vw412fan Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Aldi, the el cheapo grocery store, sells weird stuff like computers and electronics once in a while. What do you x86'ers think of this machine? http://aldi.us/us/html/offers/58_3884_ENU_HTML.htm Flash link with more config info: http://www.medion.de/md96340/us/flash.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 By itself it is an absolutely great notebook for the price (but who the hell is Medion® ?) Whether it would work with OS X is a big question mark. It will probably work with most Linux distros, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw412fan Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Medion is a German company, I think...could be owned by the Aldi people, who knows. Bang for the buck is pretty good though. A friend bought a tower from Aldi (a Medion) about 3 years ago, hasn't had any trouble with it. Another buddy picked up their new tower a few weeks ago for $499. He's pretty happy with it so far. We'll have to see if anyone goes for this and tries OS X on it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I had no idea Aldi sold laptops...Good price for that though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw412fan Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 I had no idea Aldi sold laptops...Good price for that though. It's a "special buy," a few weeks ago was an AMD tower, and I just missed the electric blower/vac for yardwork. They usually have digital cameras and other assorted odd stuff. The computers only come out every couple of years, and they don't usually have them for long. They're a good deal if you have an Aldi nearby. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I knew that they carry digital cameras, but I had no idea a computer or a laptop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detosx Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Aldi have been selling Medion laptops for some time and the easiest way to snag one is at the opening of a new Aldi store. I have checked them out in the past and though the fascia's finish isn't the best, the internal specs are usually drool-some - not least because German students are more demanding of quality than most and my German friends think it insultingly weird that anyone would sell a Vista laptop with anything less than 2gigs of memory and weirder still that Brits and Americans put up with such things; it's unlikely you're buying {censored}. That said, I am of a paranoid nature - read a review if you can find one. You will probably have to get google to translate it from German to English. I would pay particular attention to battery life in this day and age. Installing OS X - it's always a gamble. If you don't like gambling, read the Dell or HP laptop threads on insanelymac. Or, hey, buy an Apple! They're lovely Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm waiting to buy an Apple until the 8800 or higher(or if ATIs hd2900 comes to apple) is in the Mac Pro. I've got $1500 saved up for it now, just a bit more. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-482226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I am jealous of your special offers and prices In Europe they assume that 1 Eur=1 USD, thus we pay almost 44% more! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67831-decent-laptop-at-aldi/#findComment-483026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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