Reviews by corleone_0110
Toshiba Portege M200
Price: $ - $
Toshiba Portege M200 Laptop10/19/06
- Pros:
- Has only a 4.4-pound weight, which is somewhat lighter than some similarly priced notebooks. Also, this notebook has 1400 x 1050 native screen resolution, which is considerably higher than some similarly priced notebooks. In fact, the typical cost of a product with this high a native screen resolution is $2,015. This is a Centrino laptop, meaning it has special Intel components which are designed to run faster and to provide longer battery life, as compared to many other laptop computers.
- Cons:
- Has only a 12.1-inch screen size, which is somewhat smaller than some similarly priced notebooks. For example, the Fujitsu PC N6110 , a -pound notebook at around $1, 445, has a 17-inch screen size.
Suitability: Suited for those who just need a basic notebook. Comes with office-grade word processing software; whether you regularly create tables of content, elaborate footnotes, or complex newsletters this software can handle it all. With 32MB of dedicated video RAM, this machine will do OK with some games and multimedia applications, but will fall short of satisfying the serious gaming enthusiast. If you have a wireless network at home, wirelessly browse the Web from any room in your house with this Wi-Fi enabled laptop.
Value: In general, this notebook's features are as expected for this price. However, the average price of mainstream consumer products with a similar screen size is considerably more -- in fact around $1,862.
Suggestions: (1) Given this device's Wi-Fi capability, you may want to get a wireless access point for your home, so that you can browse the Web more conveniently from any room. (2) You can take advantage of this laptop's USB 2.0 support, which allows faster data transfer between peripherals, but also maintains compatibility with USB 1.1 devices.
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Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9612
Price: $ - $
Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9612 Laptop Computer10/19/06
- Pros:
- Has a 17-inch screen size, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced notebooks.
- Cons:
- Has a 7.1-pound weight, which is considerably heavier than some similarly priced notebooks. For example, the HP Compaq Business Notebook nc4200 , at around $1, 970, has only a 4-pound weight.
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Canon PowerShot A75
Price: $ - $
Canon PowerShot A75 Digital Camera10/19/06
- Pros:
- Almost perfect pictures almost every time, great lense, flexibility for photo taking settings, supurb battery life
- Cons:
- Cheap feeling plastic (esp for grip), heavy(because of the 4 AA batt), too big to put into pockets.
This camera's light metering system is very accurate. Coupled with the flexibility given to the photographer to modify the settings easily, there is no reason for anyone being unable to take good shots with this.
However, this camera is not without flaws. It is covered in plastic that feels cheap to the touch but i suppose that is needed to keep the weight down(I can't imagine the camera being made of metal. I would have weighed close to 400g with the 4 AA batteries). Moreover, It is much heavier than other digi cameras as it uses 4 AA batteries(100g). Its size is also alarmingly big for a digi and is comparable to film based compacts.
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Diablo: Battle Chest
Price: $32 - $39.99
Diablo: Battle Chest PC Game10/18/06
- Pros:
- All
- Cons:
- none
This ultimate collection contains Diablo II, the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Expansion Set, the original Diablo, as well as an expanded strategy guide from BradyGames covering both Diablo II and the Lord of Destruction Expansion Set. A perfect gift for the uninitiated gamer in your life.
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Price: $35.99 - $35.99
Need for Speed10/18/06
- Pros:
- The actual races are fun.; strong online stat tracking..
- Cons:
- Too much meaningless driving to get between events.; heavy product placement makes the game feel like you're playing a big ad.; cross-genre soundtrack is too varied to give the game a cohesive sound..
Need for Speed tries to inject a story into your career mode using static-image cutscenes that pop up before some races. The effect is similar to what the Max Payne series does with its noninteractive sequences, though that game pulls it off much better than Need for Speed Underground 2 does. Dopey story short, you're sent off to a new town after getting ambushed by a rival racing crew, and you'll have to start from scratch with one car and a handful of races to get you going.
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