Epinions Recent Reviews for kenprospero

Acer 1410 -- The Game Changer?

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:13:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Introduction A few years ago, a new class of laptop was released -- the “netbook”. These computers were small and light. Many recent models have 6-cell batterys with excellent battery life. They are great...

Good Design -- Light Sound

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:40:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - The Altec Lansing XT-2 speakers came out a few years ago for $150/pair. They're now going for $29-$39, delivered on the web. This says a lot.Bottom LineThough a great improvement over laptop speakers, ultimately, the...

Good Basic 26" LCD

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:47:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Introduction Insignia is a semi-house brand of Best Buy. It's made by an outside vendor, but only sold in this store. Yep, if you're looking at an Insignia product, you're in Best Buy. The store claims that its...

Low Price, Few Bells & Whistles, Good Coffee

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:51:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Drip coffee-makers. When you get down to it, the basic technology of all of them is the same. You heat water, pour it through a coffee-filled filter, and coffee drips into the carafe. How good the coffee will be depends on the...

Hello to a New Friend

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:43:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - For more than 20 years, my constant travelling companion has been a pair of Nikon Venturer II 8x23 binoculars. They've been everywhere from Africa to Iceland, always faithful, always reliable. The years had taken their toll on my friend, the...

Sennheiser CX 300 -- Middle of the Road, Good Value

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:05:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - The Bottom Line -- SoundThe price on these has really come down. $30 with free delivery from Amazon.The sound is ok-good. A step or two up from the stock earphones that come with the ipod, certainly. Is it as...

Not for me -- but maybe for you.

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:09:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - My search for a new camera started when my Nikon 5700 died. That camera was at the perfect level for me. It would take pictures automatically when that was called for, but gave me control over most of the features (focusing being the major exception)...

Premium Price, Average Performance -- You Can Do Better

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - I have been an electric shaver user for about 5 years. Recently I noticed the shave from my old shaver (for which I paid about $50)wasn't as close as I'd liked. The battery was beginning not to hold a full charge, I noticed a little rust and new heads...

Sometimes Plain Vanilla is Nice

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:02:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - DVD Players come with a multitude of features at a multitude of Price Points. The RCA DRC200N is a basic 'bottom of the line', plain vanilla DVD player. At $34 complete (Best Buy), it represents the least expensive "Name Brand" DVD Player I was able to...

Blackberry 8700 Series: Blackberry 8700g Right Tool For the Right Job

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:57:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Do you need a smart phone with a Camera? Do you need a smart phone that can take extra memory cards? Do you want your cell phone that provides you with workable copies of MS Word and Excel? How about an MP3 Player, is that an important feature for...

Does not deliver on Back up Promises

Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:01:57 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Back in the days of DOS, I used to be able to tell whether someone was a serious computer user by asking one simple question: "Have you ever accidentally reformatted your hard drive?" Data loss was a problem then, and it's a problem now. Also,...

Fuji Z1 -- Take it Anywhere

Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:25:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - For a couple of years now I've been using my Canon PowerShot A300 for everyday pictures, and a Nikon 5700 for better shots. However, as the children have gotten older, I found my Canon ... ahem ... appropriated. While I love the Nikon, for semi-serious...

HP 2610 -- Jack of All Trades

Thu, 19 May 2005 16:04:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Edited July 23 2005 I will leave the original text of my review untouched, however, I feel compelled to update what I wrote based on several months experience. It's still a great printer, but I have serious questions about it's quality. About a...

Beginners Beware, Intermediates Rejoice

Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:24:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - What does one 'need' in a digital camera. How many pixels, how big a zoom lens, what features, etc. These questions are confusing and confounding to most people. For the last year or so, I have been using a point and shoot digital camera that I...

Acer TravelMate C104CTi (91.48R01.685) Tablet PC: Fantastic Tool for Light Tasks

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:25:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - When buying a Computer, or any tool, it is important to know what tasks the product was designed to perform, how well does it perform these tasks, and how does the price for the product compare to that for similar products? Bottom Line...

Canon PowerShot A300 -- A Perfect Niche Player

Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:07:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Ok, who here finds the entire process of buying a digital camera to be incredibly confusing and frus...

Tivoli's PAL -- Little buddy, Little sound

Sat, 24 May 2003 19:24:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Sometimes you see a product that captures your imagination, one you really hope will be great. The Tivoli Pal is such a product. This product has almost of all the features I would want in a portable radio, and I had really hoped that I could write an...

The Great Pop-off

Thu, 1 May 2003 13:45:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - The above title sounds somewhat like a Russian Trapeze Artist, doesn't it.

I'm using it because most of this review will compare the Presto Popper with the Salton PC2 (see my previous review).

First, the nuts and bolts on the...

A $500 Clock Radio

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:17:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Read the title of this review. $500 for a clock radio. $500!!! The first thought that runs through a rational person's head is that you can buy a clock radio in any drug store for $50 or less, and that this is insanity.

Bottom Line This is a...

Knives on a Budget

Wed, 8 Jan 2003 03:01:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Let me start by saying, I like to cook, and that when you're slicing, having a set of sharp knives makes all the difference between cooking being a joy, and being a drudge.

At home, I invested in a set of high-end Sabatier Commercial Knives...

Keeping your knives sharp.

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 13:47:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - Every good knife set comes with a "honing steel". One should use the hone every time you use the knives, to keep the edge sharp.

Using a hone isn't all that difficult once you get the angle and pressure right. However, if you're an...

Easy Pop Corn

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:03:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - I love this product. It's probably the simplest device to operate I've ever had.

The machine has two parts, a base unit, where you put the popcorn, and a lid.

You put the popcorn in the base, pop on the lid, put a container under...

Tivoli System Henry Kloss Model One AM/FM Radio ( Walnut): The Best Radio Ever?

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:51:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kenprospero - The hype for this product suggests it's the best radio ever. With better sound than the Bose Wave Radio costing several times as much.

Does it live up to the hype. No. But it's a great product, and has features that the Bose can't match...