Epinions Recent Reviews for Drex

Low Cost with High Quality (My Favorite Mix)

Tue, 23 May 2000 12:10:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - This JVC CD Player is priced at an excellent amount of only about $150.00, yet it boasts some very nice, high quality features. First, it can hold five CDs in its carousel and it's so easy to select each disc to play, either from the player or from...

I Couldn't be happier with a Receiver

Mon, 22 May 2000 18:20:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - I purchased this JVC stereo receiver about 3 months ago at a local Circuit City. Not only has it outperformed anything I've previously owned, but it has exceeded all of my expectations.

To start with, though this receiver only boasts 120 watts...

Excellent construction and durability

Mon, 22 May 2000 16:52:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - The Nature Craft garden rake is a most excellent and must-have tool for novice to professional gardeners. Not only is the construction sound and extremely ergonomic, it, quite simply, lasts the test of the elements. I've had mine for some time and have...

Economical Vaccuum with a "Kick"

Mon, 22 May 2000 16:27:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - This Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner may cost less than many other vacuums, but the cleaning power of it compares to vacuums which cost %30 - %40 more in price. The Dirt Devil boasts a high level of cleaning power which can be easily felt (when turned on),...

Good little Truck

Mon, 15 May 2000 13:27:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - I purchased my 1999 2WD Ford Ranger about 3 months ago. I haven't had a problem with it yet. Even though the only options it came with were an automatic transmission and Cruise Control, it feels like a truck with the full package.

Not only is...

All the Virus protection you need (for the first year anyway)

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:26:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Norton Antivirus is a program that will protect your computer from some of the simplest viruses to the more complex and malicious. With NAV you are constantly protected from future viruses by using the "Live Update" feature that you can use...

Symantec Norton Crash Guard (PC): Worth the Trouble?

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 13:05:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Norton Crash Guard is a program designed to protect your computer from crashes in the operating system and in individual programs. Sometimes while typing a document or running a general application, the Operating system (Windows) or the actual...

Rarsoft WinRAR: The smart alternative to "Zip"

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 03:07:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Though it looks like and old, early '90s program, Winrar is up to today's standards of compression. It's a fast compressor/decompressor and it supports large-file compression better than any other Windows compression utility that I know of. Also,...

Xing Software AudioCatalyst: Simply the best "ripper"

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 02:54:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Audio Catalyst can take care of all of your "ripping" needs, whether it be quickly turning .wav files into MP3's or taking your time to turn a .wav file into the highest quality MP3 available according to bit rate standards. You can turn a...

Spedia: Watching these points build is like watching paint dry

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 02:39:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Spedia.net is a company that many were hoping to be very good for the consumer. Unfortunately, the user can't build enough points with banner clicks to make any money. If the paybar is active, you make one point per minute. The only problem is 1000...

Symantec Norton Utilities 5.0 (Mac): Was there a need for an update?

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:18:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Norton Utilities has always fixed so many of those Windows problems that Microsoft never bothered to deal with in the development of its OS. Norton Utilities 5.0 continues in this tradition, but the problem is, what does it do that 4.0 did not...

bit): This program IS a must

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:00:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - If you download anything from the Internet, chances are you'll run into the need for this program, Winzip. Because bandwidth and download time are always a concern for people, they usually use some kind of "compression" to make their file...

Excellent Suite, but Is it Worth the Money?

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 17:03:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - This is Microsoft's word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation suite, Microsoft Office 2000. It is complete and boasts its famous "Word" program with all of the extra utilities (100's of fonts, spell checker, thesaurus, etc.). It is...

WinAmp: Winamp is the best and it's free...Wow!

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 15:41:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - It's hard to believe that the best MP3 player is free, but it's true. Winamp has been around a long time and it's been perfected over the years. Winamp has some interesting features that are worth talking about. Not only can it play your MP3's, but...

GetRight: The best Download Manager

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 15:30:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - I can't tell you how many times Get Right has saved me from downloading a file all over again. The "resume" feature, along with many others this utility boasts, is why this program has become so popular. You can schedule download with this...

Quake III: The evolution of a Legend

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 14:32:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - I am a huge Quake fan. As a matter of fact, I still play Quake I regularly, though I didn't care much for Quake II. But Quake III is a throwback to the original Quake, but it's also much better. No longer is there a single player version, which is...

The BEST racing game for N64

Mon, 24 Jan 2000 03:10:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - While it may seem like a "kiddy" game on the surface, Mario Kart 64 is arguably the best racing game for the Nintendo 64 console. It has a variety of interesting tracks and a capability of up to four human players to play simultaneously in...

5.0 is finally better than Netscape

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 20:15:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Well, it's surprising, but Microsoft's version of the web browser finally beats out Netscape's Communicator. For such a long time, IE was considered runner-up to Netscape, especially with the lack of ftp browsing capabilities with IE that Microsoft...

Microsoft Windows 98: At Least it's better than Win95

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 19:59:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Though it's still a resource-hogging OS, Windows 98 is an improvement over Windows 95, which was extremely "buggy." Whether or not it's worth the upgrade for 89.95 is up to you, the consumer. I upgraded to Windows 98 simply because it was...

Cute FTP: The FTP Client of Choice

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 18:01:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Cute FTP is most certainly the FTP Client/Browser of choice for so many Online users. Not only does it boast a whole myriad of advanced features, but it also makes these features easy to use and understand for the average person. Its "quick...

Bellsouth needs to work on their ADSL

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:35:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - The question concerning ADSL with Bell South is not always "how fast is it," but sometimes "will there be access at all?" Recently Bell South has had a string of blackouts in its ADSL service, which, needless to say, does not make...

DVD player at its best

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:20:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Buying a DVD player is something most people will end up doing as the VCR will eventually be phased out as a media player. Now, which one do you get? There a myriad of DVD players already, some very expensive, some inexpensive. Many consider RCA to...

The Vineyard is beautiful and the wine is full tasting, not harsh

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:06:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Because I've lived in the Northwest for many years of my life, I've been able to sample many of the wines as the local vineyards are so close. Often, family members will bring wines to special occasions, but one wine has stood in my mind as being,...

It's been great so far.

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 17:36:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - I've owned my 1995 Contour for 3 years now and the problems have been minimal. Even the newest 2000 contours are based on the same design as my Contour, so it goes without saying that looking at the performance of an older Contour can help the buyer...

Like we needed another Jaws!

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 04:56:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Drex - Really, this movie was a horrible remake of something that's been done many times over: Jaws. Because of the actors, one of which, Samuel L. Jackson, I was looking forward to the movie and the possible action and story that I expected to occur when I...