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Samsung S5560 and B3410: Festive phones from Carphone Warehouse

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:02 +0000

Carphone Warehouse is offering two exclusive new Samsung handsets in time for Christmas -- the S5560 budget smart phone and B3410 social-media jobby

Advent Centurion, Firefly and Verona: Stocking thrillers

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Hold the front page: PC World's just unveiled the Centurion gaming desktop, the Firefly budget home PC, and the lightweight Verona laptop

Advent Milano review

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:02 +0000

The 10.2-inch Milano doesn't break any new netbook ground, but it's not without its charms either. It's cheap for one thing, although you wouldn't know that by looking at it, and its nearly full-size keyboard is comfortable to type on. Its matte display is also pleasing, appearing crisp and bright in all lighting conditions

Toshiba Satellite A500 review

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:38:02 +0000

The 16-inch Satellite A500 caters well to those who have a limited budget but still want a machine that will let them watch movies, listen to music and play the odd game. Its screen could do with a higher resolution, but it feels bomb-proof, it's pretty speedy and it looks fairly attractive

Advent Roma 1000 review

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

The 15.6-inch Roma 1000 is one of the cheapest Windows 7 laptops that money can currently buy. Considering its low price, it's also tastefully designed, and its keyboard is particularly good. Capable of handling most productivity tasks, it's worth a look for bargain hunters

Advent Roma 3000 review

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

The 15.6-inch Roma 3000 sports a particularly good keyboard, and its capable dual-core processor makes it much better suited to multi-tasking than the cheaper Roma 1000. Its battery life is disappointing and we'd prefer it to run the 64-bit version of Windows 7, but it's a solid budget laptop overall

Advent Altro review

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:30:02 +0000

The 13.3-inch Altro is an unashamed attempt to emulate the MacBook Air. Considering it's almost half the price, it doesn't do too bad a job. Offering 3GB of RAM, strong wireless capabilities and a good keyboard, it's worth a look for those after a relatively cheap thin-and-light laptop

Advent Altro: Like a MacBook Air, but cheaper -- much cheaper

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:49:02 +0000

Want a diamond-encrusted Porsche 911 and a rapping unicorn? Well, you can't, but you can have the Advent Altro -- a budget alternative to the MacBook Air

Advent Altro and Altro Elite: Altro-istic

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:02:02 +0000

Advent has announced the super-slim Altro laptop -- and its twin the Altro Elite -- which is yours for a monkey and a ton

HELLO!? WE'RE TESTING THE ADVENT PQG-9002! NO, IT'S RUBBISH!

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:13:02 +0000

The PQG-9002 is one of the loudest PCs we've ever had the misfortune to encounter. It's loud enough to wake the dead, then perforate their eardrums so badly it'd kill them again