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Aldi - best of the whole lot?
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barbeler
07-12-2013
Any comments?
http://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys...7316-md-98282/
Lurkalot
07-12-2013
Not bad but not as much storage as the hudl and not as good as screen res either but for 80 quid it's a good deal and better than a lot of other sub 100 quid tablets.
CravenHaven
08-12-2013
What's with the quad-core processor? I mean, why do they go so over the top in an effort to provide the perception of smooth multi-tasking performance? Wouldn't a dual core with a higher switchable clock speed be more silicon efficient?
Wonder how long it takes to flip through the pages of a scanned pdf on it. The screen and resolution is similar to ereader size, but scanned pdfs were horribly small and slow on ereaders.
Paul237
08-12-2013
Good luck getting one. I'm told some stores only had 9 in stock.
RichmondBlue
08-12-2013
I haven't seen a genuine independent review yet, so it's a bit early to suggest its the best value around.
In this life, I've generally found that you get what you pay for. It may be that this is fine as a present for the kids, but not something you'd want as your main tablet to use every day.
It's no good just looking at the specs, you have to consider the life of the product and the satisfaction you will get out of using it on a daily basis. If you're unlucky and get a faulty product, how much hassle will there be in getting it replaced ? Price is only one consideration, the peace of mind you get from buying a quality product from a reliable supplier is difficult to put a price on.
alanwarwic
09-12-2013
Originally Posted by Paul237:
“Good luck getting one. I'm told some stores only had 9 in stock.”

And now sold out in every store apparently.

They seem to sell a tablet every xmas so purchase considerations must reflect past sales.
I guess they never considered they would benefit from being getting some sideways news via being another Hudl like alternative.
Bunions
09-12-2013
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“I haven't seen a genuine independent review yet, so it's a bit early to suggest its the best value around.
In this life, I've generally found that you get what you pay for. It may be that this is fine as a present for the kids, but not something you'd want as your main tablet to use every day.
It's no good just looking at the specs, you have to consider the life of the product and the satisfaction you will get out of using it on a daily basis. If you're unlucky and get a faulty product, how much hassle will there be in getting it replaced ? Price is only one consideration, the peace of mind you get from buying a quality product from a reliable supplier is difficult to put a price on.”

Exactly!

That's one of the reasons why I cannot take this 'hudl alternative' stuff seriously.

I read today in the hudl thread that Tesco are offering immediate exchanges to any customers who are experiencing a freezing screen issue - regardless of stock-levels.

There is no way that these smaller companies can offer a service like that and like you said - it's all well and good when the devices are working but when anything goes wrong you would wish that you had paid the extra money.
flagpole
10-12-2013
sold out.
BKM
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“sold out.”

Yes - it seems pretty pointless even pointing out how good ANYTHING might be in the likes of Aldi - when, from past experience, they are known to only get a handful into each store!

With the amount of advertising they do surely it would make sense to have decent stocks!
Bunions
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by BKM:
“Yes - it seems pretty pointless even pointing out how good ANYTHING might be in the likes of Aldi - when, from past experience, they are known to only get a handful into each store!

With the amount of advertising they do surely it would make sense to have decent stocks!”

I wonder if that has anything to do with after sales care?

Just a thought
flagpole
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by Bunions:
“I wonder if that has anything to do with after sales care?

Just a thought”

why would their stock levels and it selling out have anything to do with after sales care?
flagpole
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by BKM:
“Yes - it seems pretty pointless even pointing out how good ANYTHING might be in the likes of Aldi - when, from past experience, they are known to only get a handful into each store!

With the amount of advertising they do surely it would make sense to have decent stocks!”

they might not make any money on them.

it may simply be about reinforcing their brand.
alan1302
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“why would their stock levels and it selling out have anything to do with after sales care?”

If they only sell a few after sales is quick, cheap and easy. If they sell lots of them it could work out expensive and they would not be able to justify selling it as cheap.
flagpole
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by alan1302:
“If they only sell a few after sales is quick, cheap and easy. If they sell lots of them it could work out expensive and they would not be able to justify selling it as cheap.”

alan are you suggesting that the per unit cost of providing after sales support would go up with volume?

i know you to be an intelligent man and on the face of it that is one of the stupidest things i have read in some time.
killjoy
10-12-2013
It's just a lost leader
alan1302
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“alan are you suggesting that the per unit cost of providing after sales support would go up with volume?

i know you to be an intelligent man and on the face of it that is one of the stupidest things i have read in some time.”

No, that's not what I was meaning!

I meant as Aldi only have (according to a post above) 9 units per store then say if there is a problem with 5% of them Aldi won't provide technical support but just refund or replace.

If they were to sell them in large numbers then they would need to cost in a proper technical support which I don't think they would want to do as they want to keep costs low.
corf
10-12-2013
Wouldn't Medion (Lenovo) provide the tech support? Medion have a dual core version n their website.
Voynich
10-12-2013
Originally Posted by CravenHaven:
“What's with the quad-core processor? I mean, why do they go so over the top in an effort to provide the perception of smooth multi-tasking performance? Wouldn't a dual core with a higher switchable clock speed be more silicon efficient?
Wonder how long it takes to flip through the pages of a scanned pdf on it. The screen and resolution is similar to ereader size, but scanned pdfs were horribly small and slow on ereaders.”

I bought a quad core Chinese tablet a few months ago. It was the RK3188 chipset running at 1.6 GHz. It was supposed to be fast and I thought it would run circles around my 2012 Nexus 7. No chance. My Nexus is still more reliable. It could be just badly coded firmware on the Chinese tablet of course. It was a lesson learned!
Richard_T
10-12-2013
There are a few reviews out, but i havent seen a good one yet for the aldi medion lifetab
Ambassador
11-12-2013
I'm amused by people dismissing Aldi as somesort of fly by night little corner shop

It's got over 500 UK stores, it made £3.9 billion in the UK alone last year. It's a massive worldwide company and they have the exact same servic/legal obligation e as Tesco or any other retailer. If it's broke they can choose to refund, repair or replace. Its hardly a market stall that won't be there next year
Bunions
11-12-2013
Originally Posted by Ambassador:
“I'm amused by people dismissing Aldi as somesort of fly by night little corner shop

It's got over 500 UK stores, it made £3.9 billion in the UK alone last year. It's a massive worldwide company and they have the exact same servic/legal obligation e as Tesco or any other retailer. If it's broke they can choose to refund, repair or replace. Its hardly a market stall that won't be there next year”

These help, on those occasions when that isn't at all apparent --->
ssr
11-12-2013
Review

http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...ifetab-android
BKM
11-12-2013
Originally Posted by Ambassador:
“I'm amused by people dismissing Aldi as somesort of fly by night little corner shop......”

I am rapidly starting to dismiss them as that! NOT on their store presence but the tacky "come ons" they have. Something that might be good is in lots of their adverts and it turns out there is close to zero stock, no-one knows if or when it might return etc. etc.

As a contrast my local Tesco (and all stores??) have no Hudls. They have large signs and people ready to help anyone wanting one!
corf
11-12-2013
Aldi is a low cost supermarket, it's weekly deals have a huge following and I thought it was common knowledge that if you wanted the special buys you pretty much needed to queue before opening on the day of sale.

Link to dual core alternative: http://www.medion.com/gb/prod/MEDION...%29/30016283A1

Until Medion were bought by Lenovo they had a habit of rebranding MSI kit and were on the whole good value for money. Not sure if things have changed.

That said, I'd buy the Hudl instead.
Lurkalot
11-12-2013
Interesting review in that Guardian link thanks, I just tried loading the desktop version of the Guardian web site that the reviewer says takes ages on the Aldi tab on my hudl and its almost instantaneous.
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