Epinions Recent Reviews for mpwa

Shiver me timbers - there's more to Pirates than meets the eye!

Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:59:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - Ever since the first time I read Treasure Island and Peter Pan or played the thought of swashbuckling adventures have always had something of an appeal. In adult life, I have played a couple of games such as Sid Meir's Pirates and the Monkey Island...

Sacred - a hidden gem of a game!

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 03:05:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - Sacred quietly crept onto store shelves early in 2004 while waiting for other promised PC Game blockbusters to arrive - Halflife 2, Doom 3 and Unreal Tournament 2004. At first glance (reading the box) I was fooled into thinking that Sacred is merely...

ECS EZ-Buddie P4/DDR333/A&V&L/ Barebone (ez-buddie-p4) PC Desktop: Who needs enemies with an EZBuddie like this!

Fri, 28 May 2004 21:10:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - At first glance, this seemed to be a great little box of lightweight aluminium. I slotted in a Retail Boxed 2.6G Celeron (though you have to junk the Intel blower and use the ECS supplied fan for it to fit), 1GB of Patriot 2700 DDR memory, an ATI Radeon...

Dell Inspiron 8200 (INSPIRON8200) PC Notebook: Not too shabby after 2 years of use

Wed, 26 May 2004 20:42:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - I was disappointed to see the litany of sad tales with other folks Inspiron 8200s, so here's a happier experience to redress the balance. I've owned my Dell Inspiron 8200 for nearly two years, carted it around half the world in backpacks, suitcases and...

Butterfly Photo.com: What a pleasant surprise!

Tue, 18 May 2004 13:24:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - After extensive research on the kind of new palmcorder (Canon Elura 65) to buy it was time to take the next step and go buy one. I first went to the mainstream retailers like Best Buy, Circuit City and the Good Guys - the best deal I could find "on...

Super little DV camera

Mon, 17 May 2004 21:42:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - The Canon Elura 65 sure has come a long way from the old standard VHS camcorder I started with. I was looking for a more compact and convenient successor to my current DV palmcorder - a Panasonic 951D. Once I had identified the myriad of standard...

Fuji S3000 3.2 Megapixels is all you need

Thu, 6 May 2004 03:49:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - The Fuji FinePix S3000 was a Christmas present from my wife as a replacement for my trusty Nikon Coolpix 800. Despite their convenience, I am not a fan of miniscule digital cameras so the S3000 (and the Nikon for that matter) fit my ideal profile for...

PV-DV701 Even better deal if you can find one used

Thu, 6 May 2004 03:19:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - With the currently plunging prices on the sub-miniature DV camcorders there are a lot of folks unloading their older (slightly larger) earlier generation DVs. Case in point the PV-DV701D I picked up at a bargain basement price. I had been looking for...

Panasonic PT-50LC13 best of breed

Thu, 6 May 2004 02:41:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - I spent many months researching the alternatives – Plasma, Standalone LCD Projector, DLP and LCD projection finally settling on LCD projection and in particular the PT-50LC13. We looked at the Sony Wega LCD projection which was a little more...

eWiz.com: Low prices, fast turnaround and courteous service - who can ask for more?

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:23:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - Excellent service, I ordered the items on Monday and everything was sitting on my doorstep by Wednesday. Good process, good communications, superb packing and status tracking, good value. Minor nicks - the price of the item I ordered on Monday...

All this will capture is a ton of your time!

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:59:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - I was looking to convert some old Hi8 video camera tapes to digital format (before my 10 year old ca...

Pontis Electronic SP-600 Portable MP3 Player: MP3 Player and External storage

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 23:35:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - I had been considering an inexpensive portable MP3 player for some time hoping to get a reasonable quality one in the sub $100 range. Until I discovered the Pontis SP-600, the front-runners in my quest were the 32MB Nike or Rio devices.

I...

Midiman UNO 1x1 MIDI Interface w/Cables & Conectrs: Budding street musicians?

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:16:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - After many years of neglect, I was getting back into playing some guitar and looking for some basic backing. I pulled out all my old MIDI gear only to find none of it worked with any of the computers or operating systems I now use.

The Midiman...

IBM Thinkpad T23 - the ideal Laptop?

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:16:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mpwa - I must admit I was dubious about moving up from my old Toshiba Tecra 550 to the IBM but I must admit to being pleasantly surprised not only with the power but also the look and feel. At around 6 pounds this is pretty much my ideal weight/size for a...