Windows XP and Windows 7 were so perfect for their respective times. I remember going crazy when I rigged up my family's living room desktop to play Starcraft. Great time capsule you've shared with the world, Alex!
I somehow never warmed to Windows 7. Stuck with XP all the way up until 2018 when it became virtually impossible to use because of browser incompatibility. Been using 10 ever since with no regrets and probably will be for some time to come (as 11 is also not calling my name).
@@Pundit2k Well... I mean, it's not like you can continue using Win10 for ages. Windows 10 will lose its support in 2025 and I suppose that Hardware and Software will stop being supported very quickly. Also, if you think about it, Windows 10 is just a mix out of Windows 7, a Desktop OS, and Windows 8, a Tablet OS.
@@Pundit2kwin7 pro was a very decent OS and to decide to stick to XP is a rather unlogical and also dangerous and not so clever to be honest. YES - there were very bad OS releases from MS, where it was totally understandable to stick to other options (the infamous Windows ME Edition is one of those cases I personally recall). To stick to WinXP compared to Win7 is a little .... lets call it "not so well informed"
@@Pundit2k I stuck to Windows 2000 for as long as I could and was lucky enough to have a brand new high end system when Vista was released. I ended up being one of the few that got a good experience out of it before the third service pack.
Takes me back to 2005 - 2008 during my elementary school days. I am really grateful to find a video like this especially when you're unboxing and configuring a computer from the Windows XP era. Plus the Ambient Windows XP intro song gives me chills.
The aldi medion computers in that era had a stunning price/performance ratio. I remeber running this system back in the day. It was far superior then any other prebuild systems for that price, i even waited for hours in line for the aldi to open so populair these systems where.
you are absolutely delusional; these systems, and medion in general, were of horrible quality. i have worked with thousands of systems and no product range will ever, BY FAR, come close to the amount of faults that were in these systems. likely medion just bought hardware that didnt pass quality checks which is why they were so cheap.
What is the appeal of a 20 year old PC? it is like a modern one except way slower. I kinda understand collecting really old computer stuff as a hobby, like 80s or early 90s. that is really a different experience.
@@Blackadder75 After moving on to modern parts only, I had the same question. But then I got some old consoles and PCs again and just really enjoyed the physical hardware for some reason. Objectively, it's an inferior machine, but just being aware that this is 100% the original feeling of computing of that specific era gives it a special emotion, even if you never owned that specific hardware before in your life. The look, the weight, the way the hardware feels in your hands, and even the response time, it all contributes to that feeling. It's emotional.
I do computers since the C64, and win XP is my favourite OS but I don't have any emotion for a pentium 4. Now a nice 486 with original soundblaster, that is my jam.
@@Blackadder75 I gotta admit old soundcards are more special than CPUs, but those old CPUs allow the entire PCs to run, and you can also just see how games would run back in that time period. Retro speakers and peripherals, retro consoles, ESPECIALLY handhelds, are much more understandable why someone would prefer collecting those. Just feels different in your hands.
@@damiendye6623 it got update patches and services packs to fix, and it was for work and home users, windows 2000 was used only for work users and windows xp made easier to use
The silica gel is quite normal in oem pc's , it's there to reduce moisture. That way, components won't corrode or get moldy if there is too much humidity during shipping.
As strange as it may seem to us now, this PC system was a real gem at the time. I longed for something like this. I had a much weaker system that started hard, and all those already integrated components were just a dream for me.🤭
Fascinating, a really nice desktop. The good old days of Microsoft where a brand new pc would only connect to the update server & not a hundred other services.
Parents bought that machine almost 20 years ago and also brought me a brand new copy of NfS HP 2. I was blown away by the graphics and spent countless hours playing that game. This gave me huge nostalgia, thanks!
First time I've heard the XP installation music on real hardware. It was pretty much impossible to have audio during the setup normally because you wouldn't have the audio drivers, so the only way was pretty much with OEM installs like this
Yeah that was definitely the case for some builds. The builds that didn't have that issue was XP generic sound drivers on certain systems. Most generally Intel based boards was supported, as MS and Intel were bed buddies... Lol. Build a AMD based system and it was a toss up, just never knew until boot time, and those generally had other drivers missing too. Of course never was there a totally missing graphics driver, generic drivers took care of that problem every time... the one thing MS had no choice but to get right.
I had the exactly same one , got it for my 18 Birthday , and i am 37 now 😂 I loved it.And made so many things with it! And I used the TV tuner a lot. And the cd burner 😅 Great to see it again! It didn't start at first.Because you pushed the button to soft.It needed to be pushed harder 😂😂 Thanks for bringing me back these memory's!!!
I remember these machines, they where such great value. The lines at the store before opening were enormous and you had to get really early if you wanted one
I got a identical looking desktop in 2004, but with different specs for £400 in Aldi it was the MD8083 - it had a Pentium 4 3GHz and a 128MB ATI 9800 XXL (under clocked 9800XT) for the price it was amazing.
18 Years ago I was about to put together a media PC and had priced up the various parts. Walked into to Aldi in the UK and the had a similar model MT MD506 for sale at a really cheap price compared to what I was looking to spend. I think they had just discontinued them. They had the display model only left so I got even more money off. I still use the PC for general work but for many years it was our Media PC connected to a 46" Screen in the lounge via a HDMI Cable. I used an IR repeater so that the PC could sit in my home office. The fan was just too noisy to have in the lounge but it worked great and still does.
I have had this machine! Great computer. Medion offered all-in-one machines. I used to assemble computers before myself, but it wasn't worth it anymore when these great offers came out. I have had several. For one I have been waiting for the Aldi to open, because the offers were limited and as they became popular, they were sold out within an hour. Got up 04:00, sat at the shop from 04:30 till 08:00 or so before they opened.
This brings back memories! I had the updated version of this Medion (Aldi) tower PC with Windows Vista and (I think) an Intel Pentium D processor. It was a huge step up for me as a kid in 2006 as I was finally able to play more modern PC games... the only downside was Vista!
My family had a Medion XL machine that looked exactly like this with the Pentium 4 but ours was 3GHZ and didn't have the Scart Socket etc on the back of it. Just a Composite input on the front of it (underneath the Cover which slides down).
That case is super cool though; at least for the front IO panel’s aesthetic and slide-down feature. Wish case manufacturers still included fun little bits like that in cases these days.
@@zarach11 I keep a 2000 rig on standby myself and I currently still use 7 with 11 on dualboot. But I daily 7. 2000 was such a light weight and well rounded os that never once crashed for me over the years. NEVER! XP was okay, but was vastly insecure since it was launched. 2000 was primary OS on my laptop till 2013 but my desktop has had 7 since 2011. I now dualboot 7 and 11 on a Core i9 10850K and they both run like a dream!
I bought a very similar system by Cisnet in '04 at Staples in the US, and it still sees use today. P4 3.2, USB ports, card readers, DVDR and yet it still has a real parallel port, 2 RS232 ports and a 3.5 floppy drive. It was $600 US and that included a nice 17" CRT monitor. Last year I added a 5.25 floppy drive that's switchable between 1.2 and 360K and a high end (for the time) graphics card with HDMI. I have it dual boot with a choice of XP or DOS 5.0. Very useful for transferring software between modern and early 80s vintage or using legacy hardware.
I love how you let the full OOBE music play. It reminds me of a much simpler time. Kinda wish that it came with Media Center Edition 2005 instead of Windows XP Home
Seeing the Aldi promo printed on that box brought back so many memories. Aldi Süd was expanding in the US in 2005-2006, and the new stores sold these Medion PCs as part of their grand opening promotion. I bought one in March 2006 for $400 and it lasted about five years, which was impressive for a budget priced PC.
That's a pretty loaded system for 2005 - some great connectivity - be fun to see how it games - Great vide - keep up the good work - you will surely grow far (pun intended)
oh my god I had this as a kid!! I distinctly remember going to get it from aldi with my dad. I was an aldi PC peasant. Jesus christ. Thanks for the memories.
Always begged my mum for one of these but couldn't afford it when I was a kid. awesome video I'm happy to see one open 16yrs later haha would love to see you do some gaming and see if the tuner still works :)
These types of Desktop were very common around my family/friends in like 2002-2005. Heck some of them had these in usage up until 2014 lol This case alone just brings back so many memories lol
I was 11 years old when this PC came out, that start up music brings back memories. It was only a few years later I got my first Windows Vista laptop 😅
I liked the look of these Medion PCs, at the time I was working in the industry and building systems regularly. These seemed like great value for the spec, though I preferred AMD systems back then. If I kept all of the systems I built for myself instead of selling on to upgrade, I’d have hardware for some great TH-cam content.
Oh man! The memories! My dad bought one around 2004 I think, from Aldi in the Netherlands. It was a Medion 8383XL machine, with an Nvidia 6610XL, a custom card made for that system! (based from an existing one, of course). Hours and hours of playing the Sims 2, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, NFS Underground and many more.... Unfortunately the glue on the fan of the 6610XL GPU failed, resulting in it just dangling around in the case and everything overheating and glitching haha. Such a magical system, but that 6610XL combined with a Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4 gHz was a NIGHTMARE when it came down to thermals haha!
Absolutely - the only negative I've read from other users was the reliability and performance of that GPU but it enables all those extra ports on the desktop
I can remember these in the window of ALDI in stoke-on-trent around 2005, they seemed pretty decent computers, i know the medion blank cd-r discs were good because ive still got some still mint from 2004
omg this case brought back memories, i liked it very much back in the day. buddy of mine got this with xp and pentium4 but dunno it it was exactly this build. thanks for filming it nice video, no need to apologize for anything😀🤙
Well this brings back memories. Medion was huge back then for computers, especially here in Germany (its a german corporation). Great video. Thanks for the flashbacks.
Wow, what a blast from the past!This was my first own PC ever. My parents surprised me out of nowhere with this behemoth. I will never forget that. ^^ The funny thing is we still have this thing laying around but the case is sadly in absolute shambles. I also had a later Medion model where the front panel slid open to reveal some ports (like the one you showed) while it had a HDD docking bay on top.
I always wonder how this is still sealed, people buy it and never opened, or leftovers from business, who knows. But still great find brand new 16 year old PC, and its great quality it seems
It's so strange, especially for a computer which was so expensive at the time. It's not a bad PC - the hard drive is a little dodgy it seems (maybe from the damp) and one of the fans is a little noisy (maybe the lubricant dried up) but it's a really nice computer otherwise. I thought it deserved its own video even if no-one really watches it, because how often does someone get the chance to unbox an old PC like that?
I remember these computers quite well, we had issues with customers using this PC, because they forgot to install the correct nic driver, causing the realtek nics all used the same default mac address instead of the correct one, causing the DHCP platform hand out the lease again to another customer. We ended up blocking the mac address on the DHCP platform and contacting the customers involved to fix the issue.
I would love to get my hands on something like this. Had a look last year, but couldn't really figure out where to look for "new old" machines, in the box, like that. Mind you I live in Greece, where we have a bad habit of not taking proper care of stuff, or straight up throwing everything out when there is an upgrade coming, so it's really frustrating. All I've seen are used ones, but in not good enough condition to bother buying them and fixing them up because finding old parts to fit is an even bigger hustle.
Here in the UK it's very difficult too, I was really lucky to find this on eBay of all places! It's so rare to find a boxed XP computer as most were scrapped several years ago
@@zarach11 Yes, same here. Most of the good ones were scrapped, or scalped to sell "illegally". I'm so happy you managed to find one, and even more so in such mint condition (maybe except from the little dent in the back, but that's just laughably minor of a "defect" for a 16 year old machine). Kudos on a great find Sir, hope you cherish it and get lots of fun out of it!
That's a wicked find. To keep moisture from ruining the parts. Was there only the tower keyboard and mouse? I remember when I bought a computer back in the 80s it was really expensive 5k expensive but it came with everything monitor speakers like everything including a mass amount of software and games it was a dos 6.22 and win 3.1 but I don't think I ever used Windows back than.
I was a pc technician and picked up one of these as custom builds had a hard time keeping up with the price to performance, even insisted family to look at this this system saving me a build.
what a great PC! as a US person, i woulda loved a PC like on here back in 2005 and man oh man, i woulda cloned tha HDD from 8gb to at least 1TB if i had it rn
I worked for this company when this came out - Medion were a german manufacturer. Used to provide telephone support and hardware repairs at the UK office in Swindon, Wiltshire
I remember using a similar Medion (I forgot the model, but it's chassis was metal and it had some blue plastic accent pieces on either side) as a family PC back in late 2004 or early 2005. I think we got it as part of a broadband deal from Deutsche Telekom or bought it from Aldi. Memories!
Medion pc’s and actually all medion products were sold at the ALDI (european supermarket) back in the day. Nowadays they’ve also reached bigger electronic stores.
Around EUR 999 in Germany I guess, at least a similar one in November 2005. I started my apprenticeship in August 2005 and earned my first own money and wanted a medion pc so bad! I saved the money and wanted to buy a similar one before christmas 2005 but there was a long queue in front of Aldi and it was sold out in two minutes and I wasn't successful 😤🤐
In the US around 2005 you could get cheap eMachines for $500ish. Mine came with an AMD 3400+ CPU, 1GB RAM, onboard Nvidia GeForce 6100 and a 200GB hard drive, card reader, DVD writer, Windows Media Center
Never a doubt about it booting. We have machines that still use XP, even 95. In use 24/7/320 days (we do have shutdowns for maintenance). We even have 2 CNC machines that don't even use Windows or Dos. About 1985 vintage. Of course, none of them connect to that evil of the internet. Just turn on and use. The only problem over time, apart from MB problems, is the battery for the BIOS. But even then, they seem to go on and on. Bit like the Voyager spacecrafts.
Nope 😂 I can try them in something I care less about but I've had expired batteries leak impressively quickly before, then again I had a couple of Duracell AAs from the mid 90s work in a remote for a couple of years not that long ago (2020 I think?) so these might work
Interestingly that's apparently the Polish spelling, I wonder if the packaging was first designed for the Polish market then translated into English (or deleted and replaced) for the UK market?
I've not heard of that brand, I don't think we had them here in the US. I've never seen a computer come with so many features and accessories, impressive
I really enjoyed this video as I have been into computers ever since the 1980’s when I got a Vic20. You have a really relaxing voice and explain things in a great way. Is there any chance you could maybe do some more videos?
Thanks! I don't really have time but I did record one about a new in box crt monitor and I was thinking about making one on how to calibrate the monitor you saw in this video
Windows XP and Windows 7 were so perfect for their respective times. I remember going crazy when I rigged up my family's living room desktop to play Starcraft. Great time capsule you've shared with the world, Alex!
I somehow never warmed to Windows 7. Stuck with XP all the way up until 2018 when it became virtually impossible to use because of browser incompatibility. Been using 10 ever since with no regrets and probably will be for some time to come (as 11 is also not calling my name).
@@Pundit2k Well... I mean, it's not like you can continue using Win10 for ages.
Windows 10 will lose its support in 2025 and I suppose that Hardware and Software will stop being supported very quickly.
Also, if you think about it, Windows 10 is just a mix out of Windows 7, a Desktop OS, and Windows 8, a Tablet OS.
@@Pundit2kwin7 pro was a very decent OS and to decide to stick to XP is a rather unlogical and also dangerous and not so clever to be honest.
YES - there were very bad OS releases from MS, where it was totally understandable to stick to other options (the infamous Windows ME Edition is one of those cases I personally recall). To stick to WinXP compared to Win7 is a little .... lets call it "not so well informed"
StarCraft 2 player with an old laptop and a null modem cable
@@Pundit2k I stuck to Windows 2000 for as long as I could and was lucky enough to have a brand new high end system when Vista was released. I ended up being one of the few that got a good experience out of it before the third service pack.
Takes me back to 2005 - 2008 during my elementary school days. I am really grateful to find a video like this especially when you're unboxing and configuring a computer from the Windows XP era. Plus the Ambient Windows XP intro song gives me chills.
The aldi medion computers in that era had a stunning price/performance ratio. I remeber running this system back in the day. It was far superior then any other prebuild systems for that price, i even waited for hours in line for the aldi to open so populair these systems where.
It's an absolutely fantastic computer for its age and it doesn't look old even now
Rather decent quality too using good branded hardware.
Had 2 versions of the laptop cousins 11 inch screens with a dvd drive and tv via a slot.
I had one of these (i still have the graphics card somewhere)
you are absolutely delusional; these systems, and medion in general, were of horrible quality. i have worked with thousands of systems and no product range will ever, BY FAR, come close to the amount of faults that were in these systems. likely medion just bought hardware that didnt pass quality checks which is why they were so cheap.
Such a good purchase. This PC needs to be taken care of, it's beautiful! I wonder how many unopened PCs like these are left now.
What is the appeal of a 20 year old PC? it is like a modern one except way slower. I kinda understand collecting really old computer stuff as a hobby, like 80s or early 90s. that is really a different experience.
@@Blackadder75 After moving on to modern parts only, I had the same question. But then I got some old consoles and PCs again and just really enjoyed the physical hardware for some reason. Objectively, it's an inferior machine, but just being aware that this is 100% the original feeling of computing of that specific era gives it a special emotion, even if you never owned that specific hardware before in your life. The look, the weight, the way the hardware feels in your hands, and even the response time, it all contributes to that feeling. It's emotional.
I do computers since the C64, and win XP is my favourite OS but I don't have any emotion for a pentium 4. Now a nice 486 with original soundblaster, that is my jam.
@@Blackadder75 I gotta admit old soundcards are more special than CPUs, but those old CPUs allow the entire PCs to run, and you can also just see how games would run back in that time period. Retro speakers and peripherals, retro consoles, ESPECIALLY handhelds, are much more understandable why someone would prefer collecting those. Just feels different in your hands.
@@iambarnabas_ actually only a very small percentage of humans ever gets high on drugs, but if you include alcohol, yeah you are right
Windows XP was the most complete and elegant Windows ever!
Same to windows 7
Lol no windows 2000 was better. XP became a liability due to the amount of malware in 2004
@@damiendye6623 it got update patches and services packs to fix, and it was for work and home users, windows 2000 was used only for work users and windows xp made easier to use
XP was a Fisher Price edition of Windows, aesthetics wise.
@@z00h I always had it in "Classic" view to run faster lol
The silica gel is quite normal in oem pc's , it's there to reduce moisture. That way, components won't corrode or get moldy if there is too much humidity during shipping.
Yep, most probably thats why it booted after these years!
As strange as it may seem to us now, this PC system was a real gem at the time. I longed for something like this. I had a much weaker system that started hard, and all those already integrated components were just a dream for me.🤭
Fascinating, a really nice desktop. The good old days of Microsoft where a brand new pc would only connect to the update server & not a hundred other services.
Parents bought that machine almost 20 years ago and also brought me a brand new copy of NfS HP 2.
I was blown away by the graphics and spent countless hours playing that game.
This gave me huge nostalgia, thanks!
that old setup song wont ever get old
Throwing me back in my teenager years 🤩 what a gem this video is 😁
First time I've heard the XP installation music on real hardware. It was pretty much impossible to have audio during the setup normally because you wouldn't have the audio drivers, so the only way was pretty much with OEM installs like this
Indeed, that's the nice thing about OEM Windows, the drivers just worked!
Yeah that was definitely the case for some builds. The builds that didn't have that issue was XP generic sound drivers on certain systems. Most generally Intel based boards was supported, as MS and Intel were bed buddies... Lol. Build a AMD based system and it was a toss up, just never knew until boot time, and those generally had other drivers missing too. Of course never was there a totally missing graphics driver, generic drivers took care of that problem every time... the one thing MS had no choice but to get right.
I had the exactly same one , got it for my 18 Birthday , and i am 37 now 😂 I loved it.And made so many things with it! And I used the TV tuner a lot. And the cd burner 😅 Great to see it again! It didn't start at first.Because you pushed the button to soft.It needed to be pushed harder 😂😂 Thanks for bringing me back these memory's!!!
I had that exact model, you brought back memories. The feature I loved most surprisingly was the TV card.
It's still impressive now and actually works really well!
I remember these machines, they where such great value. The lines at the store before opening were enormous and you had to get really early if you wanted one
And yet this one remained unused for so long, makes no sense
I got a identical looking desktop in 2004, but with different specs for £400 in Aldi it was the MD8083 - it had a Pentium 4 3GHz and a 128MB ATI 9800 XXL (under clocked 9800XT) for the price it was amazing.
18 Years ago I was about to put together a media PC and had priced up the various parts. Walked into to Aldi in the UK and the had a similar model MT MD506 for sale at a really cheap price compared to what I was looking to spend. I think they had just discontinued them. They had the display model only left so I got even more money off. I still use the PC for general work but for many years it was our Media PC connected to a 46" Screen in the lounge via a HDMI Cable. I used an IR repeater so that the PC could sit in my home office. The fan was just too noisy to have in the lounge but it worked great and still does.
These hardware is supported in Windows 9x systems as well.
I always found it funny that Medions make their own model numbers.
I have had this machine! Great computer. Medion offered all-in-one machines. I used to assemble computers before myself, but it wasn't worth it anymore when these great offers came out. I have had several. For one I have been waiting for the Aldi to open, because the offers were limited and as they became popular, they were sold out within an hour.
Got up 04:00, sat at the shop from 04:30 till 08:00 or so before they opened.
Especially confused now why this one had sat for so long if they were so popular
Omg that tutorial music brings back so many memories. I miss XP so much it was the best OS ever made.
This brings back memories! I had the updated version of this Medion (Aldi) tower PC with Windows Vista and (I think) an Intel Pentium D processor. It was a huge step up for me as a kid in 2006 as I was finally able to play more modern PC games... the only downside was Vista!
My family had a Medion XL machine that looked exactly like this with the Pentium 4 but ours was 3GHZ and didn't have the Scart Socket etc on the back of it. Just a Composite input on the front of it (underneath the Cover which slides down).
I love the additional inputs/outputs that came on this one, never seen a desktop come with those as standard before
@@zarach11 No Medions in my Kingsport, TN Aldi! I cry!
Love the intro music, never had a OEM PC so I never heard that during XP installations
Reminds me of buying my first own pc back in 2005,you had no clue what was inside and the retailer didnt know anything either.
I owned one of these. Drove to belguim to get one because they where sold out in NL. Worked perfect almost eight years. Great machine.
That case is super cool though; at least for the front IO panel’s aesthetic and slide-down feature.
Wish case manufacturers still included fun little bits like that in cases these days.
It would have been almost futuristic back in 2004!
@@zarach11 But Can It Run Crysis?
@@massimobernardo- if settings are low enough! But would it run it well? Not so sure
I had THIS ECAXT pc from aldi, it was sold for a really solid price, people qued up at 6am already infront of aldi to get one.
It was *very* difficult for me to migrate to XP from W2000 pro. But eventually I had to. XP was then, and is still my favourite OS 😁
XP and 2000 were both so solid, shame they're too insecure to keep using (unless you make the computer standalone)
@@zarach11 I keep a 2000 rig on standby myself and I currently still use 7 with 11 on dualboot. But I daily 7. 2000 was such a light weight and well rounded os that never once crashed for me over the years. NEVER! XP was okay, but was vastly insecure since it was launched. 2000 was primary OS on my laptop till 2013 but my desktop has had 7 since 2011. I now dualboot 7 and 11 on a Core i9 10850K and they both run like a dream!
Best thing I saw today. Thank you for not skipping the setup screen.
I wanted to capture it all even if there's some really shoddy camera work there!
@@zarach11 loved that you opened Microsoft word. I made my project report using the same version of Word. Watching it now took me back in time.
I bought a very similar system by Cisnet in '04 at Staples in the US, and it still sees use today. P4 3.2, USB ports, card readers, DVDR and yet it still has a real parallel port, 2 RS232 ports and a 3.5 floppy drive. It was $600 US and that included a nice 17" CRT monitor. Last year I added a 5.25 floppy drive that's switchable between 1.2 and 360K and a high end (for the time) graphics card with HDMI.
I have it dual boot with a choice of XP or DOS 5.0. Very useful for transferring software between modern and early 80s vintage or using legacy hardware.
They're such well-connected systems, very good for backwards compatibility
I love these type videos. I bought my first pc in 1993 it was a packard bell with a pentium 2 and a 14400 modem. And windows 3.1
I love how you let the full OOBE music play. It reminds me of a much simpler time.
Kinda wish that it came with Media Center Edition 2005 instead of Windows XP Home
OMG, this has to smell so spectacular after all these years. I love the smell of trapped tinning, capacitors, resistors, etc.
It was definitely strong! Almost chlorine-like
That video has thrown me back to my childhood years when I used this fascinating OS
Really well done video! I didn't even realize it came from such a small channel!
Thanks, except I'm absolutely awful with filming (on a mobile phone) while trying to unpack and demo the computer 😂
Thanks for the great video!
Really brought the memories!
Incredible fun!
Fabulous video!! Loved every minute, brought back memories too. Thanks
Seeing the Aldi promo printed on that box brought back so many memories. Aldi Süd was expanding in the US in 2005-2006, and the new stores sold these Medion PCs as part of their grand opening promotion. I bought one in March 2006 for $400 and it lasted about five years, which was impressive for a budget priced PC.
That's a pretty loaded system for 2005 - some great connectivity - be fun to see how it games - Great vide - keep up the good work - you will surely grow far (pun intended)
Damn, i miss XP. I wish I could go back. It was a less complicated Computer life. Working mainly Offline
Thank you for this nostalgia. It reminds me of being a teenager lol
oh my god I had this as a kid!! I distinctly remember going to get it from aldi with my dad. I was an aldi PC peasant. Jesus christ. Thanks for the memories.
Always begged my mum for one of these but couldn't afford it when I was a kid.
awesome video I'm happy to see one open 16yrs later haha
would love to see you do some gaming and see if the tuner still works :)
The tuner works absolutely perfectly, it works with UK Freeview TV
remember seeing these on sale at aldi, wish i could get my hands on one! great video m8
These types of Desktop were very common around my family/friends in like 2002-2005.
Heck some of them had these in usage up until 2014 lol
This case alone just brings back so many memories lol
That's a solid out of the box tower without even watching the video. The numbers are proper.
I was 11 years old when this PC came out, that start up music brings back memories. It was only a few years later I got my first Windows Vista laptop 😅
I liked the look of these Medion PCs, at the time I was working in the industry and building systems regularly. These seemed like great value for the spec, though I preferred AMD systems back then. If I kept all of the systems I built for myself instead of selling on to upgrade, I’d have hardware for some great TH-cam content.
In 2004 i was 5 Years old...i used to had windows XP on my first Computer. Your Video gave me plenty of nostalgia xD
I had this exact PC from ALDI back in the day, it was a bit of a bargain. I even had the matching Medion 19 inch monitor.
Wow bro, you have did a very good job again
Oh man! The memories! My dad bought one around 2004 I think, from Aldi in the Netherlands. It was a Medion 8383XL machine, with an Nvidia 6610XL, a custom card made for that system! (based from an existing one, of course). Hours and hours of playing the Sims 2, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, NFS Underground and many more.... Unfortunately the glue on the fan of the 6610XL GPU failed, resulting in it just dangling around in the case and everything overheating and glitching haha. Such a magical system, but that 6610XL combined with a Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4 gHz was a NIGHTMARE when it came down to thermals haha!
Absolutely - the only negative I've read from other users was the reliability and performance of that GPU but it enables all those extra ports on the desktop
You even let the music to end! Thanks for this video!
I can remember these in the window of ALDI in stoke-on-trent around 2005, they seemed pretty decent computers, i know the medion blank cd-r discs were good because ive still got some still mint from 2004
I had piles of those CDs too, forgot about them!
I always loved the Windows XP intro jingle.. beautiful..
omg this case brought back memories, i liked it very much back in the day. buddy of mine got this with xp and pentium4 but dunno it it was exactly this build. thanks for filming it nice video, no need to apologize for anything😀🤙
Well this brings back memories.
Medion was huge back then for computers, especially here in Germany (its a german corporation).
Great video. Thanks for the flashbacks.
Intel Pentium 4 + Windows XP: a match made in heaven 😂❤
19:44 BIG nostalgia moment 😭🤧 back when Windows was truly AMAZING unlike now... 😢
TH-cam with the fantastic 6 AM early morning recommendations ❤
Any chance you could play some games on this thing? I was thinking SimCity 4 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
I'm not a gaming channel, unfortunately just no time I'm afraid, too much work!
I don’t recall the XP setup having a mouse tutorial. Was that only in certain versions? I always associated that kind of thing more with the 95 era.
Could be an OEM customisation?
That welcome sound and the office assistatn ... oh nostalgic
man that was our family’s first computer! mother saved her ass off for this! memories
"I have finally been awoken. I hope it's 2006. What is my purpose Alex?"
"You are a retro nostalgia PC from 2024"
Wow, what a blast from the past!This was my first own PC ever.
My parents surprised me out of nowhere with this behemoth. I will never forget that. ^^
The funny thing is we still have this thing laying around but the case is sadly in absolute shambles.
I also had a later Medion model where the front panel slid open to reveal some ports (like the one you showed) while it had a HDD docking bay on top.
You were so lucky to get that!
your voice is unusually calming and soft
I still have one of these, excellent PC for it's time, still usable now with a solid state drive
*Was the thermal grease or pads replaced before booting? It should be replaced every 3years or less..* 😬
Yes I replaced the thermal grease as a precaution
@@zarach11Awesome 😁
One of my 4 computers is running XP for playing unreal tournament 99
I always wonder how this is still sealed, people buy it and never opened, or leftovers from business, who knows.
But still great find brand new 16 year old PC, and its great quality it seems
It's so strange, especially for a computer which was so expensive at the time. It's not a bad PC - the hard drive is a little dodgy it seems (maybe from the damp) and one of the fans is a little noisy (maybe the lubricant dried up) but it's a really nice computer otherwise. I thought it deserved its own video even if no-one really watches it, because how often does someone get the chance to unbox an old PC like that?
Probably a complete leftover from a retailer tbh.
I remember these computers quite well, we had issues with customers using this PC, because they forgot to install the correct nic driver, causing the realtek nics all used the same default mac address instead of the correct one, causing the DHCP platform hand out the lease again to another customer. We ended up blocking the mac address on the DHCP platform and contacting the customers involved to fix the issue.
That's fascinating to know. Thanks! It has had some troublesome drivers with networks
I think HP had a similar problem too.
I would love to get my hands on something like this. Had a look last year, but couldn't really figure out where to look for "new old" machines, in the box, like that. Mind you I live in Greece, where we have a bad habit of not taking proper care of stuff, or straight up throwing everything out when there is an upgrade coming, so it's really frustrating. All I've seen are used ones, but in not good enough condition to bother buying them and fixing them up because finding old parts to fit is an even bigger hustle.
Here in the UK it's very difficult too, I was really lucky to find this on eBay of all places! It's so rare to find a boxed XP computer as most were scrapped several years ago
@@zarach11 Yes, same here. Most of the good ones were scrapped, or scalped to sell "illegally". I'm so happy you managed to find one, and even more so in such mint condition (maybe except from the little dent in the back, but that's just laughably minor of a "defect" for a 16 year old machine). Kudos on a great find Sir, hope you cherish it and get lots of fun out of it!
This PC at the time in Aldi, was £549.99. Which was expensive as it had no monitor, so for Aldi was expensive.
Feels like Howard Carter opening Tutankhamun's Tomb, 'I see wonderful things':)
Felt like playing this as XP booted!
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I serviced a few of these in my time, great build quality (German) and you got a hell of a lot for your money with them. Great video!
Lol u German fanboys are hilarious
That's a wicked find. To keep moisture from ruining the parts. Was there only the tower keyboard and mouse? I remember when I bought a computer back in the 80s it was really expensive 5k expensive but it came with everything monitor speakers like everything including a mass amount of software and games it was a dos 6.22 and win 3.1 but I don't think I ever used Windows back than.
This one didn't come with monitor or speakers or software/games, just the tower and a wireless keyboard/mouse and a remote for the TV tuner
Brilliant video, used to use XP at school when I was younger. I prefer the old layout to the new, also found this video strangely relaxing 🤣.
That was my first PC! Amazing to see.
I was a pc technician and picked up one of these as custom builds had a hard time keeping up with the price to performance, even insisted family to look at this this system saving me a build.
Awesome video, thank you for sharing
what a great PC! as a US person, i woulda loved a PC like on here back in 2005 and man oh man, i woulda cloned tha HDD from 8gb to at least 1TB if i had it rn
I worked for this company when this came out - Medion were a german manufacturer. Used to provide telephone support and hardware repairs at the UK office in Swindon, Wiltshire
Must have been an interesting place to work! Used to be quite a few manufacturers based in the UK (Dell, IBM but also Tiny/Time/Evesham)
Wow, I enjoyed this video. Thanks TH-cam algorithm! I'm not familiar with the computer brand but they made some good PCs.
I remember using a similar Medion (I forgot the model, but it's chassis was metal and it had some blue plastic accent pieces on either side) as a family PC back in late 2004 or early 2005. I think we got it as part of a broadband deal from Deutsche Telekom or bought it from Aldi. Memories!
That computer must have been expensive in 2005, I think around $3000
Alexander said it was £750 back in 2005 so about $1,350
Medion pc’s and actually all medion products were sold at the ALDI (european supermarket) back in the day. Nowadays they’ve also reached bigger electronic stores.
Around EUR 999 in Germany I guess, at least a similar one in November 2005. I started my apprenticeship in August 2005 and earned my first own money and wanted a medion pc so bad! I saved the money and wanted to buy a similar one before christmas 2005 but there was a long queue in front of Aldi and it was sold out in two minutes and I wasn't successful 😤🤐
It was around £750 then to buy
In the US around 2005 you could get cheap eMachines for $500ish. Mine came with an AMD 3400+ CPU, 1GB RAM, onboard Nvidia GeForce 6100 and a 200GB hard drive, card reader, DVD writer, Windows Media Center
Never a doubt about it booting. We have machines that still use XP, even 95. In use 24/7/320 days (we do have shutdowns for maintenance). We even have 2 CNC machines that don't even use Windows or Dos. About 1985 vintage. Of course, none of them connect to that evil of the internet. Just turn on and use. The only problem over time, apart from MB problems, is the battery for the BIOS. But even then, they seem to go on and on. Bit like the Voyager spacecrafts.
Did you try the supplied batteries? Curious to know if they still worked
Nope 😂 I can try them in something I care less about but I've had expired batteries leak impressively quickly before, then again I had a couple of Duracell AAs from the mid 90s work in a remote for a couple of years not that long ago (2020 I think?) so these might work
Anyone noticed they spelled “encyclopedia” wrong at 2:01?
Interestingly that's apparently the Polish spelling, I wonder if the packaging was first designed for the Polish market then translated into English (or deleted and replaced) for the UK market?
Those stats are satisfiying!
I've not heard of that brand, I don't think we had them here in the US. I've never seen a computer come with so many features and accessories, impressive
You do. via Aldi. Also it's a subsidiary of Lenovo.
@@marflitts No. I don't know what Aldi is like in the UK, but here in the US, they don't sell electronics of any sort.
@@thegamereviewandreallifech1910 Uhm, no they don't. I've lived in the US all my life, never seen computers at any Aldi
@@thegamereviewandreallifech1910 I've never seen any electronics at any of the dozens of Aldi's I've been in, only food. Do you live in the US?
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Great video. Any videos coming soon?
Not got any planned apart from maybe one I filmed a year ago on a new in box crt
I never had any doubt of it booting. The only thing to worry about was capacitor plague.
That exact computer was my Christmas present in 2005. It was the best thing I ever got.
My parent's still have some PC's from 2003-2007 in the basement that all still work. Pretty cool stuff.
I really enjoyed this video as I have been into computers ever since the 1980’s when I got a Vic20.
You have a really relaxing voice and explain things in a great way.
Is there any chance you could maybe do some more videos?
Thanks! I don't really have time but I did record one about a new in box crt monitor and I was thinking about making one on how to calibrate the monitor you saw in this video
Omg, the nostalgia... is real ❤
Wow this is a great video. 11/10. I would love to get one like this.
Nostalgia 😢😢. 2009/10.. I remember those days of using windows xp
Do you know who sol you your medion titanium from Aldi
do we know what the original retail price was i dont think i caught it in the video, its basically a ready retro xp machine now by todays standards
£750 back in 2005 in Aldi UK, roughly £1265 in today's money after inflation
A little gem, thank you for sharing
Wow, we had one of those Medion PCs in Australia, bought from Aldi, when I was quite young. I still have it stored away.