A good all round desktop PC - it's not a gaming machine (thought not sure if it would be a decent machine with a dedicated card put in it) but should just about manage everything else comfortably.
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For the price to get a legit copy of Windows 10, newest generation i3, SSD, HDD, good level of RAM I think its a good deal.
Full description below:-
Medion Akoya P2101 DR - Entry Level Gaming PC
For guidance on buying a PC please check our PC buyers guide
The latest 6th generation Intel Core i3 processor – an excellent processor that delivers high performance when you need it most. The performance enables a great user experience with a more natural user interface, when paired with Intel RealSense Technology and Windows 10 Home.
Windows 10 Home
This great PC comes with Windows 10 Home preinstalled – making it the ideal system for office, multimedia applications and games of all kinds.
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 530 supports 1080P high resolution and 4K support.
Storage & Memory
2TB Hard Drive – plenty of storage for applications, games, documents, music, video, downloads and more.
8GB DDR4 RAM – the latest, super-fast RAM thanks to increased transfer speeds that lets you multi-task effortlessly and even play some of the newest resource-demanding games available.
128GB SSD – superfast boot speeds enables your PC and Windows 10 to start-up really quickly. This great SSD drive also supplies even more storage space should you need it.
Hot-swap mobile rack* - Swap hard drives quickly and easily – even while the PC is running. Perfect for data backups, data exchange and alternative operating systems.
Multi-standard DVD/CD burner with DVD-RAM and dual-layer support.
Extras
4 USB 3.0 ports - 2 on the front, 2 on the back / 2 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI & VGA Display Ports
Multi-card reader – MS/SD/MMC
LAN & WLAN connectivity
*Additional hard drives not included.
Top comments
Astec123 to pazuzu17
18 Jul 167#7
Please do let us know where this £100 self built PC can be obtained that is far far better and future proof?
ollie87 to Funghi
19 Jul 167#20
Individual PC parts usually have a minimum of three years warranty. Also when these cheap pre builds fail you have to sort out posting the entire unit back. If one part fails you only have to send that back.
Windows licenses are dirt cheap.
Anyone can build a PC, it's no harder than Lego and takes less time. I will help ANY HUKD member spec and build their own PC for no charge.
Also, I might add that calling this a gaming PC is completely false advertising. Do you really want to buy something from a bunch of liars?
If you want a machine like this but not for gaming how about an i5 for the same sort of cash?
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£45.44 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£37.72 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.28 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£23.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Other: Windows 10 Home (£21.59)
Total: £341.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 08:52 BST+0100
Funghi
18 Jul 164#10
I don't understand why the self build folk try to compare it to self builds. There are still a lot of people who just want to buy a PC off the shelf. They don't want to build their own, try aren't bothered about upgrading, they just want to buy it, plug it in and use it.
On that basis, I think that for the money this machine costs it's excellent value. Self build fans, compare apples with apples and not oranges. Building your own doesn't appeal to everyone so judge pre built with pre built!
Astec123
18 Jul 163#16
However that's not what you said or at least not how it reads. Your original post suggests that you can self build a PC for £100 total.
All comments (52)
Funghi
18 Jul 16#1
Not sure how to edit, but they come with a 3 year guarantee too I believe. Certainly I did with the last PC I bought from them late last year.
bmz to Funghi
18 Jul 16#2
States 24 month warranty in description.
Free delivery as well.
nice find :smiley:
Argoj
18 Jul 16#3
Looks a solid machine for the price.
stuellis
18 Jul 161#4
It might make a nice home desktop for someone who doesn't want to build but its no gaming PC. I think it's very misleading to call it an entry level gaming build with no dedicated gpu. Chances are the PSU is very low end so unlikely to be able to drop in a gpu without upgrading the PSU first.
It's good for what it is but that ain't a gaming PC of any level
spaghettihooha to stuellis
18 Jul 161#5
I've even seen machines like this with no expansion slot for a video card. As above I would exercise caution if wanting it to game on.
pazuzu17
18 Jul 16#6
I learnt the hard way buying a Medion PC previously. Technical problems soon arise not long after purchase and upgrade potential nonexistent. For £100ish you can buy yourself a far, far better and future-proof desktop.
Astec123 to pazuzu17
18 Jul 167#7
Please do let us know where this £100 self built PC can be obtained that is far far better and future proof?
cnewlol
18 Jul 161#8
Drop in a 750TI and you'd be fine (obviously not in 4k)
Definitely be able to build better yourself for the price of this AND a gpu, but hey Ho
cburns
18 Jul 16#9
Much prefer to built my own... and it's so easy with so much info about... and it's still a no way to win10 aye :wink:
Funghi
18 Jul 164#10
I don't understand why the self build folk try to compare it to self builds. There are still a lot of people who just want to buy a PC off the shelf. They don't want to build their own, try aren't bothered about upgrading, they just want to buy it, plug it in and use it.
On that basis, I think that for the money this machine costs it's excellent value. Self build fans, compare apples with apples and not oranges. Building your own doesn't appeal to everyone so judge pre built with pre built!
Astec123 to Funghi
18 Jul 161#12
Because that's how you equate in terms of value for money. You're paying for
The components
+
The cost of the labour
If the components are worth £200 then £169 of labour is pretty poor (I'm not saying this is the cost in this case just random figure I've picked).
Add to this that these days most people will know someone within their extended friends and family who would be able to build a PC with confidence and it makes buying off the shelf even less appealing. Just because the low effort option is available, doesn't mean you should always necessarily take it.
spaghettihooha to Funghi
18 Jul 16#14
Sure that's true but by the same token you talk about having the option to put a dedicated graphics card in it. The spec on Medion's website doesn't mention whether there is the option to do this. The tech spec doesn't list the motherboard in the machine, nor the PSU. Not even the wattage of the PSU. People will in general want to upgrade their machine at some point in its lifetime and it is nice to know what can and can't be done. If you google the model "P2101 DR" the first listing is from Medion's website and mentions "entry level gaming PC". In my opinion it is a little disingenuous to do so as it is lacking dedicated graphics. Most people would agree that a gaming PC needs a video card. I do think this machine is a good little find for certain uses and like the extra storage along with the SSD. As a desktop computer I would say it could be great but to imply it could be used for gaming might be misleading to some .
Funghi
18 Jul 161#11
That wasn't meant to sound like a rant by the way, more an observation really :smiley:
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For the price to get a legit copy of Windows 10, newest generation i3, SSD, HDD, good level of RAM I think its a good deal.
Full description below:-
Medion Akoya P2101 DR - Entry Level Gaming PC
For guidance on buying a PC please check our PC buyers guide
Processing Power
Intel Core i3-6100 processor (Dual Core 3.70 GHz with 3M Cache)
The latest 6th generation Intel Core i3 processor – an excellent processor that delivers high performance when you need it most. The performance enables a great user experience with a more natural user interface, when paired with Intel RealSense Technology and Windows 10 Home.
Windows 10 Home
This great PC comes with Windows 10 Home preinstalled – making it the ideal system for office, multimedia applications and games of all kinds.
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 530 supports 1080P high resolution and 4K support.
Storage & Memory
2TB Hard Drive – plenty of storage for applications, games, documents, music, video, downloads and more.
8GB DDR4 RAM – the latest, super-fast RAM thanks to increased transfer speeds that lets you multi-task effortlessly and even play some of the newest resource-demanding games available.
128GB SSD – superfast boot speeds enables your PC and Windows 10 to start-up really quickly. This great SSD drive also supplies even more storage space should you need it.
Hot-swap mobile rack* - Swap hard drives quickly and easily – even while the PC is running. Perfect for data backups, data exchange and alternative operating systems.
Multi-standard DVD/CD burner with DVD-RAM and dual-layer support.
Extras
4 USB 3.0 ports - 2 on the front, 2 on the back / 2 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI & VGA Display Ports
Multi-card reader – MS/SD/MMC
LAN & WLAN connectivity
*Additional hard drives not included.
Top comments
Windows licenses are dirt cheap.
Anyone can build a PC, it's no harder than Lego and takes less time. I will help ANY HUKD member spec and build their own PC for no charge.
Also, I might add that calling this a gaming PC is completely false advertising. Do you really want to buy something from a bunch of liars?
If you want a machine like this but not for gaming how about an i5 for the same sort of cash?
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/mK47WX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/mK47WX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£45.44 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£26.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.28 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£15.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Other: Windows 10 Home (£21.59)
Total: £383.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 08:38 BST+0100
Or if you actually want to play games how about a super budget gaming build?
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NqpTBP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NqpTBP/by_merchant/
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VF8V6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VF8V6X/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£51.51 @ BT Shop)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.59 @ BT Shop)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card (£137.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£15.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Other: Windows 10 Home (£21.59)
Total: £366.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 08:49 BST+0100
Or if you want the same spec as this prebuild but want to pay less:
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tNP4qk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tNP4qk/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£45.44 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.40 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£37.72 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.28 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£23.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Other: Windows 10 Home (£21.59)
Total: £341.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-19 08:52 BST+0100
On that basis, I think that for the money this machine costs it's excellent value. Self build fans, compare apples with apples and not oranges. Building your own doesn't appeal to everyone so judge pre built with pre built!
All comments (52)
Free delivery as well.
nice find :smiley:
It's good for what it is but that ain't a gaming PC of any level
Definitely be able to build better yourself for the price of this AND a gpu, but hey Ho
On that basis, I think that for the money this machine costs it's excellent value. Self build fans, compare apples with apples and not oranges. Building your own doesn't appeal to everyone so judge pre built with pre built!
The components
+
The cost of the labour
If the components are worth £200 then £169 of labour is pretty poor (I'm not saying this is the cost in this case just random figure I've picked).
Add to this that these days most people will know someone within their extended friends and family who would be able to build a PC with confidence and it makes buying off the shelf even less appealing. Just because the low effort option is available, doesn't mean you should always necessarily take it.