Among the other noteworthy features of the 4213 is its battery. It ships with a 3,600mAh battery, which isn't a bad size considering that netbooks like the Acer Aspire One ship with paltry 2,200mAh power cells. It's not as large as the 4,400mAh unit seen in the Eee PC 901, but it's not as insulting a unit as those seen on some of its rivals.
Battery life is determined mostly by what mode you're running in. By default, the 4213 runs its CPU at the full 1.6GHz, but hit the Fn key at the same time as the F11 button, or remove the AC power adaptor, and it'll switch into 'silent mode'. This underclocks the CPU to 800MHz, and extends battery life at the expense at performance. It's not completely silent, but the lower clock speed means the cooling fans can run at a slower speed and volume level.
Software-wise, the 4213 ships with a copy of Windows XP Home Edition as its operating system. It also includes the Avanquest Connection Manager for 3G Internet access and a copy of Microsoft Works. If you need anything else, you'll have to shell out for it yourself or download it from our downloads channel.
Performance
There's not an awful lot of difference between the 4213 and the rest of its netbook rivals. It felt almost identical to every other netbook of this type -- a fact that was borne out by its PCMark05 score of 1,580, and its 3DMark06 score of 618. Ultimately, this means it is more than capable of running everyday applications at a modest rate, and, as long as you're not doing anything more demanding than running 2D games or BBC iPlayer, it'll serve you very well.
More important, perhaps, is battery life. The 4213's battery lasted a respectable 3 hours and 37 minutes in Battery Eater's Classic test, which runs the CPU at full tilt until the battery is completely exhausted.
Conclusion
The Advent 4213 is a very solid netbook. It's not the most attractive or easiest to use, but its integrated 3G Internet access, decent battery life and portability make it a real contender in the netbook arena.
Edited by Charles Kloet
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sukha420 2 September 2010
Good: good for useing
Bad: use easy
Comment: sukha said the good for me
pipegg 5 March 2009
Good: 10.2 inch screen, internal 3G SIM slot, Bluetooth
Bad: Battery life
Comment: Been using this netbook for 2 months and found it ideal for what I want. No dongle hanging out of the side, Bluetooth for a Messenger headset, WiFi very good. Task Manager tells me it has a dual core CPU, which will help with the performance.
It is also network independent, so was able to check out the various networks, Vodaphone seems to have the best one for me, PAYG as usual.
Excellent for the price, battery life could be improved, but otherwise I am hooked on it, my full sized laptop is being neglected, this netbook does all I want it to.
rups712000 2 February 2009
Good: Screen, Size and Simplicity
Bad: keyboard a bit cheap
Comment: a great all rounder for travel, and actually home use as well - although I have several other laptops which have larger keyboards etc I invariably use this little beauty.
Mobile 3G access works well and has saved my bacon on a number of occasions.
A great purchase - I am a happy netbook user.
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