Pot Luck! (Advent)

Member Name: SirZog

Product:	Advent
Date:	24/07/08 (379 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, Can be good PC's

Disadvantages: Awful laptops, Fragile, especially cheap ones! Pot luck whether or not you get a lemon.

With Advent you can't be sure what you're going to get because the product could be produced from any one of over 30 different companies. PC World/Curries/Dixons then choose what they consider the best configuration for the price and slap an Advent badge on it. So I would say there is a lot of luck involved with buying a good or bad Advent product.

I've found typically that the mid to high spec PC's arn't bad but the laptops are awful and I would never consider buying one. You also need to do your homework on spec because in general if it's cheap, upgrade options are limited at best.

Don't be fooled by deals around holiday periods like Xmas either because although the products will be dirt cheap, they will probably struggle to outperform a calculator. These deal machines are generally built to entice customers through the door and run out quickly.

I myself bought an Advent T11 and can only think of one annoyance which I can easily rectify. i.e. if something as basic as a screensaver starts up the processor fan goes into overdrive and sounds like a hoover. But performance wise it still keeps up with most modern games at full detail. Actually I did have to boost the memory to 2 gig but this is a relatively cheap mod for a computer. Not bad for a machine that is around 3 years old and cost around £800 at the time. It has never broke down and pretty much runs 18 hours a day.

Summary: Stay away from laptops! Mid range PC's maybe a good option when on a tight budget.