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Its Dead!
Don't be fooled! I did my research and bought the best DVD player, with the best features, at the best price last year. It got good reviews and everyone seemed happy and initially I was happy. Now a year later, its dead, and it looks like everyone else's died too. My power supply went, and the unit just won't even start.Don't buy it. There is no excuse for a product that lasts a year. No excuse. It looks like a manufacturing defect. This really should be a class action suit or something! | 0negative
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Not for the Street Pilot C series
The information on this item is incorrect. I bought it with my C550 only to discover that I didn't need it and that it wasn't compatible. | 0negative
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Good basics, poor features
This router works great out of the box as long as you stick with the default settings.I'm using it with a D-link DWL-700AP to bridge two networks. Using the default settings, everything is great, but when I tried turning on the 64-bit encryption, the two units stopped talking to each other. I called tech support and they said that the encryption simply did not work on the DI-514. I then tried turning on the MAC address filtering, and the router's set-up utility just froze after I entered my computer's MAC address.Just remember - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. On the plus side, the tech support guys are helpful once you get through to them. | 0negative
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A fine camera case
This case is Just perfect for the digital camera HP 967, is very easy to use and you can store several memory sticks. | 1positive
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Excellent Piece of Machinery
I bought this last November. The main reason was because it was on sale but absolutely no regrets. It is a wonderful camera. I had done some research on amazon on one of the top name brands and found that many were displeased with it. Then when I read the reviews on this on, I just had to write a review to complement the already great reviews. The only thing I should stress is that the buyer also buy a pair of rechargable batteries with this. Besides that nothing else for this A material. | 1positive
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Love My iBook!
I just got my iBook less than a week ago, and let me tell you, I wonder how I did without it! It is one great notebook. I'm a recent convert from P.C. to Mac and I'm still learning this operating system. I ordered my book from the Apple Store with 768MB RAM and 80 GB on the hard drive. I've paired it with the airport extreme base and the wireless mouse. What a cool feeling to be able to surf the net from the comfort of my bed and anywhere in my home! The display on this baby is gorgeous, and watching DVDs is a blast...I originally wanted to get the 14" because I was used to that size screen, then thought it might be a drag to carry around, but now I do not regret my decision to get the 12", because it works very well for my purposes. At under 5lbs (4.9 to be exact) it is very easy to handle on the go and it takes up considerably less space than the 14". I really enjoy being able to access the net from my favorite cafe and when I'm in school. The OS is very nice and it's a relief to be free of pop-up ads and the blue screen of death. Apple provides great customer service too. Since I'm still learning a lot from this new animal, there's not much more to say now. Finally, this is one gorgeous little machine! I'm extremely pleased with it and I can't imagine anyone having regrets who buys this book. Now, if only I can get my hubby away from it... | 1positive
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Dont be a fool, this is the same cable that amazon sells for $3
Digital technology either works or it doesn't. The signal does not degrade. It either gets to the system, or does not. Monster is a bestbuy sham company that overcharges for a simple cable. Don't be fooled by the OMG GOLD CONNECTORS! They do nothing. For it to matter, the entire cable inside would need to be gold. Which it is not.Save money and go buy any of the many HDMI cables for $3.I am a former Telecomm worker that dealt with analog and digital equipment. Save $$$ | 0negative
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Great to use with DD-WRT firmware
Excellent product I bought this model specifically for the Linux capabilities and installed the firmware from DD-WRT, best router you can buy for the money with this firmware installed it is really stable and has many advanced features. | 1positive
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Initial Assembly Difficult
Mount assembly is well documented and should be easy to accomplish. However, two of the allen head set screws that had to be loosened were tightened so much at the factory that the retaining nuts were deformed. Attempting to remove the allen head screws resulted in stripping both of the screws. I had to drill out the screws and use an easy-out tool to remove them. On the positive side, the kit comes with a wide assortment of hardware, including extra allen head screws and retaining nuts.Directions were well written and once I got through the issue of the overtorqued screws, assembly and leveling was easy. | 0negative
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Decent Burn, some Failures, Middle of the Road Discs.
Read all of the reviews for these discs and you will have very mixed emotions. Some people love them to death. Others claim they produce too many failed burns. Still others claim they burn nice, but don't last. All of these observations are true to some degree.These discs aren't the highest quality CD-Rs, and they're not the worst either. Successful burning depends on a lot more than just disc quality, including which software you use and what speed you have it set to. If you set it to 52X, I can guarantee you that you will have some failures. Slow down the recording! 48x or even 32x are both acceptable, and will yield less failures. Don't be duped because your drive says "52X" on the front of it. Trust me on this one.I can say from personal experience that I have had some failures with these discs. But they are cheap for a reason. I have to give this package a 4 instead of just a 3 simply because they are so cheap. Out of the $10 spindle, I've probably had $1.40 worth of failures. It's still cheaper than buying better ones of the shelf.For those who must have high fidelity and highly reliable recordings, this may not be the disc for you. Invest in the Maxell or the TDK, which I have had a little more luck with. For those who just want extra discs to do backups and copy CDs, these discs give a decent bang for the buck. | 1positive
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Excellent sound while they still worked.
I'm not sure how to feel about these. Hopefully I just got a defective pair, because the sound was fantastic for all of about three weeks before the left channel stopped working completely, and the glue holding the input jack in place was found to be falling apart. | 0negative
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kills batteries
This recorder kills batteries.I use the recorder turn it off and try to use it again (within 24 hours) and the batteries are dead. I called Memorex...They said to take the batteries out after every use. Not a great idea as I purchased this to use while driving. | 0negative
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Not Pleased
We bought this product specifically for the use of a small, travel hair dryer which the product specs said it could accomodate. The converter broke within 2 minutes of using the hairdryer for the first time. In addition, the packaging was poorly designed and the many pieces did not fit together made and would not close. The product was heavy and instead of lugging it around during our travels in order to return it, we simply threw it away. P.S. I really wanted to rate this with zero stars but that was not an option. | 0negative
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I'm satisfied
I bought it through Amazon about 2 months ago and so far it has not given me any problems. It's very easy to use and my fingertips are small enough to work the joy stick thingy. The headphones are not great, you might want to replace those. Other than that, I am satisfied with the Creative Zen MP3 player , and I'm glad I purchased this item rather than an Ipod. | 1positive
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Buyer beware. Yamaha is terrible.
I've never written a review like this before but am so infuriated with me experience with Yamaha that I wanted to share. Before you buy any of their products, go to their website and find out how close you are to one of their authorized service centers. If anything goes wrong with their products, they will require you to bring them to one of these locations. The problem arises when you realize how few centers there are. If the closest one is an hour and a half away, not Yamaha's problem. They'll also try to find any way to weasel out of standing behind their product. I was shocked that a company of this size and age treats their customers so poorly. I will never buy another Yamaha product and would not recommend them to anyone. I realize that the vast majority of their products will never have a problem and my experience was the exception. However, why take the risk? It's a giant pain in the rump. There's an alternative to everything they make that is at least as good. Go with one of the others. | 0negative
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Bad CD
Big problems with the CD player, just makes noises all the time, doesn't work at all, won't open. Nice small system, CD kills it. | 0negative
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very nice...
...but there are two things that annoy me:The color display is significantly smaller than the one on the older monochrome gpsmap 76.The screws on the back of the unit quickly get rusty when exposed to saltwater.If you don't need a device that floats, I'd recommend buying its prettier sister, the 60csx for the following reasons: it is smaller (but its display is the same size), it looks nicer and it has the keys in the right place (below the display). | 1positive
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Not impressed
Stitching is loose, the leather seams have jagged edges, zipper does not close completely, all in all does not feel like a quality product. Worthy of its Made in China label. Maybe I got a lemon, maybe you will too. | 0negative
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Philips makes miserable software
I bought a Philips Shoqbox and the small device crashes once in a while. After upgrading the firmware, the MusicMatch software doesn't connect well with the Shoqbox so I had to manually copy all the MP3s from the device back to the laptop, format the Shoqbox, troubleshooting and finally found a way to put the music back on.That wasn't a long time ago...I decided to get a digital picture frame as a birthday present for my wife. Wanted to get something that looks nice and works well. One thing I noticed while researching, was people were distrubed by the fact that some frames don't resize the pic to fit the screen, so this is one of the factor while I was looking.Then I found this Philips frame, and users claimed it does the job well.Boy, was I wrong.Pros:1. Good looking2. Screen looks nice. I won't say 6.5-inch screen is a pro because I paid for it.Cons:1. Software. Oh my god. The Philips' software team really screw people big time. The software implemented on the frame is hard to work with, and you have to press so many buttons to get some simple tasks done. The desktop software is useless... glad I can copy picutre to the frame without using it. Otherwise it would take you years to get the picture to the picture frame before you can use it. In short, the software design is not logical at all. When you think Microsoft's software is bad, you've got to check this one out.2. What others talk about "resizing" to fit the screen is really "reducing" the picture size according to the ratio. So if you have a square picture that you want to upload to the frame, it will display it square, and the details are being squeezed just to fit the height of the screen. So my square-picture example is kind of a bad one... but the frame is expecting picture of 3x4 and not 4x6. Some of my pictures are in 4x6, so the pitures would have black bars on both sides.3. The power adapter is HUGE.4. It seems to have a built-in battery, but I think it doesn't last more than 30 minutes... I don't recall the spec saying how long the battery last, maybe I have to read the manual again, but then there's NONE! I couldn't find this information in the box! Wouldn't it be nice for me to charge it and it lasts for like 8-10 hours?!I've had enough with everything from Philips that require software or firmware update. So skip this one and save yourself from trouble.=================This section has been added as I've recently puchased a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit on it. The software for PC runs fine, but you won't be able to change the setting through the software to disable the auto-start feature when PC starts up. You need to use msconfig or going to the Administration to disable the software to run in background. | 0negative
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An Exceptional Camera Pack
The medium pack is a perfect size for my gear. I have multiple bags, mostly LowePro, also of excellent quality. Each time I got new gear, I enlarged the bag. Now I use a large holster style with a lens pouch when traveling by plane, and this bag for every other situation. My kids have inherited the other bags.Why did I decide on this bag over LowePro or Tamrac? 1. The ability to carry a 15 lb capacity travel tripod easily and safely. Completely outclasses the others on this one. 2. The ease of conversion between the backpack and luggage configuration. I use them both. 3. The protection and build quality seem more stout, tougher. 4. The fabric was more taut over the framework and dividers, diminishing the chances for snags when climbing through brush. The best pictures often are off trail. 5. The option to pull the camera out through the lower pocket rapidly without opening the main flap if shooting wildlife or the camera shy. 6. The additional gear wallets included. The only advantage in the other brands, on some equivalent models, were more gear pockets and a water bottle holder. I can add both to this pack, but have preferred the sleek, taunt profile. I love my Lowe backpack for backpacking (tents, stove sleeping bag etc.), but I have preferred this for my camera gear.I used the pack Hiking to winter shots with a few falls, slips and a slide down a rocky stream bank. No damage to the gear, including a carbon tripod, no damage to the bag, no water penetration. I have also used it as a briefcase taking the gear to a university lecture and it looked professional and crisp in front of the students and faculty. This summer I'll use it on hikes, but also to get up high in the mountains quickly, on an ATV. I have no fear for my gear even on rough, bouncy terrain. This is a tough bag.What fits inside? A large DX; Several Lenses including a 80-200 2.8; Gadgets: Filter pouch for 8 large filters, release cable, pocket knife, flashlight; Outside pockets: 2 extra batteries, cleaning pen, microfiber cloth, wallet with SD and Compact cards, IPad converters, a flash mount bubble level, grey cards, a whistle, matches. Under the bungie cords I have a large trash sack and two locking carabiners. On the outside strap, I have a compass. I usually don't take my IPad or laptop hiking, but either fits in the provided compartment when I travel. My tripod is 15 inch folded, carbon, with a head and is protected well in the dedicated pocket when I carry it.The bag is plenty large enough for my needs, tough, good looking and functional. | 1positive
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It's a piece of junk!!!!!!!!!!
We bought two of these DVD's from Sams Club because of the great price that they were. We loved them at first, and thought they were very user friendly compared to another higher priced DVD player we had in the past. The first one quit working after about 7 months, and the second one literally "BLEW UP" after 9 months! Sparks, popping and everything. I wish I had read these other reviews before buying. BUYER BEWARE! | 0negative
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Canon Case
I do the majority of my shopping on Amazon and am please with the service and quality of the goods. I ordered the case to the sd-1000 after I ordered the camera.The case itself is to tight for the camera. If you leave the strap on the camera the cover to the case does not close properly The Magnet which hold the lid to the case does not have enough power. Velcro or a snap would have been better. Don't waste your Money. | 0negative
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Beeps even when unplugged!!
I do NOT like this alarm clock. It does not always change for Daylight Savings even though is supposed to. It started beeping at 5 a.m. when the alarm was not set. Annoyed, I unplugged it. Now the alarm has gone off 3 times while unplugged - always at 5:00 or 5:15! I moved it to the living room but still heard it. For some reason, today it beeped every ten minutes after 5:00. I was going to throw it in the trash, but it will go to Goodwill. Maybe someone else can use it as a radio. | 0negative
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Still no support for non-English version of Windows
I have used a Street Atlas since 2004. Steet Atlas 2004 & 2005 versions do not support non-English version of Windows. Even if you have a English version of Windows, if your default language setting is not English, some major features of the Street Atlas, such as find, do not work at all. So I must change the language setting to English and reboot the computer to use it. It was a real hassle and I have really wanted this problem to be fixed in 2006 version. However, that problem still remains and you even need to change the language setting just to install Street Atlas 2006 (Installation was fine with different language setting in 2004 and 2005 version). So if your default language setting is not English in Windows, you'd better use Microsoft Steets & Trips. MS Streets & Trips works fine in any language setting and it starts to support a voice prompt feature and turn-by-turn GPS direction guide from the 2006 version. I am really disappointed that Delorme does not care about the non-English users. | 0negative
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Absoulutly fantastic "A++"
The perfect digital camera ever made with over 13 mega pixels, this is the best and the only camera that any professional photographer should have.Very easy to use, much lighter than previous DCR-760 and much cheaper (about $... without lens). | 1positive
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Great sound for a great price!
These ear buds are a little more comfortable than most other hard plastic ear buds, but what is best is they sound great! I have a hard time with earbuds this size due to small ears, so I have tried a lot of brands and styles. They were not the perfect fit for me, but it's almost worth the slight discomfort (your mileage may vary) my weird ears give me for the sound. They're reasonable too, so you can't go wrong.I have pairs of Earbuds that cost much more that sound significantly inferior. | 1positive
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Real smart, Real simple
I use it for my home office computer workstation:Took less than 15 minutes to connect and test:I connected it through the UPS, the main unit is a Dell Dimension 4600, dependent units are an HP officejet 7310 printer, speakers, external WD hard drive, and always on are the modem, router, and a Voip phone box.Works perfectly - as the computer goes to hibernate mode all is turned off, and comes back when I wake it up.Only draw back is the hard drive doesn't come back on, so I need to turn it on manually, but since it is only used as a backup, that is not a real problem.I've reduced its on time significantly, but am yet to see the effect on the power bill.With this success I'm going to get another device for the entertainment system and charging station. | 1positive
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Great
We love using this as a stereo because it is compact and portable. We take it outside when we have a party and to the beach also. | 1positive
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No problems so far
I use these discs for both music and photos. The photos have been both jpg and RAW.I haven't had any problems so far so I will definitely buy more of these in the future. | 1positive
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Minolta Maxxum
Saw this camera with a friend and fell in love with its features. Great design and greater ease of use. A novice at SLR usage coming from a basic point and click genre, I found that I could become really good at taking some fantastic shots. | 1positive
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Panasonic DMW-FL360
The ordering and shipping from Amazon went very well, no problems. The flash unit is a good one with many options and automatic features. One big problem with the construction of the unit is that it has a very weak plastic part that connects the unit to a camera flash hot shoe. Because it is structurally weak it is prone to breaking off at that place on the flash. There is no replacement part for this that I am aware of. | 1positive
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altec lansing has much better speakers
I bought these from sams club for [...] buck but even than they are not worth it. sound fades always for some reason. I had own altec before and now i bought a second pair. much happier with altecs : ) | 0negative
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Very good.
Great outdoor pictures, and cheaper than Kodak. That's all I have to say. | 1positive
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Do not purchase!!!
We use these pieces of junk at work.Of the few dozen from the initial batch we purchased, maybe half a still working. Most of the panels either died within a few days of usage, or experience chronic backlight issues, where the only way to reset it is to pull the plug. | 0negative
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H02 - Mee Too but a fix mentioned worked.
I too have fallen victim to the H02 error. I've had the player about 2 years using it often (me love movies). For no reason, out of the blue, I started receiving the H02. But I tried a fix mentioned in another review and it worked. I opened the case, tapped and spun the "white dot" and now it's working. Still [is bad] I had to do this in the first place but good news is it's working so far. Of course now this gives me an excuse to buy a new, better, player so it's all good. | 0negative
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Nice TV, but ...
The TV itself is awesome. The picture is great. I've rediscovered TV with this baby. This TV is better on all aspects than the $2500+ Sony, Panasoic, Sharp, etc.Sadly, all LCD manufacturers hide a dirty little secret. My TV came with a dead pixel. J&R; won't ship me a new one unless Zenith authorizes them. I called Zenith. Zenith said I had to have 3 dead pixels or more for them to consider it defective. This dead pixel policy has been around since LCD technology first came into being. I could understand it in the early 90s, but the industry has had enough time to improve their fabrication process. They are ripping the customer off.This TV would easily get 5 stars if it didn't come with a dead pixel. Buyer beware!!!! | 0negative
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Good Product, mine died after 6 years
Purchased this from Amazon in December 2006. At the time, I paid a only few dollars more than the current Amazon price. It also had a rebate then.This unit has served me well for 6+ years, running 24 X 7 without so much as a hiccup. A couple of days ago, it started to act up. After determining the unit gave up the ghost, I ordered another from Amazon.I'm looking forward to another 6 trouble free years. | 1positive
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Will change your life!
I agree with all of the glowing reviews here on Amazon. This product has changed my television watching habits forever. Having only owned this model for a few weeks, I am already amazed at the change--now I can watch what I want to watch when I want to watch it and I never have to deal with programming a VCR again--in fact, I unhooked my VCR from my system!Amendment to this review: 8/29/01My Tivo automatically downloaded and installed its newest software, making a great product even better, if you can imagine. My favorite new feature is the ability to have your Tivo search out and record pograms by a very sophisticated set of search criteria. Amazing!!!! | 1positive
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What a waste...
The Amazon ad said Mac compatible. Product clearly shows on box when it arrived that it is Wintel only. Logitech has no plans to provide a Mac driver. Seems like I should get rid of my keyboard and mouse from Logitech and try something else in protest. | 0negative
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Best PDA Available
I am a Linux user and I was going to buy a Zaurus SL5600 as my first PDA. The reason I didnt do this is because my buddy bought it (wanting to impress me) and the media player was extremely skimpy, and while the community was large, no user-made software was very high-end. As a gamer too, I found no games in these communities that were very high end or even interesting to me. I also have to admit it was a bit big. Lastly, I didn't get the Zaurus because it cost JUST as much as this PDA did for me, however this has built in WiFi. It has the same specs, but i have completely wireless internet with NO additional cards. This means I can carry my CF 1gb MicroDrive and STILL browse the internet. I can listen to my MP3 collection and surf the net at the same time! I also use this to take notes during meetings. This PDA has so many usefull functions.The Toshiba e755 is my first PDA. I have had NOTHING but fun with it from day one. After setting the software up on my one and only windows machine at home (which was very easy - almost too easy) I imediately used some 3rd party software to put a trailer of Spiderman on the PDA. I was AMAZED by the vibrant colors displayed by the back-lit screen and also by how smoothely the frames ran. Next I recorded a simpsons episode and transfrered it to my PDA. The results were astounding. You would never believe that I could fit a TV show in 8mb, a little less than 1/16 of the entire storage space available on this PDA!Gaming has been reasonably fun on this unit as well. I got the Tomb Raider game and it looks incredible. On such a little device, I was able to play the original Tomb Raider at FULL SPEED (great game by the way). This is perfect for on-the-road kind of things.Last, but not least, is the audio playback. It is pretty incredible. My brother's iPod sounds JUST as good as my PDA, but his unit gets louder. My one real complaint about the PDA is that the speaker doesn't get loud enough. This is only minor, however, because when headphones are plugged in, even for my deaf ears, they are, on a scale between 1 as the quitest and 10 as the loudest about a 7. This is fine, it is RIGHT where I like my sound levels. I dont know how everyone else likes it, but this PDA, coincidentally, hits the spot.I forgot to mention the Wireless 802.11b internet access. While it isn't the FASTEST way to connect to the internet, as I said before, it saves you money because you then have a CF slot available. Since CF is cheaper than Secure Digital, you can get higher storage cards for cheaper than you could with a SD card. The biggest advantage to having the wireless WiFi is the convenience of it. It doesn't make the PDA much bigger, there are no cards sticking out of the top, and you dont need to search around for the card when you want to use it. All you have to do is flip the switch at the bottom of the PDA. Warning you, however, this wastes battery life minutely faster. If you wish to use the WiFi, make sure you have atleast 80 percent battery left. On a full charge I clocked my batteries with full backlight and wifi on for about 1 and a half hours. With WiFi off, however, I clocked 3 hours and above. This is definitly great power management wise.So there you guys have it. This was my first PDA and I was very happy with it. I recommend this to all users. If people ever ask why Compaqs are so much more money, don't ask me. My PDA is just as good, and theirs dont come with WiFi built in. You see my verdict, 5 stars. Please, if you are in the market for a high end PDA, this is the one to get. It is small, sleek, convenient, pretty affordable, and powerful. Nothing in the world can beat it. | 1positive
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Does not work with the pass through
The product works but when I connect a charger to the pass through port, the remote ceases to work, rendering the product useless. I would not recommend the product to anybody else because of this. | 0negative
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Don't Know
I gave this to my son in law as a Christmas present and I have not heard about it since. He always wore mine when he came to visit so I thought it was a safe gift! Oh well! They worked well for me. | 1positive
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JUNK
Do not buy sucks batteries in half hour bad MP. Do not recomendget something better | 0negative
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Excellent lens
I purchased this lens to use with my Olympus E-500 body. I was skeptical as to the image quality because of the low price. I'm glad I decided to give it a try. It takes excellent sharp pictures. I would highly recommend it! | 1positive
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Pure Junk - Most Frustrating POS Ever
Wow - where to start - this was such a letdown that it ended up smashed on the floor. At best, it would move the curser and click ok but when you went to type any text, it would just skip about 25% of what was typed. So it would take you a long long time to type anything out that would work. It ate batteries big time which alone makes this a very expensive gadget to own - oh yeah, you'll be replacing way more batteries than you need to because you'll be blaming the batteries on it's poor performance. My advice is not to walk but run away from this piece of junk. | 0negative
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Very disapointed
I have been using this product over the past month. I bought this for when I travel, but I have been testing the directions around where I live (within 100 miles) where I know the routes I should take already. It has caused me to have concern about using it on the road. About 50% of the time it has given me directions that made no sense and in one case was in the opposite direction from where I was headed. I now fear relying on this device when I travel to areas I am not knowledgeable. My experience with the Hertz rental car systems has been completely different. The Magellean systems also seems easier to use.The product comes with only a small pamphlet for user documentation. Very inadequate for such a complex device.Finally, this may have come with old map data. They advertise other North American maps on the web site for an additional charge of about $140. The web site description was inadequate for me to determine if the new maps would improve the device performance to justify the added cost. On the other hand, why didn't this system come with the latest maps? I wouldn't mind paying for upgrades down the road, but not right when I purchase it,Overall I find the Garmin Nuvi very disappointing and overrated. | 0negative
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Works well!
As an enthusiast, I bought the G7 to work my way up to a digital SLR camera (from a 35mm) without spending a ton of money. While not inexpensive, buying all the options for the G7 has been a good choice and the results are amazing. This lens does everything I need it to do. | 1positive
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not "cables to go" brand name. Buyer beware!
these cables i received are a cheap chinese knockoff. although they do work they are cheaply made and am wondering for how long. As the saying goes "you get what you pay for" but this is nothing less than false advertising. | 0negative
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eh...
my boyfriend bought this for me not realizing that my camera came with a case (i have the SD200). this case isn't a good fit for the camera and i've never used it because of that. | 0negative
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Agree with Johnny
I also tried to use this to boost the very low audio from the AVIC-F500BT and it introduces a significant amount of engine noise from the power line without any direct ground except (I assume) through the RCA's (who wants that??). I'm surprised it wasn't designed to eliminate this as other inline boosters do - very poor design and one that isn't very functional without adding a filter.I do not recommend this product, but if you do use it, be prepared to get a filter to remove the engine noise. | 0negative
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Awful Customer Support
The manual, at first appearance, seems to be well written, is awful. The information in incomplete. It skips steps and references parts and features which are otherwise undefined and undocumented.Directed has horrid customer service and support. I installed mine and am unable to activate the horn and headlights. Their website offers no support other then copies of the manuals. Tech support and after a 30 minute wait, received some direction from a rep. Called again waited on hold for 15 minutes, having to listen to their awful on hold music. Ok, everybody has different tastes, but this was a radio station with awful, static filled reception that faded in and out. After 15 minutes I was disconnected. Called back and waited 10 minutes to speak with someone who transfered me to someone else. After holding another 10 minutes, I could no longer take the music and hung up. So I either live with an incomplete installation, pay an authorized installer to install this do-it-yourself product.The reception is awful. It won't receive more than 50' away in a parking lot. I ended mounting the antenna to the exterior of the car. | 0negative
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Longest Lasting CD player I ever had!
This Sony was the second portable Cd player I had bought. I really liked the features it came with. One of the reasons I had bought the model with the car kit is because the LCD screen would light up when plugged in an external power souce. The ESP 2 will protect it from small bumps, but it won't keep playing if dropped. The battery life is average for todays CD players. The head phones it came with are OK, but I would upgrade those to a better set, especialy if you want to use the GROOVE sound setting. Which is now discontinued on all Sony Discman and Walkman models. I belive that its one of the best! | 1positive
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The disappearing MP3 player
I have a 5gb but a lot of the H10's are having the same problem. I can play all of the songs that I owned myself but everything through the subscription service has run out and can't be reinstalled. I've done a little research about the disappearing MP3 player and it appears to be a problem that is affecting a lot of the H10's and 1 other model I can't remember right now and iRiver can't figure it out; although I've been told they are trying desperately to find the bug....So buy with caution.... | 0negative
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Was good, now bad
I was happy with this camera and creative products in general until I tried to install it on a vista machine. That's when I found that creative does not support it's products. I would never buy another creative product again. | 0negative
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Misleading ad
The battery grip is great and a good addition to a very good camera. My low rating is more for the supplier. The battery included is not a Pentax branded battery but an after market battery. The description leads you to think otherwise. The price would be good for the Pentax brand battery but is high for the battery you get. | 0negative
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Works great, very quiet, good throughput
Not a lot to say, I bought it, bought a BYTECC enclosure for it(the USB / 1394 combo), formatted it and it works great plugged into my XP and WIN2000 computers. I get the standard FireWire "delayed write failure" on both computers, but I also get it on another drive with a completely different enclosure and chipset(it has nothing to do with the disk drive). I get full USB 2.0 speed transfer rates both ways and I get full 1394 transfer rate on read. These are a function of the enclosure and interface, but the drive keeps right up with it.I have purchased three Seagate disk drives (two 2.5" laptop form factor, and this 3.5") in the past two years and I have been happy with all of them. It is worth a little extra money in my opinion for the quality so I just plain "don't have to worry about it". | 1positive
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buzzzzzzzz
Had a problem with the same buzzing so many others describe here. It was unbearable. I have another Plantronics headset that doesn't have this issue but it is one of H models. | 0negative
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Don't do it
This is a very unreliable piece of equipment. The Windows drivers are not Microsoft certified and it shows. I have tried this on a Sony VAIO using Windows 98 and XP (both of which Palm says they support), but the two actions I get are None or Crash. Palm support is a joke. Ultimately they suggested that I send it back to the vendor (but would not provide me with problem documentation to avoid a 20% restocking fee) and buy a Belkin unit. | 0negative
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A waste of money
We bought this for our daughters ipod and used it on 3 different computers and it would not work. I do not recommend this product to anyone. You get what you pay for. | 0negative
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OEM Nikon charger
Some of the other reviews make it seem like this is a cheap knock off charger. From what i can tell it is an actual Nikon product, it came in a real looking Nikon box, had all the Nikon paperwork and looks IDENTICAL to the charger that came with my D300.Needless to say, it works fine for me and is good to have a second charger when i loose the other one or travel and forget to unpack my suitcase. | 1positive
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Maybe I got a defective one
I got the Brio D-150 because I really like my old Olympus D-320L, but wanted a newer camera with more memory and easier uploading (USB instead of serial). Unfortunately, the picture quality is terrible. Worst is the color balance: indoors, on Auto, everything is yellow. When I set it to tungsten (light bulb), everything is blue. The auto-focus seems to be off, too--pictures are all slightly blurred. Bluntly, the pictures are ugly. My old Olympus takes much better pictures, as does my wife's newer (and cheaper) HP315.From all the good reviews that I've seen for this camera, I suspect that I just got a faulty one, but it's not worth my time to try another of the same model. I'm returning this camera and not getting another Olympus any time soon. I recommend that, if you buy this camera, get it from somewhere with a good return policy, in case mine is not an isolated case. | 0negative
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Service
Selector switch sluggish sometimes. Need pushing several times to activate. A better format would have been selecting port, by pushing the desired port LED button. Wished switch had auto switch feature. Once selection done, unit works pretty good. | 1positive
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Blame the media...
I was hesistant to buy this drive after all the bad reviews, but I've been very happy with my purchase. The only problem that I had was when I used media (both CD-R and CD-RW disks) that were not made by Verbatim. After having problems and contacting tech support, I was told that Iomega only recommends disks made by Verbatim and a couple of other companies (sorry, I can't remember which ones). I switched back to my Verbatim disks and haven't had any other problems. | 1positive
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excellent plasma tv.
Researched for months. This is the best plasma edtv for the money! A#1 | 1positive
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Rip off... Beware!!
This is a complete rip off. The product is NOT what is shown in the picture (i.e., 3 flash drive picture.) This is an old flimsy product. You can buy much bigger/better flash drive with this price. Beware!!! | 0negative
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Pretty good
The item is just what I wanted and arrived promptly. However, the original packaging was broken open. | 1positive
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Wish I'd bought a cheaper model
The printer works. It prints great pics. But, I wish I'd bought a less expensive version. We chose this one because of the wide carriage thinking we'd print out big pictures. Now, several months later, we still haven't even bought the paper to do that. We thought we might use the roll printing option, but haven't used that either. | 1positive
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Good product
Product of good quality, Honda licensed, I believe the manufacturer don't have the choice when dealing with an official merchandizing product, Honda logo embroidery is excellent, CD's are inserted/removed easily. Easy to install and don't cover the vanity mirror either in my wife's car (CIVIC) or mine (PILOT). | 1positive
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Trust me it doesn't even deserve that.
... my friend let me listen to his and it sucked. It was the worst thing I had ever heard. The bass wasn't even adible. Even at full blast I could hardly hear the music. If your going to a mp3 player get the Bantham 350 | 0negative
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Great camera
I just got my camera and I love it, nothing was too complicated and it took seconds to get started | 1positive
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item does not exist
eddie bauer dvd player with a 5" detachable screen is not an item that is even manufactured. Eddie bauer dvd player is an audiovox dvd player with a signature of eddie bauer. This item has a fixed screen which cannot be removed from the unit. | 0negative
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My experience with the Sennheiser Noise Canceling headphones
I have this headset for over 2 months now and I have used it on at least two international 12-hr-long trips. It is GREAT! I cannot go on long flights anymore without it. It works very nicely on the plane. It cuts the annoying machine noise to almost-zero. When I watch movies on the plane I have to set the movie volume to the lowest setting because I don't need high volume to drown out engine noise.There is still a bit of engine noise because the small headset size sometimes allows for a bit of a crack where the noise come through, but very little. The main thing is that the bulk of the noise and the annoying part of the engine noise is GONE.On one trip, to protect my head from the cold wind blowing on me, I put a "beanny" cap on which also cover the headset. It added a bit of additional light pressure on the headset, thus, creating a complete "sealing" effect to my ears causing a COMPLETE elimination of noise> it was a 100% great experience. On both international trips I was able to get a full 8-hr sleep.It is great.. but then.. I have nothing else similar to compare it with. | 1positive
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wonderful wireless mouse
this is one great mouse!..Logitech has always produced quality products,and this mouse is no exception. Firstly,its really affordable,secondly,it is powered by one AA battery..rather than lithium ion...making it really affordable battery operation. Use it for laptop or desktop..you will not be disappointed! | 1positive
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Did Not Work
I just received this from Amazon and it does not work. I have been on hold with the customer service number for over 30 minutes, no answer, even thought I am 2nd in queue and according to machine my wait time is less than 2 minutes. So far this product is horrible! | 0negative
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Works
It's a cable. And it works. Good build quality, thick, feels like an actual CAT6. Would buy again if needed. | 1positive
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Great low cost printer..too expensive to supply
As almost everyone else has said, this printer does a great quality print job whether printing text and graphics or printing photos. I am dismayed however at the extremely, repeat, extremely high cost per page. This is due to the tiny amount of ink in the cartridges and the very high cost of ink. Although Walgreens and others will refill these at about half the price of a new cartridge, it is still not a reasonable cost per page. I would not recommend any HP for this reason alone. They, and Epson both make great, low cost printers but what good is a well priced printer if you can't afford to supply it? | 0negative
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love it
this camera is incredible.i am a college student always out & on the go. i bring it everywhere from pool parties to bars to barbeque's. i dont have to worry about spilling drinks on it or dropping it (both of which iv done several times).it takes great underwater pictures and great out of water pictures.i HIGHLY recommend this product.the price is the best anywhere & the shipping was very quick. | 1positive
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Does not work
This cable does not work but then it cost $5 or $6 so it is not worth returning it, the shipping cost will be more expensive. I guess we get what we pay for... | 0negative
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Very Easy to Use
These slides come in a box with tissue paper in between, and it is very easy to place something on them and observe under the microscope. They are durable, too, holding up to being dropped on the carpet a few times. (Not so well under the shoes, though. :/ ) We really enjoyed putting hair, skin, onions, paper, etc on the slides and observing them. | 1positive
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A Bit Too Tight for comfort; Weak Zipper
I've used this for less than a year. Zipper couldn't stand the strain of moderate usage and broke. I have a very small and thin laptop - a Toshiba Portege R200, which is the standard 12.1" size for which this bag is made, but the fit is rather tight and I wonder if that contributed to the strain on the zipper. Another worry I always had was whether the zipper would dig into the sides of the laptop when it was fully zippered shut. | 0negative
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HP Defect
I purchased this printer expecting it to be a durable long lasting machine. I could not have been more wrong. First I couldn't print colors. This is a known defect due to the internal mirrors getting dirty. HP refuses to correct the issue either through service or free replacements. The second defect which mine is also now experiencing that it prints a gray background on all prints. HP has also refused to offer corrective action for this as well. I have the top of the line version of this with max memory upgrades etc and have only ever used premium paper with genuine HP toner. With a grand total of 3811 total pages ever printed this machine is nowhere near it's expected service life. As a result of HP not making good I will NEVER buy an HP product again. | 0negative
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Touch Screen Died Quickly
I purchased this from Amazon about six months ago. I use my own desktop for most of my computing, which leaves this laptop for the occasional traveling use. Not having it turned on for weeks, a few days ago I was getting it ready for a trip. I was shocked to notice that the touch screen is no longer working. I contacted HP Online Support, chatting with different technicians 3 separate times. We tried installing new drivers, new BIOS, etc and finally performing a full system recovery, which caused it to lose all data and installed softwares. Now they finally admit that it is a "hardware" problem and told me to send it in for repair. For this touch screen feature to be so fragile and prone to failure is very disappointing and alarming to me. I wouldn't have purchased it had I known that it is so flimsy. I think HP should build more durable product. | 0negative
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terrible tv
This is the worst television I ever bought. I took the tv out of the box, plugged it in and it did not work. Complained to Magnavox, who told me to bring it in for repairs. Went to their repair shop, they did not know how to fix it. Could not get a replacement. Will never buy a Magnavox item again. | 0negative
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good machine
im a student and i think this is a fantastic machine, easily the best you can get for the money. the screen is amazing, theres ample disk space and the ram is amazing. i dont think ou will find a 100GB 1024MB combo for any cheaper than this and most pricier models dont even come with those specs. on the downside, the speakers are terrible and i suggest you buy some external ones. i would also suggest getting a USB mouse because the touchpad one isnt too great. the graphics are ok but nothing special... overall its an excellent buy. | 1positive
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Perfect fit for 2003 Chevy Silverado
This adapter was a perfect fit for an aftermarket stereo to my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado's antenna cable. What more can I say? | 1positive
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Fine for my needs
I have many different brands of MP3 players, and I got this one solely for songs that I downloaded off of iTunes (that I couldn't find anywhere else.) It certainly suits that purpose. I am not a runner, but I can certainly see how this size and the clip on the back would be great for that. However, if you don't got to the gym, and you're the "I want to hear YMCA right now!" type of person, you're probably better off with a larger iPod or a different brand of player that has a menu function. | 1positive
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Junk
Doesn't work! Tried it on at least 10 different PCs (different makes, models, laptops, desktops, XP and Vista) - not one would recognize the "Fun" drive. I've had other Kingston USB drives that work OK, but this ones a dud. | 0negative
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Theoretically nice, terrible in practice
I received my 6110 Monday. Tuesday I tried very hard to convince myself to keep it. I even drove with it to GN Netcom's HQ and talked in person to their customer service people and repair department. Sadly, the unit does not perform well at all in my home environment, or in GN Netcom's lobby, or in my office. Its first problem is low volume when connected to a standard WECo 2500 phone. Even with all the controls cranked to their maximum settings, the volume is marginal at best, and not usable if the person at the other end is not very loud. GN Netcom's reply was that the unit was not designed to operate with standard phones, but only with "modern" electronic phones "all of which have a volume control". The claim was that the FCC(!) limits the dB level they can put into your ear, and since you can't turn the volume up on a standard 2500 set, it's just not going to be very loud.I really liked the device, and still considered keeping it, but the other problem prevented that. There is a significant buzz on transmit, which bothers some people more than others. Some might just think it's background noise, but of course it's not. This noise was present when paired with the base station through my 2500 phone, when the base station was connected to an electronic phone we tried in Netcom's lobby, and is also present when using it with a D-Link Bluetooth DBT-120 and both a PowerMac G3 and a Titanium G4.As much as I like the look and feel, I'll be returning it to Amazon in the morning. | 0negative
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worthless
This ipod nano case is basically useless. I'll just keep it until I can get another one, to protect the ipod's screen. The main problem is that the click wheel cover is warped, so is not snug to the ipod's wheel. This makes it ugly and difficult Save your money. | 0negative
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Wrong size
Wrong size for the Uniden phones I was trying to fit - too wide. The Amazon guides said they would work and they were a great price, but... | 0negative
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The Best Radio For The Money
This radio beats my other radios for AM reception, including theSony 7600GR. The 7600GR ranks 2nd. I also brought a Radio Shack DX396 for $45.00 and it ranks 3rd, and my Kaito 1103 ranks 4th. For SW reception it ties for 1rst with the DX 396. The FM is alsogreat, almost as good as the Kaito 1103. I also use this as myclock radio. The timer is great because I can check to see howmuch time I have left before shutoff. The dial light also givesadequate light in the dark.Update: 3/4/08 I just recently purchased the Sangean Sonido that gets evenbetter AM reception, knocking the Grundig down to 2nd place. This makes the Sonido the king of portable radios! You can get one on Amazon for $89.99 plus free shipping! | 1positive
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Product did not turn on at all, looks good though
The item did not turn on at all, it does turn on when plugged through USB to put the music on and I can do that, but then it doesn't turn on to listen to it. I knew there gotta be something wrong when the price was 13 bucks!!!!don't buy it, spend some more money on something else | 0negative
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Died after 2 months
I purchased this attractive 500GB network storage. It is not working now after less than 2 months. Very poor reliability. Not dependable. | 0negative
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Fragile Joints
Some of the other reviews claim that the joints that allow you to fold up the headphones would break, and they are right. In fact, it would appear that all three joints have the potential of breaking. Me and my friend got a pair, and one of the joints on the side broke, and mine broke from the joint in the back. I also suspect the wiring to be pretty cheap too. It's good for a couple of months, but it is not built to last. Interesting concept with the detachable microphone, but you are definitely better off buying something more durable for the price. | 0negative
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Great Printer!
We bought this printer last night, and had it figured out, along with the software, in less than an hour. It prints great photo's from our digital camera, they look like proffesional pics!I searched for a long time for a printer, going over reviews for the lexmark, canon, and hp brands. I also looked into the multi machines. We decided to get them separate, since we could only afford to do one right now. I don't regret it at all. This is a great value! | 1positive
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Great for Home and Office Use
Shipping--------I purchased two keyboards, one for home use and the other for work. They both arrived within the estimated shipping time. The keyboards arrived in one box, packed with sufficient padding.Out-of-the-Box--------------I opened the shipping box and the keyboard was inside of a cardboard box within the presentation packaging. Inside was a cd, product literature, and the keyboard with the plastic riser already attached.Installation------------Installation was quite simple. The instructions tell you to install the necessary drivers and software before plugging the keyboard into your USB port. I'm sure if you searched on the internet you could just find the driver by itself without having to install the software though. After I plugged in the keyboard, it started working immediately with no problems.Usage-----Whether I am at home or at work I will be sitting in front of a computer for several hours. I work in a telecommunications engineering environment, so I do a great deal of typing. The angled spacing splits between the home row keys 'G' and 'H', thus forcing your wrists into an ergonomic position. The padded space at the bottom of the keyboard provides an ample and comfortable place for your wrists.If you setup the shortcut keys, you can also save a little bit of time by referencing commonly accessed locations on networks, folders...etc. Overall, I would say that using this keyboard attached to my laptop has slightly improved my productivity and has reduced wrist discomfort induced by my cramped laptop space.Last Thoughts-----------I suppose the only con I could think of is that they do not have this exact keyboard in wireless format. I had read reviews by individuals that had purchased Microsoft's wireless ergonomic keyboard, as an upgrade to the 4000 model. The result was that some individuals did not like the wireless version and that it was not as good; they ultimately went back to the 4000 model. You may also want to buy an ergonomic mouse with this keyboard, as prolonged mouse use can also cause wrist pain in my experience.I hope this review was helpful. | 1positive
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Not for home use by parents
In comparison with the DI-604, this product is a step back in time. Web site filtering is done by setting up rules to INCLUDE allowed web sites. You cannot block single sites to the network. To set up a schedule, you have to access three different areas of the set up and everything is done by individual MAC address, not ranges of URL's. You set up a schedule, then go to the access area and assign that schedule to each machine you want to control. For a home with 15 computers like mine including Wii, DS's, PSP's, business machines, wife's machine, laptops, net books and all the other devices including televisions that now access the internet this device is impossible to use. The NetGear RP614v4 is a much easier to use device. | 0negative
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Less than adequate quality
Mine lasted about 4 months before the pot-metal nut embedded in the pan head stripped and the handle came off in my hand. | 0negative
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Fully Loaded Do-It-All Portable Mega-Station
Quick summary:2 1/2 stars rather than 5 because the price hasn't gone down in two years, HD-DVD was very expensive two years ago and is now no longer even relevant, and the two (yes, two!) hard drives that come with the unit are slower than mollasses and MUST be replaced.Detailed review:I've owned this thing for almost two years--it around June or so in 2007 I think.This laptop has been a true workhorse for me as a software developer, gamer, web surfer, and multimedia enthusiast, this whole time. I have kept it directly in front of my sofa, sitting perfectly on top of a keyboard bench, so I can surf the web or do my work or game playing while I watch TV on the other side of the room.When I purchased this laptop, I chose it primarily for these reasons:- It has that perfect high resolution that is high indeed but isn't so high that you have to squint in order to see anything.- The keyboard has a cool metal-on-metal feel to it; frankly, it was a risk, I wanted to find a keyboard that didn't have a tendency for the keys to fall off like my previous laptop did. So far it's been great, but sometimes the keys seem to be unresponsive, but I usually suspect it's the operating system, not the keyboard.- It does support 64-bit Vista, although drivers are hard to track down. They can be found, though. Toshiba finally started to add 64-bit drivers support about half a year ago (mid-2008) to their OEM support web site.- At the time I bought it, HD-DVD had hope and I preferred it over Blu-ray.- At the time, the video chipset was spectacular. It was one of the first five or so laptops at the time that fully supported DirectX 10. Today, it's still a great video chipset, but it's no longer the best of the best in the mobile market.- It's fast, for a laptop. It was one of the fastest in the market when I bought it, not the fastest anymore, but it's still quite adequately fast as a serious workhorse, whether for work or for pleasure.The first thing I did when I got this laptop was replace the 2GB RAM with 4GB (2x2GB SO-DIMMs). I also dropped the HORRIBLE 5600 RPM hard drives--but at least this beast supports TWO of them--and replaced them with 7200 RPM drives. I've since replaced those drives again, for lifespan and for capacity. The laptop started freezing up half a year ago, because I kept it on all the time and it would sit there and bake, so replacing the hard drives again did the trick.The laptop is huge but it sits on my lap without burning my legs. In fact, the big rubber feet on the bottom of the laptop bother me long before heat does.The TV tuner is a big, bulky external USB unit that doesn't work particularly well, the driver support was hard to find, and frankly I saw the tuner feature as something of a gimmick.I'm actually shocked that Amazon's sale price hasn't gone down by at least $500, because the sale price now here is the price it was when I bought it at Fry's Electronics nearly two years ago. The real value has gone down quite a bit since then since HD-DVD is no longer (Toshiba lost that bet to Blu-ray). In fact, the equivalent model without HD-DVD and the nice video chipset at the time was indeed more than $500 less costly, dipping below the $2,000 mark. Processor/chipset technologies have also evolved somewhat. For these reason alone, I have to lower my 4 stars down to two and a half. (It would have been "5 stars down to 3", but the slow hard drives HAD to be replaced, they were unacceptable and alone converted an otherwise amazing laptop into a rather sluggish one.)If you are looking to buy this model, forget it, go look for a newer model that uses Blu-ray and takes advantage of 2009-level technical evolutions.But if you are just looking at reviews to find out if it's a good model--say, you're considering buying from a friend or from eBay at a lower price--overall, I am very pleased. When I had the money (er, credit) to spend, it was a little scary but I was SOO excited, like I was when I got my first HDTV. I have since been very happy with the investment. It has been a great workhorse for me, and has been used every single day since day one. | 0negative
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White Flashes
Can anyone tell me why this player when connected to a LG LCD TV screen via HDM Profigold cable makes white flashes ?What can I do for it to stop doing it?Thanks | 0negative
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