Medion Erazer Crawler E40 laptop review: Affordable gamer with good RTX 4050 performance ↺
The Medion Erazer Crawler E40 replaces the E30 (featuring Intel Gen12 and RTX 30xx) and brings the series up to the current state of the art with Intel Gen 13 and RTX 4050. This entry-level gaming laptop is currently priced at just under ~US$1100.
Competing with other budget gaming laptops, the Medion Erazer Crawler E40 faces rivals such as the Lenovo LOQ 15, the Asus TUF Gaming A15, the XMG Apex 15, or the MSI Katana 15.
Medion encompasses numerous models under the "Erazer" brand, making it challenging to keep track of them all. While other manufacturers organize series in which they combine different configurations in the same case, Medion appears to believe that every configuration justifies a new series name. The Erazer Crawler E40 is only available in this specific configuration and is therefore sold only as this one model. There are no options regarding CPU, GPU, or display.
Other Medion Erazer models that we have previously tested include:
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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85.4 % | 11/2023 | Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 28 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
85.9 % | 10/2023 | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 25.2 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
86.3 % | 06/2023 | Asus TUF A15 FA507 R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 24.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
86.2 % | 10/2023 | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 26.7 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
82.9 % | 03/2023 | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 24.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case & Connectivity - Crawler E40 in a brushed plastic finish
The display lid and base are constructed from robust plastic that closely resembles aluminum, giving it an intentional appearance. The edges of the display and the underside of the laptop are made of soft plastic. Both the smooth lid and the base are prone to attracting fingerprints.
Featuring an entirely black design, including the Erazer logo on the lid, the laptop has a relatively simple aesthetic. The base exhibits a high level of torsional resistance, while the lid, although less so, appears notably "soft" and flexes considerably when twisted, with the display handling it stoically. The overall workmanship is of a good standard, and visible gaps are not present.
Connections - No Thunderbolt, but USB 2.0 instead
Despite featuring an Intel CPU, the E40 lacks Thunderbolt support. It includes USB-C with a speed of 10 Gb/s. However, it also incorporates an outdated USB-A 2.0 port, which could potentially be upgraded to a faster alternative. Notably, there is no card reader present.
Maintenance
To access the internal components, you need to remove 14 Phillips screws of the same size. The plastic base plate can then be easily levered off. Underneath, you'll find a cooling system with plenty of copper, a screwed battery, two RAM slots, the SSD cooled by two pads, and the replaceable WiFi module.
Input Devices - Overall solid
The keyboard layout, like that of other Medion devices reviewed this year, is quite clean. The keys, however, are rather little (1.4 cm), yet they are properly spaced. On the right, there is a numeric keypad with even smaller keys.
The key travel is average and the feedback is somewhat soft. Nevertheless, it is easy and quick to type on.
The two-stage RGB backlighting, which can be configured via the Control Center (various colors) and controlled via special keys, helps in dark environments. But it is only single zone.
The touchpad (approx. 12.1 x 7.3 cm) is slightly offset to the left in order to be as central as possible under the other keys due to the numeric keypad. The surface is slippery, but the not exactly quiet clicking noises seem a little cheap.
Display - An old acquaintance from 2019
The Medion Erazer Crawler E40 features a familiar display, which has been used in several laptops previously. The matte Full HD IPS display with a 144 Hz refresh rate is not the latest, having been used in the XMG Fusion 15 back in 2019.
The display's average brightness of 350 nits is acceptable, though the contrast is somewhat compromised by the weak black value.
Response times are decent for a gaming laptop, and there is a slight presence of backlight bleeding.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 356 cd/m²
Contrast: 847:1 (Black: 0.43 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.98 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.36
ΔE Greyscale 4.39 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
63.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
89.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
61.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.58
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 BOE HF NV156FHM-N4G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY4, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | Asus TUF A15 FA507 N156HMA-GA1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK AUOAF90 (B156HAN08.4), IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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Display | 8% | 6% | 9% | -38% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 61.4 | 66.3 8% | 64.9 6% | 67.5 10% | 38.1 -38% |
sRGB Coverage | 89.7 | 96.6 8% | 96.5 8% | 97.6 9% | 56.8 -37% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 63.2 | 67.7 7% | 66.6 5% | 68.9 9% | 39.3 -38% |
Response Times | 25% | -199% | -29% | -282% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 8 ? | 5 ? 37% | 30.4 ? -280% | 13.2 ? -65% | 38.8 ? -385% |
Response Time Black / White * | 9.6 ? | 8.41 ? 12% | 20.8 ? -117% | 8.8 ? 8% | 26.8 ? -179% |
PWM Frequency | |||||
Screen | 3% | 32% | 12% | -46% | |
Brightness middle | 364 | 373 2% | 288 -21% | 336 -8% | 261 -28% |
Brightness | 351 | 365 4% | 271 -23% | 307 -13% | 258 -26% |
Brightness Distribution | 91 | 90 -1% | 91 0% | 77 -15% | 92 1% |
Black Level * | 0.43 | 0.33 23% | 0.17 60% | 0.38 12% | 0.19 56% |
Contrast | 847 | 1130 33% | 1694 100% | 884 4% | 1374 62% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.98 | 4.19 -5% | 1.9 52% | 1.96 51% | 5.57 -40% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.38 | 8.47 -33% | 3.3 48% | 5.07 21% | 20.6 -223% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.36 | 1.07 21% | 0.9 34% | 1.27 7% | 4.63 -240% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.39 | 5 -14% | 2.7 38% | 2.3 48% | 3.19 27% |
Gamma | 2.58 85% | 1.93 114% | 2.32 95% | 2.017 109% | 2.45 90% |
CCT | 7316 89% | 7520 86% | 6535 99% | 6644 98% | 6146 106% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 12% /
7% | -54% /
-6% | -3% /
6% | -122% /
-78% |
* ... smaller is better
The out-of-the-box performance of the display is suboptimal, with DeltaE values for colors and grayscale well above the target, and the black level being excessively high. However, calibrating the panel and reducing brightness significantly improves the display quality. After calibration, DeltaE values are reduced to a commendable 0.55 for grayscale and 1.36 for ColorChecker.
You can download our calibrated color profile for free above.
The older panel exhibits clear weaknesses in terms of color space coverage, with even sRGB covered to only 90 percent at best. Despite good DeltaE values, the panel may be less suitable for content creators.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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9.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.4 ms rise | |
↘ 4.2 ms fall | ||
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.8 ms rise | |
↘ 4.2 ms fall | ||
The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
The matt surface, together with the brightness of 350 nits, ensures that working outdoors, at least in a shady place, is not a challenge.
Performance - A good combination of i5-13500H and RTX 4050
With the Crawler, we have an entry-level gaming laptop, as indicated by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 and the Intel Core i5-13500H, both of which are solid budget variants among gaming components. There is also 16 GB of modern DDR5-4800 RAM and an NVMe SSD with 512 GB, and the storage space is also more of a budget option.
This makes the laptop suitable for anyone who doesn't necessarily have to play every current game in maximum details. For many games, however, the performance in the native 1080p resolution should be sufficient for high details. Content creators may also be interested in the performance and simple design, but the display is likely to be a knockout criterion for real creative work (images, videos).
Testing Conditions
Medion has pre-installed a generic Control Center on the Crawler E40, which houses performance profiles, keyboard lighting, and other settings. The app is not particularly fast and often only processes inputs with a slight delay.
On the main screen, it is also a little annoying that you have to scroll to the bottom right to access the GPU switch (MSHybrid vs. dGPU, restart required), for example, which could be designed more clearly with a little effort.
We used the gaming mode for the performance benchmarks and the power-saving mode for the battery tests, as the dGPU is deactivated here, and the integrated GPU takes over.
Processor
The Intel Core i5-13500H is a mid-range CPU from the current Raptor Lake-H series (Intel Gen13). It has 4 of the possible 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores. Together, it has 12 cores and 16 threads (only the P cores support hyperthreading). The E base clock is 1.9 GHz, the P cores can individually clock up to 4.7 GHz and together up to 4.6 GHz.
Incidentally, there is a Medion Erazer Crawler E50 with Intel Gen 12 i5-12450H. Medion's naming scheme is really very opaque and can mislead buyers, so be careful when buying!
In our benchmarks, the CPU delivered good performance and is pretty much on par with an average i5-13500 from our database.
During the Cinebench R15 loop, the processor shows very consistent performance right from the start without a drop after the first few runs. The table below shows the behavior in the various performance modes, including battery mode.
Mode/Value | Cinebench R15 score | CPU power consumption Range | CPU power consumption typical |
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Gaming | 2,331 | 60 - 110 W | 105 |
Entertainment | 2.135 | 50-105 | 51 |
Silent | 835 | 15-23 | 15 |
Battery | 1,065 | 19-21 | 21 |
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating | |
Average of class Gaming | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34613, n=233, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (13542 - 16335, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (527 - 2235, n=231, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (1704 - 1799, n=5) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=231, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (5108 - 6212, n=5) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (169 - 855, n=231, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (655 - 687, n=5) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=236, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (2234 - 2475, n=5) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 318, n=235, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (243 - 261, n=5) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (205 - 263, n=6) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (87 - 1259, n=228, last 2 years) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=230, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (50846 - 58567, n=6) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=230, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (5500 - 5885, n=6) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 |
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=235, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (9312 - 11465, n=5) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (158 - 2210, n=235, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (1674 - 1762, n=5) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=233, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (14.4 - 17.9, n=6) |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (44 - 65.5, n=5) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=227, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (0.471 - 0.51, n=6) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 4.47, n=230, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (3069 - 60169, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (11081 - 15390, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average of class Gaming (18567 - 252486, n=226, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (56813 - 74251, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average of class Gaming (629 - 10389, n=226, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (2621 - 3623, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Average of class Gaming (15371 - 200651, n=226, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (77835 - 85727, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average of class Gaming (2137 - 32988, n=226, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (7249 - 8086, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average of class Gaming (10291 - 134044, n=226, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (27820 - 38336, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (62657 - 120493, n=6) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2409, n=226, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (782 - 992, n=6) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (1518 - 31796, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (5955 - 8495, n=6) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=227, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (20212 - 37618, n=6) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
System Performance
In PCMark 10, the XMG Apex 15 and the Lenovo LOQ 15 are slightly ahead, especially in Productivity and Essentials. The Crawler is equal in Digital Content Creation. Only the LOQ 15 is slightly faster in Crossmark.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (5235 - 9852, n=200, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (6812 - 7228, n=2) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (8300 - 12334, n=199, last 2 years) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (9521 - 10019, n=2) |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 11833, n=199, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (8890 - 8968, n=2) |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (6462 - 18475, n=199, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (10134 - 11405, n=2) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2334, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU () | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU () | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2514, n=170, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU () | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU () | |
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=170, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
PCMark 10 Score | 7228 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 92565, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (36916 - 57830, n=6) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Average of class Gaming (24879 - 90647, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (41676 - 65633, n=6) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (21619 - 103259, n=226, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (36826 - 60523, n=6) |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Average Intel Core i5-13500H (86.2 - 96.1, n=6) | |
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 152.5, n=223, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
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DPC Latency
There are no problems when opening the browser or multiple tabs. However, LatencyMon detects some issues when playing our 4K/60 fps YouTube video. At least this is played without any dropped frames. The latency value increases slightly under Prime95.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) |
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Storage Devices
Medion uses a 512 GB NVMe SSD from Phison. Although this does not come close to the speed of the Samsung 990 Pro in the XMG Apex 15, it outperforms the storage of the other three competitors and its performance is also very consistent over a longer period of time. There are more SSD comparisons in our SSD best list.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous power read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
In our E40 crawler, an RTX 4050 with a maximum power rating of 100 W is installed.
The E40 performs really well in the 3DMark benchmarks, is slightly above an average RTX 4050 and on par with the XMG Apex 15 and MSI Katana 15, which are also strong in this category.
In battery mode, the 3D performance in Fire Strike drops by a whole 70 percent.
3DMark 11 Performance | 27990 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 55683 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 20434 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 9084 points | |
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Gaming
In our log data for Witcher 3 (see screenshots below), you can see that the GPU clock and power consumption in entertainment and silent mode are almost exactly the same and only slightly lower than in gaming mode. Accordingly, the frame rates hardly differ. The only difference between the modes is the fan behavior, which leads to a different volume and temperature development. In silent mode, the GPU gets hotter than in the other modes. In gaming mode, the Witcher 3 frame rate is very constant.
Compared to the competition, the E40 performs well. It takes the top spot in Far Cry 5 in particular. In Witcher 3, on the other hand, it is last, but the differences are very small. In the overall gaming result, the competition is close together, the LOQ 15 is slightly better than our crawler, the Katana 15 is about the same and the Apex 15 and especially the Asus TUF A15 are weaker.
Mode/Witcher 3 GPU measurement | Average FPS | GPU clock | Memory clock | Average temperature | Power consumption |
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Gaming | 79.5 | 2.595 MHz | 2.000 MHz | 60 °C | 85 W |
Entertainment | 77 | 2.400 MHz | 2.000 MHz | approx. 62 °C | 72 W |
Silent | 78 | 2.400 MHz | 2.000 MHz | approx. 75 °C | 73 W |
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Gaming | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) -1! | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
Average of class Gaming (8.61 - 216, n=228, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 |
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
Average of class Gaming (6.38 - 167.7, n=219, last 2 years) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
Average of class Gaming (9.13 - 194.9, n=229, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
Average of class Gaming (14.6 - 421, n=227, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 |
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 | |
Average of class Gaming (26.9 - 220, n=239, last 2 years) | |
MSI Katana 15 B12VEK | |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 | |
SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) | |
Asus TUF A15 FA507 |
Witcher 3 FPS chart
low | med. | high | ultra | |
GTA V (2015) | 182.2 | 176.4 | 169.1 | 97.7 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 369 | 283 | 170 | 81 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 162.7 | 152.7 | 147.9 | 140.2 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 183.5 | 122.9 | 84.6 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 128.5 | 121.8 | 98.6 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 146 | 140 | 133 | 124 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 391 | 205 | 167.6 | 146.9 |
Emissions & Energy - Aggressive and noisy cooling system
System Noise
The Crawler is by no means a quiet performer. In comparison with the competition, it is the loudest gamer, we measured up to 56 dB in the stress test and still over 51 dB under Witcher 3, the competition usually remains well below 50 dB here. The same applies to a 3DMark06 run: While other laptops remain completely silent here in phases and only let the fans rotate quite quietly in the second half of the test, they already rotate at 50 dB in the E40.
The cooling system is too aggressive and loud for us. As you can see in the next section, the temperatures are so low that quieter fans would easily be possible here. We recommend gaming in entertainment or even silent mode.
At least in idle mode, the E40 usually remains silent, only when background processes generate more load than desired in idle mode do the fans switch on. But even if the Crawler E40 has been exposed to a longer load, the fans do not calm down completely. Even in silent mode, the fans do not switch off in the foreseeable future.
Mode/Witcher 3 measurement | Volume | System consumption |
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Gaming | 51.46 dB | 155 W |
Entertainment | 48.21 | 139 W |
Silent | 31.37 dB | 117 W |
Noise Level
Idle |
| 23 / 23 / 28.02 dB(A) |
Load |
| 50.21 / 56.79 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23 dB(A) |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i5-13500H, Phison PS5021-E21 512GB | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G | Asus TUF A15 FA507 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, R7 7840HS, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | |
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Noise | -5% | 14% | -2% | 6% | |
off / environment * | 23 | 23.69 -3% | 23.3 -1% | 24 -4% | 24 -4% |
Idle Minimum * | 23 | 29.03 -26% | 23.3 -1% | 25 -9% | 24 -4% |
Idle Average * | 23 | 29.03 -26% | 23.3 -1% | 29 -26% | 24 -4% |
Idle Maximum * | 28.02 | 29.03 -4% | 23.3 17% | 33 -18% | 24 14% |
Load Average * | 50.21 | 48.7 3% | 29.6 41% | 36 28% | 37.71 25% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 51.46 | 48.5 6% | 43 16% | 48 7% | 45.75 11% |
Load Maximum * | 56.79 | 48.7 14% | 43 24% | 53 7% | 54.55 4% |
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Temperature
Thanks to the aggressive cooling system, the surface temperatures are almost astonishingly low. Even under maximum load, these barely rise above 96.8 °F in gaming mode (ambient temperature 64.4 °F). There is still plenty of scope for a quieter cooling system here.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.7 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.4 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 24 °C / 75.2 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+4.9 °C / 8.8 F).
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Asus TUF A15 FA507 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | |
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Heat | -40% | -17% | -31% | -35% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 36 | 46.4 -29% | 48.9 -36% | 52 -44% | 47 -31% |
Maximum Bottom * | 36 | 59.2 -64% | 44.6 -24% | 47 -31% | 48 -33% |
Idle Upper Side * | 26 | 34.4 -32% | 27.1 -4% | 33 -27% | 35 -35% |
Idle Bottom * | 27 | 36.2 -34% | 27.5 -2% | 33 -22% | 38 -41% |
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Speakers
The stereo speakers are located at the front corners and radiate downwards. The treble is balanced, but there is hardly any bass. We recommend connecting headphones via the jack output.
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.47 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 32.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.6% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 75% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 57% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 36% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (75.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 19% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
The power consumption is somewhat high in idle and in the stress test, but does not really stand out. Under normal load, the consumption is well within the average of the competition. In gaming, it is on par with the Lenovo LOQ 15, but higher than the other competitors.
We measured a temporary maximum consumption of 202.5 W during our simultaneous CPU and GPU stress test. The 230 W power supply from LiteOn should not have any problems here.
Off / Standby | 0.03 / 0.05 Watt |
Idle | 10 / 15.3 / 15.5 Watt |
Load |
88 / 202.47 Watt |
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i5-13500H, Phison PS5021-E21 512GB | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-13620H, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G | Asus TUF A15 FA507 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, R7 7735HS, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, R7 7840HS, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM | |
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Power Consumption | 1% | 23% | 15% | 18% | |
Idle 150cd/m2 * | 15.3 | 9.48 38% | 10.8 29% | 9.8 36% | |
3DMark06 Return To Proxycon * | 88 | 94.5 -7% | 84 5% | ||
Witcher 3 ultra * | 155 | 154.4 -0% | 136.6 12% | 136.5 12% | 128 17% |
1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25 * | 190 | 169.2 11% | 156.7 18% | 181 5% | 165 13% |
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Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Battery Life
Medion uses a battery with 54 Wh. Only the MSI Katana has a similarly small battery but still lasts a little longer in all tests. The rest of the competition has at least 60 Wh batteries, with the Asus TUF A15 even having a 90 Wh battery. In short: The Medion has the shortest runtimes in a direct comparison. In our video or browsing test with reduced brightness, the laptop achieves a runtime of around 4 hours - that's not exhilarating.
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518 i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 54 Wh | Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7 i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 60 Wh | Asus TUF A15 FA507 R7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | SCHENKER XMG Apex 15 (Late 23) R7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 62.32 Wh | MSI Katana 15 B12VEK i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 53.5 Wh | Average of class Gaming | |
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Battery Runtime | 50% | 129% | 74% | 14% | 46% | |
H.264 | 231 | 366 58% | 747 223% | 496 115% | 264 14% | 400 ? 73% |
WiFi v1.3 | 248 | 353 42% | 701 183% | 425 71% | 260 5% | 368 ? 48% |
Load | 72 | 59 -18% | 97 35% | 89 24% | 84.7 ? 18% | |
Reader / Idle | 506 | 546 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Budget gamer with trade-offs but good performance
At ~US$1300, the Medion Crawler E40 offers a budget-friendly option for a gaming laptop with an RTX 4050. While it falls into the budget range, there are even cheaper models available, prompting a closer look at the price-performance ratio. The Crawler E40 reveals its budget origins with features like the i5-13500H instead of the i7-13700H, a display from 2019, a 720p webcam, and a USB 2.0 slot, among other aspects. Consequently, it may not meet the expectations of gamers with high demands. However, the CPU and GPU performance is commendable, and the SSD performs well. The display, though not the latest, is sufficiently bright at 350 nits, responsive, and offers a 144 Hz refresh rate, even if it doesn't fully cover typical color spaces.
While there are some points of criticism, many of them are acceptable in a budget laptop. On the other hand, the notably weak battery life and excessively loud cooling system are more relevant concerns. Optimizing the software could address the cooling system issue, as there seems to be room for improvement given the low temperatures.
In summary, the Medion Crawler E40 is a budget-friendly gaming laptop with some compromises, but the performance of its components is commendable. The main criticisms lie in the loud and aggressive cooling system as well as the weak battery life.
Each of the competitors discussed in the test has its merits, and the differences between them are relatively minor. The Asus TUF A15, while providing slightly weaker performance, stands out for its impressive battery runtimes. If extended battery life with comparable performance is a priority and you're willing to spend a bit more, the Lenovo LOQ 15 could be a suitable choice, despite having some drawbacks. It's essential to note that there is no clear winner, especially considering that the XMG Apex 15 comes at a price almost ~US$550 higher.
Price & Availability
The Medion Erazer Crawler E40 costs around ~US$1300 directly from Medion.
Medion Erazer Crawler E40 - MD 62518
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11/28/2023 v7
Christian Hintze
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.