Advent 7094 Laptop (Advent)

Member Name: Bren801

Product:	Advent
Date:	03/01/09 (787 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cost

Disadvantages: Minor Faults

I have owned my advent 7094 laptop for about 2 yrs now and so i am in a position to comment on its reliability and its capacity to function as a main household computer. It was bought for £300 and hosts a 14.1 TFT screen, 256MB DDR Ram, integrated graphics, a 40GB HDD and a DVD +/- RW.

Its pros are fiirstly the cost. I have been able to do most of the things I would like to do with it such as wordprocess, play games, use it as a music studio etc. It has not broken down yet and serves as a replacement for a desktop computer well.

The cons are that it is very slow now. Despite being defragmented many times and old programs removed I have still managed to fill up the 40GB HDD easily with updates etc. It struggles to open multiple windows at once. I have also had problems with the screen going black and it freezing for short periods of time then returning to normal. Sometimes the mouse driver does not load and I have to crash the computer and turn it back on. It also does not feature a line in socket for recording from a musical instrument so you have to use mic in which is not as good for this task.

Overall, it serves its purpose but you get what you pay for!

Summary: A budget laptop that serves it purpose.