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Advent 8117
3.7 stars
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Average Ratings for Advent 8117

  • Screen Quality4.7 stars
  • Battery Life1.9 stars
  • Ease of Use4.3 stars
  • Value for Money4.1 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings3.8 stars
  • Overall Rating3.8 stars

17 Reviews For Advent 8117

  • Guest 6th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I've had this laptop for just over 2 years now and it was a fairly good purchase. The inital hard drive size was very good, although i did upgrade mine to a 200GB hard drive. The screen is a great size and very good for watching movies and general tasks. The battery just recently gave up on me, it no longer seems to charge but works fine when pluged into the mains. With a laptop of his size i rarely had it unplugged from the mains anyway, its more of a minor inconvenience. The adapter still works fine though, i've not had the problem that some other people have been having. The only other negative part about this laptop i can think of is my ethernet port. I've just finished my first year at uni and the halls i was living in had wired internet access. My latop was working fine for the first 4 months but for some reason started giving me a blue screen then crashig. This only happened when i had the ethernet port connected to use the internet, this was very annoying as it basically ment i couldnt use the internet for my remaining time at uni.

    Overall i would give the Advent 8117 a thumbs up, it has only a few negative parts but for the price it was a good buy.

  • Guest 29th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The only two problems:
    1) the battrey on the advent 8117 is extremely short lived. I changed it for a more powerful
    2) As everyone knows Vista is a horrible program. I changed it for XL professional at a very great cost, but I smile now.

  • nightporter 4th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Advent 8117 battery life just long enough to carry the thing from one room to another. I guess I should have removed the battery as leaving it attached but plugged into the mains kills the battery. The charger went pear shapped, near the plug, I stripped the cable and reattached it and it worked again for a while until I got a p.c maintenance guy to fix the end of the lead properly. Now the screen is shot, looks like a bad connection as if I waggle the screen / lid it will sharpen up and be ...

  • Jinx1710 22nd Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Ive had the ADVENT 8117 for 2 and a half years now, its got an awful battery life but everything else is great and its well worth putting up with.
    Got one complaint tho, It keeps cooking the hardrive.
    Im onto my third now, Ive updated the ram to 2G and just changed OS to ubuntu9.4.
    But its pointless coz soon ill have to get a new hardrive coz the internal enviroment dosnt cool that fast and the hardrive gets damaged due to the heat.
    That means starting all over again, not good if u use your com ...

  • FedUpWithSheep 11th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I've had my Advent 8117 machine for almost 2 years now and haven't had any major problems as such, but a common problem after reading the other reviews is the shortness of the battery life and the fact that the charger cable has stopped working properly less than a year after buying the machine....same place, the thin part just beside the jack. Very poor quality concerning the charger and battery life (it's not charging at all now, just powered by the mains at the moment) but overall it's a grea ...

  • Sunshine13301 15th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    I had this Advent 8117 laptop for almost 2 years now, it didnt cause any problem the first year but the second year i dont know what happend it just went slow, things come up by it self.

  • Jennifer Meredith 7th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I've had my Advent 8117 laptop for now 20 months and only had to have it repaired once due to getting an infection on it via the internet. I have to say thought I really do look after it and I guess thats why I haven't had alot of problems with it. My charger wire has just broken the plastic rime on where the tip goes into the laptop but have been told that its one of the best seen in its condition and the time I've had it. I use the laptop for everything and I'm on it everyday. Overall I feel i ...

  • Guest 12th Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I'v had this Advent 8117 model for over a year now, its really brilliant, never had any problems with it. Battery life could have been better but other than that everything is perfect. Nice widescreen lcd ideal for watching dvd's. Storage is 120GB with is enough for most, if you need more just buy an external hard drive. Memory is 1gb, would have been better if it was double.Would I recommend it, absolutely yes, 09/10 all the way.

  • Guest 24th Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    Laptop adapter broke less than a year later so I just replaced it... But I later found the 20V adapter doesn't seem to charge my laptop battery but a 19V adapter will.... Also the CD drive stopped working so I went to get it checked out and had to buy another one to replace it. But during the process found that my CD drive was not the one that was originally meant to go with my laptop plus looked to be second hand.Also while typing the cursors tends to jump around misplacing words and doing what ...

  • jazpants 21st Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    It is very easy to use and quick. It should come with more software and the keys are easy to use. The laptop starts and closes down very quickly.
    The laptop could be a little bit smaller. It could also have a bigger battery so that it does not run out as quickly.
    It is a very good laptop and I am very happy with it. The screen is very good and good to watch films on. It is very good for its price.
    Well recommend Advent 8117 laptop.

  • derrysant 2nd Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I like your system it's nice working with it but, I think you should improve the storage capacity of the battery.

  • filesponge 26th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I bought 2 of these. Both had broke withing 2 months. One has been left under a bed somewhere in another country, the other has had them techguys mess with it (I cant say repair because they are unhelpful I feel & always send it back with 'other faluts' instead), and I'm sick of it. 5 major repairs in 10 months, mainboard, hard drive, DVD, screen, have ALL been replaced, and with 2nd hand parts i noticed! And it never keeps going long after. I FINALLY have been given an UPLIFT number at CURRYS ...

  • kewlnsol 13th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Be aware i bought x3 of these 8 months ago and all 3 have developed the same problem the under case on the right hand side has gone brittle and whee the screws go has snapped on all 3 machines, 1 is always at home nearly unused, 1 is at another address rarely used and mine is in constant mobility and use. They overall are ace just be aware of a possible manufacture of unsuitable material for the base of the laptops.

  • Guest 9th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Advent 8117 is a very good laptop if used indoors and plugged into the mains. The keys are good and nearly full size. The usb ports are 1 on the right and 2 on the left so wires do not get tangled up.

  • Guest 17th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I bought this laptop 6 months ago and have frankly been amazed at how much you get for the money. I was so impressed I bought my son a 15.4" version of it and yesterday bought my daughter a 15.4" Fujitsu - Siemens of a similar spec for only £345 from TESCO (this shares many of the same components as the Advent so I assume they are made by the same company). Apart from battery life I have no other issues - why waste money on a brand name - this is a quiet, relatively cheap and well spec' ...

  • Guest 24th Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Advent 8117 is a brilliant laptop with a high quality screen, well equipped, excellent value for money especially considering I cant think of anything bad to say about this Advent Laptop!

  • jarnartharn Rank: Major 19th Oct 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I purchased this Advent laptop as a space-saver, to replace my big PC and it is doing a grand job. There doesn't appear to be any slowness which I was kind of expecting to happen.
    I can't really fault it at the moment, I have had it for around 6 months so far with no difficulties/teething problems at all.