Advent 4123 - Page 4

Mark · 23-09-2008, 12:47

On the internal monitor, yes. GMA950 can do 1440x900 easily via VGA (2D only, don't even think about running games), and I'd expect the same for 1680x1050. Haven't pushed mine as far as would be required for 1080p.

Matblack · 23-09-2008, 12:57

Woot! Posting this using the 4211 on a BT connection to my phone \o/

MB

Stan_Lite · 23-09-2008, 13:00

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Originally Posted by Matblack

Might have to go and have a proper nose up at PCWorld and check the screen sizes

MB

I think I'll be doing the same when I get back home. I bought the little 7" Eeeeeeeeeeee and it's fine but the screen is just a tad on the small side and the keys are just a little too small for my fingers.

I want to have a look at something with a slightly larger screen and slightly bigger keys but not too much more bulky. When I was in the shop looking at the Eeeeeeeeeees, I loved the two little 11" Asus machines they had there but they were £1100 and £1300 and I can't justify shelling out that much for a travelling laptop that sees scant usage (and then only browsing and stuff) - not when there are 9" and 10" machines around for sub £400.

Matblack · 23-09-2008, 13:08

Just spoke to Orange and up'ed my data allowance from 8mb to 250mb that extra 242mb cost me -£0.50 <<<<< yes thats a minus sign

Not a massive ammount of data but enough for me

MB

Mark · 23-09-2008, 13:11

Ooh, nice. Might enquire about that one myself. I think I've got close to my current 15MB limit twice in the last year, but there's stuff I just don't do because I'm scared I'll break it and have to pay.

My sub-£200 (inc. replacing both batteries) Compaq ultraportable, with faults, will have do me for now, even if I am tempted to splash out on something new.

ElRazur · 24-09-2008, 17:05

I dunno if this have been posted before. The advent quality is not up to par when compared to other machines in that class. I had the advent on the day of release or so and used it for about two months before I got rid of it and bought the Asus 1000h instead. The build quality on the asus and the battery life are what did it for me.

I am currently using my 1000h and from a single charge, I get just slightly over 5hours of use compared to the Advent wind which gives a little of 2hrs [Granted it comes with a less powerful battery]. The wifi card in the wind is not as good as the asus hence why I had connection issue - dropping off intermittently and reconnecting at random.

A review of the advent with loads of photos is somewhere on the-sps. Anyone can easily look this up.

I am getting a 8800mh battery for the asus soon and that should see another 7-8hrs minimum squeezed out of it. This means no charger to pack with me etc. My advice will be for people to have a look at the 1000h or 901 before buying the advent.

Matblack · 24-09-2008, 18:01

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Originally Posted by ElRazur

I dunno if this have been posted before. The advent quality is not up to par when compared to other machines in that class. I had the advent on the day of release or so and used it for about two months before I got rid of it and bought the Asus 1000h instead. The build quality on the asus and the battery life are what did it for me.

I am currently using my 1000h and from a single charge, I get just slightly over 5hours of use compared to the Advent wind which gives a little of 2hrs [Granted it comes with a less powerful battery]. The wifi card in the wind is not as good as the asus hence why I had connection issue - dropping off intermittently and reconnecting at random.

A review of the advent with loads of photos is somewhere on the-sps. Anyone can easily look this up.

I am getting a 8800mh battery for the asus soon and that should see another 7-8hrs minimum squeezed out of it. This means no charger to pack with me etc. My advice will be for people to have a look at the 1000h or 901 before buying the advent.

I don't use the Advent away from a power source very often and I like the screen and kbd and the general styling more than any of the other units I saw. The driver update for the wifi fixed the drop out issues for me so all in all I'm pleased with my purchase but I'm sure there are other better solutions out there

MB

ElRazur · 24-09-2008, 18:10

Dont get me wrong MatBlack. It is a very good attempt by MSI as a first "go" at the UMPC market and it is definitely a better value in price to the 1000h. I also feel the keyboard on the Msi advent wind is rated as been the best so far. Next generation of wind may be a winner all round and wipe the floor of the asus.

I tried various updates for the wind before I sold it off, but none of it worked for me. What I noticed is that drop outs from connection occurs at a particular spot at work and at home - weak signal??- when I took the 1000h to those same spot, it returned a "very low" connection message on the wifi strength. I suppose this may mean, the wifi card or antenna of the wifi card in the 1000h is slightly better? So far I am yet to have a drop out issue with the asus.

ElRazur · 24-09-2008, 18:18

It may be of interest to you that you can overclock the Atom in these machines. I did mine this morning using the eeectl exe file. Then use cpu-z to see the outcome. I can easily overclock to over 2.0ghz but the temp on my machine increased to 67degrees. This is probably down to the fact that it was connected to the mains for some time. At the risk of frying my 350quid machine lol, I removed the application and used the on-board hybrid engine instead [hybrid engine - present in asus machine to control speed of cpu as needed and enhance battery life]

23-09-2008, 12:57	#32
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Woot! Posting this using the 4211 on a BT connection to my phone \o/ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

23-09-2008, 13:08	#34
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Just spoke to Orange and up'ed my data allowance from 8mb to 250mb that extra 242mb cost me -£0.50 <<<<< yes thats a minus sign Not a massive ammount of data but enough for me MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

23-09-2008, 12:47	#31
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	On the internal monitor, yes. GMA950 can do 1440x900 easily via VGA (2D only, don't even think about running games), and I'd expect the same for 1680x1050. Haven't pushed mine as far as would be required for 1080p.

23-09-2008, 13:11	#35
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Ooh, nice. Might enquire about that one myself. I think I've got close to my current 15MB limit twice in the last year, but there's stuff I just don't do because I'm scared I'll break it and have to pay. My sub-£200 (inc. replacing both batteries) Compaq ultraportable, with faults, will have do me for now, even if I am tempted to splash out on something new.

24-09-2008, 17:05	#36
ElRazur Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 214	I dunno if this have been posted before. The advent quality is not up to par when compared to other machines in that class. I had the advent on the day of release or so and used it for about two months before I got rid of it and bought the Asus 1000h instead. The build quality on the asus and the battery life are what did it for me. I am currently using my 1000h and from a single charge, I get just slightly over 5hours of use compared to the Advent wind which gives a little of 2hrs [Granted it comes with a less powerful battery]. The wifi card in the wind is not as good as the asus hence why I had connection issue - dropping off intermittently and reconnecting at random. A review of the advent with loads of photos is somewhere on the-sps. Anyone can easily look this up. I am getting a 8800mh battery for the asus soon and that should see another 7-8hrs minimum squeezed out of it. This means no charger to pack with me etc. My advice will be for people to have a look at the 1000h or 901 before buying the advent.

24-09-2008, 18:10	#38
ElRazur Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 214	Dont get me wrong MatBlack. It is a very good attempt by MSI as a first "go" at the UMPC market and it is definitely a better value in price to the 1000h. I also feel the keyboard on the Msi advent wind is rated as been the best so far. Next generation of wind may be a winner all round and wipe the floor of the asus. I tried various updates for the wind before I sold it off, but none of it worked for me. What I noticed is that drop outs from connection occurs at a particular spot at work and at home - weak signal??- when I took the 1000h to those same spot, it returned a "very low" connection message on the wifi strength. I suppose this may mean, the wifi card or antenna of the wifi card in the 1000h is slightly better? So far I am yet to have a drop out issue with the asus.

24-09-2008, 18:18	#39
ElRazur Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 214	It may be of interest to you that you can overclock the Atom in these machines. I did mine this morning using the eeectl exe file. Then use cpu-z to see the outcome. I can easily overclock to over 2.0ghz but the temp on my machine increased to 67degrees. This is probably down to the fact that it was connected to the mains for some time. At the risk of frying my 350quid machine lol, I removed the application and used the on-board hybrid engine instead [hybrid engine - present in asus machine to control speed of cpu as needed and enhance battery life]