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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by sand_dancer, Oct 28, 2009.

  1. sand_dancer

    sand_dancer Junior Member

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    ive just bought a new laptop an Advent Roma 1000 and was wondering if anyone could tell me if it's anygood, ive always used desktops so not to sure about this and my budget was limited so i thought it was a fair price. i would like to know what to expect, also wondering about windows 7 now i will have it :):)
    Emma
     
    sand_dancer, Oct 28, 2009
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  3. BeeCeeBee

    BeeCeeBee ADMINISTRATOR IN MEMORY

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    Well Emma it sort of depends on what you paid for it and how you intend to use it. I read the following review and was concerned about the single core celeron processor. Advent Roma 1000 Full Review, Laptop Reviews on CNET UK

    Still there is no reason why it should not serve you well if your use is limited to the "normal" kind of stuff. I would not suggest trying it for high performance gaming for example.

    Windows 7 seems to be less of a resource hog than Vista so that is a plus for you.
     
    BeeCeeBee, Oct 28, 2009
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  4. sand_dancer

    sand_dancer Junior Member

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    well i payed the genral £350 for it im slightly worried after reading that review lol even though i dont play any games so thats fine, i really just use it for the net and sony vegas and programs like that so i think the memory seems ok for that??
    Emma
     
    sand_dancer, Oct 28, 2009
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  5. Dalo Harkin

    Dalo Harkin Registered Members

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    Vista is less of a resource hog than Vista as Barry has said, but there are specific hardware requirements for WIndows 7 mainly pointing at the GPU
     
    Dalo Harkin, Oct 29, 2009
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  6. Match

    Match Registered Members

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    Confused???

    I thought that if your GPU wasn't up to running the windows 7/Vista Aero theme's the OS would just disable them?

    as when I re-install all works fine apart from the Aero theme's until I install my Graphics card drivers.
     
    Match, Oct 29, 2009
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  7. Dalo Harkin

    Dalo Harkin Registered Members

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    lol - Right Vista is capable of DX10 and Windows 7 is capable of DX11, Windows 7 requirements in terms of GPUs is far more limited than Vista if that makes sense.

    They do disable the aero, but that wont be the issues you will have the main issues are the supported GPUs
     
    Dalo Harkin, Oct 29, 2009
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