Comments on: Review: The Advent 4489 Netbook

By: proudy3912

proudy3912 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:59:04 +0000

Same problem as T.M 3 june,wont recognise my web cam got sound but no picture.

By: Just-A-Random

Just-A-Random — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:17:25 +0000

have had this a long time and have rightly abused it and it still holds up fantastically
as someone who likes to mess about with things without really knowing what they are doing in order to learn I have had to re-install windows on this thing once and also screw everything back together
I have to say that this is my only experience with a netbook but I am extremely pleased
also managed to get football manager 2011 running on it with a few system tweaks so pretty chuffed considering it is essentially built to run nothing more than chrome/firefox/opera etc.

also done me in great stead through the final year of university and in the beginning of my career in journalism,
definitely recommend this, but maybe all netbooks.

PS Love the keyboard

By: libby

libby — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:27:55 +0000

Hi i got a advent netbook 4489 and it only last 2 years so if anyone thinking of getting one think good and hard ! :-(

By: Leona

Leona — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:21:04 +0000

Hi I have the advent 4489 and I am having problems with getting it to connect to my Sky router!! I know it’s not my router that is the problem as I have connected okay to my other laptop and my XBOX with it!! I have done the FN F11 thing and it says its connected to wireless!! I clicked “choose a wireless network” and it didn’t even find my router! It just says “Windows cannot configure this wireless connection” I have no idea what to do! I just want this note book to find my router so I can go on the internet!! someone PLEASE help me, I have never had this problem with any other computer before!! :(

By: jj

jj — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:31:43 +0000

As someone suggested here, pressing Fn f11 solved my connection problems to the Wifi network.

By: T.M

T.M — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:23:23 +0000

GRRRRRR… it wont recognise its own built-in webcam! How stupid is that?! Am i missing something; is there some sort of installation disc required to active the webcam?! This is stupid. I just want to use my webcam.

Awww :(

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:32:14 +0000

What a nightmare.. love the notebook, turn WIFI on by pressing Fn and F11 (actually had to ask a guy in MacDonalds to help me with that).. but when it goes wrong.. it goes wrong!! Can’t get onto windows says System 32 corrupt or missing, followed all the instructions everywhere I can find on the net and cannot back up my personal files onto my 4GB SD card. Already bought a 2GB card to back up and that didn’t work so bought a 4GB and that at least is recognised. Unfortunately it goes straight through to runtime error ’94. Very frustrated and don’t know where else to look for help thats free as I’m broke and can’t pay a fortune to someone who may or may not fix it… aarrrghgh

By: chris burns

chris burns — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:30:31 +0000

i have a problem with my advent notebook 4489 it sez status 0xc000000f an error occured while trying to read the boot data. and to boot with disk bur laptop dont have disk drive i need help please !!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:32:12 +0000

hi..
i just want 2 know can i connect advenr 4489 to tv… if yes how??
thanks

By: Neil H

Neil H — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:29:32 +0000

Does anyone know if an Advent 4212 battery will fit the 4489? There’s a 9 cell 7200 mAh available for that. Its more than 3 times the capacity of the 4489′s so should (if it fits) give 4-5 hours of use. Much better than the 1.5 hrs I’m currently getting.