Medion S5612

Specifications

Price comparison

Reviews for the Medion S5612

60% A laptop on a diet offered at Aldi stores
Source: Computer Active Archive.org version
A decent laptop with good looks but let down by a couple of flaws

Good points Very thin; decent performance; lots of memory and storage space

Bad points Not enormously powerful; washed-out screen; so-so keyboard; no CD or DVD drive
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Medion Akoya S5612
Source: Channel Web Archive.org version
Medion’s Akoya S5612 notebook is available from 29 October from Aldi shops. Its 15.6in widescreen has an anti-glare coating but was disappointingly murky at first glance. On further inspection the default screen brightness was very low – when increased it was better, if still slightly washed out. A decent laptop with good looks but let down by a couple of flaws.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

87% Langstreckenläufer
Source: Computerbild - 23/09
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 87% price: 90% performance: 83% features: 86% display: 83% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 99%

Mittelgewicht
Source: c't - 24/09
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/01/2009
Rating: price: 80% features: 80% mobility: 80%

55% Medion Akoya S5612 im Test
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 55% price: 90% performance: 29% features: 76% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 21%

55% Medion Akoya S5612 - Ausstattung und Leistung
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 55% price: 90% performance: 29% features: 76% mobility: 95% ergonomy: 21%

Comment

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530: About 27% slower clocked Mobility Radeon 4570. Power consumption 8-12 Watt according to AMD.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Pentium Dual Core: The return of the name Pentium, though it is a Yonah core. In fact, it is a double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption.

SU4100: Entry-level dual core processor for slim and light subnotebooks. Due to the Pentium name, the CPU may have less power saving features than Core 2 Duo processors.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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. In 2011, Medion has been acquired by the laptop manufacturer Lenovo.

Medion reviews

63.4%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

Devices from a different Manufacturer and/or with a different CPU

Devices with the same GPU and/or Screen Size

Devices with the same GPU

Devices with Same Screen Size and/or Weight