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Advent AIO-156 review

Verdict:

The cheapest of the touchscreen nettops, the AIO-156's poor performance and lack of touch-aware software make it unappealing.

Review Date: 7 Jul 2009

Price when reviewed: £480

Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

Basic Specifications

Part Code 122592
Review Date 7 Jul 2009
Rating *** stars out of 5
Processor Intel Atom N270
Processor external bus 133MHz (533MHz quad-pumped FSB)
Processor multiplier x12
Processor clock speed 1.6GHz
Processor socket Socket 437
Level 1 cache 56KB
Level 2 cache 512KB
Memory 1.000000
Memory type DDR2
Maximum memory 2GB
Motherboard chipset Intel i945GSE
Power consumption standby 1W
Power consumption idle 18W
Power consumption active 25W

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear) 2/3
Firewire ports (front/rear) 0/0
eSATA ports (front/rear) 0/0
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support 802.11b/g
Other ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone input

Internal Expansion

Case mini-ITX
PCI-E x1 slots (free) 0 (0)
PCI-E x16 slots (free) 0 (0)
Free Serial ATA ports 0
Free memory slots 0
Free 3.5in drive bays 0

Hard Disk

Hard disk model(s) Hitachi HTS543216L9A300
Interface SATA 300
Total storage capacity 160GB
Spindle speed 5,400rpm

Graphics

Graphics card(s) Intel GMA 950
Graphics/video ports VGA

Sound

Sound IDT HD Audio
Sound outputs stereo line out
Speakers integrated

Removable Drives

3.5in floppy drive no
Supported memory cards SD, MMC, Memory Stick Pro
Optical drive model TSSTcorp TS-L633A
Optical drive type(s) DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Display

Viewable size 15.6 in
Screen model integrated
Native resolution 1,366x768
Screen inputs N/A

Other Hardware

Modem No
Keyboard Advent ACK-2033U
Mouse Advent wired optical mouse

Software

Software included none
Operating system Windows XP Home Edition
Operating system restore option restore partition

Buying Information

Warranty one year onsite
Price £480
Details www.dixons.co.uk
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