-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Medion Computers
- From: "David Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:45:23 -0400
Thanks I must have missed it in the previous emails.
Dave
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cris
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:31 AM
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Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Medion Computers
> Thank you!
> It is a 2.8 GHZ Pentium 4
> 512 DDR 120 GB hard drive
> 64 mb nividia video card
> nVidea G Force 4 something 400 graphics card -
> with a 17" flat screen monitor -
> Thinking seriously about it - $1300.00
> Cris
That's about =A3800 in our money and is pretty similar to what they sell
for here..I read the description on the last one they sold and it was
all really cutting edge, quality parts. good sound and video cards, plus
smart card readers, front USB and audio controls, CD-DVD writer. Windows
XP, software bundle...etc..etc..
The supermarket chain they sell through is called Aldi, which is a
German chain, and Medion is a German company. They usually sell the
tower and monitor separately, along with printers, reasoning that many
people will be buying a machine like this to replace a PC, rather than
as a first purchase. They usually advertise about 2 weeks before they
are putting them on sale in their stores and the shop stock sells out
within a couple of hours. I believe that the medion brand is also now
appearing in PC World (a large national computer outlet).
Check what sort of back up service you'd get, if it looks ok, I think
you'd be very happy with your purchase!
Andy
Thanks Andy! We have Aldi's here! I always sort of joke about how
they've started to sell computers and things like that. Here, it is a
cheap way to buy grocery's - all their own brand - some are very good
and some are so so. I would never have thought to trust a computer
purchased from Aldi's!! Unless it is a totally different Aldi's here
than there. But now that you mention it, I recall that being the brand
they have in the advertisements.
One of my concerns is buying it all in one box - and not knowing
everything about it - and not really knowing what sort of back up
service there would be - That's still a lot of money for me -
(especially if I'm getting ripped off!) but it seems the comparable Dell
is over $1800.00. I looked up Computer Active, and there one complaint
was no floppy drive. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure this model
has a floppy drive. I need a floppy drive - or a bay to put one into it.
It had ports on the front and extra usb ports. I saw the small card
readers also - my camera is that new format - X-D picture card. I don't
think there is a slot for that one!! LOL I also don't know if it has
capabilities to say - add a 2nd hard drive - or extra ram - Also - if
it wasn't in a box, I would consider XP PRO, instead of XPHome - I have
home now - but still....it doesn't sound shabby!! Cris
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