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Aldi - best of the whole lot?
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http://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys...7316-md-98282/ |
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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.
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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. |
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Good luck getting one. I'm told some stores only had 9 in stock.
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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. |
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Good luck getting one. I'm told some stores only had 9 in stock.
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. |
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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. 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. |
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sold out.
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sold out.
With the amount of advertising they do surely it would make sense to have decent stocks! |
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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! Just a thought |
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I wonder if that has anything to do with after sales care?
Just a thought |
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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! it may simply be about reinforcing their brand. |
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why would their stock levels and it selling out have anything to do with after sales care?
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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.
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. |
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It's just a lost leader
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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. ![]() 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. |
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Wouldn't Medion (Lenovo) provide the tech support? Medion have a dual core version n their website.
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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. |
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There are a few reviews out, but i havent seen a good one yet for the aldi medion lifetab
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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 |
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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
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I'm amused by people dismissing Aldi as somesort of fly by night little corner shop......
As a contrast my local Tesco (and all stores??) have no Hudls. They have large signs and people ready to help anyone wanting one! |
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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. |
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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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