New gaming laptop - Medion Erazer opinions

Christopher Vergara Cser · 12 Oct 2017 at 11:00

Hi everyone,
I've been searching for a gaming laptop for 2 weeks now and I found this one with a really good price (£1499):

Medion Erazer X7853 30022549

Intel Core i7-7820HK Quad Core Processor
17.3" Full HD Screen
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
16GB DDR4 RAM
512GB SSD
2000GB HDD
Dedicated GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphics
USB3 | HDMI | Bluetooth | Display Port
GSYNC
Blacklit Keyboard

It seems to tick all the boxes: GTX 1070 8GB, Intel i7-7820k, G-SYNC, 512 GB SSD, etc. But I have never heard of this brand before. I already read other theards at this forum but I still can't make a final decision.

Would you recommend me to buy it? Any feedback is much appreciated.

Rannoch · 12 Oct 2017 at 11:01

Christopher Vergara Cser · 12 Oct 2017 at 11:36

Vargas said:
No

Any details on why you don't recommend it? Thanks.

neoboy259 · 13 Oct 2017 at 11:27

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...in-16gb-256gb-gtx1070-gaming-laptop.18792430/

Seems a decent machine to be fair.

ic1male · 13 Oct 2017 at 12:46

Christopher Vergara Cser said:
Any details on why you don't recommend it? Thanks.

I think he's pulling your leg. I would snap that up pronto. In fact, I'm going to have a look for it myself.

Christopher Vergara Cser · 13 Oct 2017 at 13:23

neoboy259 said:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...in-16gb-256gb-gtx1070-gaming-laptop.18792430/

Seems a decent machine to be fair.

Yes

I checked that thread already and helped me to decide. Thanks.

ic1male said:
I think he's pulling your leg. I would snap that up pronto. In fact, I'm going to have a look for it myself.

Cool

The only thing that I want to clarify is if it's 60Hz, 75Hz or 120Hz. I could not find this info in the web :/. I'll email Medion in a sec. (To be honest, I still don't understand the difference between those three display options but I've read that 120Hz is the best, would it be worth it even if this model is not 120Hz?)

Alexrose1uk · 15 Oct 2017 at 13:34

Medion are a rebrander. The Erazer are Clevo based I believe

60/75/120hz is all about how many pictures the screen can show per second. Higher is more fluid when your system can keep up!

Christopher Vergara Cser · 15 Oct 2017 at 21:10

Alexrose1uk said:
Medion are a rebrander. The Erazer are Clevo based I believe

60/75/120hz is all about how many pictures the screen can show per second. Higher is more fluid when your system can keep up!

Thanks for explaining ! I emailed Medion but they did not reply :/

Rannoch · 15 Oct 2017 at 21:14

Christopher Vergara Cser said:
Any details on why you don't recommend it? Thanks.

Sorry

You could pickup an Alienware with a GTX 1080 for a little more if you get a refurb. Next day on-site warranty is awesome, they fix it at your home or business.

Vita · 15 Oct 2017 at 22:00

Vargas said:
Sorry

You could pickup an Alienware with a GTX 1080 for a little more if you get a refurb. Next day on-site warranty is awesome, they fix it at your home or business.

While the AW machines are probably the best bang for the buck. Onsite next day can depend on the issue. For example my motherboard bricked due to a bios update going wrong, and it didn't get fixed till around 3 weeks after. Due to the part not being in stock.

Rannoch · 15 Oct 2017 at 22:02

Vita said:
While the AW machines are probably the best bang for the buck. Onsite next day can depend on the issue. For example my motherboard bricked due to a bios update going wrong, and it didn't get fixed till around 3 weeks after. Due to the part not being in stock.

Very true. But it still beats sending the whole machine away, I’d want to remove the hard disk if I was sending a machine back by courier.

Vita · 15 Oct 2017 at 22:13

Vargas said:
Very true. But it still beats sending the whole machine away, I’d want to remove the hard disk if I was sending a machine back by courier.

Yes that's the best thing about it. At least there is no sending off and worry about it getting damaged in post etc.

ic1male · 15 Oct 2017 at 22:16

Vita said:
Yes that's the best thing about it. At least there is no sending off and worry about it getting damaged in post etc.

Or someone else finding your saucy pic collection.

Vita · 15 Oct 2017 at 22:16

ic1male said:
Or someone else finding your saucy pic collection.

Pics? Pffft. Stream ftw

Rannoch · 16 Oct 2017 at 08:07

Vita said:
Yes that's the best thing about it. At least there is no sending off and worry about it getting damaged in post etc.

My R4 packed in on a Saturday, they came on the Tuesday and replaced the power button.

The engineer mentioned the board and cpu with the 1080 was pretty scarce so I may have had a long wait if that part had went.

Rannoch · 16 Oct 2017 at 08:07

ic1male said:
Or someone else finding your saucy pic collection.

Pics of the GF working out in bed lol

ic1male · 16 Oct 2017 at 09:09

Vargas said:
The engineer mentioned the board and cpu with the 1080 was pretty scarce so I may have had a long wait if that part had went.

I suppose they are allowed a “reasonable time” to get it fixed but how long is that? Say it would have taken six weeks. Are you allowed to get a refund or a replacement?

ic1male · 18 Oct 2017 at 15:37

@Christopher Vergara Cser Did you get this laptop in the end?