Advent Altro

Good price for the type of machine ; Great usability and mobility

Very little in the way of features ; Performance limited by size

A good choice for those wanting more mobile power than a netbook

Incredibly thin, light and portable, good value for money

Lack of ports, flimsy build quality, performance is lacking

Although the Advent Altro can’t match the MacBook Air for quality or desirability, it does a pretty good job of imitating Apple’s finest. It’s incredibly thin, and it offers a decent blend of portability and usability. The comfortable, responsive...

That sub-£600 price tag will be enough to close the deal for cost-sensitive buyers, but be aware that compared to its innovative inspiration, the Altro is slow and underpowered, heavier, thicker and gives only around half the battery life. Unlike those...

I love my altro, its sleek and lightweight. It has great additions to it, fingerprint security, harddrive and file protection and simple to setup and use. It's very much a 'girly' laptop, drops in my handbag and gets lots of attention. a great...

Battery life is poor, it states 4 hours, I have never got 4 hours 3 maybe at a push; and when on power saver refuses to connect to network. I was concerned when getting a refurbished laptop, but I have never had any technical problems.

small and light

no disc drive

The sytle of the machine - rather smart!

Some people may need a CD drive which these machine doesn't come with

Light weight, slim design.

No facility to load discs. Loses wireless signal often Needs to be put on charge after 30 to 40 minutes

easy to use finger swipe brilliant

no disc drive

the large screen is good, everything looks clearer, with everything such as web cam built in there is no need for extra add on's. the multi card readers work well and come in handy for inserting camera cards and phone cards alike to retrive...

the blur tooth is a bit hit and miss, and so far i havent been able to get on with this feature, although the battery life is ok, perhaps a little longer life would be more than welcome.

Ultra slim design, portable and lightweight.

Average battery life