Advent Eclipse E300 reviews: 13" Laptop computer

Advent Eclipse E300 reviews: 13" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on battery life.

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7.3 out of 10 based on 32 reviews.

Advent Eclipse E300 with Intel Celeron D SU2300 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2GB of Memory and 320GB Storage on Windows 7 Home Premium. DVD writer, 3 hours of battery

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James, London General home user

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: Nice laptop. Slightly cheap feel about it. Clear bright black screen. Fat enough for the price
Bad points:: No DVD drive (but not expected at this price an weight)
My main problem with this is that the audio out jack has a lot of background noise. So not really suitable for the use I wanted out of the machine.

Battery life	6.0
Design	6.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	7.0
Overall rating	3.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Nov 2011

Jamie, morecambe General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: sleek design lightwaight and fast great for every day use
Bad points:: no cd drive

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 May 2011

Vicky, hoddesdon Music, gaming or video fan

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: fast performance
Bad points:: no dvd/cd disc drive

Battery life	4.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Feb 2012

Ben,

Score 2.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: Had to be sent back for repair after three days

Battery life	1.0
Design	6.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	2.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jun 2011

Todd, London General home user

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: It does not have a CD drive and although it has a built in camera, this does not work.

Battery life	5.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	4.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Jun 2011

Mary, Oxford General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: I was sent wrong power connection cable, had to wait a couple of weeks for replacement. Keypad depresses in middle, I don't expect a long user life with this laptop.

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Mar 2012

Keith, redruth General home user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: lightweight, good screen size
Bad points:: no dvd drive

Battery life	5.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jun 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	13
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows 7 Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	320
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280 x 720 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Celeron D
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	SU2300
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.2
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	DVD writer
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Card reader	4 in 1 Card Reader
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Battery life (Hours)	3
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	1.71

Graphics card brand	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	GMA 4500MHD
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	33.36

Depth in cm	33.3

Release date	2010-08-17
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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