Epinions Recent Reviews for pwhite8314

Crowne Plaza Heathrow: One of the best hotels near Heathrow airport

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:23:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - My office is near Heathrow, but I live about 100 miles away, so I end up staying in hotels near the airport 40 or 50 times a year. As regular hotel-stayers will know, hotels near airports are generally pretty average, on the basis that they have a...

It has competition, but the iPOD is still the greatest....just...

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:31:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - Apple got lucky with the original iPOD; they hit the market at just the right time - everyone else was producing tiny (by comparison) chip-based players with dinky buttons and a hopeless UI. In storms Apple with an MP3 player that was sexy, useable, and...

Don't believe the hype!

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:10:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - After getting the opportunity for a late-notice Xmas shopping break in NYC, the Hilton Millennium stood out from the reviews on various websites as being the best of the bunch. As I was booking in early December for a mid-December stay, my options were...

Heathrow Park Hotel: Overpriced, tiny rooms, corridors a mile long!

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:20:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - I work near Heathrow, and tend to stay in local hotels maybe 40-50 nights per year. Most of them are typical of 'airport hotels', in that they offer reasonable accommodation, but nothing amazing purely because they effectively have a captive audience...

Good for the price (I think!?)

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:24:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - I spent yonks reading all the reviews of the various option available for noise-cancelling headphones, and came to the conclusion that none of the reviews were conclusive. Here's a summary to save you the time - The Bose 'phones are great, the best, but...

Sony Ericsson P900: A good, but not great, 'smart' phone

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:39:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - A bit about me first, as it'll help frame my perspective on this review - love gadgets, want the latest and greatest of everything, and have tried using a PDA many, many times, but can't get into the habit. Also a long-time Nokia user, but just lately...

Nokia 7250: Above average for a Nokia, but not outstanding

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 06:36:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - I'm a big fan of Nokia phones, and have been using them since the bricks of the early 90's. As a business user with monthly bills in excess of $700, I guess I rate as a high user, so I need a phone up to that kind of abuse.

I've been using a...

A good all-rounder....

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:01:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - ....but nothing special.

Mobile phone users these days seem to be split between Nokia fans, and anything-but Nokia fans. I'm in the first group - although I'd love to have the features of the Sony-Ericsson T68i, I just know I'll not get along...

The Datai: The best resort hotel ever?

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:45:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - I've been lucky enough to stay at some great hotels, but out of all of them, the Datai has to rate as the best, sitting on the small island of Langkawi, just off the west coast of Malaysia. Most flights in are usually connecting from international hubs...

Not as good as they used to be....

Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:28:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - I first flew with Eva way back in '95, and back then their version of Deluxe Economy was ground-breaking and good value. These days everyone's doing it, so is Evergreen Deluxe still with the extra?

I'm not so sure it is. Not a lot seems to...

Nokia 8890 GSM Cellular Phone: 8890 One year on...

Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:49:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pwhite8314 - Having worn out my 8810, I've now owned my 8890 for a year, and here's my thoughts:

In general it's an excellent phone. As will all Nokia's I've ever used, the software is intuitive and very easy to use. Anyone that's owned a Nokia before...