Advent Vega Tablet PC

Advent Vega the low cost tablet PC was sold out within a few hours of going for sale online on PC World and Currys in UK. Here is a low down on what makes Advent Vega tablet so popular.

1. The tablet is priced at just £250 which is one of lowest for a reasonably performing tablet PC
2. Thin and lightweight, the tablet PC is easy to handle and carry.
3. The 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a pixel resolution of 1024 x 600 provides crisp and bright images.
4. The tablet PC is one of the first to ship with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor. The latter allows 1080p HD video support through HDMI output.
5. The powerful processor running on Android 2.2 operating system along with wi-fi connection permits fast web browsing like any other tablet
6. The HDMI output facility means one can hook it onto a HD TV and watch Internet etc on a large screen.
7. USB and microSD facility allows a PC to be attached to Advent Vega to load media files, add external storage etc. Bluetooth 2.1 further enhances external connectivity of the tablet PC.
8. Reasonable battery life of about 6.5 hours of continuous video playback.
9. Adobe Flash compatibility means all web content like videos, games including BBC iPlayer can be opened in Flash.
10. The bottom line is that the Advent Vega tablet PC delivers impressive performance at a competitive price and hence gives good value for money.

Advent Modena cheap laptop

Features:

• Intel Celeron Processor 900- 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache
• 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB SATA hard drive
• Wi-fi
• Dimension: 15 x 10 x 1.3 inches

PROS:

• Affordably priced
• 15” widescreen LCD monitor

CONS:

• Poor battery life
• The price starts from £299 ($435)

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Advent Modena cheap laptop

Advent Modena is the latest cheap small laptop from the Advent family to hit the market. It has attractive red coloured outer shell and is powered by Intel Celeron Processor 900 with 2.2 GHz clock speed, 800 MHz FSB, and 1 MB L2 cache.

The small laptop weighs 5.5 lbs and has external dimensions of 15 x 10 x 1.3 inches. The display is 15.6” wide LCD screen with resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and LED backlight. The images are sharp and vivid. The graphics is handled by integrated Intel processor. The main memory is 2GB DDR3 RAM and the hard disk is 250 GB SATA drive. The optical drive is a DVD +/- RW rewriter.

Advent Modena cheap laptop

For external connectivity, the cheap laptop has Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN only. Further there are 3 USB ports, HD audio, 4 in 1 card reader and 4 cells Li-Ion battery that lasts about 2 hours under normal usage. Windows 7 Home Premium Edition is the OS for this cheap and small laptop. To summarize, Advent Modena laptop is affordably priced and loaded with features as one tends to expect from the Advent family.

Advent Q200 small laptop

Features:

• Intel Celeron Processor 900- 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache
• 2GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB SATA hard drive
• Wi-fi
• Dimension: 13.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches

PROS:

• Affordably priced
• 13.3” widescreen LCD monitor

CONS:

• Poor battery life
• The price starts from £299.99 ($435)

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Advent Q200 small laptop

Advent Quantum Q200 lightweight laptop has specs similar to its predecessor Q100 model minus HDMI output. The processor and memory are also upgrades to Q100. Priced affordably, Advent Q200 cheap laptop is powered by Intel Celeron Processor 900 with 2.2 GHz clock speed, 800 MHz FSB, and 1 MB L2 cache.

This lightweight laptop weighs 4.37 lbs and has outer dimensions of 13.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches. The display is 13.3” wide LCD screen with resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The graphics is handled by Intel GL40 with integrated graphics processor with 256 MB shared memory. The main memory is 2GB DDR2 RAM and the hard disk has a capacity of 250 GB. A DVD rewriter provides for backup storage.

Advent Q200 small laptop

For external connectivity, the cheap laptop is provided with Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN but there is no Bluetooth. Further there are 3 USB ports, stereo speakers, 4 in 1 card reader and 3 cells Li-Ion battery. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium Edition for this small laptop. To conclude, Advent Quantum Q200 lightweight laptop provides value for money with several features at an affordable price. .

Advent Quantum Q100 lightweight laptop

Features:

• Intel Atom processor D425 (1.8Ghz, 512 KB L2 Cache)
• 1GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB hard drive
• Wi-fi
• Dimension: 13.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches

PROS:

• Affordably priced
• 13.3” widescreen LCD monitor

CONS:

• Low battery life
• The price starts from £299.99 ($435)

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Advent Quantum Q100 lightweight laptop

Advent Quantum Q100 Lightweight Laptop is yet another cheap laptop from the Advent stable. Provided with a black shell, this small laptop has a 13.3” widescreen LCD display with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. Weighing 4.37 lbs, the external dimensions of the laptop are 13.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 in.

The lightweight laptop is powered by Intel Atom Processor D425, 1.8 GH2 clock speed, and 512 KB cache. The graphics is handled by Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 with 256 MB shared memory. The main memory is 1GB DDR2 RAM expandable to 2GB and the hard disk has a capacity of 250 GB. For backup storage, a DVD rewriter is also provided.

Advent Quantum Q100 lightweight laptop

For external connection, the cheap laptop is provided with Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN but no Bluetooth. Further there are 3 USB ports, stereo speakers, 4 in 1 card reader and Li-Ion battery. Windows 7 Home Premium is the OS for this small laptop. To summarize, Advent Quantum Q100 lightweight laptop provides a host of features at an affordable price.

Features:

• Intel Celeron Processor SU2300 1.2 GHz 800 MHz FSB
  1 MB L2 Cache
• 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250 GB SATA hard drive
• Wi-fi
• Dimension: 13.25 x 9.35 x 1.3 inches

PROS:

• Lightweight
• 13” widescreen LCD monitor

CONS:

• No built in CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £329.99 ($479) inc VAT

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Advent Eclipse E300 small laptop

Advent Eclipse E300 small laptop has stylish red look and is light in weight. With a size of 13.25 x 9.35 x 1.3 inches, the laptop weighs only 3.76 lbs. It is powered by Intel Celeron SU2300 processor with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB and 1 MB L2 cache.

The main memory of this small laptop is 2 GB DDR3 RAM and the hard drive has a capacity of 250 GB. The display is 13” WXGA widescreen LCD screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9. For external connectivity, there are 3 USB ports, Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN. Other features include VGA resolution webcam, 4 in 1 card reader, microphone + line in jack, and headphone jack.

Advent Eclipse E300 small laptop

There is no built in CD/DVD drive for this lightweight laptop. The 4 cell Li-Ion battery lasts up to 3 hours under normal usage. Windows 7 Home Premium is the OS for the small laptop. To conclude, Advent Eclipse E300 maintains the tradition of Advent series laptops of providing essential feature

Advent Sienna cheap laptop

Features:

• Intel Core i3-330M Processor 2.13 GHz
• 2 GB RAM
• Wi-fi enabled
• Dimension 15.04 x 10.04 x 1.35  in

PROS:

• Sleek design
• 15.6” widescreen display

CONS:

• No Bluetooth
• The price starts from £397 ($596) inc VAT

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Advent Sienna cheap laptop

Advent Sienna 15” laptop is affordably priced and still has all the necessary features for everyday use. It has black shell and sleek design. This cheap laptop is powered by Intel Core i3-330M Processor 2.13 GHz speed with 3 MB Smart Cache and 2GB RAM. The hard disk is spacious with a capacity of 250 GB.

The display is 15.6” widescreen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The outer dimensions are 15.04 x 10.04 x 1.35 in and the cheap laptop weighs 5.5 lbs. There is Supermulti optical drive that can read and write DVDs. For networking there are Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN. Other features include 3 USB ports, 4 in 1 card reader, HDMI and VGA ports.

Advent Sienna cheap laptop

The 4 cell Li-Ion battery lasts about 2.5 hours under normal usage. Windows 7 Home Premium OS is preloaded into the laptop. To summarize the Advent Sienna cheap laptop is an ideal budget laptop with necessary features for day to day use.

Advent Roma laptop

Features:

• Intel Celeron processor C900 ((2.2Ghz, 800Mhz, 1MB Cache)
• 3GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB hard drive
• Wi-fi
• Dimension: 14.5 x 10.2 x 1.7 inches

PROS:

• Low cost
• 15.6” widescreen monitor

CONS:

• Low battery life
• The price starts from £369.99 ($592) inc VAT 

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Advent Roma laptop

The Advent Roma cheap laptop suits students and others with low budget. Available in black colour, this small laptop has a large 15.6” screen and features necessary for day to day computing. 

Intel Celeron processor C900 ((2.2 GHz, 800 MHz, 1MB Cache) powers this lightweight laptop and the main memory has a capacity of 3 GB and the hard disk, 320 GB. The 15.6” glossy display has 1280×800 pixels resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. The size of this cheap laptop is 14.5 x 10.2 x 1.7 inches and it weighs 6.38 lbs.

Advent Roma laptop

There is Wi-fi connection for connecting the laptop to the web and in addition there are 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, HDMI for viewing movies on LCD TV etc., 4 in 1 memory card reader and 1.3 MP webcam. The Li-Ion battery lasts about 2.0 hours under normal usage. The cheap laptop runs on the latest Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. 

To summarize, Advent Roma small laptop has all the necessary features for day to day computing at an affordable price.

Advent Verona laptop

Features:

• Intel Celeron processor 743(1.2Ghz, 800Mhz, 1MB Cache)
• 3GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB hard drive
• Wi-fi, Bluetooth enabled
• Dimension 13.1 x 8.5 x 1.3 in

PROS:

• Low cost
• Thin and lightweight

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £329.97 ($528) inc VAT

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Advent Verona laptop

The Advent Verona cheap laptop is ideal for those on tight budget. Available in black and silver colours, this small laptop has a large 13.2” screen and all essential features for a travel companion.

This lightweight laptop is powered by Intel ULV Celeron processor 743(1.2 GHz, 800 MHz, 1MB Cache) and has 3 GB DDR2 RAM and 250 GB hard disk. The 13.3” TFT (LED-backlit) display has 1366×768 pixels resolution. With outer dimensions of 13.1 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches, the laptop weighs only 3.5 lbs.

Advent Verona laptop

For external connectivity, the Advent Verona cheap laptop has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the traditional Ethernet connection. In addition there are 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, stereo speakers, and 1.3 MP webcam. The Li-Ion battery lasts about 1.5 hours under normal usage. The OS is the latest Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. To sum up this lightweight laptop has all the essential features for an affordable price.

MSI Wind U100 Netbook

Features:

• Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) processor
• 1GB DDR2 (2Gb max) memory
• Wi-fi enabled
• Compact size 10.2 x 7 x 1.3 inches

PROS:

• Ultra lightweight (2.5lbs), and thin (1.3 in)
• Comfortable keyboard

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• Price starts from £249.97 ($399) inc VAT

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MSI Wind U100 Netbook

Micro Star International (MSI) has introduced its latest ultra portable and cheap netbook Wind U100. Powered by Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz) processor, the model reviewed here had 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. It is available in 3 vibrant colours: pink, white and black.

With dimensions of 10.2 x 7 x 1.3 inches and weighing only 2.5 lbs, the netbook compares favourably with other netbooks of its class. The 10 in widescreen TFT screen with LED backlit has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The display is quite bright with vibrant colours. The keyboard is spacious and comfortable to use.

MSI Wind U100 Netbook

The HD stereo speakers provide excellent sound quality. For external connectivity, there are Ethernet, 802.11g wireless, Bluetooth and 3 USB 2.0 ports. There is also 1.3 MP integrated webcam. The 3 Cell 22 WHr Li-ion battery lasts about 2.5 hours under normal usage. The OS provided is Windows XP Home SP3 Edition and MSI gives 2 years manufacturer’s warranty unlike the usual 1 year by others.

All in all, MSI Wind U100 netbook is affordable and at the same time packed with features for day to day use.

Cheap Advent Milano netbook

Features:

• Intel Atom N270 ((1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB)
• 1 GB RAM 512 MB cache
• Wi-fi enabled
• Dimension 10.5 x 7.4 x 1.2  in

PROS:

• Lightweight (2.64lbs), and thin (1.2 in)
• 10.1″ widescreen LCD display

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £229.99 ($363.4) inc VAT

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Cheap Advent Milano netbook frontview

The Advent Milano netbook is a thin and lightweight affordable netbook from the Advent stable. It is compact and highly portable. The netbook is powered by Intel Atom processor (1.6 GHz, 533MHz FSB and 512 KB). The main memory is 1 GB in size and the hard disk is of 160 GB capacity. The external dimensions of the cheap netbook are 10.5 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches and it weighs just 2.6 lbs. The LCD screen display measures 10.1 inch diagonally with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The images are crisp and clear with bright and vibrant colours.

Cheap Advent Milano netbook

For external connectivity the netbook is provided with wi-fi connectivity that links to the outside world wherever a wireless hotspot is present. In addition there are the traditional Ethernet LAN port and 3 USB ports. A 1.3 Mp integrated webcam is also provided.

The netbook is operated by Windows XP Home Basic Edition and the Li-Ion battery lasts for about 3 hours under normal usage. A VGA port allows connecting to external monitor. A standard manufacturer’s warranty of one year is provided for this cheap netbook.

To summarize the Advent Milano cheap netbook is an excellent entry point netbook for day to day usage and provides value for money.