MEDION® Akoya® P8610 HD - £700.00

[ati]

hello all

i,m thinking on getting this, your opionion please!

Product Description

This feature packed notebook comes with Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium, Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T5800, 320GB HDD, 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 18.4" TFT widescreen display, blu-ray ROM drive and a Dolby Home Theater® certified sound system.



**Upgrade to Windows 7 when you purchase this notebook. All PCs and notebooks with Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium on sale from 26th June contain a coupon that you can use to upgrade to Windows® 7 Home Premium for just 19.95 EUR**



PC Advisor online Jan. 2009 # 4 out of 5

Computer Shopper - Apr. 2009 # 4 out of 5

Computer Active - Apr. 2009 # 4 out of 5
Features

* Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium
* Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor T5800
o 2.0 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, FSB 800 MHz
* 18.4" TFT widescreen display
o HD supporting 1680 x 945 pixels
* NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GS
o DirectX® 10 graphics with 512MB GDDR2 graphic memory, Hybrid SLI® with HybridPowerTM support and digital HDMI audio/video output
* 2 integrated loudspeakers and 1 subwoofer
o Dolby Home Theater® certified
* 320GB hard disk
* 4GB DDR SDRAM - i,m not sure if this is upgradeable to 6 GB
* Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Draft-n up to 300 Mbit/s
* Blu-ray ROM Drive/Multi Standard DVD-/CD- writer
o with blu-ray disc, DVD-RAM and Dual-Layer support
* Integrated 1.3MP webcam and microphone
* GBit Ethernet LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
* Express Card DVB-T TV Tuner incl. remote control
* 4-in-1 Memory card reader (SD, MMC, MS and MS Pro)
* Keyboard with integrated numeric keypad
* Multimedia control via backlit sensor keys

Software

* Windows Vista® Home Premium
o with new Media Centre interface incl. Service Pack 1
o 64-Bit recovery DVD included
* Medion Home Cinema Suite incl. Cyberlink Power DVD 7 BD Edition
* Nero Essentials
* Nero Burning ROM 8 and Nero Recode 3
* Bullguard Internet Security
o incl. 90 days online-update (cost free registration required)

Included in the box

* Medion Akoya P6810 Notebook
* Lithium-Ion battery
* USB Notebook mouse
* Notebook carrying bag
* Express Card DVB-T TV Tuner incl. remote control
* External AC adapter
* User manual
* Warranty Card
* Windows Vista Home Premium Recovery DVD
* Medion Application and Support CD

Interfaces

* 4-in-1 Memory Card reader
* Express Card Slot 54
* HDMI out
* VGA out
* 1x eSATA/USB 2.0
* 3 x USB 2.0
* LAN (RJ45)
* Microphone in
* Line Out
* S/P-DIF out
* 6-channel audio out (analogue + SP/DIF)

Warranty

* 12 months


thanks

[Biscuit]

6 GB ram is triple channel used mainly in socket 1366 i7 CPUs so u wont need it here. 18" laptop is very big, never really understood the point in anything above 16" myself as you might aswell just have a desktop.

Resolution is a little weak for a laptop of that size, as is the CPU. I would also check t see if its elegible for a windows 7 free upgrade.

[ati]

hi

thanks for the replay, i,m looking for a desktop replacement as i keep moving around very frequently.

not bothered about windows 7 upgrade as i already have it

i did wander about the cpu but its seems quick enough as mostly will be office work and the occassinal game there and there.

if there is something else better or match it i,m open to suggestions, how ever i do need one asap and dell are taking too long for me which is why i,m cancelling my order with them 1st thing tommorow.

Thanks

[Biscuit]

does it reallyneed to be so big though?
how often do you move around is it like every day/week/fortnight/month?

[ati]

the one from dell was the studio 17.3 - £1300.00

ya size helps from all the work i have to do, looking at a lot of time lines and reports.

and 3 times in less 6 weeks. but usully every 6 months or so.

[Biscuit]

Well i had a little hunt around for you and what you have looks like a pretty solid deal

[ati]

cheers, shame it doesnt come with 2 years warrenty

[ati]

his is the original one i purchased from dell:

Order Details


Product
Unit Price
Quantity
Price

Studio 17(N0074509)
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache), Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
£ 1,063.30
1
£ 1,063.30
Item
Description
Base
Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
Memory
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Keyboard
Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard
Video Card
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Hard Drive
500GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Optical Devices
Blu-Ray ROM Drive (read/write CD/DVD & read Blu-Ray Disc)
Wireless Networking
Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)
Cables
1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK
Shipping Documents
English Documentation
Gedis Bundle Reference
N1174509
Standard Warranty
1 year of coverage included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs
3 years Next Business Day service + 3 years Accidental Damage Support
PalmRest
Palmrest Standard
Bluetooth
No Bluetooth Upgrade
Order Information
Studio 1747 Order - UK
Primary Battery
Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Carrying Cases
No Carrying Case
Dell System Media Kit
Studio 1747 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Camera
2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
Colour Choice
Midnight Blue with Microsatin Finish
Accidental Damage Support
Accidental Damage already selected in your Service Plan
Online Backup
No DataSafe Online Backup 2GB (Direct)
Theft Protection Solution
FailSafe® Theft Protection - track and protect lost or stolen laptops - 30 days free trial
Labels
Wireless Label CI7
LCD
17.3" Full High Definition (1920x1080) LED with TL
DataSafe (Services Owned)
Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic
Microsoft Application Software
Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word)
Protect your new PC
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
Power Supply
90W AC Adaptor
Total excl. VAT VAT Rate VAT Total incl. VAT
Sub-total(s): £ 973.69 15.00% £ 146.05 £ 1,119.74
VAT Exempt Items: £ 89.61 £ 89.61
Delivery Charge: £ 17.39 15.00% £ 2.61 £ 20.00
Total Price: £ 1,080.69 £ 148.66 £ 1,229.35

[Biscuit]

Dell one is i7 so it will be quite a bit faster, do you want to save the money?

There is always things liek http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...prodID=B248244 that

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177480 - seems a pretty good deal

[ati]

wow

what a spec, it completely trashes mine lol

but its a desktop. is no good for me

[Biscuit]

wow

what a spec, it completely trashes mine lol

but its a desktop. is no good for me

Oh yeah lol my bad, take a look at the second one i posted; HP laptop.

[ati]

it certainly is

why cant they put a screen with a better resolution like 19*10

[Biscuit]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177481

This one does but its back to 18.4" and is considerably more money

Is blu ray a necissity as that seems to be something which rams up the cost. You could always get an E-SATA one ?

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=pr...imit=10&page=1 Here is a look at all the Blu Ray laptops on ebuyer anyhoo

[ati]

thats actully a great find, slightly speccier then mine with the HD and Bluetooth and offcourse more screen inches.

but the 4cell batter is bit poor, imagine taking this beast off the power, it will die in 25 mins

[Biscuit]

you can always get a new 6 cell battery seperate if you need it. I dont think any amount of battery is going to help you with a laptop liek that though unless you carry abound a huge backpack battery I think they just admitted defeat and stuck int he bare minimum.

[Domestic_Ginger]

have a look on notebookcheck they have a fair few reviews and concentrate alot on screen and build quality.

For £700 there must be alot of competition. Argos funnily enough also have some good deals!