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The most striking thing about the Medion Akoya is its display. The
only panel here that's capable of supporting a full-HD (1920x1080-
pixel) resolution, this 15.6in screen offers deep, rich colours and
sharp definition. When you add a Blu-ray drive into the equation,
you've got a laptop that's well-specified for watching HD films.
Unfortunately, the screen is glossy, as is the bezel and much of
the Akoya's chassis. You'll need to be careful where you place the
laptop to avoid distracting reflections ruining a good movie.
This glossy finish of the Medion even stretches to the gaps
between the keys on the keyboard. You might think this complaint
over-fussy, but you'll see greasy fingerprints between the keys
when the light catches it at the right angle.
We particularly liked the Medion's touchpad. Whereas many
feature ridges around the edge where grime can build up, the
Akoya's touchpad lies flush with the palm rest.
An nVidia GeForce GT 540M graphics card will keep gamers
happy, and the Medion topped our results table in Fear with 79fps
('Maximum' detail). We were disappointed by the speakers' sound
quality, however, and found the audio tinny and lacking in bass.
The Medion has plenty of grunt, with an Intel Core İ5-2410M
processor and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. With 121 points scored in our
WorldBench 6 real-world speed test, the Medion was beaten only
by the MSI (right) and Packard Bell (page 60).
Given all this performance, battery life is rather average.
The Akoya endured 278 minutes in our MobileMark 2007 test.
Four USB ports include two of the faster '3.0' variety, but there's
no eSATA connection. HDMI and VGA ports are present, along with
a card reader, a webcam and a capacious 750GB hard drive.
VERDICT: The Medion Akoya P6631 is a very good multimedia-centric
laptop for £769, and has a full-HD, colour-rich screen and a Blu-ray
drive for playing HD films. It's also very powerful, with the fastest
graphics framerates on test and strong Windows performance.
The build quality is budget-like, and sound could be better.
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