Advent PQG-9002 review
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Verdict
Not a bad budget low-power PC, but the roar of the CPU fan makes it a poor choice for the media tasks to which it should be suited
Review Date: 25 Aug 2009
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £452 (£520 inc VAT)
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I must disagree with the value rating, 4* is far too high. The parts for this, excluding the now obsolete cpu, can be sourced for around £300 including a copy of Vista Home Premium.
A superior Phenom x4 9650 2.3GHz cpu adds £85 to the price.
Socket AM2+ with DDR2 memory is old technology. This must have been a very cheap unit for DSGi/Advent to source and £520 retail is ridiculous.
By nutalpa on 26 Aug 2009 
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