Epinions Recent Reviews for digitaldoc

The Affordable Notebook For Those With A Little Time To Tweak

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:45:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction I needed a notebook computer for the basic tasks of email and word processing. The old adage for a notebook was half the computer for twice the price; now it's more like half the computer for about the same price as prices...

no frills excellent optical mouse, free night light

Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:45:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction "Build a better mouse trap, and the world will beat a path to your door." In this case, it is not a mouse trap, but just the mouse. I've owned probably 10 mice over the last 7 years, and used even more at various jobs. A mouse...

The Second Times A Charm

Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:21:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction To fully understand this review, you need to know that last month I bought a Ryobi weed trimmer/edger that was returned a week later. h
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Affordable DVD Recording

Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:21:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction This is my first DVD recordable drive; however it is my 7th optical drive (1 dvd-rom, and 6 cd-rw's, all are evaluated on epinions). After the experience with my 1st cd-rw drive and feeling like a beta tester for high...

I hope my experience was not typical...

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:24:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction The need for a powerful weed trimmer and edger was great. It was taking one and one-half hours a week to make the lawn look neat again. I have weed trimming along landscape ties, fences and around tree roots. The edging needs...

Modding the mower

Mon, 24 May 2004 11:59:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction The Murray lawn mower has been used for the last year. It replaced a similar mower from Kmart, which replaced a Craftsman mower. All had the rear bag design, self propelled front wheel drive, and a 4-cycle engine. Despite...

To Cook With Fire

Tue, 11 May 2004 10:26:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction This is the first review I have written that is outside of computers and electronics. I have owned 2 grills over the last 8 years, a Kenmore, and a Dukane. I love grilling in the hot summer, and well into the fall. I grill...

A Great DVD Player

Tue, 4 May 2004 11:08:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction The Sharp DV-S1U dvd player is priced to provide an entry level dvd player for general use. It is also compatible in playing audio cd's and mp3 discs. The manual states it is compatible with prerecorded cd's and dvd's, as...

Shuttle SN 41G2 (SN41G2) PC Desktop: A Lot of Power In A Small Package

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:44:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - I originally wanted a notebook as I did not have the room on my desk for a large beige box. A "desktop replacement notebook" seemed like the perfect answer. However, after careful study, the old adage of "notebooks are half the computer at twice...

Not Exciting, But Very Functional

Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:38:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction "There are 2 categories of computer users- those that have lost data, and those that will lose data." The Western Digital 120 GB hard drive usb 2.0 is designed to offer additional hard drive space via a usb port. This will add more...

The Wide Open Spaces Of A Large Hard Drive

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:06:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Introduction The Western Digital 160 gigabyte hard drive represents one of the best values in an IDE interface drive today. It's large size, quiet mechanism, fast data acquisition and solid reputation for reliability make it a first choice for a...

Great Chip

Tue, 3 Feb 2004 10:02:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - The Athlon XP 2800+ chip may represent the best value today for the user who does NOT intend to overclock their processor (the 2500+ is the best for overclocking among the Athlon XP's). I bought this chip for a small form factor PC I built from Shuttle...

Lite On LTR 52327S CD-RW Burner: Keeps getting better

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:07:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - I use this drive in my Shuttle small form factor pc. "h
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Sylvania DVC860D DVD/VCR Player: One Box Does All!

Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:55:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - The VCR died after over 10 years. While I needed another VCR, why not get one that could do DVD's also. I'm not generally a fan of combination devices, as I find them a compromise event, but this one pulls it off. The device can do all the functions...

IO Magic I/OMagic MagicDVD DR-DVD16 Internal DVD Drive: Good and Inexpensive

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:20:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - The only reason I bought this drive was I needed a slower CD-ROM drive. I cracked a disc in my Lite On 52/24/52 burner "h
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Fast & Furious Burning

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 17:50:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - Well, it was time for a new drive and I decided to go with a Lite On. My previous drive would not write eWorks discs at faster than 24x (Verbatim 48x), "ht
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My third drive

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:39:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - This is the 3rd cdrw drive I have owned. This drive replaces my Iomega 12x10x32."ht
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This drive is really a rebadged Benq (model 4816P), and is really a 48x16x48, also the...

Great Value

Wed, 21 Nov 2001 18:51:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - I researched buying a digital camera for over one year. At the outset, certain criteria came to mind. I wanted something that would take a standard battery and a standard flash memory as I did not want a problem in years to come obtaining...

Stay Away

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:37:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - This drive was my first CD-R/RW. It was 2x/2x/6x. It utilized the Adaptec Direct CD system. It was never able to duplicate a music CD without crashing. It would sieze the system every 15 minutes for about 10 seconds- very annoying. It worked as...

Nice Drive

Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:47:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author digitaldoc - As a longtime owner of an HP 7200 parallel port external drive (6x2x2), it was time to upgrade. "ht
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I wanted something fast, and that would keep my system stable as...