EI Systems 1201 T23701G Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 13.3" Screen Laptop computer

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Score: 8.1/10

161 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This laptop has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on battery life. “The product looks good, is light and easy to use.” Jeanette, Cardiff View all 161 real customer reviews

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Real customer reviews

161 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
79% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (160)
Battery life6.0
Design7.8
Performance7.8
Size and weight8.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.7
Overall rating8.1
Music, gaming or video fan (1)
General home user (1)
Other (158)
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 9.0/10

Jeanette, Cardiff , “Articulate, thinker, motivated, happy”

+ The product looks good, is light and easy to use.

- The battery doesn't seem to last very long.

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28 of 29 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small lightweight and good battery life. Easy to use and with built in wireless adaptor no bits stick out.

- no manual on how to make it work. No instructions on how to get wireless adaptor to switch on. Had to check internet and googled it. Press Fn F10 together for anyone that cares. :-)

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

ceri, shropshire , “sexy, cute, fun, smiley”

+ small, light and compact

- sometimes the text ends up in the wrong place??

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent very fast even at multi tasking.

- Battery life not very good.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jul 2008

Score 6.0/10

peter, newmarket suffolk , “over 60 years old”

+ performs well in general

- getting wireless functionk to work

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

jane, haverfordwest , “cool mum of three”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- cant get wireless internet had to but seperate gadgetmum of three

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

nina, oldham

+ easy to use

- no instruction booklet

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

sam, southampton

+ very quick. no problems. does all i need it to. plenty of space. havnt actually tested the battery life out as it has been plugged in constantly.

- cursor pad was annoying to begin with.
boring design.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

taffy, staffordshire

+ fast on internet.good when travelling not to heavy.good overall product

- only one picture not good with television stick. think it could be pixels.

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purchased 01 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Arnold, Peach , “Aged but doing it!”

+ My first laptop. 81 years old! Easy to use. Clear screen. Really pleased with it. Struggled to work out wireless connection at first but ok once got that sorted. Thank you!

- None

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purchased 06 Jul 2008

Score 7.0/10

CHRIS, MANCHESTER

+ GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY

- POOR BATTERY LIFE

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Chris, Newcastle-under-Lyme

+ It was really good value for money

- To improve the product it could do with having a better battery that lasts longer

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purchased 02 Sep 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cheap

- Wifi needs to be turned on by pressing Fn and F10 everytime I boot up. Once Wifi function is turned off, you have to reboot. That's a too much hassle.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Guy, Shepton Mallet

+ Clock refresh

- Poor battery life

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purchased 20 Sep 2008

Score 5.0/10

mark, hastings , “the bad battery quality”

+ it's stylish and gives you plenty of information when help is needed, i would recommend this product.

- the battery supplied once fully charged only lasted 1 hour 20 mins i was very dissappointed

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purchased 21 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “NOTHING”

+ 4 usb i/p's. good display. hard drive is quiet

- I don't like Vista, it treats me like an idiot, and it crashes more times than XP. OS needs 2 GB to run effectively, this m/c has only 1GB.

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

allison, glasgow , “1st year university student”

+ reasonably priced up to date

- not found any yet

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

samuel, east kilbride , “everyday person”

+ speed and size

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good performance, brilliant display, light but robust. Good little laptop

- battery life isn't amazing but this is my first laptop and don't have much to compare it to. It lasts about 1hr 30 mins when fully charged.

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purchased 30 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

christine, barking essex , “like to surf myself”

+ it is ideal for what it was purchased for which was for my mother to become a silver surfer and now i have problems getting her off the computer

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jul 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very cheap

- not a stunner

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purchased 07 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

John S McCarten, Normanton,Yorkshire , “age 73 still computing”

+ quality product very pleased with the specs.

- would like a little more information re using keyboard specialised keys ie sound and brightness contrast keys. A manual would be very helpfull there as there is no information at all re motherboard wireless connection of bluetooth.
Only one memory slot on motherboard the first thing I did was to upgrade to 2 gb

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purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small light & done what it said on the box

- None for the price

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purchased 16 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Derek, Plymouth

+ Solid no frills computer. Added a free open source Open Office suite, works great.

- No built in web cam.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

David, Staines , “I`m retired”

+ It`s powerful enough for my needs--ie,web surfing,emails,photo storage,using applications such as BBC iplayer.It`s weight and size make it ideal for carrying to different locations.

- I don`t download music,films etc but I suspect it may stretch the capabilities of this little machine and the battery life restricts use "on the move" unless you can get to a power point.

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purchased 12 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Richard, Leicester , “computer literate”

+ Light and easy to carry, Fast startup, Brilliant for browsing and surfing the net. - Use it more than my desktop PC! deffinatly a good buy!

- Not as fast running recent applications (due to not as good RAM as what you could have got, but for the price is very good), Battery life is pretty average, Mouse pad really sensitive for clicking, not a great deal of hard disk space.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ it is small and compact. perfect for a student and has consistantly worked.

- na

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purchased 01 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jacqueline, West Midlands , “home computer user”

+ good compact design. Everything loads fast and works as it should do.

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Clare, Halifax

+ Easy to set up, decent price for a laptop with Windows Vista and all necessary instructions were supplied.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

James, Bamford

+ good quality screen, very good laptop.

- Bad battery life - lasts max 4 hours on full charge and takes around 6 to charge
Wireless LAN keeps disconnecting - not to do with range, always 79%

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purchased 23 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Sue, Wimborne , “housewife & family historian”

+ I like the wight and size - a true "laptop" unlike some of them!

- Haven't really found any - except perhaps I'd have liked the battery to last a bit longer - but it's no worse than others I've used.

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purchased 13 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Kim, Kirkintilloch

+ Light to carry around, quick internet connection.

- Nothing

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purchased 12 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Callum , Wakefield , “student”

+ Good basic laptop for students

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Heather, Surrey

+ It is simple to apply programs as a beginner with the laptop.
I have had no problems with this system. in fact it has been a lot of fun.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Battery doesnt last very long after being fully charged

- simple to use and lightweight

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

michael, south elmsall , “frugal”

+ light easy to use

- needs better battery

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nothing.”

+ Beatiful colour, design and not heavy to carry.

- There is no accompanying manual

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

lara, invergordon

+ easy to use and very good value for money.

- battery life.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very nice and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Barbara, Prestatyn , “Fair, honest opinion.”

+ Does what it says on the advert. Good value for money.

- Not the longest of battery life.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ clear screen. easy to set up. fast. good software bundle.

- short battery life.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Christian, Bathgate

+ The whole package answered all my needs for a simple sturdy working platform which was good value for money.

- I haven't honestly found anything yet apart from a short battery life, but I think this is a problem most laptops suffer from.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “professional, uses computers daily”

+ easily usable, preloaded software good, value for money

- none really

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Pet, Cardiff , “Busy mother of four”

+ Very good value for money. Perfect size, compact and light weight. Excellent software and very fast internet connection.

- Windows Vista automatically shuts down when updating software.

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purchased 04 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

David, Hitchin , “Fat Wannabe Computer Geek”

+ Very well priced laptop(refurb) that runs perfect out the box. Quick for word processing with dual core Pentium processor and great for basic computer usage(internet surfing etc). Has a super DVD drive and a nicely sized 120GB HDD. Smaller than most other laptops due to its slightly reduced screen size but this still appears to be of a high quality. Great for watching DVD's.

- Battery life could be better yet recharging times seem to take hours. Only 1 RAM slot...& only 1GB as standard means if you want to upgrade you'll need to get a single 2GB stick. Definitely not to be used as any kind of a games machine as it only has intergrated graphics. With 1GB of RAM and Vista this means only the older games will run(pre 2003/4) and even then you may need a little bit of luck.

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purchased 14 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small and light and easy to use

- nothing really

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purchased 21 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Hilary, Kirkcaldy

+ it is small an compact with everything i needed on it. up to date vista premium. perfect

- no bad points to report

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Debbie, Gravesend, Kent , “Competent computer user”

+ Was initially concerned about buying a reconditioned laptop but my fear were totally unfounded because the laptop was brand new looking and excellent value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small and easy to use

- it gets hot very quick

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purchased 13 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Warren, Netherton

+ Performance

- battery life

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purchased 20 Jun 2008

Score 7.0/10

al, surbiton , “lovely nice young bloke”

+ easy to use

- unable to access wireless at this time

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purchased 23 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Paul, Horley

+ small, compact, east finger tip control. l ight and easy to use.

- but very sensitive re the mouse clicking on itself on things you dont want to

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purchased 29 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

sandra, glazebrook

+ very good product, at a very good price

- none realy

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purchased 31 Oct 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Battery lfe almost non existent, have to keep it plugged in to be able to watch any movies or listen to music.

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purchased 31 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small light good clear screen

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Colin, Leigh on Sea

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Unclear as to how to operate the internal wireless connection, but once we found out it's ok (Fn F10 by the way).

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purchased 02 Nov 2008

Score 7.0/10

Graham, Scarborough

+ small and lightweight

- only 1 gb memory fitted, battery life is a bit too short

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 7.0/10

Ashley, Glasgow , “Female Gamer Geek”

+ Very useful for someone like me, Brilliant performance and excellent value

- Poor battery life, But at the end of the day most laptops are like this so personally I'm not too fussed.

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purchased 26 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ - windows vista
- intel pentium dual core (good performance)
- windows media center

- Battery life is poor, however most laptops are.

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purchased 28 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

CHRIS, HOLTON LE CLAY

+ Price, performance.

- Battery life, but no worse than most.

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purchased 13 Jan 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “i am doing openuni”

+ it works , and the size is big enough for my bad eye sight

- cant get the wireless to work

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purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I love this laptop, the processor is fast and reliable the built in speakers are a pluss. a must buy produt, i would recomend this to anyone

- the battery could do with lastin a little longer.

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purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

andrew , colchester , “author ”

+ price / value

- 2 mb ram would have been nice; and of course a faster processor but it's an excellent price for what you get

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purchased 30 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ size speed economy

- battery life

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purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Not a single problem!! only using for basic functions!
light weight and very easy to use

- None at all

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purchased 05 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Charles , Edinburgh , “Reviewer for Scifi UK”

+ The laptop is lightweight, stylish, and performs well under Windows Vista.

- I find the positioning of the USB points to be awkward, though this can be said of all laptops. I still haven't been able to connect the laptop wirelessly to the internet through the wifi network adaptor. Some instructions on using the built in wifi would have been useful. I find laptop keyboards and touch pads awkward to use, and plan on getting a usb keyboard and mouse instead.

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purchased 08 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Eddie, London , “General home user”

+ light weight laptop, we meet all your basic needs, nice size screen, sit comfortably on lap, Wi-Fi can be tempermential a bust times.

- poor battery life, may need restarting more than once until windows updates are downloaded and running correct, like to freeze when something is plugged in.

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purchased 07 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Silver surfer”

+ The product was easy to set up and to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

bart, doncaster , “novice computer user”

+ smart looking,good screen,light,ideal for novices

- no wireless adaptor

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purchased 15 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Perfect for home and light business use, setup easy and straightforward to use, good value for money

- lack of software but then again you pays your money and takes your choice.

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Tracy, Glasgow , “new to laptops”

+ does what it says it does on the box

- battery life too short

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purchased 29 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

rosalind, looe cornwall , “mature bright lady”

+ my first laptop and i find the size and weight very easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

James, Maciel

+ fast

- battery life

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ryan, Scott , “Studying BSc Hons Computing”

+ fast, apart from vista which i think slows it down

- Terrible battery life, with no obvious option to upgrade to a higher cell battery in store. Cant get one anywhere

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purchased 02 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “LIKES PLAYING DVDs”

+ Good value and performance

- poor battery life

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purchased 19 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

John, Kent , “Young & skilled.”

+ Simple, easy to use.

- Battery life

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purchased 03 Oct 2008

Score 3.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good design

- am disapointed in the battery life

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purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Raymond, sittingbourne , “How good it is”

+ Good ll round performance and value for money

- None

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purchased 10 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

cheryl, newark , “a mother of 3”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- we did not find it easy to connect to the internet. i asked a friend how to switch on the inbuilt wireless connection. we could not find how to in the book provided. After my friends advice it was very easy.

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purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anthony, Helston , “I love gadgets”

+ very few. It's a very cheaply made system. It is really only any good for a child who is likely to break it. The price is good but you really do get what you pay for.

- As above

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purchased 13 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use

- Battery does run down quickly

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purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

janie, fareham

+ Cleaver little machine

- battery is to short, needs a more powerful battery life

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purchased 04 Oct 2008

Score 5.0/10

wesley, newcastle upon tyne

+ the size

- batery life

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purchased 20 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

John, Westerham , “anything they wish”

+ overall excellent value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Jul 2008

Score 2.0/10

kim, blackburn

+ Reviewer left no comment

- poor graphics

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purchased 22 Jun 2008

Score 1.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “PC Professional”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- It did not work!

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purchased 09 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

stuart, greenock , “just an ordinary guy”

+ everything i need for computing at home & at work.

- could do with instructions on how to get started.

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purchased 07 Sep 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- short battery life

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purchased 28 Jun 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap and does the job.

- a tad slow

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purchased 12 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

helena, cardiff , “non professional dabbleing pensioner”

+ product perfect for my use,only fault being , when typing spaces appear where they
shouldn't.

- no bad points noted apart from the above

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purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap and cheerful has all the basic needs and wants

- should come with microsft student 2007 already installed, low battery life, weight is a bit heavy for my back

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purchased 28 Oct 2008

Score 4.0/10

Kieron, Ringwood , “just a regular person”

+ none really.

- lots!!

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purchased 22 Dec 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 13.3
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
RAM in GB 1
Number of Cores Dual
Hard Disk Capacity in GB 120
Screen Resolution (pixels) 1280x800 (WXGA)
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Pentium Dual Core
Processor Number T2370
Processor Speed in MHz 1730
USB Port 3
Integrated Webcam No
WiFi Yes
Bluetooth No
Fingerprint Access No
Remote Control No
DVD Writer Yes
DVD Drive Yes
CD Rom Yes
Blu-ray Drive No
HDMI Interface No
VGA Port Yes
DVI Port No
Dimensions (mm) 342.5x38.2x244.6
Weight (kg) 2.32
Brand of Graphic Chip SIS
Graphic Card or Chip M672
Colour Black
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