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Aldi is now offering a 15.6-inch laptop for just under 500
euros with the Medion Akoya E15410. Is that a fair offer? The Aldi notebook in
the test.
New year, new notebook: Do you need a cheap, no-frills copy
that can handle home office tasks as well as children's schoolwork? Then the
Akoya E15410, which Aldi will be putting in all 4,159 branches nationwide from
January 3, 2022, may be suitable. The test of the new Aldi notebook shows
whether this is actually the case.
Medion Akoya E15410: Aldi notebook in the test
The Akoya E15410 is in a new guise, COMPUTER BILD has not
yet tested a Medion notebook in this design. The black plastic housing doesn't
look as classy as its aluminum-coated counterparts, but it doesn't feel cheap.
On the contrary: It looks modern, there is nothing to complain about about the
workmanship. The only drawback: the black dress acknowledges every touch with
ugly stains. Good for that: The weight is okay at around 1.7 kilograms for a
15.6-inch notebook .
Thanks to the large housing, Medion has placed a number pad
in the Akoya E15410 for convenient entry of rows of numbers
Keyboard and touchpad
okay
Also good: the keyboard has a number pad (picture above).
Columns of numbers can thus be entered more conveniently. The keyboard has a
good pressure point, but it bounces a bit when typing. The touchpad is nice and
big, but at the top it only allows mouse clicks with difficulty, if at all.
Display with weaknesses
Overall, the display is not a feast for the eyes, but it is
perfectly okay for a notebook in this price range. Sure, the color fidelity
should be higher. And the fact that the background lighting in dark movie
scenes shines through, especially at the edges of the picture, is not so nice
either. The reproduction of documents, photos and videos takes place on the
display with the almost 40 centimeter screen diagonal but with good sharpness.
Middle class CPU as a
drive
The mid-range Core i5-10210U processor ensures a decent
pace. It's not very fresh anymore, Intel introduced it at the end of 2019, but
it ran through the test program without long waiting times. He could work much
faster, but the Medion has two speed brakes:
• RAM: The Aldi notebook only has 8 gigabytes of RAM, but 16
gigabytes are recommended for the Windows 11 operating system . After all:
Another 8 gigabyte bar can be retrofitted inside (from 30 euros).
• SSD: The operating system, programs and data are stored on
an SSD with a scarce 238 gigabytes of memory. In addition, the SSD has a slow
SATA connection instead of a fast PCI Express interface. That also slows down
the processor.
No screaming!
The notebook doesn't get too warm during use, so it doesn't
get uncomfortable on your lap. In any case, only a little waste heat
accumulates inside, so that the processor fan does not have to transport it out
of the housing at high speeds. So the Medion worked nice and quiet - even under
full load. The not excessive waste heat and the low load on the fan contribute
to a low energy requirement. The Medion managed almost six and a half hours
without a socket in the test with full display brightness. If you reduce the
brightness a little, you can manage a whole working day without having to fill
the battery.
Lots of connections
The Medion Akoya E15410 is the first Aldi notebook whose
battery can be charged via a USB-C port. With the power pack, customers can
also charge the energy storage devices of other devices such as smartphones and
tablets, provided they have a USB-C socket. The Medion even has two USB-C
ports, e.g. for external SSDs. There are also two USB type A sockets, ideal for
multifunctional devices or separate keyboard and mouse sets. The Medion goes
into the network either via cable and network connection or wirelessly via
WLAN. A shame: The wireless connection is still made using the older ac
standard and not the current WLAN-ax.
Medion Akoya E15410
in the test: conclusion
All in all, the Medion Akoya E15410 is a decent notebook that did not make any huge mistakes in the test. It passed the tests unspectacularly and its simple, black case is pleasing. It's made for the home office - even if SSD and RAM are tight. Better alternatives? Was not available in the price range up to 500 euros at the time of the test.
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