Advent 4213 in Laptops

Finally, Battery life is adequate too, although the 3,600mAh battery can't compete with the longevity of other netbooks, such as the Eee PC 1000H and MSI Wind U100, which have 6,600mAh and 4,400mAh batteries respectively. Nevertheless, a score of just under four hours in our light use test and 3hrs 12mins in our more demanding heavy use test is evidence that the Advent can cope with a fair chunk of use away from the mains.

But, while the relatively good battery life, large hard disk and 3G modem are undoubted benefits, they're not enough to save the 4213. The bland chassis and, more importantly, the poor keyboard can't convince us that this is worth almost £60 more than Advent's last foray into such an oversaturated market.

Author: Mike Jennings