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 Sep 16 2008, 07:09
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 18 Joined: 17th August 2008 Member No.: 417,409  |
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/15/advent-...lot-cant-escape
Who's gonna get OSX on this thing then 
--------------------  Apple MacPro - Dual Intel Xeon 5150 2.66GHz (Quad Core) - 5GB DDR2 - FB-DIMM's - 1.07TB HD - Mac OSX 10.5.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advent 4211 - Intel Atom 1.6GHz - 10" LED Backlit LCD - 1GB DDR2 - 250GB HD - 1.3MP Webcam - Bluetooth - Wi-Fi - Mac OSX 10.5.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iPhone 3G 16GB Black |
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Sep 16 2008, 18:28
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 |_-_-_-_-_-_-_|  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,809 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Damn... this is more useful than the 4211 that I got a few weeks ago! :/
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- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Sep 16 2008, 20:16
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Hmmm, not cheap tho...
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Sep 16 2008, 20:18
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...p;category_oid=
OK, so this is quite interesting... no battery specs tho... P -------------------- |
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Sep 16 2008, 20:20
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
I couldn't cope without my Wind 6 cell...
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Sep 16 2008, 20:21
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Alongside the Wind:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/ecs-g10il-hands-on/ecs-g10il10 P -------------------- |
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Sep 17 2008, 11:45
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Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 151 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,327 |
My Advent 4211 just suddenly stopped working over the weekend wouldn't switch on at all. So of I went to my local PCWorld for an replacement, but when I saw the Advent 4213 I thought whoah that's nice. After some gentle persuasion the manager agreed to exchange for it but obviously I had to fork out extra £70.
First of all let me say that it is definately a rebranded ECS G10IL it even says so onthe bottom of the unit. It's got the usual netbook specs with one stand out feature (for now anyway) that is built in 3G HSDPA out of the box. I've tried it with my 3G enabled sim card & it works perfectly. It has a larger than usual 160GB hard drive & 3600amh 6 cell battery. Other than the above specs the reason why I liked it more than the 4211 was that it looked so much nicer (to my eyes anyway). Size is almost identical as I stacked both the machines on top of each other with the 4213 a bit thicker & heavier (due to the larger battery). The lid is glossy black, main body is matt black with silver edging that sets it off nicely. Build quality is as good if not better than the 4211, no creaks, rattles, screen doesn't flex & no bits falling off. Push the keyboard & absolutely no flex. The screen hinge is substantial & doesn't wobble like the 4211. The sreen nice & bright but not as bright as the 4211 on full setting. The speakers are tinny but louder. Keyboard is definately the minus point compared to the 4211. It's smaller so more cramped. Both the shift keys are smaller than I would have liked as are most the other keys. However there's good tactile feedback. The touchpad is definately nicer but not Synaptics enabled. the mouse button is same as 4211 in that its one long bar but its not any worse or better but I do like the way they put the status lights into it. Overall I'm quite impressed but is it £70 more than 4211 so value for money? Thats up to you folks. -------------------- My Phones :
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Sep 17 2008, 11:53
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
3600mAh seems small for a 6 cell!
Battery life? Much advent branding? Are the ALT and Windows keys the same size (and therefore interchangeable)? UK keyboard layout I assume? P -------------------- |
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Sep 17 2008, 16:23
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 Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 22 Joined: 13th September 2008 From: UK Member No.: 425,994 |
QUOTE Just to confirm: 6 cell battery (3600 mAh/11.1v Li-Polymer) 160gb sata drive 1gb ram intel 945gse video realtek alc662 sound card reader lan wifi (realtek 8187se? same as advent 4211 unfortunately-replace for osx compatibility) 3g built in - slot your simm in where the battery clips on 1.4kg weight it has a 1x1gb socketed sodimm - replace with a 2gb one for an upgrade (different to 4211) **** does not install with the msiosx install cd - sticks at mac framework message **** PICTURES   
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Sep 17 2008, 16:52
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
The white looks nice!
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Sep 17 2008, 17:12
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 151 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,327 |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Sep 17 2008, 11:53)  3600mAh seems small for a 6 cell! Battery life? Much advent branding? Are the ALT and Windows keys the same size (and therefore interchangeable)? UK keyboard layout I assume? P Battery life better than 4211 I had but not as good as the EEE PCs at approx 3.45hrs Out of the box exactly the same as the 4211 Can't remember the alt/win keys as I not using it right now Have to say again though the built in 3G is awesome. Works perfectly with no set up requiered. I just took the T-Mob sim card out of my phone, insert into the sim slot of the 4213, fire up connection manager, press connect & that's it. For me thats worth £70 in itself. -------------------- My Phones :
O2 Orbit Orange SPV M700 |
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Sep 17 2008, 19:11
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,809 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
/me hopes my 4211 breaks so can swap
lol -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Sep 17 2008, 19:14
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,241 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
Wonder why they made the keyboard so squashed?
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Sep 17 2008, 20:24
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 151 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,327 |
Keyboard definately the worse part of the package but I can live with that as I only use it for on the go web surfing, emails & video viewing nothing too serious
. I can see it being a deal breaker for a lot peole though.
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Sep 18 2008, 08:10
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TOMnia ! Group: Posters Posts: 1,061 Joined: 26th November 2007 From: Right Here, Right Now! Member No.: 326,361 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia |
I like the idea of the built in sim reader for wwan ... in fact it's just what I want in a netbook ... but I won't be swapping any time soon.
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My Toys: Omnia: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia - 8GB SD HC O-SeXy Advent 4211 - 2GB Ram - 250GB HDD - Running OSX Leopard like a dream! Doris She has bewbs! (Not her real name tho!) |
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