Aldi Medion Akoya P4340D Computer

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Medion Akoya P4340D Computer

Hey Guys

I'm in the market for a new pc and have noticed this machine advertised. Its been a while since i really looked at pc specs and prices etc and would like your opinions on whether it is a good deal for the money.
Price - £489.99
Spec :

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

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

Nvidia® GeForce® GT 140 DirectX®10

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

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

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


Also, if there are any alternatives to this machine for this sort of money with or without a monitor. It will mainly be used for photo and general office work with maybe some gaming thrown in to boot.
It is also an option for me to build my own but it would be from scratch.
However, as i said, it's been a while and i have unfortunately fell a little behind with specs and compatibility issues.
Therefore, if anyone could spare the time, any advice on a pc spec would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks for your time in advance.
 
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Aldi are a competitor?

The last time I checked.... they sell food and other low-grade, budget stuff. Like shoes. And toolkits. And scuba gear. And random car items. Stuff like that. Hardly a competitor.

This spec is taken from the Aldi site (price is £500 btw):

Aldi said:
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz 1066 MHz FSB 8MB Cache)

What is Quad-core?
Four processor cores work within the same processor to increase the performance of your PC. Quad-core technology means that several demanding applications can be run at the same time, allowing your computer to think as fast as you can multi-task.

Gigantic 500GB SATA HDD for up to 100,000 digital photos or 100,000 music files (4MB each)

Huge 3GB RAM: dual channel memory – Ideal for gaming

NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT Graphics – Amazing, realistic Direct X10 Graphics with 256MB memory

Mainboard with LAN and 8-Channel High Definition Audio on board

Multinorm dual layer DVD-writer

Single layer DVD: 18 × DVD-R, 6 × DVD-RW, 18 × DVD+R, 8 × DVD+RW, 5 × DVD-RAM
Dual layer DVD: 10 × DVD+R9, 10× DVD-R9 CD: 48 × CD-R, 32 × CD-RW

Wireless LAN 802.11 Draft-N

For up to 300 Mbit/s. Extensive connectivity for peripherals and audio.

Multi-card reader

For all common memory cards.

A world of television. Includes DVB-T / DVB - S/Analogue TV-Tuner and remote control

Receive and watch digital TV, record digital TV programmes, schedule recording, complete control with your remote control.

Sit back, relax and watch digital TV directly on your PC in a window or full screen.

Connectivity

Front connections

* 1 × Audio-in
* 1 × Composite-in
* 1 × S-Video in
* 1 × e-Sata
* 1 × Firewire
* 2 × USB
* 1 × microphone
* 1 × headphones
* 8-in-1 card reader: IMD, CFC, MS, MSP, MC, SMC, XD, SD

Rear connections

* 2 × PS/2
* 6 × USB 2.0
* 1 × LAN (RJ45)
* 1 × Firewire
* 1 × COM Port
* 1 × Front line out
* 1 × Rear line out
* 1 × Centre/subwoofer line out
* 1 × Surround out
* 1 × Line in
* 1 × SPDIF (coax.) out
* 1 × SPDIF (opt.) out
* 1 × DVI-I
* 1 × VGA
* 1 × HDMI

Aerial inputs
Analogue/DVB-T, DVB-S

TV-out connections

* 1 × S-Video
* 1 × Composite
* 1 × Component
* 1 × SCART
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Apologies, haven't posted for a while.:o

I cant figure out how to change the post title!!!???
I changed it all at the top?
 
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thursday deals and stop naming competitors anyways basically we have to better that spec for 490£ and what the hell is a gtx 140 equivalent?
 
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bit over budget but erm i just couldnt resist :D:D:D
 
Ucof said:
**** are a competitor?

The last time I checked.... they sell food and other low-grade, budget stuff. Like shoes. And toolkits. And scuba gear. And random car items. Stuff like that. Hardly a competitor.
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They sell computers... how could they possibly not be a competitor?

In case it isn't clear in text, I'm being condescending.

@ OP -I'ts actually not a bad deal if you don't mind having a load of crap installed on the OS (easy enough to remove). You would be hard pressed to build better for the same price with an OS as well. One thing you have to remember is that a PC you build yourself will be much easier to upgrade in the future.
 
im a member on the aldi medion support website, and have bought a medion PC before.

if i was you, i would hold out till the summer when they usualy release their high end spec PC's, but if you was desperate i could warrent the purchase, considering the ammount of extra's you get, such as the Media connections and card reader.

problems that they come with is messy wiring, but if your not scared to open it up and go over the cables again and direct some better air flow, then its not too bad.

oh, and apparently the installed GFX card GT140 is apparently a rebranded GeForce 9600GT

to OP here is a link to the medion support website if you are interested in said computer.

www.medionsupport.com
 
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