This blog post via: Aldis mini-notebook for 300 euros -good for what?
Mini-Notebook for mini Price: Aldi now sells a netbook from Medion for 299 euros. The “Inspiron E1222″ convinces with a long battery life, good facilities and a new processor. But it is not appropriate for all tasks. Computer image has been testing the device -and found a vulnerability.
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The magazine “Computer Bild” has tested the new Aldi Netbook: The screen has a standard for this category diagonal of 10.1 inches (25.6 centimeters) and a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. The contrast is very good, but the screen is reflected strongly.
The Medion Akoya E1222 is the first netbook with Intel Atom N450 in the Computer Bild test. The novelty of this processor (codenamed “Pineview”): It also includes the graphics chip and the memory controller -like its big brother, Core i3. The association of several components in a chip package reduces manufacturing costs and a little power consumption.
Speed
Like its predecessor, the N280 Atom processor N450, a rake, and runs at 1.66 GHz core clock frequency. The Inspiron E1222 demonstrated similar performance values, therefore: For office work and for surfing the Internet reaches the speed. Larger tasks like video editing you should expect the mini-notebook will not.
No toy
Like almost all netbooks, the Inspiron is not graphically complex 3D Games: The integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics unit processor does not have its own memory, calculated on average only 0.8 frames per second.
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The 16:9 screen with LED-backlit display measuring approximately 26 inches on the diagonal. Its 1024×600 pixels is sufficient for most programs and web pages. How many current netbooks, the Inspiron also has a screen with a glossy surface.
Thanks to the high-contrast representation of the reflections are not as annoying as in other devices.
Enduring companion
The battery was tested pleasing a lot of perseverance: At work, he held out for almost four and a half hours. On DVD image were even ten minutes more in there -for a 300-euro netbook a class-power.
Volume
In operation, the Akoya produced an audible fan noise (1 sone). This was not loud at compute-intensive tasks.
Lightweight
Despite the large battery the unit weighs only 1150 grams, the keyboard is typical Netbook small, but welcome after a short period of familiarization fluid tap, the somewhat sharp leading edge of housing here, however disturbing. The battery can be taken out if the device gets power from the socket.
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Deduction of points there were in the hinge-testing: A 14,000-prize after opening and closing the screen lid, the testers found a broken webcam and a loose hinge.
Conclusion: The Aldi Medion Akoya E1222 netbook is small, lightweight and therefore ideal for use on the road. Praise deserve the long battery life and good equipment with 250-gigabyte hard drive and Bluetooth. For $ 299, the device is a real bargain.
Advantages:
- Long battery life
- Large hard drive
- Built-in Bluetooth
Disadvantages:
- Reflective Display
- Camera broken by Hinge Test
- Keyboard broken after liquid test
Bundled programs
Windows 7 Starter, BullGuard Internet Security 8.7, duration of protection: 90 days after registration, or seven days, Microsoft Works 9.0 (word processing, spreadsheet, database, address and appointment management), PowerPoint 2007 Viewer, Apple Quicktime 7.65, Cyberlink Home Cinema ( Power DVD 9.0, You Cam 3.0, You Paint 1.2), Corel Essentials 14 (Draw 4 and PhotoPaint 4), Windows Live 2009 (Messenger, Writer, Mail, Photo Gallery, call) Medion (Magix) Photos on CD & DVD SE 8.0, Photo Service 4.5, Photo Manager 6.01, Photo Suite 4.5, and online printing service 4.5.
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