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Advent 5421 review

An attractive laptop offering decent performance, but let down by a poor keyboard

Our Score 3

Last reviewed: 2009-01-01January 1st 2009

Price at launch £299.00
MPN 808912
Features Processor: Intel 1.86GHz Celeron Dual Core T1500 / Graphics: SiSM672MX
Audio Output Realtek ALC662
Colour Black
Data Link Protocol 802.11g Wireless
Databus Speed 533
Dedicated/Shared Graphics Memory Dedicated
Dimensions 358 x 258 x 42
Display Resolution 1280 x 800
Display Type TFT
Drive Speed 5400
Graphics Memory (Mb) 128
HDD Capacity (GB) 160
Installed Graphics Type Onboard Graphics
Installed RAM (GB) 1
Modem 56k Modem
No. of USB Ports 4
Operating System Windows Vista Home Basic
Optical Storage Dual-Format DVD
Processor Speed (GHz) 1.86
RAM Type DDR2 SDRAM
Warranty Length 1 Year
Weight (kg) 2.7
Built-in devices WiFi / Webcam
Colour Depth 24-bit
Display Standard WXGA
Laptop Display Size 15.4
Laptop Form Factor Laptop
No of Processing Cores 2
Pointing Device TP
Type of Battery Required Lithium-Ion

Product Summary

5421

Advent

Price at launch

£299.00

For

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Nice screen

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Robust build

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Low price

Against

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Poor battery life

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Unresponsive keyboard

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