Medion announces new multimedia PC: Akoya E3300 D

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Medion has announced the latest in its like of “value” Akoya desktop PCs. The E3300 D offers a decent enough AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 dual core processor (which apparently runs at 2.7GHz), ATI Radeon HD4350 graphics processor with HDMI output, 640GB eco-friendly hard drive, 4GB of RAM, DVD writer, eight channel surround sound and Windows Vista pre-installed.

Connections include eSATA, multi-format card reader, FireWire, six USBs, DVI-I, VGA and HDMI. There’s also the usual array of trial software pre-loaded to bog down the PC from the word go…

Medion to launch E3212 budget sat nav in Aldi stores

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Medion’s love affair with Aldi continues with the announcement that it will launch its budget E3212 satellite navigation system in store next week.

Retailing for just £119.99, the E3212 still boasts a 3.5-inch colour TFT touch screen, with 2D/3D display, and packs in RDS TMC traffic updates at no extra cost. Mapping includes complete data for the UK and Ireland, plus major routes throughout Europe.