ALDI's 17" Multimedia Entertainment Notebook

adante · 1st April 2006, 6:07 AM

As seen here http://aldi.com.au/product_03/product_141.html

Quick rundown of salient features (taken from the site):

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) and Intel® 915PM Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 7300 with TurboCacheTM Technology
8 x DVD/CD burner with Dual Layer and DVD RAM support
100GB S-ATA Hard Disk Drive - manufacturer, rpm unknown
1024MB DDRII Memory (no vacant slots)
8 Channel High Definition Audio Out (Analogue +S/P- DIF) In connection with suitable speaker set (speakers not included)
# Intel® Pro/Wireless 2200 (IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN 54 mbit/s)
# 2 Integrated Speakers and 1 Subwoofer
# Integrated 4 in 1 Multi Card Reader
# Fast Ethernet LAN 10/100Mbit/s and 56K/V.90 Modem
Digital and Analogue TV Tuner
Biometric Finger Sensor Lock
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home SP2 (OEM)*
All sorts of spicy software
Included in Delivery: Remote Control, Headset, Antenna, Wired USB Mouse, Carry Bag, DVI Adapter, AC Adapter, Lithium Ion Battery Pack.

Price $ 2199, Includes 90 day satisfaction guarantee and a 2 year on-site warranty.

Obviously at 3.3kg this is not exactly an ultraportable, but it seems like it'd make a fairly decent desktop replacement for mum and dad, and my folks have been wanting to get a laptop for some time.

I'm not really on the ball with regards to prices, but this seems like a pretty good deal. Suspiciously good, infact. Normally I would be wary of buying something as large as a laptop from a nofrills store, but my experiences with ALDI so far have been quite decent (including that rebadged MSI 588 PMP a month ago). Anyone have any opinions on this?

littlemaelstrom · 1st April 2006, 11:55 AM

Seems alright, 1440x900 is a dissapointing resolution for a 17" widescreen though - with an inbuilt HDTV tuner I'd want 1920x1200 to view 1080i without downscaling.

Price seems okay, but Core Duo laptops are only going to getting cheaper over the next couple of months.

DraGoN-BoY · 1st April 2006, 10:17 PM

Wow, nice

Viper · 2nd April 2006, 12:02 PM

The only thing that truly makes this item good is the standard 2 year warranty and the HD tuner. Core Duo is all the rage now though, so they are probably trying to clear old stock of the Pentium M.

Kore_5022 · 2nd April 2006, 2:54 PM

The go7300 is useless really its nvidias entry level card atm and has replaced the 6200.

You would be much better off with the Dell 6400(15.4") or 9400 (17") Both can be specced much better and the 6400 will be cheaper

storm69 · 2nd April 2006, 5:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kore_5022

The go7300 is useless really its nvidias entry level card atm and has replaced the 6200.

You would be much better off with the Dell 6400(15.4") or 9400 (17") Both can be specced much better and the 6400 will be cheaper

So which card do people think is better, the Go7300 256mb (which aldi says it is) or the X1400 256mb one in the dell.

Viper · 2nd April 2006, 8:10 PM

Probably in that circumstance. The X1400.

1st April 2006, 6:07 AM	#1
adante Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Brisbane Nth Posts: 314	ALDI's 17" Multimedia Entertainment Notebook As seen here http://aldi.com.au/product_03/product_141.html Quick rundown of salient features (taken from the site): Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) and Intel® 915PM Chipset NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 7300 with TurboCacheTM Technology 8 x DVD/CD burner with Dual Layer and DVD RAM support 100GB S-ATA Hard Disk Drive - manufacturer, rpm unknown 1024MB DDRII Memory (no vacant slots) 8 Channel High Definition Audio Out (Analogue +S/P- DIF) In connection with suitable speaker set (speakers not included) # Intel® Pro/Wireless 2200 (IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN 54 mbit/s) # 2 Integrated Speakers and 1 Subwoofer # Integrated 4 in 1 Multi Card Reader # Fast Ethernet LAN 10/100Mbit/s and 56K/V.90 Modem Digital and Analogue TV Tuner Biometric Finger Sensor Lock Microsoft® Windows® XP Home SP2 (OEM)* All sorts of spicy software Included in Delivery: Remote Control, Headset, Antenna, Wired USB Mouse, Carry Bag, DVI Adapter, AC Adapter, Lithium Ion Battery Pack. Price $ 2199, Includes 90 day satisfaction guarantee and a 2 year on-site warranty. Obviously at 3.3kg this is not exactly an ultraportable, but it seems like it'd make a fairly decent desktop replacement for mum and dad, and my folks have been wanting to get a laptop for some time. I'm not really on the ball with regards to prices, but this seems like a pretty good deal. Suspiciously good, infact. Normally I would be wary of buying something as large as a laptop from a nofrills store, but my experiences with ALDI so far have been quite decent (including that rebadged MSI 588 PMP a month ago). Anyone have any opinions on this?

1st April 2006, 11:55 AM	#2
littlemaelstrom Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 362	Seems alright, 1440x900 is a dissapointing resolution for a 17" widescreen though - with an inbuilt HDTV tuner I'd want 1920x1200 to view 1080i without downscaling. Price seems okay, but Core Duo laptops are only going to getting cheaper over the next couple of months. __________________ Lugging around -> Inspiron 6000 \| 1.7GHz P-M \| 1GB DDR2 \| 80GB 5400rpm \| 128MB X300 \| 1680x1050 Relegated to storage duties -> Palomino 1800+ \| 768MB DDR333 \| 60 + 160GB 7200rpm \| 64MB Ti4200 \| 1024x768 Revving the tits off -> Corolla Seca SX .rebmem tsediputs s'UACO yllaiciffO

1st April 2006, 10:17 PM	#3
DraGoN-BoY Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Melbourne 3156 Posts: 2,275	Wow, nice __________________ Desktop: E8500@4.1ghz\|EP35-DS3P\|2x1GB Ballistix Tracer 8500\|Antec P182\|Zalman ZM750-HP\|WD 300GB VR, Seagate 2x320GB, 3x750GB, 1x1TB\|Sapphire 4870X2 (790/990)\|Dell 3008WFP\|XFi XtremeMusic Modded\|Aktimate Mini\|G15+MX Revo Watercooled by: FuZion v2 \| EK-FC4870X2A \| MCP350\| RS240 \| MicroRes Server: AMD 4850e\|MA780G-UD3H\|Lian-Li V2100+\|Highpoint 2320\|Seagate 320GB, 8xWD 1TB\|HX-620

2nd April 2006, 12:02 PM	#4
Viper Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Milky Way Galaxy - Brisba Posts: 315	The only thing that truly makes this item good is the standard 2 year warranty and the HD tuner. Core Duo is all the rage now though, so they are probably trying to clear old stock of the Pentium M. __________________ sdf. I don't own a computer. Done and Recommend Trades with: chuna, DiVi8, ARC99, Ehhhe Yebeb, D r M u t l e y, Febs, marknaton, Ahux, Bosisto, Julz, pete_pumpkin, sml_nail, C0V3R, psychoneurosis, i-spi, rommy, and fenerli

2nd April 2006, 8:10 PM	#7
Viper Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Milky Way Galaxy - Brisba Posts: 315	Probably in that circumstance. The X1400. __________________ sdf. I don't own a computer. Done and Recommend Trades with: chuna, DiVi8, ARC99, Ehhhe Yebeb, D r M u t l e y, Febs, marknaton, Ahux, Bosisto, Julz, pete_pumpkin, sml_nail, C0V3R, psychoneurosis, i-spi, rommy, and fenerli

2nd April 2006, 2:54 PM	#5
Kore_5022 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide Posts: 948	The go7300 is useless really its nvidias entry level card atm and has replaced the 6200. You would be much better off with the Dell 6400(15.4") or 9400 (17") Both can be specced much better and the 6400 will be cheaper