I'm personally after a gaming laptop and just found the previous Medion Gaming Laptop post by a HUKD member, but when clicking the link I found the page no longer existed... Gutted. Thought I'd have a browse of the website anyway and found a 17" laptop with 32 Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD, 1TB HDD & the GTX970M for £799. It's got Windows 8.1, but I'll just be upgrading to 10.
Technical details
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor
Operating system (OEM version):
Windows 8.1 Update
OS: Windows 8.1
Clock Frequency: 2.5GHz
Graphic: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M
Memory size: 32GB
SSD Capacity: 128GB
Hard disk capacity: 1TB
Screen size: 43,9 cm (17,3")
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels
Screen Type: non-glare display
Graphic details:
Brand new NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M DirectX® 11 graphics with 4GB GDDR5 memory and digital HDMI® audio/video output + NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
Optical drives:
Multistandard DVD/CD burner
with DVD-RAM and dual-layer support
Sound:
High-definition audio with 2 speakers & 1 subwoofer –
Dolby® Home Theater™-certified
Miscellaneous:
Integrated Full HD webcam and microphone
Top comments
eripmav
28 Jan 166#17
Not a chance, or the CPU, RAM or HDD size.:smiley:
supascoop76 to MikeLondon
28 Jan 165#4
This was the deal that I mention in the original post which is, alas no longer available when you click the link.
jamie147800
29 Jan 163#47
Wouldnt ever touch medion laptops again tbh. They're made so poorly and break so easily. The customer support is just rude germans and when the products come back from getting 'serviced' they're still rubbish. Never again.
anyone4apint
28 Jan 163#28
Just a quick note for those who see the word Medion and instantly think Aldi / Liddle cheap pos. This is not the case here. This is actually an MSI barebones gaming laptop that has been re-branded as a Medion. Think of it as a a Skoda to a VW, its the same thing underneath but a fraction of the price.
Latest comments (57)
freddonore
4 Apr 16#57
Best laptop I have bought heavy use since bought. I work as a contract developer for a pentesting company. I choose this as my back up to my desktop. I rarely use my deskyop now, I have used asus n55sf laptop motherboard died, lenovo was a bag of ****, dell xps was good but dated, apple mac motherboard died just after warranty, lost a contract over term never go near them again
ChampionshipManager
28 Jan 161#14
Big money for a Medion laptop, you could buy a Macbook or Dell XPS13 at that price.
bazza_white to ChampionshipManager
28 Jan 162#16
With a gtx 970 ?
komi to ChampionshipManager
28 Jan 16#32
omfg
pig_dog to ChampionshipManager
8 Feb 16#56
You clearly don't know anything about computer's so do everyone a favour!
Picard123
3 Feb 16#55
Don't be stupid. You've clearly never carried around a laptop with you during the day for any length of time. 4kg. 17". Huge power brick. Big laptop case. That's 6kg of unncessary weight you're lugging around from one place to the next, onto trains, off trains, into meetings, up and down stairs, escalators etc.
mercutio98uk
3 Feb 16#54
I'd consider this rather more portable than a desktop regardless of it's weight (within reason). As said, yeah, there's loads of places a thin+crap laptop or a full desktop are markedly preferable. You won't get this spec in something this portable for this sort of price.
4kg is still... kinda light tbh. Sure, everyone's used to ultrabooks now (which are actually a sub-section of laptops). If you're REALLY that "on the go" that you don't even have a table to stick it on and couldn't possibly have more than a (man) purse on you it's a little big but... come on.
Picard123
1 Feb 16#53
4kg though and that's not including the huge power brick.
Given it's size and weight, for this price, I'd rather buy a desktop.
mercutio98uk
1 Feb 16#52
Agreed on the memory but for the money, you'll not find a better spec otherwise (now the 980m deal from medion also using a rebadged MSI is expired).
Not everyone cares for something 1.5cm thick with a relatively poor spec (or something thin with the same spec for about twice the price). This ticks plenty of boxes. I have an (aging) MSI GX660R that uses pretty much the same chassis. There's a wee bit of flex, sure, but it's otherwise survived about 5 years of service and is still going strong (3 drink spillages by the wife on it and shes all over the house with it so it's been lugged around a fair bit with slips and less than perfect handling. It's had a new battery as good battery management is rather an afterthought and an SSD upgrade but otherwise as we bought it).
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29 Jan 16#51
32gb of ram is nogood because the game cannot utilise it , the profile of the laptop is because this is a behemoth of a GFX to put in one and the heat needs to be exhausted out or it will fry itself in pretty short order, my old gaming laptop had no end of problems and blew 3 GFX cards in its lifetime ,and I didnt push it much at all . HEAT KILLS
stainless77
29 Jan 16#50
Can anyone help with a nice performance laptop with touchscreen, for under £500?
Have been looking for a while!
anyone4apint
29 Jan 16#49
404, offers down. Out of stock :disappointed:
mp2611
29 Jan 16#48
I see. So program's like Photoshop require more RAM than games? You learn something everyday.
jamie147800
29 Jan 163#47
Wouldnt ever touch medion laptops again tbh. They're made so poorly and break so easily. The customer support is just rude germans and when the products come back from getting 'serviced' they're still rubbish. Never again.
nikunj87
29 Jan 16#46
Guys, any idea on how is the after sales service from Medion. It says 24 months warranty but how are they in terms of dealing with issues, if there are any?
nafanny29
29 Jan 16#45
Avoid any laptop with Nvidia Optimus. Otherwise you will end up throwing it of of the window!!!!
fishmaster
29 Jan 16#44
That doesn't negate the validity of my statement.
bobo53
29 Jan 16#43
Over 35% extra power. Prices for these GPU's can be up to £600-700 for the 980m and possibly 400-500 for the 970m
Anyway, do not expect miracles, I place the 970m same power or slightly more than the much older gtx480 and the 980m same as a gtx680 and still very but very good for a laptop Tempted (as an extravagance and for my Wifi main use) but thinking that I can build a much more powerful sli gtx970 for the same price(899) or nearly.
komi
28 Jan 16#33
Is it worth the extra £100 for the 980m and less ram by 16GB?
awoodhall2003 to komi
28 Jan 16#37
If you want the extra gaming grunt yes. 16gb vs 32gb you won't notice generally unless running lots of VMs or doing render work.
gerardarmstrong5 to komi
29 Jan 161#42
Absolutely.
nylec
29 Jan 16#41
They mean 32gb of RAM is overkill for gaming
BigOrkWaaagh
28 Jan 16#1
Blinding spec for the price. Heat!
Picard123 to BigOrkWaaagh
29 Jan 161#40
It doesn't have an IPS panel, so hardly 'blinding spec'. 32gb RAM is also pretty redundant. They should have saved the money spent on RAM and provided a better panel instead.
My hardback Oxford English Dictionary is also thinner than this Medion!
In comparison, look at the Origin Evo15-S - 1.9kg yet i7-6700HQ, GTX 970M, IPS, M2 SATA, 4k screen options etc
Picard123
29 Jan 16#39
This laptop weighs 4kg!!
Bricktop might be a better name for it....
fishmaster
28 Jan 162#7
32GB absolutely useless for gaming, good for Photoshop etc though.
xela333 to fishmaster
28 Jan 161#8
Might as well at that price
Towelie to fishmaster
28 Jan 161#9
And e-willie waving!
TrickyDicky99 to fishmaster
28 Jan 161#13
Or absolutely perfect for running lots of VM's. Thanks OP.
mp2611 to fishmaster
28 Jan 162#38
I must be well behind the times. I thought 32gb was a colossal amount of RAM.
ralph2411
28 Jan 16#36
any good for photo and video editing
Gozer
28 Jan 16#35
Oh, very nice. Did someone say there's an extra £10 off for new customers? If so, how do you get it? A code?
This was the deal that I mention in the original post which is, alas no longer available when you click the link.
bazza_white to MikeLondon
28 Jan 16#5
Out of stock. Page gone.
Seems they are discontinuing older gaming laptops. This is a great deal. Extra year warranty to vs other sites.
letterboxfortom to MikeLondon
28 Jan 161#31
if you are serious about gaming you get desktop pc :smile:
anyone4apint
28 Jan 163#28
Just a quick note for those who see the word Medion and instantly think Aldi / Liddle cheap pos. This is not the case here. This is actually an MSI barebones gaming laptop that has been re-branded as a Medion. Think of it as a a Skoda to a VW, its the same thing underneath but a fraction of the price.
nw104hh to anyone4apint
28 Jan 16#30
You must be kidding comparing crappy Medion to MSI :smiley:
fishmaster
28 Jan 161#29
I'm to the point, no messing. Also quite helpful when I put my mind to it.
Anyway there's not really a debate here, my comment was 32GB isn't useful for gaming, this laptop is quite obviously aimed at gaming so I don't think I was being a pendant, I could argue you were in your reply. If you don't like my posts that's none of my business, I suggest you just ignore me if you don't like what I say. I also apologise when I'm wrong, so no apology required here.
ariddle
28 Jan 16#27
Careful, the long description says 3GB graphics not the 4 listed in the spec.
Spod
28 Jan 16#26
Didn't notice that! D'oh!
So do you get a German keyboard if you purchase in the UK or do they ship a UK version?
amour3k
28 Jan 16#25
Don't do it people?, this will 'ERASE' your brain cells ..... hehehe. :-)
Spod
28 Jan 16#23
Another one where the pictures show a strange keyboard - look above the 3 key; that isn't a £ symbol !
Zub to Spod
28 Jan 16#24
Didn't the German words on the numpad keys give you a clue?
cartsp
28 Jan 16#22
Mine lasted about 8 months, but that was about 5 years ago, maybe things have improved
jwarburton
28 Jan 161#21
Great spec but lot of bad reviews out there for Medion regarding build quality and poor customer service
TrickyDicky99
28 Jan 163#20
I have seen your posts before. You are very pedantic. And didn't disappoint this time.
fishmaster
28 Jan 16#19
Which is why I used the abbreviation etc, so we wouldn't have this conversation.
Antergaton
28 Jan 163#18
Kind wish I had the money for these deals... I mean the money without going into debt I mean.
eripmav
28 Jan 166#17
Not a chance, or the CPU, RAM or HDD size.:smiley:
eripmav
28 Jan 161#15
Oh yeah, for sure' however if you're like me, I work from home, visit (sometimes) developer clients, play games on the move and the like. A powerful gaming laptop's ideal, it allows me to do all of my usual office chores and play the really early builds I get given by clients to mooch over - which are generally incredibly inefficient in terms of optimisation:)
eripmav
28 Jan 162#10
I'm waiting for the haters to come in and start moaning.
'Oh, I can build a desktop that'll kick the **** of this for XX. Why would you want a laptop? Oh, this'll get so hot...'
Heat added, this is a very good deal.
chocolatenomlike to eripmav
28 Jan 16#12
Technically, if you want something portable then I think this is pretty hot.
But if you're serious about gaming/ don't mind sacrifising the portabitility, gaming PC is way better
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Opening post
Technical details
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4710MQ processor
Operating system (OEM version):
Windows 8.1 Update
OS: Windows 8.1
Clock Frequency: 2.5GHz
Graphic: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M
Memory size: 32GB
SSD Capacity: 128GB
Hard disk capacity: 1TB
Screen size: 43,9 cm (17,3")
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels
Screen Type: non-glare display
Graphic details:
Brand new NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M DirectX® 11 graphics with 4GB GDDR5 memory and digital HDMI® audio/video output + NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
Optical drives:
Multistandard DVD/CD burner
with DVD-RAM and dual-layer support
Sound:
High-definition audio with 2 speakers & 1 subwoofer –
Dolby® Home Theater™-certified
Miscellaneous:
Integrated Full HD webcam and microphone
Top comments
Latest comments (57)
4kg is still... kinda light tbh. Sure, everyone's used to ultrabooks now (which are actually a sub-section of laptops). If you're REALLY that "on the go" that you don't even have a table to stick it on and couldn't possibly have more than a (man) purse on you it's a little big but... come on.
Given it's size and weight, for this price, I'd rather buy a desktop.
Not everyone cares for something 1.5cm thick with a relatively poor spec (or something thin with the same spec for about twice the price). This ticks plenty of boxes. I have an (aging) MSI GX660R that uses pretty much the same chassis. There's a wee bit of flex, sure, but it's otherwise survived about 5 years of service and is still going strong (3 drink spillages by the wife on it and shes all over the house with it so it's been lugged around a fair bit with slips and less than perfect handling. It's had a new battery as good battery management is rather an afterthought and an SSD upgrade but otherwise as we bought it).
Have been looking for a while!
Anyway, do not expect miracles, I place the 970m same power or slightly more than the much older gtx480 and the 980m same as a gtx680 and still very but very good for a laptop Tempted (as an extravagance and for my Wifi main use) but thinking that I can build a much more powerful sli gtx970 for the same price(899) or nearly.
My hardback Oxford English Dictionary is also thinner than this Medion!
In comparison, look at the Origin Evo15-S - 1.9kg yet i7-6700HQ, GTX 970M, IPS, M2 SATA, 4k screen options etc
Bricktop might be a better name for it....
Might as well at that price
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-gaming-laptop-i7-gtx-980m-16gb-ram-ssd-hdd-full-hd-display-899-medion-shop-2381968
Seems they are discontinuing older gaming laptops. This is a great deal. Extra year warranty to vs other sites.
Anyway there's not really a debate here, my comment was 32GB isn't useful for gaming, this laptop is quite obviously aimed at gaming so I don't think I was being a pendant, I could argue you were in your reply. If you don't like my posts that's none of my business, I suggest you just ignore me if you don't like what I say. I also apologise when I'm wrong, so no apology required here.
So do you get a German keyboard if you purchase in the UK or do they ship a UK version?
'Oh, I can build a desktop that'll kick the **** of this for XX. Why would you want a laptop? Oh, this'll get so hot...'
Heat added, this is a very good deal.
But if you're serious about gaming/ don't mind sacrifising the portabitility, gaming PC is way better