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Advent Laptops

  • 16-11-2008 4:10pm
    #1
    DeanML
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭


    advent 5411 - Whats the story with these??

    I can get one for €579(dual core proccessor, 4GB RAM)

    is it worth the money??


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    If it's the same as this one (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/816726) then it seems quite good value. I found a few reviews when I googled the spec.

    http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews-all-189923.html


  • #3
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,033 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    DeanML wrote: »
    advent 5411 - Whats the story with these??

    I can get one for €579(dual core proccessor, 4GB RAM)

    is it worth the money??

    Advent aren't a bad make in computer, they don't give too many problems. This machine is well worth the money in my opinion.


  • #4
    kinetic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭kinetic


    I bought one last year and found the battery life to be terrible.It wouldnt last more then 30-40 minutes then went completly.

    I had a lot of trouble in finding a replacement battery and eventually got one in the UK after a lot of googling.


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    kinetic wrote: »
    I bought one last year and found the battery life to be terrible.It wouldnt last more then 30-40 minutes then went completly.

    I had a lot of trouble in finding a replacement battery and eventually got one in the UK after a lot of googling.

    The short run time on batteries is largely due to cost cutting on their part, rather than dodgy batteries. A lot of lower price range laptops will suffer from poor battery performance.


  • #6
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Advents are - at least they used to be - rebadges of other brands rather then a manufacture brand, so the quality varies enormously. I got an Advent gaming laptop a few years back for a good price in comparison to other gaming laptops - the ventilation and cooling system were extremely poor resulting in brutal temperatures (almost 100c after gaming sessions), battery life was terrible, the exterior finish chipped off completely after a few months, under totally normal wear and tear conditions. Also used a 12.1" Advent laptop, was ridiculously noisy to the extent that I had to return it because everyone in the library kept looking at me, and battery life was about 50 minutes. So I wouldn't really buy Advent again, going from my personal experiences. I notice that that their new lines look completely different from the previous ones, maybe they've switched manufacturer/supplier/whatever.

    Well....I did buy the Advent 4211 but that's just a rebadged MSI Wind. :)


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  • #7
    daftdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    i posted this in bargain alerts, it might interest some of ye, it seems to have got a decent reply as a bargain

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055421349


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