Any comments?
http://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys...7316-md-98282/
http://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys...7316-md-98282/
Aldi - best of the whole lot?
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Originally Posted by Paul237:
“Good luck getting one. I'm told some stores only had 9 in stock.”
“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.
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.”
“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.
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“sold out.”
“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!
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!”
“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
Originally Posted by Bunions:
“I wonder if that has anything to do with after sales care?
Just a thought”
“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?
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!”
“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.
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“why would their stock levels and it selling out have anything to do with after sales care?”
“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.
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.”
“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.
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.”
“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.
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.”
“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!
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
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
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”
“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 --->
Originally Posted by Ambassador:
“I'm amused by people dismissing Aldi as somesort of fly by night little corner shop......”
“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!
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.
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.
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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