Štulic

Instead of spending thousands I just got me a new Medion-Akoya lappy from Aldi for $699 AUD ($650 USD)

Specs:
* Intel® Core®i3-350M processor (2.26GHz, 3MB Intel® Smart Cache, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology)
* Intel® HD Graphics
* 17.3"/43.9cm widescreen LED-backlight display with a HD resolution of 1600 x 900 pixel
* High Definition Audio with 2 x loudspeakers and 1 x subwoofer Dolby Home Theater®1 v3 certified
* 500GB S-ATA hard disk (For more than 100,000 songs/pictures) (at 4MB per song/picture)
* 3GB DDR3 SDRAM memory
* 8x Multi-Standard DVD-/CD-burner with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer support2
* Latest Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 n-standard technology with up to 300 Mbit/s., IEEE 802.11b/g compatible4
* Network controller Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
* Integrated 1.3 MP webcam and microphone
* Multi-format memory card reader for SD, SDHC, MMC, MS & MS-Pro cards (Memory cards not included)
* Digital Display Port and HDMI Audio-/Video out for the best multimedia entertainment experiences
* MultiTOUCHpad – Easy control of applications using intuitive gestures for scrolling, zooming and rotating with your fingertips
* Ergonomic keyboard with numeric keypad for the ultimate comfort during use
* eSATA connector. High performance connection for fast data transfer with external storage devices
* 8-cell li-ion high performance battery
* Elegant high gloss design
* ...


Software
* (OEM versions, pre-installed and/or on CD/DVD and recovery DVD)
* Original Windows® 7 Home Premium
* Microsoft® Office Starter 20105
* Windows® Live® Essentials
* MEDION Home Cinema Suite, PowerDirector, PowerProducer, PowerDVD®, Media Show
* CyberLink Power2Go2
* CyberLink YouCam
* Corel® Draw Essentials
* ...

Connections:
* 1 x Express Card Slot 54, 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x eSATA/USB 2.0, 1 x Display Port, 1 x HDMI Out, 1 x LAN (RJ45); Audio (the usage of these interfaces is depending on software configuration): 1 x Microphone, 1 x Line In, 1 x Line Out incl. S/PDIF, 6-channel Audio Out (analogue + S/PDIF)

Probably not suitable for high end graphics and gaming but for me and things I use it for it's top notch value for money, nice huge screen, 2 years warranty and great performance, all I'm gonna change in it is replace one 1G DDR3 RAM wit a 2G one to have 4G and it should last for the next 4 or so years.

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Kompressor

I'd upgrade the RAM a bit, also how big is your hard drive? Depending on that I'd upgrade that as well.

Otherwise, looks like a solid buy.

Congrats.

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Štulic

Well I've already added my old 300Gig hard drive from my other laptop so all together it's 800G storage which is enough, I also use 2 external ones so I never had storage issues.
Of course the RAM, like I said it's got two sticks one 2G and the other 1G, I'll replace the 1G with another 2G or maybe even a 4G.

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Kompressor

Oops, for some reason i missed where they were listed.

Sounds good though.

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wellfleation

Oh well, you get what you pay for. As long as it fits your needs for at least 3 years then great.

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Flamingnun

I'm convinced Aldi is going to conquer the world someday. Sweet deal though.

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maszac

is that like the grocery store aldi?

Štulic

Ye at least in Australia they call themselves Aldi Foodstore but the electric and electronic goods they get as "special buys" every week is cheap as fuck and most of the times just as good as 4 times more expensive brands somewhere else. Like diy tools and kitchen appliences, but I've got my Bauhn LCD TV from Aldi 2 years ago for $799 when same size and quality was around $1200 in low budget electronic stuff shops, and I'm still happy with it works perfectly.

The same TV costs $499 now but it's still 100 bucks cheaper then at Harvey Normans or Good Guys or wherever...
Aldi is great for groceries too especially for big families who go bulk shopping, a trolly (shopping cart) full of groceries at Aldi compared to other stores can be from $40 to $80 cheaper without quality loss whatsoever.

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Geeno

ive built two aldi this year, working on a third now and have two more to do before christmas

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