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* High performance 3.2GHz-2MB L2 Cache-800 MHz FSB
* 64 bit Technology
* XL-HARD DISC CAPACITY
* Enormous 320 GB
* Hard disc capacity
* XL-MEMORY
* XL-HIGH-END GRAPHICS
* ATI RADEON X740 XL
* XL-BURNER
* XL-PACKAGE
* DVB-T Digital TV TUNER
* Analogue stereo TV & FM Radio Tuner Card
* Bluetooth
* WLAN 54 MBit/s
* 9 in 1 Memory Card Reader
* 6x USB 2.0 2x front, 4x rear
* 2x FireWire IEEE 1394, 1x front, 1x rear
* 8-channel Intel® High Definition Audio
* LAN Network Controller
* 56K V.9x PCI Data/Fax modem
* SOFTWARE XL
* Microsoft Works Suite 2005
£749.99

Pc here uk.aldi.com/images/data_product/1218710172422db75d4afdf.jpg

also have a 17 inch TFT Monitor for £149.99 and a few other bargains see here uk.aldi.com/special_buys/index.html for more info


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This item was edited on Thursday, 10th March 2005, 19:04

that monitor looks tasty.... any reviews? Looks a bit like a HP/COMPAQ one? Any info?

It looks like a good price for the spec (Athlon 64 systems with no monitor/OS/keyboard/mouse/WLAN/TV cards are currently around 600 quid from white box suppliers) and I like the inclusion of both analogue and digital TV cards.

Big question though - with that much stuffed inside the box, will it be quiet or not? If you can hear it in any way, then one of its primary functions (PVR) would be ruined. I presume that "XL-Burner" means a DVD+/-RW writer?

Having said all that, the recent announcement of dual-core desktop Athlon and Intel chips for later in the year makes me wonder if I should sit on my hands for 6 months and wait for a setup that acts a lot closer to a real dual-CPU in terms of performance compared to the hyperthreaded poor-man`s version that this may well be.

an alternative is at certain Lidl`s - very similar spec

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20050310.p.Targa_Visionary_PCX_3400plus