Should I buy this laptop? Opinions on Advent?

Hey all,
Ive just found a relatively cheap laptop that Im considering buying.
The laptop is an Advent Milano Elite
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Li [...] =362344758

Can anyone who has one of these laptops or have bought from Advent in the past give me your opinion on their products, services etc?

Thanks

Hello RC;
I think Advent is a 'house brand' for one of the computer retailer's back in the UK.
Not sure who really makes them.

That is not a 'laptop'. It's a 'Netbook with an Atom CPU and just 1GB of RAM. LCD screen is probably 1024x600.
OK, you might consider it a very underpowered laptop with extra long battery life. But 'Netbooks aren't always suitable for general purpose laptop type requirements.

What are some online stores down there we can use to compare prices on other 'Netbooks?

SWVGA is 1024x600 resolution.
As far as I can tell that 'Netbook is an Advent Milano 7
Sold @ PCworld.co.uk it's being sold now for £209 or about NZD 450
It won't have a DVD player to load CD/DVD movies. It's weak CPU & graphics chip might mean stuttering HD movie playback.
It will work Ok, if slowly, for working with word processing, e-mail or web browsing. It might have trouble doing both at once.
As long as it's not stolen property (check the owners purchase receipts, etc) it's probably a fair price for a 'unused' 'Netbook with six months left under warranty (which you'd have to ship to the UK to get honored).

ok thanks for the info
Also the 'acer aspire one' netbook I linked has an Intel Atom n455 CPU. Would this be capable of doing very simple sketchup work? thanks

ok thanks for the info
Also the 'acer aspire one' netbook I linked has an Intel Atom n455 CPU. Would this be capable of doing very simple sketchup work? thanks

There are about 60 models of Acer Aspire One netbook I think.
Which one did you get?

sorry its an Aspire One D255E.

Intel Atom N455
1GB DDR3 RAM
250GB HDD

@ need4speeds; yes there are. You probably want to open your open topic and ask the question.