Medion P6612
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Medion P6612 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Display: 16.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 3.5kg
Price: 900 euro
Average of 1 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Medion P6612
Source: vnunet.com
The Akoya P6612 notebook from Medion, exclusive to Aldi stores, is one of the new notebooks to come with a 16in screen. Such models replace older 15in and 17in notebooks (there are also even larger 18in models available). We can't fault this notebook for its power or its price
5 von 5, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/23/2008
Rating: Total score: 100% display: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENonline available, Short, Date: 10/30/2008
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Magnus.de
DE→ENonline available, Short, Date: 10/28/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80%
Source: T-Online
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 10/24/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS: Slower clocked 9600M GT and therefore a bit slower and cooler. In conjunction with an 9100M the 9600M GS is able to use HybridPower to save current.
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
P7350:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.0": 16 inch display-variants exist since 2008 and partially got the market share of 15 inch notebooks. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.5 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Medion: Medion AG is a German consumer electronics company. It operates in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The main products are computers, TVs, refrigerators, toasters, and fitness equipment. The manufacturer of laptops Medion mainly is active in the German market, but to smaller extent also in Western Europe. Market shares and amount of reviews are low. Above all, supermarkets like Aldi sell their laptops.
100%: This notebook model is regarded by the reviewers to be exceptionally good. There hardly exist laptops, which are rated so good. If this rating can be taken seriously, this is a clear recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
