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New Netbook Rankings

Fantastic Netbooks — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:38:59 +0000

Announcing Fantastic Netbooks new netbook rankings – to sort out the best netbooks from the also rans.

With the large number of netbooks on the market it can be difficult trying to keep up or work out which netbook is the best overall. It used to be the MSI Wind U100 a while ago but there have been so many released it can’t still be number 1 can it?

But what about if you are looking for a particular feature and just want the best netbook in that category? We have started with 2 individual categories – the lightest netbook and the longest battery life. Perhaps you want a compromise, a light netbook with a long battery life, hopefully comparing the tables will give you a good idea of which netbooks to look at more closely.

So which is the lightest netbook and which one has the longest battery life but perhaps most importantly, which netbook is the overall number 1?

Click here to see our netbook rankings.

As we add more reviews and more netbooks to this site these netbook league tables will be regularly updated to help us determine the best netbook in each category and the top netbook overall.

And let us know what future netbook rankings you would like to see. Would a league table for best screen or best keyboard be useful to you, how would you measure which one was best? Any feedback is more than welcome and we will respond to any comments you may have.

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Comparison between the Advent 4213 and 4211 netbooks

Fantastic Netbooks — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:43:34 +0000

The Advent 4211 is a rebadged version of the MSI Wind U100 so is a credible netbook whilst the Advent 4213 is based on the ECS’ G10IL1 and is one of the few netbooks to include built-in broadband.

It is possible to get reconditioned 4211′s whilst the 4213 is still available brand new. Which one would you go for?

Advent 4213 and Advent 4211 comparison

	Advent 4213	Advent 4211
Attributes
Screen Size	10.2"	10.2"
Processor	1.6Ghz	1.6Ghz
RAM	1Gb	1Gb
Hard Disk	160Gb	80Gb
OS	Windows XP Home	Windows XP Home
WebCam	0.3 megapixels	1.3 megapixels
Weight	1.4Kg	1.12Kg
Resolution	1024 x 600	1024 x 600
Battery Life	3.5 hours	2 hours
Wireless	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
USB Ports	x3	x3
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Built-in Broadband	Yes	No
Latest Prices
PC World	£249.98 inc. VAT - SAVE £30!	£189.99 inc. VAT - Refurbished

As with most netbooks, the specifications of each model are fairly similar so you get a bigger hard disk and the built-in broadband with the Advent 4213 for the extra money. That is probably the one that I would choose, in order to take advantage of the built-in broadband modem.

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Advent 4211 Reviews

Fantastic Netbooks — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:15:49 +0000

The Advent 4211 is one of the best netbooks on the market at present. It is a re-badged version of the featured packed MSI Wind that is sold exclusively for PC World.

With one of the best specifications of any netbook and with a lower price tag than the MSI Wind, it is easy to why the Advent 4211 is selling so well.

Buy a refurbished Advent 4211 now for only £189.99 inc. VAT

The Advent uses the obligatory 1.6Mhz Atom processor from Intel and crams in 1Gb RAM and an 80Gb hard drive, all good so far. The screen size is a usable 10.2″ display with a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels, which makes browsing the web a decent experience.

There are also 3 USB ports, bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel webcam squeezed into a netbook that only weights 1.3Kg. With Windows XP Home included this netbook an extremely useful and usable travelling companion and all this for £280.

The main features are as follows:

10.2″ LCD display
1.6Ghz Atom processor
1Gb RAM
80Gb Hard Drive
Windows XP Home operating system
1.3Kg weight
1024 x 600 resolution
3 USB ports
1.3 Megapixel webcam
Bluetooth

Web links:

Trusted Reviews recommended the Advent 4211 and gave the netbook 8 out of 10, published on 29th July 2008.

Cnet reviewed the Advent on 8th July and gave it 8.8 out of 10.

PC Advisor gave the Advent a Best Buy award and 4.5 out of 5, published on 15th July 2008.

PC Pro recommended the Advent and gave it 5 stars out of 6, reviewed in July 2008.

Pocket Lint gave the netbook 9 out of 10, published on 15th July 2008.

TechRadar gave the Advent 4 stars out of 5, published on 15th July 2008.

NetBookMag thought the Advent 4211 was excellent value and published a review on 10th July 2008.

What Laptop were impressed with the Advent, publishing a review on 11th July 2008.

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