Reviews by cchardwick
Uniden GMRS-520
Price: $11 - $11
Compact and cute!05/03/03
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This little gem is very cute! This is probably THE most compact two way radio available - incredibly small. The sound is crystal clear too. It seems like its pretty rugged but not waterproof. The only thing about this one is you need a license from the FCC ($75/5yrs). The box it comes in does not say anything about a licence until after you open it - kind of deceiving... Do they really check to see if you have a license? The range says 2 miles but having one inside the house and driving in the car with the other you only get about two blocks! I suppose the range would be better if you were in a football stadium or had a clear line of sight (This is a great system depending on what you are looking to use it for). The manual says you get 48 hours of talk time on a single charge! As far as the ranage, at only .5 watts its weak but you get what you pay for. I paid about $19 for the pair - not bad at all! Hopefully the range will be better in Walmart or at the mall when me and my wife split up - this is what I bought it for!
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Kodak DC3200
Price: $ - $
Kodac DC 3200 - Not Bad11/24/01
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I just got a new DC 3200 free with my Dell computer. I tried it out in Wal-Mart before I received it in the mail. The one at Wal-Mart didn\'t have a compact flash card in it and it took FOREVER to save a picture, probably over five seconds. When I installed a flash card it now saves the picture in less than one second! Get a 128mb card for taking 450+ pictures at highest quality. You can buy one for $38.00 at:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/memx/cf64dm.html
I took about 300 pictures so far an I\'m on my third set of batteries but I used preview on every shot and flash on a few and did a few \'show and tell\' slide shows on the camera looking at all 200 pics. So I think that\'s excellent for battery life. I also recharged regular batteries and reused them (your not supposed to do this though!) The major downside is the SLOW shutter speed. The camera has to be VERY still and the person/thing you are taking a picture of must be absolutely still. Forget about taking pictures of kids unless they are entranced by a video game! For every 10 shots of kids I get about two or three that are not blurry. Get a camera for what you plan to use it for. This isn\'t good for close ups either - min focal length is two feet. But resolution is pretty good and the 300K pics are bigger than your computer screen so you can crop out a small part of the pic with good clarity. I\'ve seen ads in the paper (office depot?) selling this camera for $79.95. Don\'t pay over $120! I\'ve seen it sell for as high as $339! You can get it here for $121:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/beatski/kddc3200.html
I really like this camera, especially for free! And I can take sooooo many pics with my new card I can just shoot and shoot all day long. Oh yea, it also takes FOREVER to download pics with the serial port. You should get a compact flash card reader too with USB for fast download. I takes about 5-10+ seconds PER PICTURE to download with the serial cable that comes with the camera. Just remember, if you upgrade your card and get a reader you can always get a better camera and still use these accessories!
Overall, for your first camera this is an excellent buy. I would recommend it but I\'m already thinking of other options I would like in a better camera such as a zoom in the best quality mode (this camera only zooms in poor mode), better shutter speed and closer focal distance for taking pics of my pet canary! Shop the specifications and reviews before you buy!
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HP DeskJet 932C
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Deskjet 932C - Awesome!!10/03/00
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Awesome printer! The oil base ink and incredible
photo printing makes this printer comparable to a color
lazer printer at a fraction of the price. I love the
way it prints photos! You have to see it to believe
it! You can\'t tell the difference between a photo and
a printed picture using photo paper. My 166 MHz
with 32 meg ram is slow but will still handle the
photo printing side although a faster computer would be
better. I bought mine from OfficeMax for $179.95 which
included a $20 instant rebate. I bought it on the last day
of the sale. I own a business and needed a good ink
for doing billing through the mail so if a letter
gets wet it doesn\'t smear the ink. Five stars all the
way! What are you waiting for?
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