I posted this with a different retailer, hopefully this one won't get pulled!!
Intel Core i3 7100U Processor
1920X1080 ips screen
Backlit keyboard
4GB Memory
Intel HD 620 Graphics
Optical Drive: None
256GB Solid State Drive
Windows 10 Home
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Type C
HDMI
2 year warranty
The cheapest 7th gen i found was a very basic looking 15" i5 Acer at ebuyer for £366, but the screen was low res, all plastic case and it wasn't SSD, makes this Medion good value.
Per Amazon specs (where it's the same price as found by Winchman yesterday) - weight is 1.4kg, battery life only 4 hours.
Heat added (best <£400 laptop I've seen for ages) but it's not really an ultrabook as they claim with these specs. So it depends whether you want to pay another £100+ for a bit more portability (and maybe RAM).
Its also available from Laptop outlet, and via Tesco to get some points.
waysan
18 Apr 17#8
Fair enough, that's really not bad then and would be fine for an average day out of the office.
afroylnt
18 Apr 17#10
4GB RAM is not enough in my view; shame as the rest is quite good..
winchman to afroylnt
18 Apr 17#12
There should be no problem with 4GB provided you don't want it for gaming. You would want a separate graphics card to game anyway. Rarely see mine go above 2/2.5gb, its my 3rd gen i5 processor that runs at 100% that i think limits my laptop not the ram.
brilly
18 Apr 172#11
reason last deal got pulled is cos laptop outlet are suspended btw
winchman
18 Apr 172#13
What did they do? Had a few deals pulled but never find out why....
Picard123
18 Apr 17#14
Junk build quality = Medion
jnm21 to Picard123
18 Apr 171#15
My dad had a Medion that he bounced off the floor, smashing the screen, but it worked as a small factor PC via a screen for many years after with no issue. I think every maker has their detractors.
HankMcSpank
18 Apr 17#16
Haway man, duh Medion deee Tractors tee? [/quote]
jnm21
18 Apr 17#17
Glad you had a laugh!
afroylnt
18 Apr 17#18
I use firefox & chrome with many tabs; easily go over 4GB.... up to 6GB right now..
Techn
18 Apr 17#19
I assume the RAM is upgradable, it's only ddr3 by the looks of it
afroylnt to Techn
18 Apr 17#20
A previous post says its not upgradeable but did'nt say why, so maybe its soldered on.
bacchic
18 Apr 17#21
is there anything comparable to this in a 13" form factor? heavily tempted to pull the trigger on this.
Picard123 to bacchic
19 Apr 17#22
You'd be far better off trying to track down a refurbished Lenovo X1 Carbon. Even a refurbished one will be better quality than this shonky Medion and the X1 is one of their top of the line business ultrabooks with high end component quality and build as well as 14", 1.4kg, IPS screen, 1440p, vastly better keyboard etc. You can get i7 / 8GB / 240GB SSD versions for about £500 or less and there were i5 versions going a few months ago for around £429.
TM16RT92
19 Apr 17#23
Great laptop, I have the i7 variant at home, very light and portable. A steal at that price.
another example from which? (i5/8gb ram)
"A surprisingly superb laptop75%
LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2016 TESTED DECEMBER 2016
You may not have heard of German computer company Medion before - its laptops aren't often seen on sale over here. But the Medion Akoya S3409 has all the components of a very good 13-inch laptop.
Pros: Rapid processing, gorgeous screen, light and portable, decent battery life
Cons: Poor speaker sound, 100GB less useable space than claimed"
Picard123
19 Apr 17#25
You're a subscriber to Which? ROTFL!! No wonder you don't know anything about laptops! :laughing:
brilly
19 Apr 172#26
apart from the fact that no i am not a subscriber (great work buddy!) - id go with which? over your nonsense every day of the week
as usual you pick a single point and make a fool of yourself with that
what about the notebookcheck link? probably the biggest and best laptop review site anywhere... but lets not use that as it doesn't back up any made up points eh?
i am sure the person above is waiting for the link to that x1 carbon with the specs you stated for 500quid (apart from not being relevant as much more and a refurb)
14", 1.4kg, IPS screen, 1440p... you can get i7 / 8GB / 240GB SSD versions less than 500 apparently
Picard123
19 Apr 17#27
ROTFL. Come now, be honest - you've copy and pasted that blurb straight from the subscribers section of Which? They're the most useless publication going when it comes to knowledgeable reviews. They even describe that i3 ULV as something that provides "rapid processing"!! :confused:
I bet you also secretly enjoyed reading up on their reviews of oven gloves, lampshades, and electric kettles! :laughing:
Unlike you, he isn't on the autistic spectrum and knows how to use Google.
As Confucius once said, "Brilly become resentful man after previously buying overpriced junk laptop.":laughing:
brilly
19 Apr 17#28
so yet again you use faulty logic.... yet again you have no actual links....and yet again you bandy autism about as an insult to display your full ignorance
well done
Picard123
19 Apr 17#29
Type it into the Google search box you lazy, autistic git. About 10 variations come up.
brilly
19 Apr 17#30
yet you cant link one - got it :wink:
waysan
19 Apr 171#31
It would be nice to see some evidence that these Medions are not very high quality - most of the critics are using emotive language and demonstrating little/no proof while professional reviews (not inc. Which!) suggest that they are good machines. I imagine Lenovo X1 Carbons are better built but you'd have to get an old second-hard or refurb to get anywhere near this price - surely a brand new machine with 7th gen processor and warranty is a better bet, especially for under £400.
Besides the bickering, is this laptop actually any good? lol
brilly to nomez
19 Apr 171#35
well on one hand we have a number of positive reviews
on the other we have picard blowing hot air
you decide
Picard123 to nomez
19 Apr 17#37
Headline specs are "look" okay but build quality and component quality is garbage. I used to have a very similar Medion model to this. Screen was crap, keyboard bounced like a trampoline, trackpad was a joke, motherboard was cheap junk, fan signature went up and down like Brilly bouncing his bunkbed, BIOS couldn't be updated, SSD was slow and real world battery life was terrible. Hinges on the screen eventually the broke the cheap plastic bezels on the screen. Brilly thought it was great though but then he reads Which? :laughing:
1440p? nope, not even 1080p like the medion
still the shiny patches on the screen and the fact the battery will 'hold a charge' is reassuring indeed
good to know you have a stupidity scale though, must be very useful for you
Picard123
19 Apr 17#36
Confucius say, "Brilly continue to live in ignorance as Brilly too dumb to use Google.":laughing:
brilly
19 Apr 17#38
why would i need to google? you supplied me with a link to prove yourself right didn't you? oh...
brilly
19 Apr 17#39
and there you have it nomez, straight from captain jean luc blowhard himself
Picard123
19 Apr 17#40
Confucius say, "Being on the spectrum make Brilly too dumb to realise many specifications, prices and sellers of X1 Carbon there are....":laughing:
brilly
19 Apr 17#41
picard: here is a claim
brilly: prove it
picard: here is a link proving this beyond all doubt... STUPID
brilly: your link shows nothing of the sort
picard: ... STUPID! oh... and you read which? and are autistic and bounce on bunk beds.. NER!
Picard123 to brilly
19 Apr 17#42
Confucius say: "Lazy bird like brilly, get no worm.":laughing:
spannerzone
19 Apr 17#43
great entertainment guys, now what was this deal about? :laughing:
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Opening post
Intel Core i3 7100U Processor
1920X1080 ips screen
Backlit keyboard
4GB Memory
Intel HD 620 Graphics
Optical Drive: None
256GB Solid State Drive
Windows 10 Home
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Type C
HDMI
2 year warranty
The cheapest 7th gen i found was a very basic looking 15" i5 Acer at ebuyer for £366, but the screen was low res, all plastic case and it wasn't SSD, makes this Medion good value.
Review
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/laptop/99145-medion-akoya-s3409-ultrabook/?page=9
Don't forget TCB https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ccl-computers-ltd/ - only 1% (or Quidco - not sure of their percentage)
- jnm21
All comments (43)
Heat added (best <£400 laptop I've seen for ages) but it's not really an ultrabook as they claim with these specs. So it depends whether you want to pay another £100+ for a bit more portability (and maybe RAM).
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Medion-Akoya-S3409-Subnotebook.178610.0.html
Shows the size compared to an apple, not sure which one..
(shouldn't obsess about it being 7th gen either)
Its also available from Laptop outlet, and via Tesco to get some points.
example review of higher spec (and price)
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Medion-Akoya-S3409-Subnotebook.178610.0.html
another example from which? (i5/8gb ram)
"A surprisingly superb laptop75%
LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2016 TESTED DECEMBER 2016
You may not have heard of German computer company Medion before - its laptops aren't often seen on sale over here. But the Medion Akoya S3409 has all the components of a very good 13-inch laptop.
Pros: Rapid processing, gorgeous screen, light and portable, decent battery life
Cons: Poor speaker sound, 100GB less useable space than claimed"
as usual you pick a single point and make a fool of yourself with that
what about the notebookcheck link? probably the biggest and best laptop review site anywhere... but lets not use that as it doesn't back up any made up points eh?
i am sure the person above is waiting for the link to that x1 carbon with the specs you stated for 500quid (apart from not being relevant as much more and a refurb)
14", 1.4kg, IPS screen, 1440p... you can get i7 / 8GB / 240GB SSD versions less than 500 apparently
I bet you also secretly enjoyed reading up on their reviews of oven gloves, lampshades, and electric kettles! :laughing:
Unlike you, he isn't on the autistic spectrum and knows how to use Google.
As Confucius once said, "Brilly become resentful man after previously buying overpriced junk laptop.":laughing:
well done
Your stupidity is off the scale....
on the other we have picard blowing hot air
you decide
Also if you don't mind an import and know your way around a Windows installation or an OS language/region conversion, the Xiaomi Air 12 is also a vastly more premium laptop than this Medion: http://www.gearbest.com/laptops/pp_416105.html?wid=4&utm_source=tt_de
still the shiny patches on the screen and the fact the battery will 'hold a charge' is reassuring indeed
good to know you have a stupidity scale though, must be very useful for you
brilly: prove it
picard: here is a link proving this beyond all doubt... STUPID
brilly: your link shows nothing of the sort
picard: ... STUPID! oh... and you read which? and are autistic and bounce on bunk beds.. NER!