Medion Akoya E3211 review
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Verdict
Its low price makes it a tempting portable, but it's not a large enough leap over a netbook to totally convince
Review Date: 6 Nov 2009
Reviewed By: David Bayon
Price when reviewed: £434 (£499 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | MD97171 |
| Review Date | 6 Nov 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £434 |
| Price inc VAT | £499 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 333 x 220 x Unknownmm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.800kg |
| Travelling weight | 2.3kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium ULV SU2700 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel GS45 |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 13.3in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 4500M |
| Graphics card RAM | 128MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 320GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 278GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Hard disk | Western Digital Scorpio Blue |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical drive | TSST SN-S083B |
| Battery capacity | 4,300mAh |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Bluetooth support |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 1 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Multitouch touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Front edge |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| Camera megapixel rating | 1.3mp |
| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Carry case |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery disc |
| Software supplied | Microsoft Works 9, Nero Essentials |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 6hr 16min |
| Battery life, heavy use | 2hr 40min |
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.51 |
| Office application benchmark score | 0.65 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 0.52 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 0.50 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 0.39 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 5fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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You have forgotten to mention that this "tempting portable" has a shocking thickness of 31.5mm!
By stasi47 on 6 Nov 2009 
Medion equals false economy
Medion notebooks are some of the noisiest things you will ever place in front of you.They have this cheap cooler fans which whistle like mad. Their customer service is poor and it seems they don't have any reputation to protect. I have also observed that Aldi are not so keen on the latest offerings by Medion. There is a couple of items on Medion website that were supposed to hit Aldi stores weeks ago, yet no store has them in stock.
By okonson on 21 Jan 2010
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