Typical price: £350
What is it: Budget, Windows 7 laptop with 15.6-inch screen
What we think: It's cheap and capable of handling most productivity tasks, but its battery life is terrible
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 22 October 2009
Tags: Advent, Advent Roma 1000, mirrored, battery life, video performance
We like:
Very low price; good keyboard
We don't like:
Terrible battery life; awful sound quality
CNET UK judgement:
The Advent Roma 1000's slow single-core processor makes it unsuitable for demanding tasks, and its battery life is terrible, but it's fine as a low-cost secondary computer, or even as a main computer if you don't ask too much of it. The Roma 3000 offers better performance for only about £80 more, though
Full review:
When people complain that some netbooks cost as much as a laptop, they're talking about laptops like the Advent Roma 1000, which runs on Windows 7. At about £350, it's about as cheap as a brand-new laptop gets on the high street, and it's easy to see how it could be a tempting proposition when sat next to something that's the same price but half the size and half as well specified. Continue Reading...
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