Mega Drive Mini Review

Mega Drive Mini Reviews

Review score: 8.9 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £59.99

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Mega Drive Mini Review


Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating
8.9

8.9 average based on 43 reviews.


How customers rate Mega Drive Mini

Ease of use
9.1
Design/Build quality
8.9
Graphics
8.4
Multimedia functionality
7.8
Value for money
8.7

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Mega Drive Mini features

Mega Drive Mini specs

Mega Drive Mini
Type

Sega Mega Drive Mini

Colour

Black

Features

Plug & play ready

Controller features

Includes 2 controllers

Games included

40 legendary games + 2 bonus games

Box contents

– Sega Mega Drive Mini

Dimensions

175 x 270 x 73 mm (H x W x D)

Weight

874 g

Manufacturers guarantee

1 year

Price

£59.99

Number of Reviews

43

Review Score

8.9 / 10

Average score in category: 9.1 / 10

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Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Consoles. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for Mega Drive Mini above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Consoles are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Consoles. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Sega are really well respected for making great Consoles.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Consoles. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.


Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of Mega Drive Mini and seeing how that compares to other Consoles and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Sega.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Consoles. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found Mega Drive Mini cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £59.99.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of Mega Drive Mini as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.7 out of 10.

How much do Consoles cost on average?

We searched for all of the Consoles that we could find at Currys. In total we found 67 different products available.

The average price of Consoles was £275.31, which makes Mega Drive Mini below average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Consoles can vary. Of the 67 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £59.99 and the highest price we saw was £339.00.

In the Consoles category, 66 products cost more than Mega Drive Mini and 0 cost less.

How much are Sega Consoles?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Consoles made by Sega. We managed to find 1 options at Currys.

The average price of these 1 products was £59.99. With the cheapest coming in at £59.99 and most expensive currently showing as £59.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that Mega Drive Mini is below average against other Sega Consoles.


Mega Drive Mini Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 43 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether Mega Drive Mini is just what you’re after.

Mega Drive Mini has a customer review score of 9.1 and our review score is 9.4 out of 10. The average review score in the Consoles category is 9.1 with an average of 2309 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Sega is 8.9 based on an average of 43 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy Mega Drive Mini

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Consoles. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are SONY PlayStation 4 with God Of War & Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition reviews, SONY PlayStation 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man & God Of War Bundle reviews or SONY PlayStation 4, Fast and Furious: Crossroads & Marvel’s Spider-Man Bundle reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like SONY PlayStation 4, Fast and Furious: Crossroads & The Last of Us Part II Bundle reviews or even SONY PlayStation 4, Fast and Furious: Crossroads & Ghost of Tsushima Bundle reviews.


Buying Sega branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Consoles.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this Mega Drive Mini review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Sega then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.


YouTube Video of Mega Drive Mini

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for Mega Drive Mini on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.


Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with Mega Drive Mini and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Consoles. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.4/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 43 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.


Further product details

    • Product ID 1: 25067764007
    • Product ID 2: 10197883
    • Brand: Sega
    • Model number: 10197883
    • EAN: 5055277035366
    • Description: Relive the glory days of the 16-bit era with the Sega Mega Drive Mini.A replica of the classic Sega Mega Drive console from the 90s, it includes 42 legendary games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe and Ecco the Dolphin.With 2 controllers included, you can grab a friend and dive into gaming nostalgia.

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