Absolute Gadget

Verily, Advent decideth to nameth their new laptop the Advent Verona (perhapeth after the Shakespearian play the Two Gentlemen of Verona or Romeo and Juliet). Betwixt a netbook and a normal laptop, doth Advent's new device suffer the slings and bows of outrageouse fortune. We thinketh yea!

Well that's enough eth-ing around, back to the review proper. This is probably the cheapest of the new Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) laptops to grace the notebook theatre. At £330, it should be low enough to tempt most people and we wouldn't be surprised to see it offered for free as part of a mobile broadband package.

While the lower priced model sports an Intel Celeron 743 chip, for £400 you can get a higher-powered model with an Intel Pentium SU2700 processor.

The laptop boasts a 13.3-inch display and  profile that tapers from a very thin and crispy front end to a 32mm rear. It also weighs only 1.6kg. The styling is reminiscent of the MacBook Air but there are more than a few subtle difference to set it apart from that Apple device. The outside and keyboard surround are elegant with the light grey body interspersed with dark swirls.

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