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Originally Posted by Beserker  I can only re-iterate what TaxedandConfused says about buying ANY computer from PC World - DON'T DO IT. They may seem keenly priced but think hard, they are not those prices for nothing e.g. Windows XP machine with 256mb RAM  , poor machine took 30 minutes to boot.
Far better off spending a few more quids and buying a dell if only for the better support. |
Not really, considering ECS and Quanta (who make the bulk of the PC World lappies) make Dell as well.
As with anything there are crappy models and good ones. Most of the Advents are the same lappies which are rebranded for other makers - including FSC. In reality, the bare bones of the lappy (ie MB, screen, chassis) will be exactly the same. The rest is how you distinguish them - LOOK at the RAM, see if it's suitable. Check if there's enough HDD space (1GB and 60 GB for Vista - which may need 2 GB RAM). A Core2Duo CPU is preferable to an AMD Turion, then a pentium dualcore - all three of which are far better than Celerons and Semprons. All of that can be customised.
Windows XP with 256 is perfectly sufficient. IF you don't then overload it with bloat and turn off the XP theme and run it in Windows Classic. But it works better with 512 and preferably 1GB.
Same with Vista, put it on a machine with 512 and it will be ****, it works well enough with 1GB but ideally needs 2.
But of course, if you know the lappy is under spec you wouldnt buy it. It's not about PCW, it's about caveat emptor. If they can sell a crappy CelM430 with 512 MB and Vista don't expect it to fly - if they then sell a C2D with 1GB and Vista for about £50 more - marking the **** one up and the good one down... well, people still buy it.
Re: ADVENT Laptop broken screen anyone experienced same ? 
