Advent 4211 Netbook Review

I too had on/off problems with the WiFi on my Advent 4211, as others describe. Mistrusting PC World's abilities to solve it, I went to my local specialist computer shop in Guildford, and they diagnosed a faulty WiFi card. It was replaced by an Intel PROset card (physically larger, but will still fit the chassis) at a cost of £25. Since then the Advent has worked perfectly 24/7 on Wireless. The only tiny problem - liveable with - is that the Advent boots up more quickly than the PROset card does (by about 30 seconds - just like an old-style modem). And the PROset card has a strange mini-icon on the taskbar, rather like an overgrown leek. Otherwise- I thoroughly recommend this card swap. It transforms a sows' ear of a mini-laptop (in wireless terms) into a silk purse !

I have had my advent 4211 for about four months now and have experienced no problems whatsoever with it. I could not have asked for a better netbook for what I am using it for. I am a university student and it is perfect for carrying around with my to do my work in the library, lecture halls etc. It runs microsoft office 2007 no problems, SPSS (Statistics program) no problem, and no wireless problems either. Also I am very impressed with how quietly it runs. In fact, I was so pleased with it that I started recommending everyone to buy one!

However, having read all of the comments on here, I am surprised that so many people are having problems with their 4211s. Everyone I know who has one now hasn't experienced any of this. Strange!

I bought a 4211 in September last year. I am delighted with it except for one thing. When I am typing, strings of letters suddenly jump onto the wrong line or even into a different programme! It is very irritating because I have to cut and paste them back where they belong Surprisingly, whilst typing this it has not jumped once! Quite a miracle!! I wonder if anyone else has had this problem and if so how did they solve it?

Week 3 of ownership and I'm really enjoying my Advent 4211c. Poor battery performance seems to be its only drawback so far. Has anybody invested in a 6-cell battery yet and if so would you recommend? And/or a more portable AC adapter/mains charger (e.g. UA1224059112 http://www.ultimate-netbook.co.uk/index.php/Advent-4211/Advent-4211-Batteries-Chargers/Advent-4211-NetBook-UK-Mains-Charger-AC___23.htm?Details )?