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Medion Akoya MD8828
Company: Medion

Pros: Noteworthy specifications; Abundance of connectivity ports; HD DVD and Blu-ray drive; Wireless remote, keyboard, and mouse included; Price

Cons: Medion could have added more RAM so that programs could run smoother.


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"A Stunning Swiss Army Knife Blu-ray PC For Under $1,200"

By David Richards and Mendelson Tiu | Published:2008-05-16

I’ve often wondered who would deliver the computer equivalent of the Swiss Army Knife. A computer that had Blu-ray, HDMI, an external storage bay, 2GB of RAM, 500GB drive, Nvidia graphics card, TV tuner, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, as well as software that delivers both media centre capability and traditional computing. But the catch is that it has to be under $1,200. Well, the answer is good old Medion, a German computer Company who is selling a superbly engineered workstation via Aldi stores.

This workstation is ideal and can be easily turned into a monster workstation for gaming by upgrading the RAM to 4GB and buying a Nvidia 9800 graphics card.


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Despite looking like your run-of-the-mill PC, this sub-$1,200 computer comes with ‘the lot' – a Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, an Nvidia 8600 GS video card, an HD DVD and Blu-ray dual drive, 500GB of storage space, a multitude of input and output ports, a DTV tuner, and even a card reader to boot. This configuration puts other PCs on the same price range to shame and do not even offer as much as what this powerhouse brings to the table.

Connectivity is certainly not an issue, with the MD8828 having just about every port created. The back of the PC hosts a Digital TV tuner, a D-Sub, DVI, and HDMI port, an S-Video port, a Composite Cinch, a Component out port, Scart, 5.1 speaker ports (Front, Back, Centre/Bass, Side), Digital Audio Out (Optical and Coaxial), Live-in recording port, six USB ports, FireWire, Serial port, and PS/2 ports for the mouse and keyboard.

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