Epinions Recent Reviews for bramfrank

Not ready for prime time

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I tend to write long, detailed reviews of navigators and other items. This time - at least as a first go, I will not. (OK, it isn't quite as short as I'd intended). It will be edited and added to as time goes onEdit: July...

A good lower end network hard drive subsystem for your workstation(s)

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:22:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Well, this is the second NAS (Network Atached Storage) box I've deployed in the past 3 days. The other was the Linksys/Cisco NAS-200. I got the NAS-200 first and then decided to 'upgrade' to take advantage of a reportedly faster...

It works

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:36:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I'm a pack rat. I admit it. I never delete anything (well, maybe not 'anything', but I do have all of my e-mail going back to 1992 and all of my old Wordperfect correspondence back to the mid 1980's and such).And, in an era where...

Nuvis are for consumers

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:18:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I now have a Nuvi 760 installed on the windshield of my car. I happen to like Garmin navigators in general, but the Nuvi and Zumo series miss the mark for the 'experienced' among us - and quality is lacking somewhat in some areas as well. I used...

An interesting concept that can use some improvement

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:26:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - May 31, 2008 A note on the various versions of the Zumo series; The Zumo 400 series is similar to the 500 with the exception of satellite music/traffic support, the supply of the car mount bracket and the exclusion of Bluetooth. I firmly...

Very tiny, very trick, very modern multifunction Navigator/MP3 player and more

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:14:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Updated July 22, 2006 to reflect the impact of the latest firmware release. ==============================
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I am a gadget freak. So it's a good thing for my bank book that I have a friend who distributes Garmin products among other...

It's a lot better than the Treo 600

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:31:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I suppose it's pretty late in the game to be writing a review of this model, because the next generation (the 670) is just around the corner. Mine are (I have 2) the GSM (international) version, unlocked. If you've ever read any of my other reviews...

Excellent value, great performance

Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:33:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Are you navigationally challenged? Do you get lost going to the market? Do you like gadgets? If so, then you may want to consider buying a GPS navigator. Navigators use the US Army's constellation of satellites to locate your position on the globe...

An amazingly small vehicular navigator

Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:18:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I love gadgets and I have specific affinity for high-tech equipment. For some reason I've been playing with many different GPS units lately (in spite of a recent head-on collision between one of my motorcycles and a car traveling in the other...

Impressive. Excellent build quality, but don't expect to sear your meat

Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:33:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - I drooled over this model for quite a while before jumping at the chance to buy it at the end of the last summer season for a 45% discount. Equipped with four regular burners, one rotissery radiant heater and a side burner for regular cooking, what...

The next step in high end transportable automotive GPS

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:13:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Update - November 30, 2005 Note that Garmin has released a 512 Meg memory chip that works in the 276c, which is the preferred alternative I propose for those considering this model. That is enough to cover about half of the continent in one load...

Excellent value, typical performance

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:35:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Addendum: May 6, 2005 I just had the opportunity to test the 1905FP (Ultrasharp) version of Dell's 19" LCD line-up. Price (on sale) was lower than that of the E193FP. If you have a DVI output from your card I DO recommend that you go for the...

Great price, smooth performance

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:08:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Having recently purchased a Mini-DV camcorder, I wanted to be able to transfer my movies to DVD for permanent storage and to allow me to view my epics on the small screen. Rapidly falling prices for burners and for optical media have prompted me to...

An excellent, minimalist user interface - touchscreen makes data entry a breeze

Sat, 15 Jan 2005 19:11:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - This is top-based posting, so you need to read what follows to know what the history is. Update: September 15, 2005 Finally (10 weeks after it began) I received my replacement unit from Garmin - to unjam the system I wrote a letter to upper...

palmOne Treo 600 Handheld: It works. But is it reliable? No, it isn't.

Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:27:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - Update to previous review. The is written June 27, 2005 After receiving my 11th (yes, eleventh) replacement phone and having it go defective I finally lost it with them. Their stated policy ('we'll keep replacing them as long as you break them...

Head over to this other link for the right product & review

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:38:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - This particular entry seems to be a duplicate - or something. If you head over to the OTHER link to the same product, you will be able to get quotes and read reviews:...

Garmin 276c comparison to Streetpilot III & 2610

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:19:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bramfrank - The last time I updated this review was July 2007, I am revisiting it to announce that effective yesterday the 376c was officially discontinued by Garmin . . . after more than 4 years in distribution, I STILL consider this series to...