Epinions Recent Reviews for balajithegreat

Bluetooth technology that actually works!

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:50:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I have never been impressed with bluetooth since the day it came out. Every single bluetooth dongle, phone and other bluetooth accessories I have bought and tried to use have been nothing but trouble for me. They would either not work or work...

An extraordinary product worth it's weight in gold!

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:26:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - This was my first foray into voice recorders. I needed one to record my daughters' singing lessons so that they could practice at home.I paid $40 for it on Amazon.com. The recorder comes with a USB cord (mini-USB port on one end to...

Close, but not perfect

Sun, 10 May 2009 13:22:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - The Samsung Gravity is a candy bar style slider phone. Basically, if you use only the phone functions of the phone, you will probably never need the slider part of the phone. But if you are into texting and/or email, etc., you can access a...

Excellent player with a few surprising features thrown in

Sun, 7 May 2006 17:04:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I got this DVD player as part of a home-theater package when I bought the Sony HT-7000DH home-theater system. My review of the DVD player here is going to repeat some of the points I made in my review of the home-theater system. Essentially, this DVD...

Sony's reputation is safe with this home theater system

Sun, 7 May 2006 16:18:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I had been shopping for a replacement for my old home theater system for the past year or so. The old system was 15 years old and had huge big speakers which my wife felt were an eyesore. There was nothing wrong with it in the electronic sense, but it...

A truly versatile DVD player that can be used anywhere in the world!

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:23:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I got this DVD player as a gift for being an AT&T universal card holder. I did not have to sign up for anything (though they tried selling me junk services when I called up AT&T to claim the gift), they just shipped it to me for being a "loyal customer"...

This hard drive makes me WANT to do regular backups!

Fri, 4 Feb 2005 19:02:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I bought this hard disk on ebay to help me transfer data from my old laptop to a new one I bought recently. I could have accomplished this data transfer cheaper by buying software that can do this by just hooking up the laptops with their USB ports, but...

7305GZ Notebook 3.2Ghz,512MB DDR 100GB HDD, DVD Burner,15.4" TFT by Gateway (554007) PC Notebook: Fairly bulky, but quite a capable notebook with a gorgeous screen and super-sized hard drive.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:28:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I got this laptop on ebay recently after I ran out of room for stuff on my earlier laptop with a 40GB hard drive. My main criteria when I went looking for a replacement were: DVD-writing capabilities (I did not really care whether it was +RW or -RW,...

D-Link Air DWL 650 (DWL-650H) Network Adapter: Makes my laptop a true wireless computer!

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:55:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I bought this card from Best Buy for $29.99 with a $25 mail-in rebate, making the price effectively $5. I knew I could not go wrong at that price and I was right! I have a laptop that does not have 802.11 connectivity. I have a hotspot near my home,...

Good-looking grinder that is also good at what it is supposed to do

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:45:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I actually did not buy this grinder for grinding coffee beans. Neither I nor my wife drinks coffee on a regular basis. But Indian cooking involves lots of spices which need to be ground up and added to various dishes, so we bought this grinder for that...

Very impressed with the value proposition of this camera.

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:11:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I started researching digital cameras only about a month back and I read several reviews of cheap cameras that seemed to have major problems in addition to shooting bad pictures. I decided that I would only buy a brand-name camera (this is replacing a...

DVD Player for the price of a DVD? It is true!

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:21:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I was scanning the salesheets for after-thanksgiving deals and this one caught my eye. It was a DVD player that you could buy at Best Buy for $40 and get a $20 mail-in rebate, making the cost of the player only $20. I decided to take a chance on it...

Bang for the buck is deafening!

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:52:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I wanted to buy a second DVD player for my 19" TV in the basement. I watch a lot of DVD movies (because my local public library rents them out for free) and I used to watch them in my living room on my 27" TV attached to a Toshiba player. But my...

It charges the phone: Is there something else it is supposed to do?

Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:47:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I got this car charger free with my Nokia 3650. I have used it only once and all I can say is: it works! It is a little funky to look at because of the angled construction, but otherwise, nothing spectacular. It plugs into the cigarette-lighter recepta...

Comfortable and clear: what more could one want from a headphone?

Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:41:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I got this headphone for free when I bought my Nokia 3650 cell-phone. I was a little skeptical when I saw it because I used to boom headsets where I can position the microphone near my mouth. I am a true believer now after a couple of experiences with t...

Convenient combination of phone and answering machine

Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:16:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - When my old tape-based answering machine/phone combination died I knew that I wanted another answering machine/phone combination and I preferred digital machines to tape because of the obvious hassles involved with tape and the deteriorating quality of re...

Exactly what you would expect at this price point.

Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:59:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I bought this laptop for $900 just before Christmas of 2002. My minimum criteria for considering a laptop were: 14" screen, 1.5GHz speed, 256 MB RAM, 30GB Hard drive, CD-RW and DVD. This laptop has a 15" screen, runs at 1.8 GHz, and meets the other mini...

Nokia 3650: A smart-phone, a very smart phone indeed!

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:37:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - Now, I will admit before you have to guess: in my heart of hearts, I am a gadget-freak. But I am also a very cheap gadget-freak and that is why I don't actually own too many gadgets. When I started shopping for a new cell-phone and plan, this phone...

Wahl 79524: Very nice home haircutting kit

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:49:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I have owned at least 2 home haircutting kits before I bought this one. My previous clippers eventually stopped working and I was in the store looking around when I spotted this Wahl unit. It was called the Wahl Clip 'n Trim, and I am assuming that...

I am sold on this mouse!

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:32:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - First off, let me start out by saying that the package I got my optical scrollpro in does not look anything like the picture here. Mine was in a traditional bubble pack and it did not come with any carrying case.

I bought the mouse to replace a...

Could be much better for the price you pay

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 19:41:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I went on a 7-day exotic caribbean cruise aboard the Norwegian sky in December. The itinerary covered 6 ports-of-call in 7 days, and 4 different countries (Martinique, Antigua, Saint Martin and British Virgin Islands). The ship was quite nice and the...

eBay: The best place to shop if you are patient and careful.

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 19:16:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I have been buying things on and off in Ebay for the last two years. The selection of products is astounding and it is a wonder that they have designed the site well enough to enable you to find what you want without much problem. I always check the...

Amazon.com: The selection, price and the information content makes Amazon a must-visit before any big purchases.

Tue, 3 Dec 2002 18:59:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I ordered some electronic merchandise from Amazon and wanted it shipped by "Super Saver Shipping". The merchandise was in stock, the price was right and everything went well. The next day, I logged into the site and the order had already been shipped...

Can't expect too much more at this price

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:23:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I bought this software with my Sportrak Pro GPS and it ended up costing me nothing because Magellan is giving me cashback more than the price I am paying for this software. Installing the software on the computer is straightforward and using it for just...

Affordable low-end printer

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:10:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author balajithegreat - I have managed without a printer for quite a while and decided to get this one only because of its price. I got the printer, bundled with sample cartridges (about one-third the quantity of ink as the regular cartridges) and 6" USB cable (costs upto $25)...