Advent 7111 Review

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Advent 7111
3.9 stars
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sufitul's Review of Advent 7111 Laptop

22nd Nov 2008

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
  • Screen Quality
    2.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    3.5 stars
  • Time Laptop Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Battery Life
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Dual-core CPU, wide-screen, wireless, 1 gb memory.


Bad Points

Connections (poor insulation of sound connectors), low quality case, middle to lower quality screen, dysfunctional recovery software (general problem), power connector tends to be break at laptop entry because of design flaw.


General Comments

The Laptop comes with Media Center pre-installed and all of its drivers, which is very good. Also, the 1 GB of DDR2 memory and dual-core CPU bring a significant overall performance boost. The harddrive is not too bad as it comes with 80 GBs however, it can be dauntingly slow at times.
The LCD widescreen is ideal for watching movies but disappoints at the quality sector because of poor contrast and brightness as well as being particularly delicate which can, in turn, lead to the appearance of some artefacts in time. This poor quality choice also seems to reflect on the poor insulation of the sound connectors as output tends to get a little buzzy if the screen is open. Moreover, the same sound connectors are made from a very low quality plastic which is very tough and resilient at first but tends to "dry-up" and crumble easily within a few months of normal usage. The case is not an exception and it is very fragile as it is made from a rather thin plastic which can cause the corners to develop cracks and the painting tends to smudge off within a year or so.
Overall, it's a great laptop in a bad "wrap" (the case). It's a great deal for its money and will fulfil its role as an office tool excellently!

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