Epinions Recent Reviews for samdavidowicz

A no-frills single-function photo printer that prints outstanding pictures.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:10:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - A little backstory and some info: So, my beloved Canon i960 printer has finally bit the dust. The light magenta section of the printhead stopped working, and it was either buy a new printhead for a nearly 6 year old machine or just...

A classic rock fan reviews Kat's album

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:04:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Part 1: a little background on this. OK, where do I begin? First off, I must say that even though I’m young, I’m not that much into the current music “trends.” I would much rather listen to RUSH or Led Zeppelin then Justin...

This will make you want to go to Steve's concerts!

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 02:23:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - There was a while back when a friend in high school told me, “Sam, if you like guitar players then I’m sure you’ll like Steve Vai. He’s awesome.” At the time, my fave guitar player was Stevie Ray Vaughan. It took me a while to finally listen to a few...

Canon I-960 Photo Printer Ink-jet Printer: For photos, there’s nothing better than the Canon i960.

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 02:41:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - There are sometimes when time is money. That’s why I decided to purchase the Canon i960. Yes, I do have an HP Photosmart 7350, itself an awesome printer. Yet the 10+ minute wait time required to do an 8x10 (the size I like to do most, unlike most...

The Dimage Z1: Minolta (almost) gets it right!

Tue, 4 Nov 2003 01:32:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - I was searching for a camera to replace my Olympus C-730. While that camera was very good in terms of image quality, battery life and features, the sometimes very slow shutter lag (the amount of time between when you press the shutter button and w...

True rock lives!

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 01:11:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Computer geek Sam is writing a music review!

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A little history

I first heard about the Donnas back in '98, when Sound N' Vision was still called Stereo Review. They did a...

Excellent but pricy scanner.

Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:44:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - For some reason I go through scanners like water: I'm never really happy with the quality I get from them. First I had a Visioneer 8100, then the 8900, and now the HP 5500c.

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HP: quality at a price.

At first, I...

Olympus C-730uz: a fine choice in a long-zoom digicam.

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 02:56:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - While the dimage 5 was a great digicam, I got tired of the slow autofocus and horrible battery life. So I sold it on Ebay and picked myself up the Olympus C-730 online.

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Complete specs:

CCD Imager: 3.2...

Photosmart 7350: "Are you sure this is from a printer?"

Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:55:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - It's like starting a good relationship and then finding someone better: I love my HP 990cse, but when I printed out some pix on HP's Photosmart 7350 that I bought to work (the pix, not the printer), I fell in love. So, a few weeks go by, and I sell my...

Awesome video camera for an Awesome price!

Fri, 12 Jul 2002 02:03:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - How I got it:

After months of pondering, I finally decided to get a camcorder. Of course, which one? Being that I set a mental limit of $500 (including accessories), digital models through retail outlets were out of the...

Fastest EIDE hard drive series available: The WDxxxxJB series.

Thu, 2 May 2002 14:50:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Western digital's "JB" series:

Western digital has been a power player in the computer storage business for many years now, and they rarely disappoint. Now, they've released "special editions" of their standard 7200RPM EIDE hard drives...

Lexmark Color JetPrinter Z65 Ink-jet Printer: High resolution, but not high quality.

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:43:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Lexmark always seems to hawk resolution that same way that Intel hawks MHz on the pentium 4. Does that translate to high performance? Not really, as in the case here.

Sam's note: I don't own this printer, but for the first time I...

You'll have to pry me off this!

Tue, 5 Mar 2002 01:58:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Intro:

Near mid-late summer 2000 I had just about had it with dial-up.

Super slow page downloads, songs on Napster would take 30 minutes, horrid video streams. I was ready to take the plunge into broadband. Before I get into...

A good VCR, but with some flaws

Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:08:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - This VCR was bought a few months ago to replace our faltering GE in our living room. It was then transplanted into my room, when my 4 year old Sony got back from its professional cleaning.

Yes, I know that you can get VCRs nowadays for...

A very nice combo.

Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:12:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - The time came one day when my parents' 16 year old VCR in her bedroom finally bought the farm, and they wanted a new one. At about the same time, I wanted to get a DVD player for their room. The reason for this was, even though I have a dvd player in...

A great camera, but not for point-and-shooters or fast action.

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:36:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - The Minolta Dimage 5 is indentical to the Dimage 7, but with 3.3 megapixels instead of 5.2 and a slightly larger zoom lens, for around $200-400 less, depending on who sells it.

Before I move on to the specs and pros/cons, I'd like...

A lot of scanner for not much money (Updated) .

Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:51:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Visioneer is a company that make scanners that are not only easy to use but are (usually) good quality. The 8900 USB is no exception.

The scanner I replaced with this one was the 8100, which was excellent in its own right. As good as...

buydig.com: An overall good experience.

Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:58:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - After researching and pricing about 15(!) digital cameras, I went to the local camera shop and asked the price of the Minolta Dimage 5, and he said "$799." I said thank you and left. The D5, from the reviews I've heard, is a great camera (some say...

Finally, a printer I won't have to replace after a year! (Windows XP update)

Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:14:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - Update: There are a few things I forgot to mention..

When my Lexmark Z52 died, I was not upset, but relieved. I got tired of have to go out and buy 50+ dollar inks every two weeks. So, I drained my bank account to buy this HP at its new...

Awesome system with great bass

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 00:37:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - I was ready to get rid of my piece of junk GPX stereo with no bass and very little volume and upgrade to something bigger. I like Aiwa's stuff very much, and at the beginning of august, I saved up for three weeks to buy their top line mini stereo...

Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32: Great Drive, but....

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:46:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author samdavidowicz - I was looking for a CD burner for a long time (actually, until I got enough money) until I stumbled on a PC Magazine rewiew of the plextor Plexwriter 12/10/32A. I ordered it from buy.com (great prices!) and within a week it was in my home.
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