Epinions Recent Reviews for kweckstrom

THX certification, Wireless rears, Tight bass, what's not to like?

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:50:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Before I start, I would like to welcome you to my 100th Epinion! Somehow I've managed to stay in the top 200 despite the fact that I took well over a year off from here to deal with "family issues". But I digress. Now.... I've owned them all. I've had...

Finally, Gaming Technology that surpasses the PC!

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:57:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I've been a faithful PC gamer for as long as I can remember. Yes, yes, i've done my time with Consoles. I have owned the original xbox, Playstation 2, Playstation, Sega Saturn, and just about every Nintendo unit known to man. I have always preferred PC...

The new King of the Hill in Mobile Gaming

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:35:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I recently picked up an Xbox 360. In the past several weeks of playing it, i've been having great fun. Prior to the 360, I had been playing the usual PC games. FEAR, Quake 4, Battlefield 2 and the like. I also had an unhealthy addiction to World of...

An insane bargain for what used to be a VERY expensive technology

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:23:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - This review marks my first epinion in at least a year. Real life stepped in and made my life somewhat difficult for a while, but now I’m back - and ready to jump right back into the review pool. Bear in mind that this purchase was a difficult one...

The best mobile internet tool - if you can afford the monthly fees.

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:38:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I've been disenchanted with mobile devices for a long time now. It seems every PocketPC, Palm or Mobile Phone did one thing well, but all else poorly. There's a pretty good rule about electronic devices. "Small, Cheap, Good, pick any two." This...

PocketPC functionality in a PHONE?!?

Sun, 29 Feb 2004 23:45:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I travel light. But I also like having access to my contacts, email and to a small degree, the web. While I love PocketPC technology, I have pretty much sold every PocketPC I've ever had since I never had the inclination to carry it with me. My PocketPC...

THE low-cost add-on TV solution

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:34:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - We have a store nearby called "National Wholesale Liquidators". It's a discount store carrying nothing but the cheapest of the cheap. It's loaded with some VERY scary people, and my wife will not go there alone. I hate shopping with my wife for the same...

8x DVD burning and amazing compatibility at a sweet price

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:58:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I've owned a few DVD recorders over the past few years. My first was the Pioneer DVR-A03, which burned DVD-R at 2x (30 mins per disc) and DVD-RW at 1x (60 mins). While these speeds aren't stellar, they got the job done for backing up my precious digital c...

Widescreen & Long battery life for the masses

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:52:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Wifi is everywhere these days. It's so popular that every notebook manufacturer HAS to include it in their notebooks or risk being passed up by the consumer. Intel recently pushed out a new CPU and Chipset package called "Centrino" (formerly codenamed "Ba...

King of the hill in graphics cards.

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:46:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I've been building my own PC's for a long time. I typically standardize on the best components money can buy. While speed is important to me, stability is paramount. In the past, ATI has had a lot of issues with driver stability in their products, and tha...

One of the best ways to make an agnostic repeater

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:32:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - OK, so I have one of those new handy dandy Compaq X1000 notebooks. It has a 1.3ghz Centrino CPU and built-in wifi. I've always had wifi (802.11b) wireless access to the internet in my home, and it's always worked well. At work, the compliance folks ar...

The 800lb Gorilla in Portable Music

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:57:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Note: This epinion is for the WINDOWS version of the 30GB ipod. It is VERY similar to my 15GB epinion (I have owned both). All areas that differ are marked in bold. I will be deleting my old 15GB epinion shortly. I am an owner of the original Ip...

My sordid tale with MMORPG's

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:34:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - UPDATE: Sept. 04 2003 - I am still hopelessly addicted to this game several months after starting to play it. I now run a guild and city, and am still having a heck of a time. If you decide to play, get on the Carnage server and look up "Doots",...

Better than the specs lead you to believe.

Sun, 25 May 2003 22:51:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - To date, I have yet to find a better flat panel on the planet. Really. This is surprising because this Dell 2000FP is OEM'd by Acer if the rumors are true.

I've had this panel for about 6 months now, and I can honestly say it's been nothing...

A big improvement over the D60.

Sun, 25 May 2003 13:19:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I love Canon lenses. First and foremost, that's what any person looking to enter the photography fray should be investigating FIRST. A lot of people make the mistake of getting caught up in "technical specs" of a camera body when it's not even the most...

A few steps forward, a few steps back.

Fri, 23 May 2003 16:11:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Note: This epinion is for the WINDOWS version of the 15GB ipod. I will move this epinion into the appropriate section when they make it available.

I am an owner of the original Ipod 20GB. I have been through quite a few MP3 players in...

Are we there yet? Short answer: No.

Thu, 22 May 2003 16:11:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I was an original owner of the QCP-6035 smartphone. It was fairly large, palm-based phone. No color, no 'express network' conectivity (144kbit high speed 1XRTT CDMA), phone functions not very "integrated" with the palm functionality, but all in all it...

Now THAT'S more like it!

Sun, 4 May 2003 11:33:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - When the first Gameboy Advance (or GBA for short) came around, my epinion was not very favorable. And with good reason - It wasn't usable in poorly lit circumstances. While the unit itself was comfortable in your hands, it wasn't completely pocketable...

The little multimedia device that could have been - but isn't.

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:10:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I own an Apple Ipod. I love it. I REALLY enjoy its sound quality, and am not willing to sacrifice it now that it's kept me sane on my commutes into NYC. You see, when i'm home, i'm spending a great deal of time with my wife, my kids, my PC games, and...

The drive we've ALL been waiting for... BUT...

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:01:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - UPDATE: Now that I've had more time to test this drive on a wider array of media, any bold items below are new as of 2/19/03.

It's finally arrived.

Shortly before Christmas, this drive arrived at my local Best...

Gamer friendly cordless mouse with bad eyesight

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:05:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - I was one of the original buyers of the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer. I loved the idea of an optical mouse that you never had to clean and didn't require its own special mouse pad. That mouse worked well for me generally, though many people complained...

100% WORTHY as a DESKTOP REPLACEMENT

Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:17:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - As a previous owner of a Toshiba P4 notebook (the 5105-S607, which I also covered here at Epinions), you will likely see a fair amount of comparison between this Dell 8200 and my previous machine.

First of all, my needs. I used to be the kind...

Apple iPod (20 GB, PC - M8741LL/A) MP3 Player: The BEST MP3 player yet.

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:45:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - There's some things that make perfect sense. There's other things that make no sense at all. It makes sense for Apple to make a PC-Compatible version of a unit that will sell well to people who favor the platform. It does NOT make sense for that same...

A step backwards for Motorola

Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:50:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Ok, I got fed up with the charges for Voicestream's iStream service, and wanted to move to Verizon's express network. That was my original motivating factor for switching back to Verizon.

I headed down to my local shop, and saw this little...

Not exactly an L class lens in my book, but still a good performer.

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:17:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kweckstrom - Most digital photographers have a dirty little secret. While we take stunning quality photos at up to 6 megapixels or better with our big digital SLR's, we're severely crippled in the wide angle photography department. Most digital SLR cameras have...