Urgent - advent a13 red laptop for £132.27

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110724213763&clk_rvr_id=254910284032#ht_1981wt_1199

Anyone have a quick scan as she if this ok spec ?? just for some word processing and facebook type games for a teenager ??
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stilltheone

It's an ADVENT Eclipse E200 with 2GB instead of 1GB. CPU Benchmark of 463. No optical disc player/writer.

It's cheap cr*p. The company selling it is cr*p. The three month warranty is inadequate. There is scant support for the machine other than some investigative work done by forum members.

It's just pot luck as to whether it will work at all. The Outlet store has no quality control. No technical support.

Just look at it as an over-sized Netbook with a relatively poor battery life.

The good news is that you have seven days to try it out. If it's complete cr*p, you can send it back for a full refund.

CPU Intel Celeron M ULV 743 (1.30GHz)
Memory 2GB DDR3
Hard Drive 250GB SATA
Screen 13.3" Widescreen (1366x768)
Video Card Mobile Intel 4 Series
Webcam Integrated 0.3 Megapixel
Sound Card HD Audio IDT 92HD81
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
802.11 b/g/n WLAN
Ports 1x Card Reader
1x LAN
3x USB 2.0
1x Headphone
1x Microphone
Dimensions 33.47 x 336.6 x 237.5 (HxWxD in mm)
Weight 1.71kg

GunJack

^^^^ but for the intended use of the OP, it would suffice at the price, and with a bigger screen than the typical netbook. They've run out of the better stuff now, but they did have some decent machines for around £150-£180 a week or so ago.

GunJack

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Advent-Roma-2001-Refurbished-15-6-Laptop-/120762015608?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item1c1dfa1f78

if you can run to an extra £40, this one's a full-size lappy with a reasonable spec, and would handle homework better too

GunJack

stilltheone wrote: »

The ACER I bought was complete cr*p. Broken and dirty.

really ?? did they refund with no hassle??

stilltheone

GunJack wrote: »

^^^^ but for the intended use of the OP, it would suffice at the price, and with a bigger screen than the typical netbook. They've run out of the better stuff now, but they did have some decent machines for around £150-£180 a week or so ago.

The ACER I bought was complete cr*p. Broken and dirty. They admit that they don't check the machines before sending them out.

Arranged a pick up according to their procedure and they confirmed. No one turned up to pick up the piece of junk and and when I checked with them, it wasn't even booked.

The Advent is just cheap rubbish. If you intend to use the built in touchpad, you will need to download the proper Driver.

It's just about worth £130....maybe.

stilltheone

GunJack wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Advent-Roma-2001-Refurbished-15-6-Laptop-/120762015608?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item1c1dfa1f78

if you can run to an extra £40, this one's a full-size lappy with a reasonable spec, and would handle homework better too

Just don't expect to use it away from mains power.

GunJack

stilltheone wrote: »

They admit that they don't check the machines before sending them out..

that is absolutely appalling - I'd heard good things about the ebay outlet side of pcw, may have to reconsider. My refurb was spotless when I got it direct from pcw 3 years ago, and still is. Sounds like these days it's pure luck of the draw, then...... I'd expect a full refund inc postage if one turned up in the state you describe

GunJack

stilltheone wrote: »

Just don't expect to use it away from mains power.

hmmm.... I'd expect the battery to last for 2-3 hrs as per a mate's roma..it is a half-decent lappy.

Esqui

GunJack wrote: »

that is absolutely appalling - I'd heard good things about the ebay outlet side of pcw, may have to reconsider. My refurb was spotless when I got it direct from pcw 3 years ago, and still is. Sounds like these days it's pure luck of the draw, then...... I'd expect a full refund inc postage if one turned up in the state you describe

I went to the eBay "enclosure" recently. I'd be surprised if they weren't checking them these days, as they have several staff on benches with various products in different states. I can only assume someone put the wrong one in for the final sale product.

stilltheone

GunJack wrote: »

that is absolutely appalling - I'd heard good things about the ebay outlet side of pcw, may have to reconsider. My refurb was spotless when I got it direct from pcw 3 years ago, and still is. Sounds like these days it's pure luck of the draw, then...... I'd expect a full refund inc postage if one turned up in the state you describe

A direct from PCW refurb is not the same thing. They have a 12 month warranty. Th Outlet has three...and with good reason.