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Advantages: It is a good system
Disadvantages: Only 2 USB ports (at the back?) Soundcard, Graphics card could have been better.

I purchased my Advent 3070 9 months ago from PCWorld. My previous computers had been home constructed affairs, however, when you buy a Motherboard from this Co. Memory from that Co. Periferals from a variety of others and you experience problems finding some faults can be very awkward as each tries to blame the other. So I ended up selecting something with reasonable power. I also wanted a Digital Camera, Scanner and Printer all with Buy now - Pay ...
...to be a one-time buy System. Within the first month I had a HDD failure, and to be fair to PCWorld they repaired it PDQ and replaced the 30Gb with a better 40Gb for my trouble. I also bought a re-writer, as I have a heap of LP's I want to burn to CD's. The machine came with 128MB as standard memory, which I am considering upgrading to 256MB as I have scanned the old LP sleeves (in 4 parts - which I need to 'stitch' together, this takes memory, and ... Read review

Advantages: Small
Disadvantages: Laggy, Slow, Doesn't Configure to external software,

Last February I bought an Advent E.go to use at school. It seemed at the timr to be a very good buy with only one draw back, It had no Floppy Disk Drive, This didn't bother me as I planned to buy a Zip Drive as I had one at home and all the school Pc's had them. The Processor was a 450 MHZ processor and the Hard Disk was 8 GB which was plenty. I have from the start been plagued with problems. The First Printer I bought would not configure to the ...
...my Dads Laptops USB ports. Then the second Printer I eventually had to buy Wouldn't Configure either. When I took the Pc in to be looked at it turned out that the USB Bus Hub wasn't connected properly. This was a manufacturing fault. Then after having this sorted out the Pc while just running word crashed and had to be re-booted for no apparent reason. I lost two pieces of G.C.S.E. Coursework. Then I put the computer into storage for two months during ... Read review

Advantages: Upgradable, Classic, Unique
Disadvantages: Prices for 2nd hand kit!

...long break from using an amiga as a gaming machine, I recently re-discovered the amiga scene and was surprised that long after the death of the company, there is still development of software and hardware for the computer. The Amiga 1200 is very upgradeable - with options to add various hard drives, Wireless networking, power pc processors and new versions of AmigaOS to add a nice operating system - you can even install linux on the Amiga! I bought ...
...I can use the amiga as a vintage gaming machine and relive the classics of SWOS, Cannon Fodder, Frontier etc for fantastic nostalgia and superb gameplay. As a gaming machine, the Amiga still holds its own - the graphics are clearly not a patch on any modern day console or PC title, but there is a magic about the Amiga and the gameplay it offers. Maybe it's the simplicity, but it is there. Support is an issue as there are no warranty, however there ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic OS, Looks Fab, Large & Clear Display, Built-In Bluetooh, Wireless, Camera & Microphone, Very Powerful
Disadvantages: Could Be Cheaper, Could Have More In-Built Ports

...it cost next to nothing, Apple ask for almost £100. Since owning a Mac, my day to day computing has become so much more efficient. The real credit for that comes down to OS X Leopard, the operating system which all Macs run. I'll quickly run over some of the features which I could no longer live without: Expose: Expose is an unbelievably simple, yet intuitive and incredibly useful feature. It basically spreads out all of the windows you have open ...
...the operating system world, but Apple have nailed it! It allows you to have multiple virtual desktops, or "spaces" to work in. So basically, you can have one space for say personal stuff like email, surfing the web and chatting to mates, another for business use with documents open etc. and then another which has a game playing in it... The number of spaces you create is unlimited and it can be incredibly useful for keeping things organised! You ... Read review

Advantages: Small, Well Equipped & Affordable
Disadvantages: You have to get used to a new Operating System

The most basic of the Apple Mac family, all I can say is WOW! I am a Web Developer and had to do some Mac testing, so bought the cheapest Mac Option at £399, it sat on the shelf unopened for 3 months then one day I needed it. I opened the box, and rigged it all up. To cut a long story short, I now use the Mac Mini as my main computer as it is still far superior to my £1000+ PC equivalent. To sum up the product, it is small and beautiful, yet still ... Read review