Epinions Recent Reviews for jsnorman

Best 5GB Player Hands Down

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 02:52:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - The Rio Carbon Pearl is essentially a Rio Carbon - with a new more solid case and a nice white pearl-like faceplate (and yes, they fixed the headphone jack problem that the Carbon had). It has 5GB or 6GB putting it in the iPod Mini, Creative Micro...

Omega GPS2000 GPS Receiver: Good idea, bad implementation - Comparison with Lojack

Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:11:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - I recently bought a new sports car and wanted to keep it safe. I initially ordered Lojack but after Lojack missed 2 install appointments (they later explained that in Chicago they outsource install services to third parties and apologized profusely, but...

RIM BlackBerry 6510 Wireless Handheld: Best Combo Device for Notes Users (So Far ...) -- Complete Review

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:29:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - Despite several other very good reviews, I am adding this one to add what I hope is a complete all-in-one review that is fairly balanced.

The 6510 is a combo PDA/Wireless Web/Blackberry/Cell Phone from Nextel/Motorola/RIM. I paid $350 for...

Best Laser Printer for the Dollar

Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:29:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - Summary: This is a 1200dpi class, 12ppm laser printer which retails for around $220. This is an upgraded version of the highly rated ML-1210. New to this model seems to be PCL 6, making Linux and other alternative OS' compatibility easy, as well as...

Best Handspring

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:59:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - SUMMARY: Among Handspring devices, the Pro is a clear, though pricey, winner if you need to use the Springport expansion slot.

I traded in my Sony Clie to get a Handspring because I knew I wanted to use the 802.11b card that just came out...

Intel SpringPort Wireless Ethernet (SWE1130-NA-5PK) Network Adapter: Don't Buy This Thing -- It is a Beta Product

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 17:37:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - Well, you know my opinion! Here is why:

I bought this to read my eamil in bed since we have a new baby who does not like it when I am on the computer :-) I bought a brand-new, ultra-fast Handspring Pro specifically so that I could use the...

Quality and Stability, plus Good Performance

Tue, 27 Jun 2000 22:44:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - I got the 7kxa because it was the first board available with the kx133 chipset from VIA. I was a little wary given mixed performance of my VIA/AMD combos in the past (I had bad luck with the MVP3 series boards). I am now of the strong opinion that VIA...

Ofoto Online Store: Compare to Shutterfly ... (updated)

Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:54:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - I do not want to add the the numerous excellent reviews on Ofoto, except to add a couple of key pluses and minus relative to Shutterfly that I did not see in other reviews. Both Shutterfly and Ofoto have similar pricing and free print promotions, so I...

Sharp TriPad pV-6000: Best HPC out there

Mon, 26 Jun 2000 22:16:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - I picked this unit up for $350 (check out ebay and shopper.com for current prices). That makes this the least expensive full screen (640x480) near full keyboard (about 90%) handheld computing device out there. It is fast, easy to use, and most...

WOW

Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:53:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - I bought the Compaq Armada M300 new on ebay.com from HoustonSales for about $1,000. The specs on my model (the cheapest of the M300 line) are Celeron 333Mhz, 64MB memory, 4GB hard drive, USB/Ser/Par, 11+" XGA screen, 95% keyboard, and 2.9LBS...

WebGear Aviator 2.4 Wireless Networking: Why you should buy WebGear Aviator 2.4

Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:31:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jsnorman - If you are looking for a wireless home networking product THIS IS IT!!!

I tried Proxim and looked at several other 2.4ghz wireless products. Proxim is the closest competition but is more expensive (about 1.5x) and was slower in my subjective...