Reviews by cgsaito
Palm 3206WW
Price: $ - $
Good basic bluetooth headset but hard to use02/08/06
- Pros:
- Good value & compact
- Cons:
- One button interface hard to use
This is a basic bluetooth headset that I bought to use with a Treo 650.
The cost is pretty reasonable and it comes with a charger that can be used with the Treo 650. This is a big plus for traveling.
Setting up the headset was fairly straight forward but I had to read the instruction manual.
The unit has one main button to control the headset and 2 small buttons on the side for volume. My main complaint is that the main control button is confusing to use because it does too much. It performs these functions: turning the unit on, turning it off, answer/hang up, redial, and a one time pairing function to enable use with the phone. The functions are controlled by what mode the phone is in and how long you hold the button. This can be confusing. E.g. if the phone is on, holding the button for a few seconds redials the last number; holding it longer turns off the unit. As you might guess you might think you've turned it off, when it fact you just dialed a number.
While this takes time getting used to, the headset does work (although the volume could be louder) and is a good value based on its price. It's also compact and the styling is conservative.
Overall I'm happy with it, but it requires patience to learn how to use it.
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Brother HL-2070N
Price: $ - $
Fast, economical, networked laser printer09/20/05
- Pros:
- Easy networking, fast printing
- Cons:
- Bit noisy during printing
I was tired of paying for inkjet cartridges and wanted a printer that any computer on my home WIFI network could print to. The Brother HL 2070N fit the bill perfectly and the cost is great for a networked printer.
The printer worked exactly as advertised. I plugged it in to my network switch with a CAT5 cable (have to supply your own) and installed the printer driver software on each computer that I wanted to print from. Now I can easily print from any networked PC very quickly from anywhere in my house.
Print quality is good and it prints very quickly. The size is also compact.
The only cons is that it's B&W so this is best suited for printing documents and web pages. Also it's a little noisy when it starts a printing job.
But overall this is a great printer for a home office.
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Nikon Coolpix S1
Price: $178 - $388.55
Small cool camera09/14/05
- Pros:
- Very small, compact
- Cons:
- Would like better focus feedback
A friend lent me their Nikon S1 and I tried it out. The form factor/size is great. Picture quality is also good, but not as strong as my Nikon D70 - this is to be expected since the D70 is a SLR and much bigger. I would like better feedback to see what area the camera is focusing on - I've seen Canons with this feature.
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Palm Treo 600 CDMA
Price: $ - $
Best combo of phone and PDA08/25/05
- Pros:
- Great integration of phone, PDA, and email
- Cons:
- Reliability
I've had a treo for over a year and it's been great. I really like having my address book, phone, email, and web access on one device. The main issue is that I have had to return my phone twice because of various issues. Luckily Sprint was great about giving me a new phone.
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Sony STR-DE897/S
Price: $ - $
Great features and value05/24/05
- Pros:
- Great value and many features including surround sound
- Cons:
- No separate controls for bass, treble and radio buttons
Got this receiver to replace a NAD 7240 receiver that died. Sound quality is good and has a very large number of audio and AV inputs making it great to hook up to a TV. I have my DVD and a Tivo hooked up and it's great having it all controlled by one device. I haven't set up a surround sound system yet so I haven't tested that, but it can easily handle a surround speaker system. Only complaint is that the bass and treble controls are not exposed with separate knobs and there are no separate radio buttons - you have to hit a button to sequence through separate stations. Overall look is very clean and modern.
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