Guest S-T-E-V-E Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/15/advent-...lot-cant-escape Who's gonna get OSX on this thing then ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Damn... this is more useful than the 4211 that I got a few weeks ago! :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hmmm, not cheap tho... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...p;category_oid= OK, so this is quite interesting... no battery specs tho... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I couldn't cope without my Wind 6 cell... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Alongside the Wind: http://blog.laptopmag.com/ecs-g10il-hands-on/ecs-g10il10 P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zen123 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 My Advent 4211 just suddenly stopped working over the weekend wouldn't switch on at all. So of I went to my local PCWorld for an replacement, but when I saw the Advent 4213 I thought whoah that's nice. After some gentle persuasion the manager agreed to exchange for it but obviously I had to fork out extra £70. First of all let me say that it is definately a rebranded ECS G10IL it even says so onthe bottom of the unit. It's got the usual netbook specs with one stand out feature (for now anyway) that is built in 3G HSDPA out of the box. I've tried it with my 3G enabled sim card & it works perfectly. It has a larger than usual 160GB hard drive & 3600amh 6 cell battery. Other than the above specs the reason why I liked it more than the 4211 was that it looked so much nicer (to my eyes anyway). Size is almost identical as I stacked both the machines on top of each other with the 4213 a bit thicker & heavier (due to the larger battery). The lid is glossy black, main body is matt black with silver edging that sets it off nicely. Build quality is as good if not better than the 4211, no creaks, rattles, screen doesn't flex & no bits falling off. Push the keyboard & absolutely no flex. The screen hinge is substantial & doesn't wobble like the 4211. The sreen nice & bright but not as bright as the 4211 on full setting. The speakers are tinny but louder. Keyboard is definately the minus point compared to the 4211. It's smaller so more cramped. Both the shift keys are smaller than I would have liked as are most the other keys. However there's good tactile feedback. The touchpad is definately nicer but not Synaptics enabled. the mouse button is same as 4211 in that its one long bar but its not any worse or better but I do like the way they put the status lights into it. Overall I'm quite impressed but is it £70 more than 4211 so value for money? Thats up to you folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 3600mAh seems small for a 6 cell! Battery life? Much advent branding? Are the ALT and Windows keys the same size (and therefore interchangeable)? UK keyboard layout I assume? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xxcooldudexx Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Just to confirm: 6 cell battery (3600 mAh/11.1v Li-Polymer) 160gb sata drive 1gb ram intel 945gse video realtek alc662 sound card reader lan wifi (realtek 8187se? same as advent 4211 unfortunately-replace for osx compatibility) 3g built in - slot your simm in where the battery clips on 1.4kg weight it has a 1x1gb socketed sodimm - replace with a 2gb one for an upgrade (different to 4211) **** does not install with the msiosx install cd - sticks at mac framework message **** PICTURES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 The white looks nice! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zen123 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 3600mAh seems small for a 6 cell! Battery life? Much advent branding? Are the ALT and Windows keys the same size (and therefore interchangeable)? UK keyboard layout I assume? P Battery life better than 4211 I had but not as good as the EEE PCs at approx 3.45hrs Out of the box exactly the same as the 4211 Can't remember the alt/win keys as I not using it right now Have to say again though the built in 3G is awesome. Works perfectly with no set up requiered. I just took the T-Mob sim card out of my phone, insert into the sim slot of the 4213, fire up connection manager, press connect & that's it. For me thats worth £70 in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 /me hopes my 4211 breaks so can swap lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Wonder why they made the keyboard so squashed? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zen123 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Keyboard definately the worse part of the package but I can live with that as I only use it for on the go web surfing, emails & video viewing nothing too serious ;) . I can see it being a deal breaker for a lot peole though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WearTheFoxHat Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I like the idea of the built in sim reader for wwan ... in fact it's just what I want in a netbook ... but I won't be swapping any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Need to get myself down to a PC World to scope this bad boy out. Don't see me swapping either tho! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest S-T-E-V-E Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Get OSX installed then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnston411 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I've got one of these and am triple booting xp, ubuntu and osx (ideneb is the only version it will take at the moment, i think it's a bios thing) B) I have one problem in that since swapping out the wifi card for a dw1390 everything works in osx perfectly, including the 3g modem B) but you have to enable the hardware in xp or ubuntu then restart to get it enabled in os x. This means that to boot up a working os x from off you have to boot twice. B). It just doesn't work from off if you boot directly into os x. Is there a way to enable these during boot up so i can boot straight into os x and have my wifi, bt, 3g webcam etc working from the get go? I'd really appreciate any advice on this as i'm stuck. Oh and a quick thanks to Paul for his wind driver pack. they work a treat on the 4213. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natfink Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 whats the speeds like on the portable internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveDWINDD Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 So what's the differences between this and the 4211? Just the SIM slot add-on? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xabito Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 whats the speeds like on the portable internet? I think it depends on your Network, it say's it's 3G and HSDPA, so what ever is the current fastest speed for the UK. This will have... subject to area ect. ^^, I'm thinking of getting this from The Link on T-Mobile, has anyone got this to run with Mac yet ?? What doesn't work ?? The built-in-modem ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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