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possible new PC?
« on: 07 February 2008, 20:46:28 »
How does this compare pricewise?  Got sent the e-mail flyer for this, as of 14th Feb.  Have bought similar from Aldi before and it was quite fine for the price.  seems good timing as mine is on the verge of getting binned at the moment....
 
  AKOYA MD 8830 ENTERTAINMENT
  PC BASE STATION
      £399.99 EACH  
SUPER FAST – ULTRA QUIET – ENERGY EFFICIENT

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4500 2.2 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
High performance dual core processor with ultra silent cooling technology.
Huge 2GB DDR2 memory, speed rating 667MHz. Massive memory for maximum performance.

Gigantic S-ATA 500GB Hard Disk, 8MB cache, super-fast 7200rpm. Stores up to 100,000 MP3 tracks (4MB) or 100,000 digital photos (4MB) or 225 hours of video (depending on quality of recording).

Windows Vista® Home Premium Operating System

NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GS graphics card with HDMI connection and Microsoft® DirectX 10 support for crystal clear graphics.

Multi format CD/DVD Burner
Easy cable free connection with the Medion HDDrive 2 go port (HD Drive not included)

RF remote control included. Enjoy TV, video, photos or music at the touch of a button .  2-in-1 TV Tuner, DVB-T and analogue TV including remote control.
Multi format CD/DVD Burner
Supports all the usual CD/DVD standards, including dual layer DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RAM.
8 Channel High Definition Audio
Enjoy amazing digital ‘home cinema’ surround sound. Use in conjunction with a suitable speaker set.
Gigabit LAN on board: 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
 
  Front Connections  
1 x Audio-in
1 x Composite-in
1 x S-Video in
1 x e-Sata
1 x Firewire
2 x USB
1 x microphone
1 x headphones

 8-in-1 card reader:
IMD, CFC, MS, MSP,
MC, SMC, XD, SD
 
 Rear Connections  
2 x PS/2
4 x USB 2.0
1 x RJ-45 LAN
1 x Front Audio Line Out
1 x Side Audio Surround
Line Out
1 x Centre/Subwoofer
Audio Line Out
1 x Back Surround Audio
Line Out
1 x Line In
1 x Mic
1 x Aerial In  1 x HDMI
1 x TV-out
1 x Firewire
1 x Adapter DVI-I
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    3 year manufacturer’s warranty.
   MEDION offer a telephone supporthotline charged at National Rates and a FREE call out service for on-site repairs.
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Re: possible new PC?
« Reply #1 on: 07 February 2008, 20:47:49 »
the most important piece of spec missing - the chipset
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« Reply #2 on: 07 February 2008, 20:49:34 »
heres the link to the webpage.  info lifted from the e-mail....

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_5153.htm
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« Reply #3 on: 07 February 2008, 20:50:28 »
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i plead ignorance whats that
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« Reply #4 on: 07 February 2008, 20:50:51 »
Sounds like a capable piece of kit mate.
You still not getting anywhere with your old un?
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« Reply #5 on: 07 February 2008, 20:53:33 »
looking to config. you want speed..Why not consider a faster say 15K RPM SCSI or better RAID with SATA disks..
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« Reply #6 on: 07 February 2008, 20:53:54 »
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Sounds like a capable piece of kit mate.
You still not getting anywhere with your old un?

nope....

scandisc, defrag, both no great change.  Does not hang on the intel logo now but takes an age to actually load the windows bits and bobs..

Did a reformat and reinstall from clean and now got no crud but still takes longer than it should to fully load.....

Reckon something got fried on the motherboard...
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« Reply #7 on: 07 February 2008, 20:55:08 »
Dell aint in my good books, but check some of these out:

http://www.dmxdimension.com/blogcategory/dell_uk_inspiron_530.html
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« Reply #8 on: 07 February 2008, 20:56:41 »
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i plead ignorance whats that
The most important part of the jigsaw...
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« Reply #9 on: 07 February 2008, 20:57:29 »
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looking to config. you want speed..Why not consider a faster say 15K RPM SCSI or better RAID with SATA disks..
Disk performance is not really an issue on desktop (non workstation) pcs generally.
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« Reply #10 on: 07 February 2008, 21:01:56 »
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the most important piece of spec missing - the chipset
i plead ignorance whats that
The most important part of the jigsaw...
i'll take your word for it
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« Reply #11 on: 07 February 2008, 21:04:15 »
Ideally for Core2 chips, 965 (or 975) is best bet
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« Reply #12 on: 07 February 2008, 21:05:21 »
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looking to config. you want speed..Why not consider a faster say 15K RPM SCSI or better RAID with SATA disks..
Disk performance is not really an issue on desktop (non workstation) pcs generally.

Boot times will be changed drastically with a fast disk..if no hardware

problem..

15 K compared to 7200 is half latency..
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Re: possible new PC?
« Reply #13 on: 07 February 2008, 21:09:21 »
Have you not considered a laptop, much easier to lounge on the couch than sit at a desk. Run your old box as a file store and grab what you need from it over the network.
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« Reply #14 on: 07 February 2008, 21:10:13 »
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Sounds like a capable piece of kit mate.
You still not getting anywhere with your old un?

nope....

scandisc, defrag, both no great change.  Does not hang on the intel logo now but takes an age to actually load the windows bits and bobs..

Did a reformat and reinstall from clean and now got no crud but still takes longer than it should to fully load.....

Reckon something got fried on the motherboard...

on the upside, got a new docking station today for the PDA.  Plugged it all in and it synced no problem.  The PDA connectors are a shade singed and the plastic has a slight melt but all appears working fine and dandy....  A good tenner spent there.... ;D
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