© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-larwe Recent reviews written by member larwe en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_487186534020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The Melting Pot is a national chain/franchise restaurant. However, the central franchise owner does not exercise as much control over each individual restaurant as, say, McDonalds or Chilis does. Therefore you will find significant variation in pricing,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487186534020 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:44:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487186534020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469628522116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I recently broke my 2G iPhone and don't want to pay for a new phone just now because Apple is rumored to be releasing something new in a couple of months. So I upgraded one of the lines on my AT&T account to get a free SGH-A737 to tide me over. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469628522116 Thu, 7 May 2009 20:20:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469628522116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443925433988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I bought the M200 to take notes in college (electrical engineering), as part of my effort to move to all-digital note-taking. In a previous semester I used a regular non-tablet laptop, which doesn't work too well for courses that involve lots of diagrams... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443925433988 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:52:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443925433988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431677214340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The Eee ultraportable laptops inspire mixed emotions in reviewers; people seem to either love them or lambast them. If you're thinking of buying an Eee, particularly this specific budget model, you should first fix in your mind the fact that this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431677214340 Tue, 27 May 2008 22:12:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431677214340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431506886276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The N2160 is a budget GSM phone sold in prepay clamshell packs and as a free giveaway from the carrier. It is very much entry-level; no Bluetooth, no camera, and it only does the US GSM bands (850 and 1900MHz) so you can't roam internationally with it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431506886276 Mon, 26 May 2008 16:19:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431506886276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425227751044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The description posted here isn't very accurate. The DHMP2G is in fact the 2GB version of the player. However, all versions (1,2,4GB) work exactly the same way. The device features MP3/WMA playback, voice recording with an integral microphone, and an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425227751044 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:00:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425227751044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404430753412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - By way of introduction, here's my usage pattern, so you can compare your needs against mine before you read my comments: My wife is a middle school teacher, and she needs to print occasional prize certificates and color overheads. She works almost... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404430753412 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:17:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404430753412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399139901060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - Background: I run a mixed Mac/Windows network with two MacBooks, one PC laptop, and eight desktops. I was previously sharing a laser and an inkjet through a spare PC. I wanted to retire the PC and replace it with printers that have built-in Ethernet, for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399139901060 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:08:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399139901060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_388182806148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - You've all seen the iPhone a million times, even if you've never been in an Apple or AT&T store. There are MILLIONS of reviews of the device on every forum you can imagine. While there might be some remote tribe in the middle of the desert somewhere that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388182806148 Sun, 8 Jul 2007 23:28:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388182806148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338507435652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - My wife recently bought the 2007 Aveo in the hatchback configuration with 4-speed auto, "spoiler", AC, alloy wheels, power sunroof, cruise control, power wheels and power lock package with MP3 input on the CD player. There were no holds barred in this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338507435652 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:06:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338507435652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319320133252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I absolutely love this car. I just bought mine (in the 4x2 Sport package, with most of the dealer options preinstalled except for the navigation system and EVIC). My last couple of cars were an '02 Ford Focus and a '98 Escort. I also own a '65... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319320133252 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:02:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319320133252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_305793437316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The nano ToughSkin is a tough black rubber sheath for the nano, with a separate clear screen protector. The case exposes both ends of the iPod completely, so you have fairly unobstructed access to headphone jack, hold switch and docking port. It is NOT... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~305793437316 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:26:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_305793437316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_303048068740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The nanoShell is a clear, tough plastic shell for first and second-generation iPod nano. It consists of a front piece, into which you press the nano, and a choice of two different back halves that slide on; one is clear and simply seals up the back of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~303048068740 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:28:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_303048068740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_302923550340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - This particular labelmaker has been on the market for years; it's the successor to the embossed-tape Dymo labelers we all used in the 1980s. Letra Tag is a thermal printing system offering 1- or 2-line text on a 12mm self-adhesive tape. Tapes are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~302923550340 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:19:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_302923550340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_302842285700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - Fast food generally isn't terribly good food, and this machine proves that the same principle applies to coffee. Senseo operates by using a small diaphragm-type pump, similar to a fish tank aerator, to pull cold water from a reservoir on the back,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~302842285700 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:53:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_302842285700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_297572732548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I received this camera for free as part of a credit card offer, so I hopefully approached it without bias. (I did, however, read a few reviews before I started using it). I'll start with what I like about the camera. The 6x optical zoom is just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~297572732548 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:01:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_297572732548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_293894524548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I received this laptop for free as part of a credit card special offer. It is unashamedly an entry-level machine, particularly in the base configuration, and unless you get a good price ($450 or less) you could probably do much better by waiting around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~293894524548 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:45:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_293894524548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_289750355588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - This camera is one of several pretty-much identical units that are presumably based on some chip vendor's reference design. The primary features are SD/MMC card storage, video recording (with audio), voice recording, 5MP digital still camera function... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~289750355588 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:36:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_289750355588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246515863172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I bought this unit to replace my old wireless router, which was fried by lightning. I chose the DWL-922 purely on the basis that the store had four or five different routers for $39.95, and this one came with the "bonus" USB adapter, which seemed to make... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246515863172 Sat, 5 Aug 2006 19:41:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246515863172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245257506436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - This is a fairly competent budget-priced 3.2 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom. It has a movie feature (QuickTime format, and no audio by the way) that's about as good as you can expect on a camera of this sort; but really it's basically a still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245257506436 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:10:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245257506436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_244480839300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I came to the BlackBerry world from a T-Mobile Sidekick II. I switched to BlackBerry mainly in order to consolidate my phone bills and avoid having to carry two devices (as I was ONLY using the Sidekick for email). I'm using the BlackBerry with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~244480839300 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:15:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_244480839300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_244418580100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - The AV3715-EH1 is a cosmetic clone of the Apple iBook. It is a two-spindle (HDD + DVD-RW) thin-n-light white subnotebook with AMD Sempron 3000+ CPU, 512Mb RAM (2 x 256Mb PC2700 DDR SODIMM) / 80Gb HDD, 3 USB 2.0 / 1 FireWire / card slot reader / CardBus /... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~244418580100 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:34:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_244418580100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_244338888324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - I have owned several flavors of the Armada M300, ranging from the 800x600 screen, 333MHz Pentium II version up to the last model which was a 600MHz Pentium III with 1024x768 11" LCD. *All* of them are very stylish, functional and reliable computers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~244338888324 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:22:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_244338888324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_244311232132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - Others have covered the basic specs very well, so I won't re-summarize them here. I bought this machine for heavy-duty writing (I write technical books) and embedded systems development. For me, the legacy ports were a BIG PLUS in the latter endeavor. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~244311232132 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:28:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_244311232132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156866875012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author larwe - This review applies to the 120-170B4 and 120-180B5 models from VPR Matrix. This is a house brand from Best Buy. The machine is in fact a rebadged Samsung P10 (Taurus), in a slightly customized configuration. I have had about 15 of these machines go... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156866875012 Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:47:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156866875012?linkin_id=8003929