Medion rolls out 18-inch Akoya P8610 media center laptop
By Donald Melanson 
posted Dec 5th 2008 1:28PM
posted Dec 5th 2008 1:28PM
Medion's netbooks and GPS units may have been garnering the company the most attention as of late, but it's also still in the traditional laptop business, and it looks like it's new 18-inch Akoya P8610 model should turn at least a few heads, and not just for its sheer size. This one is aimed squarely at those looking for a media center in laptop form, with it boasting a 1,680 x 945, 18.4-inch display, a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a 512MB GeForce 9600M GS graphics card that can operate on its own or in hybrid mode, a Blu-ray drive, and a 5.1 Dolby audio system, among other media-friendly features. This being Medion, it also won't completely break the bank, with it setting you back a fairly reasonable £800, or just over $1,100.
That wallpaper is giving me dysentery...
See a vet as soon as possible.
Yeah, but you still cant fart.
Will you try to ford the river? yes/no
oh snap he's talking about the OT!!!
Medion have been around for a few years but only just started getting better coverage. Though they offer good specs they are not always made to the best quality. This does look quite good though.
i got my first medion laptop, in 2002, other than the bulky battery and hefty weight, the 15" screen and spec was top notch... and it still works!!
I have passed the dang thing to two other people, and they still use it... they loved the keyboard and overall build.. although cheap quality, you do get your monies worth..
Will buy again, if I can get it without shipping fees eating into the savings
Damn, good price for some great features!
was it the cheesecake i just ate or is that thing really floating
They forgot to mention that it also defies gravity for ventilation purposes.
whats with the wonky resolution?
Its a "budget" resolution for lower end 18.4" notebooks like lower end models of the Vaio AW and Acer Aspire 8920/8930 series, both also 18.4". The higher end models of these then have 1920x1080 screens.
16 x 9, not 16 x 10. 16 x 10 is 1680 x 1050.
I love how the reflection at the bottom shows the screen being off...
At first, I was like: T5-series processor? Yuck
Then I saw the $1,100 price tag and was like: Want.
Yeah, it's like that >.> /smacks_bubble_gum