Epinions Recent Reviews for mapaquette

Small, sleek, great pictures.

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:00:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - When looking for a new camera, we wanted something small, easy to use, and that took good pictures. The Nikon Coolpix S500 was a great choice. We wanted something small so that it would be easy to carry. Although we usually carry it in a dedicated...

Clear sound but awkward display and short battery.

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:44:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - We chose this phone because, at 5.8GHz, it does not interfere with home wi-fi networks. We also liked the pleasant styling, solid construction, and built-in digital answering machine. After using the phone for a few days, however, we are disappointed,...

Works well, looks nice

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:04:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - After buying a new flatscreen TV then hooking up our game console, DVD player, VCR, and stereo system, we had 5 remote controls to deal with. Even our modest setup required remembering how our devices are interconnected then using 2 or 3 remote controls...

Simple, clean design but weak transmission

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:37:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - Our car's stereo does not have an audio jack or a cassette player. An FM transmitter is our only choice to use our car stereo to listen to audio coming from our portable DVD player and our MP3 player during long trips. The transmitter is compact and...

Microsoft& Optical Mouse by Starck - Blue - VSBI200011: Looks great, works well.

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:45:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - This mouse is certainly nice to look at. It has a striking glowing blue strip from front to back. Even the wheel, set in this strip, has a cool blue glow. The rest of mouse has a smooth, silver color with few broken lines even on the bottom. The shape...

PC CRD NETGEAR|PC CARD WG511v2NA RE: Works well, slightly awkward software

Mon, 9 May 2005 12:50:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - I bought this PC card to work with my Netgear wireless router. I use the card on a laptop computer running Microsoft Windows 2000. The card is a simple PCMCIA card. When plugged in, the card extends about 1 inch/3 cm outside the PC card socket. A...

Compact, attractive, versatile

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:34:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - I bought this player to keep a couple of small kids entertained on some long car trips we have planned this year. I am quite satisfied with my purchase so far. The player looks great. Instead of the more common clamshell design used in other portable...

Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse (931073): Compact and convenient with minor nitpicks

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:05:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - The mouse connects to a USB port. I had no problems plugging it into and using it with my laptop, running the Microsoft Windows 2000, and a desktop Macintosh computer, running Mac OS X. The cord is barely long enough: about 2 feet (60 cm) long...

Reliable with a few small, annoying problems

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:53:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - We bought our 1997 Toyota Camry CE as a used car in 1999. At the time it had 34,000 miles on the odometer. As of fall 2004, we have since brought the mileage up to 120,000 miles. Some things have held up well. Other things have degraded abysmally. To...

Full featured, small, light, excellent pictures, easy to use

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:26:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - I was looking for a digital camera that met specific requirements: high picture quality, at least 3 megapixel resolution, optical zoom, video shooting with audio recording, non-proprietary file formats, non-proprietary memory card format, non-proprietary...

Solid, smooth, quiet, but not fancy

Thu, 20 May 2004 19:49:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - This jig saw costs more than jig saws with comparable capabilities. Evidently, Makita decided to spend this extra money on the saw's operation: it operates exceptionally smoothly. Hardly any vibration gets transmitted to your hands or the piece you are...

Fun to play, easy to set up, great potential

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:41:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - It's about time that someone has come up with a new way to play video games on a console. Sony's EyeToy for PlayStation 2 consoles places you in the game, literally. The premise of EyeToy is to place your moving image (and, possibly, sound) on the...

Excellent phone, with only one small nitpick.

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:56:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - This phone answers the one nagging problem I have had with all other cordless phones that I have owned: proprietary NiCd batteries that do not last long and are expensive to replace. Siemen's response to this problem is brilliant and surprisingly obvious:...

Clear sound, horrible battery

Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:21:43 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - It's inexpensive, has clear sound, but its NiCad battery lasts only a few minutes even after a fresh recharge. To make matters worse, its low battery warning (a short low-toned beep) gives you only a few seconds before the phone dies completely, typically...

Go elsewhere for subtlety

Wed, 3 Apr 2002 15:12:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - If you are looking for a car racing game of nuance and strategy, look elsewhere. If you want to drive a car really fast, do cool stunts, and blow up your opponents, then Rumble Racing is a great choice.

Rumble Racing follows the same theme as...

Sony PlayStation 2 Slimline Console: PlayStation 2 wins

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:04:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - Although it suffered, not surprisingly, from a lack of game titles when it was first launched, the PlayStation 2 game console's library has expanded to many titles as I write this (March 2002) review.

As a matter of fact, one friend bought a...

Excellent, overall

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:20:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mapaquette - Portable minidisc (MD) player/recorders offered the same sound as MP3 players, the same portability, offered more capacity, but lost on convenience for recording sound. MP3 players, connected to computers by USB or even FireWire with matching quick,...