Advent QT5500 reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer

Advent QT5500 reviews: 15.4" Laptop computer reviews

+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on size and weight.

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8.1 out of 10 based on 24 reviews.

Advent QT5500 with Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB of Memory and 80GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. DVD writer See full product description

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David, Ayr

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great value for money
Bad points:: I don't like VIsta

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

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Nov 2007

Dave, Swindon

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Price & performance
Bad points:: None so far

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

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Oct 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Excellent performance wi fi, memory etc excellent
Bad points:: No relley bad points

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

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Aug 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good Value & performance - Large price advantage compared to other computers available.
Bad points:: Weight / Portability is bettered by other brands - but with a price increase. How 'portable' do you need the computer to be?

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Sep 2007

susan, thrapston

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: battery wont charge

Battery life	1.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Sep 2007

Claire, Bristol

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Good display
Bad points:: Battery life was less than expected but still gives a reasonably amount of charge for the usage I require.

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

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Apr 2008

Paul, Hemel Hempstead non profesional user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: i already have an advent lap top and found this second laptop to be as good as a NEW item for alot less money
Bad points:: battery could last a bit longer

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

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Feb 2008

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	1

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)	80
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	Core 2 Duo
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	T5500
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.66
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.
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.
Weight (kg)	2.8

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	Media ACC 950
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

Chipset brand	Intel
Chipset series	945GM
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:9
Width in cm	35.8

Depth in cm	25.8

Release date	2007-03-13
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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