Aldi laptop €229

discodiva92

From today Thursday 27th
https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thur-27-aug/products-detail-page/ps/p/medion-akoya-s2218-notebook-116/

D Trent

That's great that it has Windows 10 installed for you

banchang

2 GB memory will really struggle with Win10

Curb Your Enthusiasm

banchang wrote: »

2 GB memory will really struggle with Win10

No it won't. I have Windows tablets with 1GB RAM and it runs just fine.

phill106

Id be more concerned with the 32gb of storage...
Doesnt mention any sd slot or similar either, so extra storage would have to be usb, and it makes no mention if its usb 2 or 3.
Basically seems like a windows 10 chromebook.
If you plan on just social media and browsing, be grand but dont count on gaming or anything much more intensive then a word document.

vicwatson

3 year warranty - I like !

biebiebie

From reading elsewhere, it's my understanding that it does indeed have an SD slot.

Check first though!

marcbrophy

Better specs given on the medion site.
It does indeed have a micro sd slot and the USB are both usb 2.0

http://aldi.medion.com/md99599/uk/?refPage=medion

(Click on more info in the configuration section.)

banchang

Techmaster wrote: »

No it won't. I have Windows tablets with 1GB RAM and it runs just fine.

Flash (if you can use on a tablet) & Win Update are huge memory hoggers. More RAM will enable you to run these & other tasks without any diminution of performance.

Whether 2 GB is enough depends on what applications run and your expectations. This will be particularly noticeable when running multiple or demanding applications. 2 GB is fine for basic tasks, but if you want to do a lot more, better not have many (any) other tasks open.

At the end of the day, it depends on expectations, anticipated usage, & budget.

thisonetaken

Not exactly a bargain at 229

quarryman

thisonetaken wrote: »

Not exactly a bargain at 229

Yeah?

Would you mind supplying a link to a better spec'd Windows 10 laptop.

Thanks.

Dravokivich

quarryman wrote: »

Yeah?

Would you mind supplying a link to a better spec'd Windows 10 laptop.

Thanks.

That is a quest in futility. This isn't really a laptop. Its a netbook. Like them eeepc's from 7 years ago.

Wanderer78

dont get too caught up with win 10 folks. always nice to have a better specced device than the latest os on the block. nothing worse than an incapable device lagging and jittering but as others have said, all depends on usage and budget

phill106

quarryman wrote: »

Yeah?

Would you mind supplying a link to a better spec'd Windows 10 laptop.

Thanks.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1472833/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780850%7CLaptops+and+netbooks%7C14419039/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419039%7CLaptops%7C14419040.htm
isnt bad, you can update it to windows 10 for free

beauf

phill106 wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1472833/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780850%7CLaptops+and+netbooks%7C14419039/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419039%7CLaptops%7C14419040.htm
isnt bad, you can update it to windows 10 for free

AMD A4 Temash A4-1200 dual core processor.
1GHz processor speed

You be better with a 2nd hand i3/i5 from adverts

vienne86

phill106 wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1472833/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780850%7CLaptops+and+netbooks%7C14419039/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419039%7CLaptops%7C14419040.htm
isnt bad, you can update it to windows 10 for free

I have something similar to this - Toshiba. Very handy for travelling, but can be a bit slow. I paid much the same, and reckon it's worth it.

catsbanter

Not a bargain, it's a rip off!

marcbrophy

This one from Asus is almost identical on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-X205TA-11-6-Inch-Notebook-Black/dp/B00R6BRR2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440716686&sr=8-1&keywords=x205ta

It only has a 768p screen instead of the 1080p from Medion. Also, comes with Win 8.1 so you'd need to update it yourself to Win 10, if you wanted that.

It's ~£160, which is almost €220.

For 10 quid more a 1080p screen and ready to go Win 10 is a good price IMO from Aldi.

I might buy the Asus one though, as both Aldi near me sold out :pac:

Would appreciate a link, if anyone has found a 1080p screened laptop this size, for around these price points

GekkePrutser

thisonetaken wrote: »

Not exactly a bargain at 229

For a full HD IPS screen it's not bad at all! Nothing (windows) in this price range has that.

Please be aware though that full HD on 11" will be tiny and not all apps scale well yet on Windows.

marcbrophy wrote: »

This one from Asus is almost identical on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-X205TA-11-6-Inch-Notebook-Black/dp/B00R6BRR2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440716686&sr=8-1&keywords=x205ta

It only has a 768p screen instead of the 1080p from Medion.

Not just 768p but also no IPS display. That makes a big difference in screen quality.

If you don't care about the screen the asus x205 is not a bad choice though. The battery life is super on that one.

AlmightyCushion

The hardware that is in this is mainly targeted at tablets so it won't be the quickest in the world. Any one buying it should keep that in mind.

JONJO THE MISER

Why would you buy a Aldi laptop when you can get a great new dell one for 90 extra.
Have my dell laptop almost 11 years now and still going strong, have seen friends go through 3 to 4 laptops in that time.

marcbrophy

GekkePrutser wrote: »

Not just 768p but also no IPS display. That makes a big difference in screen quality.

If you don't care about the screen the asus x205 is not a bad choice though. The battery life is super on that one.

Yeah, the Asus one is a bit lighter too at .98kg vs 1.2kg but I'm not sure I could buy it, knowing the Medion one is just 10 bucks more

Ghost Train

Priced about right, modern netbook, screen specs look decent (though not touch screen), 3 year warranty, 2gb of ram (a lot of win tablets only have 1gb), won't be the fastest but probably good mobile windows device

The_Conductor

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Why would you buy a Aldi laptop when you can get a great new dell one for 90 extra.
Have my dell laptop almost 11 years now and still going strong, have seen friends go through 3 to 4 laptops in that time.

The reason for buying the Aldi one- is their customer service is incredible- if something goes wrong normally you can just drop it off at any branch and get a repair/refund with no questions asked. The customer service in Aldi is really really good. Also- check what a 3 year warranty with Dell will cost you- you really will pay for it.........

That said- the Aldi laptop wouldn't suit my needs- I want a full laptop- not a netbook.

halkar

Got this yesterday. Brilliant screen. You will not find full hd ips screen laptop\netbook anywhere near this price. Windows 10 is fine with 2GB after tweaking around disabling unused apps. After Office installed there is about 15Gb free space. Also fine as you can get cheap 64gb micro sd for additional space if needed.
It will not be singing and dancing but it will do the basic internet, office, social network, multimedia stuff.
And 3 year warranty is a big bonus.

Alanstrainor

These devices are for browsing mostly, it would be better to consider it a tablet with a keyboard in terms of usage. The 1080p screen is great. Just waiting for other manufacturers to go this route on all their laptops. 1366 x 768 resolution needs to die.

Mervyn Skidmore

The_Conductor wrote: »

The reason for buying the Aldi one- is their customer service is incredible- if something goes wrong normally you can just drop it off at any branch and get a repair/refund with no questions asked. The customer service in Aldi is really really good. Also- check what a 3 year warranty with Dell will cost you- you really will pay for it.........

That said- the Aldi laptop wouldn't suit my needs- I want a full laptop- not a netbook.

Really? I was in aldi yesterday and the guy in front of me was trying to return a leaky kettle that was only 4 months old. They kept telling him he needed to take up his issue with the manufacturer as it was more than 60 days old. Shocking customer service in that instance.

Amalgam

thisonetaken wrote: »

Not exactly a bargain at 229

The likes of the, comparable, Asus X205TA are available refurbished for between 90 and 115 euro from tech sellers like LuzerneTech (http://stores.ebay.ie/LuzernTech), on eBay, prices include P&P. Sent from Poland/Germany by UPS, tracked.

2GB runs Windows 10 just fine. Don't expect much out of these Atom CPU's, for browsing, YouTube etc, they're great.

mada999

stick Linux on them.. grand for browsing etc..

Amalgam

You will have to do a fair bit of work to get Linux on these type of netbooks, particularly if they have a UEFI bios, even more fiddly if it is a 32bit system, for some reason.

First things first, if you start to experiment on a device with a UEFI bios, bitlock encrypted by default etc. Back up your system with the backup creation tools available to you, from within the OS, I can't overstate that enough..

First thing you should do!

L1011

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Why would you buy a Aldi laptop when you can get a great new dell one for 90 extra.
Have my dell laptop almost 11 years now and still going strong, have seen friends go through 3 to 4 laptops in that time.

Dells hardware quality is not what it was 11 years ago, for starters

beauf

L1011 wrote: »

Dells hardware quality is not what it was 11 years ago, for starters

Theres a wide range of dells from 199 to 1999. So it depends what you buy.

dbit

Over priced and under powered for an extra few quid you could get a real notebook/laptop and not this silly nonsense .

km991148

Amalgam wrote: »

You will have to do a fair bit of work to get Linux on these type of netbooks, particularly if they have a UEFI bios, even more fiddly if it is a 32bit system, for some reason.

First things first, if you start to experiment on a device with a UEFI bios, bitlock encrypted by default etc. Back up your system with the backup creation tools available to you, from within the OS, I can't overstate that enough..

First thing you should do!

What about sticking an SSD in them (is this possible?) or in the more hassle than its worth?

Also - anyone know if ram can be added?

AngryDiMaria

banchang wrote: »

2 GB memory will really struggle with Win10

Lol

GarIT

km991148 wrote: »

What about sticking an SSD in them (is this possible?) or in the more hassle than its worth?

Also - anyone know if ram can be added?

No, It doesn't have any type of hard drive and you can't add one. It has a memory chip, which is about the size of a USB key and uses the technology of an SD card. You won't be saving your collection of pictures, music or videos on this.

Ram is also limited as it is.

This is a tablet with a keyboard permanently attached.

On the other hand the screen is quite high quality and the battery life should be decent. It may be useful for taking college notes or browsing the internet but you won't have much success using it for anything else.

dbit

AngryDiMaria wrote: »

Lol

Why lol


Win 10 sys requirements :-

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM:
1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card:
DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display:
800x600


downgrade to 32 bit and itll run just fine ? the price is wrong for the features though few more quid and you have a proper laptop.

biebiebie

This Toshiba is an interesting alternative.
2 in one tablet / keyboard.
Competitively priced too with the "€120 off" (pinch of salt).

Great battery life as the keyboard also has a battery as well as the screen.

One main con is that the Atom cpu is at the lower end, but at the price range these are great for browsing, movies, youtube, word processing etc. Certainly not a gaming rig

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4021418/Trail/searchtext>MINI+CLICK.htm

foggy_lad

biebiebie wrote: »

This Toshiba is an interesting alternative.
2 in one tablet / keyboard.
Competitively priced too with the "€120 off" (pinch of salt).

Great battery life as the keyboard also has a battery as well as the screen.

One main con is that the Atom cpu is at the lower end, but at the price range these are great for browsing, movies, youtube, word processing etc. Certainly not a gaming rig

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4021418/Trail/searchtext%3EMINI+CLICK.htm

Less than 9" screen is very small for anything and the higher resolution is wasted.

dbit

Any laptop can be converted into a gaming laptop , some of these use pcmcia adaptors and for some laptops that have a pcie nested in underside .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_8EYQ-2RA


You can now turn any low end lappy into a gaming behemoth. Atoms not so much but there is a plethora of good alptops that just lack that GPU edge.

discodiva92

Many in store?Where do they display them?

marrm

discodiva92 wrote: »

Many in store?Where do they display them?

Tried 3 ALDIs today (Friday). All sold out of laptops. Pity. Was gonna buy one.

IMHO it's great value because of the 3-year guarantee. Try to get one of those from Dell & see what you'll pay!

AngryDiMaria

dbit wrote: »

Why lol


Win 10 sys requirements :-

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM:
1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card:
DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display:
800x600


downgrade to 32 bit and itll run just fine ? the price is wrong for the features though few more quid and you have a proper laptop.

Lol because it wont 'struggle' with 2gb of RAM and yes your 32 bit suggestion is good.

beauf

dbit wrote: »

Any laptop can be converted into a gaming laptop , some of these use pcmcia adaptors and for some laptops that have a pcie nested in underside .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_8EYQ-2RA


You can now turn any low end lappy into a gaming behemoth. Atoms not so much but there is a plethora of good alptops that just lack that GPU edge.

Thats not turning it into a gaming laptop.
Its turning it into a Ugly Desktop.

biebiebie

beauf wrote: »

Thats not turning it into a gaming laptop.
Its turning it into a Ugly Desktop.

Agreed.

corcaigh07

marrm wrote: »

Tried 3 ALDIs today (Friday). All sold out of laptops. Pity. Was gonna buy one.

IMHO it's great value because of the 3-year guarantee. Try to get one of those from Dell & see what you'll pay!

Think I saw some in Nutgrove Aldi.

zom

phill106 wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1472833/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C19780850%7CLaptops+and+netbooks%7C14419039/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419039%7CLaptops%7C14419040.htm
isnt bad, you can update it to windows 10 for free

If that Aldi netbook is really 1920 x 1080 IPS screen, there is no match at all with poor Argos 1366 x 768. And if you have card reader (I am almost sure both of them have) you can easily extend you storage so not worry about it.

Panda

I've been asked to fix Medion laptops before, poor quality build. I'd sooner buy a refurbished laptop.

I wanted a closer look and found that they're only charging 150gbp in NI / UK stores which is around 207 euro on xe.com.

http://aldi.medion.com/md99599/uk/index.php

L1011

dbit wrote: »

Any laptop can be converted into a gaming laptop , some of these use pcmcia adaptors and for some laptops that have a pcie nested in underside .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_8EYQ-2RA


You can now turn any low end lappy into a gaming behemoth. Atoms not so much but there is a plethora of good alptops that just lack that GPU edge.

Good luck finding pcmcia on a machine under 8 years old... And no, most low spec laptops have junk chipsets so nothing of the sort will work

TheDoc

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Really? I was in aldi yesterday and the guy in front of me was trying to return a leaky kettle that was only 4 months old. They kept telling him he needed to take up his issue with the manufacturer as it was more than 60 days old. Shocking customer service in that instance.

They rarely deal with returns themselves and constantly send you to the manufacturer. They pretty much breach consumer legislation all the time and people just accept it.

My father in law is five months waiting on manufacturer to pull the finger out replacing a chainsaw he bought.

I'd be weary buying anything in there of significant value.

lowelife

TheDoc wrote: »

They rarely deal with returns themselves and constantly send you to the manufacturer. They pretty much breach consumer legislation all the time and people just accept it.

My father in law is five months waiting on manufacturer to pull the finger out replacing a chainsaw he bought.

I'd be weary buying anything in there of significant value.

Sounds like you need A&E and the emergency services first.