Advent KC550 Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 13.3" Screen Laptop computer

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+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on battery life. “We bought 2 of these laptops for our niece and nephew and they are great funky…” Julie, Oxford View all 35 real customer reviews

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Dual Core Processor with 2GB of Memory and 120GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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35 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	5.5
Design	7.5
Performance	7.8
Size and weight	7.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.6
Overall rating	7.7

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Julie, Oxford

Score 10.0/10

+ We bought 2 of these laptops for our niece and nephew and they are great funky little laptops, perfect for kids as they are fairly lightweight and look great. Also, for the price paid the spec is excellent.

- None

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purchased 15 Jul 2008

Dave, Cheltenham , “im a nice guy”

Score 8.0/10

+ The colour was the attraction, as its for my grandchild.
\alsothe spec was good, and it ad wi/fi built in. overall a very good buy for the money.

- Their was no bad points.

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purchased 06 Jun 2008

Rozie, Birmingham , “Female 30s”

Score 9.0/10

+ Not used it much as I bought it as a Christmas present for my son, but I did spend time setting it up ready for him. I know computers and think this is a neat piece of kit for the price

- Haven't found any

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purchased 04 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “computer addict”

Score 10.0/10

+ I bought it for my son so can't say too much but I can say that he uses it almost every day and has never had any problems running anything and the speed with which it operates is very good

- the only bad point really is getting my son to come off for a time

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purchased 09 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ size, power.

- wireless problems & mousepad problems

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purchased 15 Jul 2008

joanne , liverpool

Score 10.0/10

+ ifound this product tobe fast and efficientand it has everything i need on alaptop

- not found anyas yet

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Joanne, Oxford

Score 8.0/10

+ Great value for money and cosmetic quality of product.

- No user manuals.

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purchased 06 Jun 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use

- opened cd drive when booting up and lost everything on screen !

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purchased 25 Jul 2008

sarah, edinburgh

Score 9.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the battery life is not very good.

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purchased 31 Jul 2008

ian, budleigh salterton

Score 8.0/10

+ very easy to use and has the memory i wanted

- none realy

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purchased 06 Sep 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ A good design

- The battery life isn't particularly long

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purchased 15 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “9 year old”

Score 7.0/10

+ nice and light

- none

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purchased 02 Sep 2008

Margaret, Egremont, Cumbria , “Also used by grandchildren.”

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use, compact, lightweight

- Battery Life could be better

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purchased 20 May 2008

dorian, west midlands , “IT support tech”

Score 6.0/10

+ The performance of the base system is good so it can run programmes pretty well for a laptop, this is because of big memory and dual core cpu

- Graphics performance is poor and battery life is extremely poor, trackpoint is difficult to control

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Light, looks good and handy.

- Battery life: I got approx 1-1 1/2 hours use.

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purchased 19 Sep 2008

John, Glasgow

Score 7.0/10

+ good spec for the money

- Royal blue case is a bit shocking

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purchased 22 Oct 2008

Chris, Leeds

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent price, plenty of memory, Vista Home Premium, Funky Colour!

- Shocking battery life!

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purchased 24 Dec 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	13.3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	2

Number of Cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	120
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)	1280x800 (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	Pentium Dual Core
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	T2330
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1600
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB Port	4
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Integrated Webcam	No
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers 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.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
HDMI Interface	No
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
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.
Dimensions (mm)	343x35x245
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	2.32

Brand of Graphic Chip	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.
Graphic Card or Chip	UMA
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.