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> www.aldi.co.uk , on special offers
>
> 999GBP for dvd burner laptop, 80gig HD, ATi mobile Radeon 9700, LAN
> etc. Seems good value, but Ive never heard of Gericom, and the model
> number is not specified so I cant explore further.
> Anybody know what they are like for reliability?

>
> Theres been a lot of postings to this NG on the subject of Gericom, or
> rather their after-sales service, or should I say lack of after-sales
> sevice. Now, you wouldnt need after-sales service if the machines were
any
> good, would you?
>

> > Theres been a lot of postings to this NG on the subject of Gericom, or
> > rather their after-sales service, or should I say lack of after-sales
> > sevice. Now, you wouldnt need after-sales service if the machines were
> any
> > good, would you?
> >
> Right, thanks. Looks like a steer-clear.

> > > Theres been a lot of postings to this NG on the subject of Gericom,
or
> > > rather their after-sales service, or should I say lack of after-sales
> > > sevice. Now, you wouldnt need after-sales service if the machines
were
> > any
> > > good, would you?
> > >
> > Right, thanks. Looks like a steer-clear.
>
> On the website they dont specify the Gericom notebook model. This is
> strange.
>
> Gericom is best selling notebook brand in Germany (ahead of Compaq, IBM,
> Toshiba, Sony, Dell, ... according to a www.benchmark.co.yu), probably due
> their low prices. I dont know about support quality.
>
> You might want to go to www.gericom.com and order directly. Also, checkout
> their Outlet section for a good deal on refurbished notebook.
>
>

>
> Mikki wrote in message
> news:2pdl2aFjk5boU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> > > Theres been a lot of postings to this NG on the subject of Gericom,
> or
>> > > rather their after-sales service, or should I say lack of after-sales
>> > > sevice. Now, you wouldnt need after-sales service if the machines
> were
>> > any
>> > > good, would you?
>> > >
>> > Right, thanks. Looks like a steer-clear.
>>
>> On the website they dont specify the Gericom notebook model. This is
>> strange.
>>
>> Gericom is best selling notebook brand in Germany (ahead of Compaq, IBM,
>> Toshiba, Sony, Dell, ... according to a www.benchmark.co.yu), probably
>> due
>> their low prices. I dont know about support quality.
>>
>> You might want to go to www.gericom.com and order directly. Also,
>> checkout
>> their Outlet section for a good deal on refurbished notebook.
>>
>>
>
> I think Gericom like Advent are built by Medion. Many (like myself) have
> had
> real problems with Medion support (or lack of it). The machines are fine,
> I
> dont really know if they are any less reliable that others.
>
> I suspect my previous machine failed due to overheating as I got it as a
> desktop replacement. My new machine (which is a 3.2 gig P4) seems to have
> better built in cooling. I also use a laptop cooler with it and I dont
> use
> it as much as the previous machine. I dont think thats the fault of
> Medion, just laptop manufacturers cramming too much into a small frame.
>
> I actually went out and got an old P120 for Ł65 for what I want to use a
> laptop for most of the time (Satellite tracking software, email etc) and
> it
> works really well.
>
> If you do go for one my advice is that if it goes wrong DONT use the
> Medion
> support centre line, just demand a replacement form the company who sold
> it
> to you. Get onto your trading standards department if you need to. I
> didnt
> have a laptop for over 3 months due to the wankers at Medion.
>
> Martin
>
>

> I think Gericom like Advent are built by Medion. Many (like myself) have
> had
> real problems with Medion support (or lack of it). The machines are fine,
> I
> dont really know if they are any less reliable that others.

>
>
>
> > I think Gericom like Advent are built by Medion. Many (like myself)
have
> > had
> > real problems with Medion support (or lack of it). The machines are
fine,
> > I
> > dont really know if they are any less reliable that others.
>

>
> They are NOT built by Medion. Medion and Gericom like virtually all laptop
> brands are made by either, Uniwill, ECS, Asus, or Clevo. They are all
based
> in the far east, and simply supply chassis for customisation by the main
> manufacturers.
>
> The ODM (original design manufacturer) supply the basic chassis, with
> motherboard, sometimes CPU, GPU,and ports fitted. The OEM (original
> equipment manufacturer) then add components, like HDD, MEMORY, and
software,
> add their badge/sticker and ship to the customer/shop.
>
> I have a laptop based on the Uniwill N251C1 chassis, which is also used by
> Gericom in their blockbuster range, however I could not comment on the
> Gericom machine as its quite different from the machine I have. The
Gericom
> machine has an Intel P4 for a start, whereas my machine is an Athlon XPm.
>
> Whatlaptop forums is a great place to ask questions about Gericom. Some
> people on there have got them, and seem pleased with them.
>
> www.whatlaptop.co.uk/forums
>
> **SS**
>
>