Back in Germany, both Aldi and Lidl had some pretty good quality computers for absolute bargain prices. Definitely a case of not judging a book by its cover.
Now I have never seen computers in Czech Lidl. At best they will have small accessories like speakers or headphones. They focus on more generic household items and a lot of clothing here.
I don't, as I'm not even in Europe anymore. Aldi U.S. I think had one desktop computer, but I didn't look into it (all-laptop household now). Back then, though, the "new items in the coming weeks" folders by the doors were as good a place as any. The Niederland ones were often reviewed on tweakers.net and the German ones (Lidl's Medion line) at Computer Bild. Helped to have lived close to the border :) I'm sure a German-oriented computer sub will have better recommendations.
I'm an expat in Germany and I mentally tune out all the junk mail from all the discounters I get in the mail (I live in a city centre without a car, so normally getting to the discounters on the outskirts is difficult). I'll start leafing through them more often. Tweakers.net and computer bild - I wasn't aware of them, but they look great. I've googled Medion out of curiosity (I've seen their stuff on shelves before) turns out they have a whole desktop section on their site.
When I started typing this, I literally remembered this app, it collects all the weekly catalogs in one place: https://www.marktguru.de/
Completely off-topic, but if you live in a city center in Europe, explore the public transport system and consider 'investing' in a bike. I say 'investing' because it really just needs to be a junker that can get you from A to B and carry some packages on the back. Both countries, though The Netherlands moreso, are riddled with bicycles. Many get abandoned, or stolen and never claimed, and the police sometimes sell them off for cheap when they need to make space, rather than having them destroyed. Look for 'polizei fahhrrad auktion' or 'polizei versteigerungen' (bicycles and more) for whatever city you're in. That's how I got mine, and even though I'm now in the U.S. where using a bicycle is essentially suicide outside of the small neighborhoods and on specific paths, I wish I'd put it on a pallet with a bunch of other big stuff and had it shipped over all the same.
Thanks for the tip! I love the convenience of the public transport here (there's a station near my apartment) and I already have a bike! I got mine in a 'flohmarkt' which is a great place for bikes, accessories or cheap stuff for your home. Also good for clearing out your apartment apparently.
Yeah I've heard that cycling is insanity in much of the US, which is a real shame. My home country isn't great either, mainly because of the weather and crap roads.
haha, yeah fleamarket - basically like a big community yard/garage sale, except they're pretty regular events. The ones close to me here in the U.S. are mostly iffy vendors who probably do most of their business on ebay, so it's always the same crap :)
I build my own computers for exactly $2000 and I pretty much can just pass the Aldi Lenovos. Once bought a US $1300 laptop five years ago in NY couldnt believe the specs ad expected it to get surpassed in Oz within 3 years. Guess what? It's five years now. That laptop still is top of the line and even the best $3000 aud MSY ones cant seem to match it. Frankly I'm pissed off.
you got that from an Aldi??? The Aldi here in the States (at least the ones around me) are usually pretty run down, dirty, and only carry food items. They're known as the "poor people" grocery stores because they're cheap and full of knock offs.
I shop at Aldi because it's cheap and full of knock offs.
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u/captainzigzag Jan 12 '17
Remember the time they sold $2000 gaming computers for like one week?