I've bought one, but not had the opportunity to play yet.
By all accounts/reviews, it's got most everything you need. Personally,
only things missing are 2GB RAM (1 instl.) and a GB Eth port (only
10/100) Otherwise with 2yr warranty - 60 Day return policy, it'll do me.
Other one to think about is the Acer Aspire One ..... ???? ???? AO532H
(I think that's the model no., certainly mentioned before on here) from
Officeworks, last I saw it about 3 wks ago for $349.
Differences:
Acer N450 CPU - Medion N455 RAM same, but Officeworks will
upgrade; Aldi obviously not. But I'm hoping Medion local rep will,
otherwise may have to do it myself.
Acer 1yr Waranty - Medion 2 yr Of course you can buy xtra 2 yr
extended from Officeworks for about $90 (again I think).
Acer 160GB HDD - Medion 250GB I think this is correct re Acer, not
100%.
I wouldn't wait for me to report back. My bet is by end of weekend,
there won't be anymore.
I didn't know they had spare DVD drive for $69.
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Kind Regards
Kyle
On 17/07/10 7:44 AM, Jim Donovan wrote:
Aldi are offering the Medion Akoya E1222 10" notebook for $389 (Win 7 Starter
installed) plus $69 for an external DVD drive.
Also see
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/notebooks/medion/akoya_e1222/352359
Has anyone tried it, please? Starter does not permit DVD playback - see
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windows7/archive/2009/05/29/let-s-talk-about-windows-7-starter.aspx
- so there's another reason to add Ubuntu or similar.
Jim Donovan
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