trouble. They are high spec for the price you pay plus the 3 year guarantee is thrown in as part of the price so its very good value. Paying for the label is nuts; thats soooo Ireland 2006
and besides the label of Medion is very well respected in places like France and Germany.
I'd highly recommend computers from Aldi. Ive bought before and had not 5 minutes of trouble. They are high spec for the price you pay plus the 3 year guarantee is thrown in as part of the price so its very good value. Paying for the label is nuts; thats soooo Ireland 2006
and besides the label of Medion is very well respected in places like France and Germany.Re: Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the
You must be one of the happy campers, but very mixed views here as posted above.
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I'd highly recommend computers from Aldi. Ive bought before and had not 5 minutes of trouble. They are high spec for the price you pay plus the 3 year guarantee is thrown in as part of the price so its very good value. Paying for the label is nuts; thats soooo Ireland 2006
You must be one of the happy campers, but very mixed views here as posted above.
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I am a seriously happy happy camper. Its true !
Theres always going to be a view for every possibility but my personal experience with Medion desktops and laptops is that the hardware is excellent which is all that counts to me. I dont need someone on a fancy hotline to advise me how to switch the thing on. Even if I did , my experience with Dell is they would charge me about 50 euro just to talk with me. Ive never had to use the medion hotline but I believe its a freephone number.
The Op apparently has an Iqon which broke his heart. These came out years ago and I remember thinking I d buy one to support our local companies since I think it was assembled here at the time. Maybe it still is. Luckily I didnt but my sister did and it broke my heart always trying to fix it for her. She had software problems but in the end the hard drive failed way too early and the specs were so poor that a decent copy of windows xp ran in frustrating slow motion.
I am a seriously happy happy camper. Its true !
Theres always going to be a view for every possibility but my personal experience with Medion desktops and laptops is that the hardware is excellent which is all that counts to me. I dont need someone on a fancy hotline to advise me how to switch the thing on. Even if I did , my experience with Dell is they would charge me about 50 euro just to talk with me. Ive never had to use the medion hotline but I believe its a freephone number.
The Op apparently has an Iqon which broke his heart. These came out years ago and I remember thinking I d buy one to support our local companies since I think it was assembled here at the time. Maybe it still is. Luckily I didnt but my sister did and it broke my heart always trying to fix it for her. She had software problems but in the end the hard drive failed way too early and the specs were so poor that a decent copy of windows xp ran in frustrating slow motion.
Re: Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the
I got one of these about 6 months ago and am perfectly happy with it, amd phenomenon quad core processor, 4 gig ram, 600gig hard drive 512 meg ati graphics card and vista (my only complaint) going to put on windows 7 at the weekend - but I could have put XP pro on it myself but was too lazy.
I got one of these about 6 months ago and am perfectly happy with it, amd phenomenon quad core processor, 4 gig ram, 600gig hard drive 512 meg ati graphics card and vista (my only complaint) going to put on windows 7 at the weekend - but I could have put XP pro on it myself but was too lazy.
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have a traveller laptop from aldi,the hard drive fan was faulty,itwas 2 years old at the time,when i rang the support line they sent out a courier to pick up /repair to germany and return to me ,took about a week,im well pleased with their 3 year warrenty.
have a traveller laptop from aldi,the hard drive fan was faulty,itwas 2 years old at the time,when i rang the support line they sent out a courier to pick up /repair to germany and return to me ,took about a week,im well pleased with their 3 year warrenty.
Re: Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the
had a look at the specs,its all good,you can use your old monitor,you have windows 7,a quad intel processor,1000 g hard drive,and a 3 yr warranty,they will sell out early.
had a look at the specs,its all good,you can use your old monitor,you have windows 7,a quad intel processor,1000 g hard drive,and a 3 yr warranty,they will sell out early.
Re: Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the
Questions you should be asking about this PC:
1. How fast is the DDR2 RAM? From the slowest DDR2-400 (3.2GB/s) to the fastest DDR2-1066 (8.5GB/s) it makes a huge difference to overall system performance.
2. How fast is the 1TB disk drive? 5400rpm or 7200rpm, this also makes a huge difference to the effective overall and percieved speed of the system. Also affecting the drive speed is to ensure it is an ATA/100 drive and not an older ATA/66 drive.
3. How fast is the DVD burner? Not hugely important unless you intend to burn lots of DVD's. Probably will be acceptable as they are cheap as chips these days.
4. The Geforce G210 graphics card is cheap, small and cheerful, BUT it runs hot and loud and depending on how it's cooled in the Medion box, it may burn out earlier than a better designed card. It will not be capable of running the latest PC games, but will do fine with video or older games.
5. Be aware that there is no bluetooth or wifi in this box, you'll have to add it yourself, either internally (better) or via USB slot.
6. If points 1 and 2 above are NOT the slowest options, then it's still pretty good value for money. When you're buying cheap anyway, it doesn't make any difference who the manufacturer is, as all parts come from Far East and are effectively no-name to Joe Public. The after sales customer service and guarantee is far more important, and ALDI seems to have that covered fairly well.
Questions you should be asking about this PC:
1. How fast is the DDR2 RAM? From the slowest DDR2-400 (3.2GB/s) to the fastest DDR2-1066 (8.5GB/s) it makes a huge difference to overall system performance.
2. How fast is the 1TB disk drive? 5400rpm or 7200rpm, this also makes a huge difference to the effective overall and percieved speed of the system. Also affecting the drive speed is to ensure it is an ATA/100 drive and not an older ATA/66 drive.
3. How fast is the DVD burner? Not hugely important unless you intend to burn lots of DVD's. Probably will be acceptable as they are cheap as chips these days.
4. The Geforce G210 graphics card is cheap, small and cheerful, BUT it runs hot and loud and depending on how it's cooled in the Medion box, it may burn out earlier than a better designed card. It will not be capable of running the latest PC games, but will do fine with video or older games.
5. Be aware that there is no bluetooth or wifi in this box, you'll have to add it yourself, either internally (better) or via USB slot.
6. If points 1 and 2 above are NOT the slowest options, then it's still pretty good value for money. When you're buying cheap anyway, it doesn't make any difference who the manufacturer is, as all parts come from Far East and are effectively no-name to Joe Public. The after sales customer service and guarantee is far more important, and ALDI seems to have that covered fairly well.
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Sometimes cheaper machines make a bunch of noise from fans, graphics card, hdd - whats the noise level like out of this machine?
Sometimes cheaper machines make a bunch of noise from fans, graphics card, hdd - whats the noise level like out of this machine?
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Re: Alidi Deal for a DeskTop Called Medion Akoya PC X7330 D { Looks Like a LG on the
I've had Dell desktops/laptops for the last 16 years and had no real problems with them and anything that I did report was dealt with immediately. I have to say I'm a big fan of their products; have other people had issues that I should be aware of as I'm looking to purchase another Dell laptop.
Thanks in advance.
I've had Dell desktops/laptops for the last 16 years and had no real problems with them and anything that I did report was dealt with immediately. I have to say I'm a big fan of their products; have other people had issues that I should be aware of as I'm looking to purchase another Dell laptop.
Thanks in advance.
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Not much noise in my experience. Aldi seem to pull off the miracle of combining cheap with good quality at the same time.
Dell used to be good but my experience of them is they've lost their way somehow. They've changed their way of doing things to become more cost effective and it seems to show in the quality of their product. With all things being equal (and theyre not because I'm ecstatic with my Medion) and considering that Dell is pulling out of Limerick while Aldi and Lidl continue to invest in Ireland and create fairly well paid jobs I'd go for the Medion instead and support a company which supports me. Dells come with a one year warranty. When I had a Dell delivered I ended up within 3 months having to pay them something like 30 pounds to 50 euro for a phone call for tech support on a system which crashed upon delivery and kept crashing whereas with my Medion Ive had no issues whatsoever plus it appears the helpline which I have luckily never had to use is a freephone number. What especially irks me about the Dell I had is that I had paid extra for a 3 year extended warranty and it didnt do me much good. Factor in the warranty in any comparisons you make between systems. The fact that a 3 year warranty comes with the Medion means that you probably wont have to use it.
Not much noise in my experience. Aldi seem to pull off the miracle of combining cheap with good quality at the same time.
Dell used to be good but my experience of them is they've lost their way somehow. They've changed their way of doing things to become more cost effective and it seems to show in the quality of their product. With all things being equal (and theyre not because I'm ecstatic with my Medion) and considering that Dell is pulling out of Limerick while Aldi and Lidl continue to invest in Ireland and create fairly well paid jobs I'd go for the Medion instead and support a company which supports me. Dells come with a one year warranty. When I had a Dell delivered I ended up within 3 months having to pay them something like 30 pounds to 50 euro for a phone call for tech support on a system which crashed upon delivery and kept crashing whereas with my Medion Ive had no issues whatsoever plus it appears the helpline which I have luckily never had to use is a freephone number. What especially irks me about the Dell I had is that I had paid extra for a 3 year extended warranty and it didnt do me much good. Factor in the warranty in any comparisons you make between systems. The fact that a 3 year warranty comes with the Medion means that you probably wont have to use it.
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Me too
Don't mind the badge, look at whats in the case!!