Epinions Recent Reviews for hingeswift

Nice laptop, but read this before you buy...

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:06:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I have had my Toshiba 8100 for over a year now, and I have truly enjoyed it. It is a nice looking laptop with its silver and dark grey trim, and a very capable performer as well. However, the 8100 has its problems. The display is fair, but dated by...

The Pinnacle of Analog Television

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:50:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Several months ago, I went searching for a TV in the 25"-31" range. Heading down to the local Circuit City, I was instantly drawn to the Sony Vega's (yes, it is "Vega" and not "Wega." That confusion has been a marketing faux pas from the...

The mother of all motherboards...

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:39:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I recently received an order for a high end Athlon workstation from a customer who wanted "the best performance available for the money." Since the heart of any system is its motherboard/chipset, you'd better start with a good one. Abit is...

... and it looks cool, too!

Fri, 13 Oct 2000 15:41:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I wanted one of these ever since they came out, but there was no way I could justify the $70 price tag for a mouse. I mean, come on. Well, eventually the price slid down a bit to where you can find these online for $50. I bought mine from buy.com (at...

Nicest laptop I've ever had...

Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:04:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I work for Sabre Inc. as a Field Engineer. My responsibilities in this position include infrastructure and desktop support of our operational environment. As an FE, I get to play with a lot of different equipment, not only in support of our customers,...

A breath of French Air... er, "atmosphere"

Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:53:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I recently had the pleasure of dining at the La Madeleine at the Galleria in Houston. This was purely by coincidence, as it just happened to be at the entrance where I parked. This little cafe smelled so good that I just had to give it a try!...

Bonneville SSEi - Beautiful 240hp Luxury Car

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:47:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - The Pontiac Bonneville SSEi is a powerful, agile, and comfortable sport/luxury sedan. Mine is a beautiful Black Cherry 1998 SSEi with chrome 5 spoke wheels. I love this car.

The Pros:

Power- The Bonneville SE comes...

Sony Spressa CD-RW (4X/2X/24X): Next to Perfect

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:51:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Over three years ago, I bought a Memorex CR-622 2x burner - the first commercially available IDE burner under $300. It worked fine for a while, but then inexplicably starting "coastering" nearly every other disk. I finally had my fill about a...

Faster, higher benchmarks, cheaper - what's the catch?

Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:11:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I am co-owner of Mallard Technologies Inc., a Tulsa, Oklahoma based PC manufacturer/retailer (http://www.mallardtech.com - come buy a computer from us!) Not only do I own the company, I also am heavily involved in sales and support, and I spend lots of...

Not TOO bad...

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:59:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Preface:

In August 1998, I was driving my one month old Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Daytona 500 Pace Car (please read my review on that!) when some bozo in a Honda Accord pulled out in front of me. I was NOT happy. Nobody was hurt seriously. I broke...

Some of the best digital picture quality available!

Tue, 30 May 2000 15:26:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I love my Olympus camera! (FYI, mine is a 340-L, which came out before the 340-R, so there may be some minor differences.) At the time I bought mine (nearly two years ago), it was the best bargain for the money around. I was most interested in a...

Too much fun!

Sun, 28 May 2000 18:19:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - When I graduated high school in 1994, I bought a 1992 Saturn SC2 (actually, it was officially the Saturn SC - this was before they introduced the cheaper SC1 in the 1993 model year and redesignated this car the SC2 - get it?) The car was rather unique...

World's Best Fajitas

Fri, 26 May 2000 10:49:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Taco Cabana is a Texas-based fast food Mexican chain that just happens to have the best fajitas anywhere - bar none. I am so thankful to have Taco Cabana here in Tulsa (and two new ones on the way!) In a city inundated with Texican restaurants, this is...

The best thing about Southern California

Fri, 26 May 2000 10:16:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Last summer I took a trip to San Diego. I saw these little burger joints all over the place called "In-N-Out Burger," and I thought I might as well try "the regional cuisine" since we don't have In-N-Out Burger in Oklahoma...

Remember Tomax and Xamot?

Thu, 25 May 2000 11:31:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - Remember Tomax and Xamot? The twins on the old G.I. Joe cartoon that could feel what happened to the other one? That was all I could think of when I saw this for the first time. Except Tomax and Xamot were both fighters. In Twin Dragons, Boomer is...

Shorts around their ankles

Wed, 24 May 2000 16:38:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - This second in the series of Shorts compilations is a mild disappointment after Shorts Volume 1. Most notably is the absence of any between shorts narration a la Tom Servo in Volume 1. The explanation for this, I soon realized, was the Volume 2 was...

Kenwood HTB-402: Dolby Digital 5.1 for Cheapskates

Wed, 24 May 2000 10:54:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - PREFACE:

I bought a Proscan DVD player the day after Divx folded. I knew once Divx died, these would take a price hit because they featured Divx despite the fact that they are perfectly good DVD players. So I got my $400 DVD player for $200! Now...

1998 Pontiac Grand Prix: 1998 Grand Prix GTP Daytona Pace Car

Tue, 23 May 2000 18:00:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hingeswift - I love my GTP! For the money, this is an incredibly powerful vehicle with loads of electronic goodies. I bought this car new in the middle of the 1998 GM strike (which cost a bit more than normal, but hey, I needed a car *then*) for just over $25,000...