I am thinking about buying a Medion Akoya laptop from Aldi's.

 

 

 

Specs:

 

* Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology with Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T5800 (2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)

 

* 16" high definition widescreen TFT display with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution

 

* NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS DirectX® 10 graphics with 256MB GDDR3 memory and digital HDMI audio/video output

 

* Western Digital 320GB Hard Drive for more than 60,000 digital pictures or 60,000 MP3 tracks (4 MB each)

 

* 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM: abundant memory capacity for maximum performance

 

* SAMSUNG 8x multi-standard DVD/CD re-writer with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer disc support

 

* extensive software package including Windows Vista Home Premium with new Media Center user interface

 

* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 AGN Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N with up to 300Mbit/s. 802.11b/g compatible

 

* Gbit Ethernet LAN port 10/100/1000 Mbit/s

 

* features a biometric fingerprint reader

 

* webcam and 4 in 1 card reader included

 

* keyboard with integrated numeric keyboard

 

* compare up to an $899 value

 

* 2 year limited manufacturer's warranty up to $99 value

 

 

 

 

 

It seems like a nice laptop for school/light gaming. I am wondering if anyone else knows much about the brand before I invest into it.

Never heard of such a brand, maybe that's why the price is so low? But try googling the name + review.

 

 

 

Good specs, laptops don't come with DDR anymore, all of them are equipped with DDR2.

 

Funny thing is, you didn't tell us what the graphics card is :)

 

And what's the harddrive speeds?

 

 

 

But the specs are good, + the price is very generous. As long as you don't think Crysis, that laptop will do you good.

I got the exact specs of it and updated my original post.