Advent Laptops

DeanML · 2008-11-16 16:10:13

advent 5411 - Whats the story with these?? I can get one for €579(dual core proccessor, 4GB RAM) is it worth the money??

16-11-2008 04:10PM

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DeanML

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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 16-11-2008 07:34PM

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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

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#3 16-11-2008 09:39PM

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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.

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#4 17-11-2008 02:29PM

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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.

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#5 17-11-2008 03:07PM

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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.

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#6 18-11-2008 11:15AM

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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 18-11-2008 11:51AM

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

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