Medion Akoya P7321 D review
It's quick in Windows and has a lot of RAM and storage, but you can get quicker computers for less
Specifications
2.8GHz Intel Core i5-2300, 6GB RAM, N/A display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
We were pleased to see a 1.5TB hard disk, as this gives you plenty of room for all of your files. Should you want more storage space, there’s the aforementioned hot-swap drive bay, plus two USB3 ports for external devices (there’s a further six USB ports as well).
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Medion provides a wireless keyboard and mouse in the box. They keyboard’s fairly comfortable to type on, although we wish it had more feedback, as it’s easy to miss hitting a key causing errors in typing. We have no complaints about the mouse, which is a basic ambidextrous model with a scroll-wheel in the middle.
The Akoya P7321 D is certainly a fast computer with a lot of RAM and storage, but we’d rather have less RAM and a better graphics card for this price. As it stands, it’s a decent quiet computer, but you can buy the Dell Vostro 260 MT for a lot less. This PC has a smaller hard disk, but is faster in Windows, making it the better buy.
Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Rating | *** |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2300 |
| Processor external bus | 100MHz |
| Processor multiplier | x28 |
| Processor clock speed | 2.8GHz |
| Processor socket | LGA1155 |
| Memory | 6 |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory | 16GB |
Ports | |
| USB2 ports (front/rear) | 2/6 |
| Firewire ports (front/rear) | 0/0 |
| eSATA ports (front/rear) | 0/0 |
| Wired network ports | 1x 10/100/1000 |
| Wireless networking support | N/A |
Internal Expansion | |
| Case | midi tower |
| PCI slots (free) | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots (free) | 2 (2) |
| PCI-E x16 slots (free) | 1 (0) |
| Free Serial ATA ports | 1 |
| Free memory slots | 0 |
| Free 3.5in drive bays | 2 |
Hard Disk | |
| Hard disk model(s) | Western Digital WD15EARS-00MVVWB0 |
| Interface | SATA2 |
| Total storage capacity | 1,500GB |
Graphics | |
| Graphics card(s) | 512MB AMD Radeon HD 5450 |
| Graphics/video ports | HDMI, DVI, VGA |
Sound | |
| Sound outputs | 7.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, stereo out, mic in |
| Speakers | none |
Removable Drives | |
| Supported memory cards | SD, SDHC, MMC, xD, MemoryStick Pro |
| Optical drive type(s) | DVD+/-RW |
Display | |
| Screen model | none |
| Native resolution | N/A |
| Screen inputs | N/A |
Other Hardware | |
| Keyboard | Medion 1588 |
| Mouse | Medion 1588 |
Software | |
| Software included | none |
| Operating system | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
| Operating system restore option | restore disc |
Buying Information | |
| Warranty | one year RTB |
| Price | £529 |
| Supplier | http://www.medion.com |
| Details | www.medion.com |