EI Systems 1412 T1500 reviews and prices: 13.3" Laptop computer

EI Systems 1412 T1500 reviews and prices: 13.3" Laptop computer reviews

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

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8.0 out of 10 based on 67 reviews.

EI Systems 1412 T1500 with Intel Celeron D T1500 1.86 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB of Memory and 120GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Basic. DVD drive See full product description

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Confirmed purchaser

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: price
Bad points:: screen size to overall size of body. same body as 15" with 13" screen

Overall rating	7.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	6.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	9.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 31 Dec 2008

Pauline, West Midlands

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Reasonably price. Lightweight and compact.
Bad points:: Battery life is too short.

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

Was this review helpful? 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 21 Dec 2008

carol, preston just a basic user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Does what it says on the box! Fast performance and easy to set up and use.
Bad points:: Battery life not very long. Doesn't seem to go 2 hours before needing recharging - may improve in time. Not a problem for use in the home etc.

Overall rating	9.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	8.0

Was this review helpful? 10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 16 Dec 2008

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Light,fast,clear screen,value for money
Bad points:: Battery life!

Overall rating	8.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Jan 2009

Caroline, Newcastle upon Tyne Over 50, computer illiterate

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good size and weight. Easy to follow instructions as I had never used VISTA before.
Bad points:: Need mouse.

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

Was this review helpful? 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 13 Jan 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Light weight. Screen display very good. A useful laptop for the first timer.
Bad points:: BIOS has been rewritten, leaving some essentials out for those who like to dabble. Battery life short for todays laptops.

Overall rating	6.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	5.0
Value for money	7.0

Was this review helpful? 6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 07 Jan 2009

Confirmed purchaser student .

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: value for money. perfect for students.
Bad points:: short battery life.

Overall rating	8.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	4.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	10.0

Was this review helpful? 1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 02 Mar 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	13.3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Basic
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	1

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	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.
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.
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	T1500
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1.86
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	4

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	DVD drive
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.
Built-in disc drive	CD-ROM drive
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)	2.32

Graphics card brand	SIS
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	M672
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Remote control	No
Release date	2008-11-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

Reliable and economical, the Ei Systems 1412 is an easy choice of laptop. Dual Core performance and a large 120GB Hard Drive for storage make it perfect for home computing.

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