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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-slayek Recent reviews written by member slayek en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_457923923588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - First of all, take my review from a non-business user standpoint, since I am not a power user, rather use my phone mainly as voice only device.With that statutory statement, I can tell you that finding a decent phone become more and more difficult... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457923923588 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:04:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457923923588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451216969348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I am big time lover of icecream and usually scour thru the frozen dairy aisles of grocery stores with childish pleasure and craving. I am not a fan of common fares, such as vanilla, chocolate etc. What really draws my gastronomical attention are fruity... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451216969348 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:02:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451216969348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439884091012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I know most of us have more than one clock radio at our home since they are so important to our success in life. I think $10-20 dollars invested in a clock radio perhaps play the biggest role in a person's life than any other consumer goods. Since school... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439884091012 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:30:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439884091012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428063035012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I got my dv6500t as a gift, so my initial expression was, wow! After 4 months of using it, I am still sort in the phase of wow! This little machine can do much that I cut down using my desktop. My laptop came with following config, T7250 core 2 Duo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428063035012 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:15:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428063035012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425893793412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I am quite surprised that a review has not been written for this particular model of webcam, since it is something like a BMW in the cloud of other budget webcams. If you do not know by now, CCD based webcams are the best webcams, however, most of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425893793412 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:41:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425893793412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354105134724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I am using my Dell 1704FPT monitor for the last 2 years and getting more more annoyed by its poor viewing angle and even worse color reproduction for graphics editing purpose. So, I started my research on a viable candidate. I have used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354105134724 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:29:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354105134724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_278241906308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I purchased this router solely based on the price, there was no other "epinion" on this router when it came out. I mean from the price point, it was I think 40 cents, rest of the price was absorbed in the form of free shipping from the seller and rebate... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~278241906308 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:36:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_278241906308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215491907204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - It's been a while I was looking for those R30 speakers from fry's that went on and off the sale price of $39.99 a piece. Finally I told to myself that I need them for sure and pulled the trigger on a sunny day! I had to call the CSR at Outpost.com in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215491907204 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:18:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215491907204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211996085892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - My dell M20 laptop was a great for me for a while but I started to hate the small key boards and slower hard drive, not to mention the care it needs during handling. Search for a robust desktop took me to Corsair valueselect RAM sticks. Honestly, before... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211996085892 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:59:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211996085892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197288365700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I was alluded by the after rebate price for this printer and I was suppose to buy ink for my aging canon printer. So I pulled the trigger and ordered the printer from officedepot. There was another reason behind my choice, the scan quality. I had a huge... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197288365700 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:59:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197288365700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189812018820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I am an amateur photographer and therefore use Photoshop for share of my time. With the introduction of 8 megapixel camera in my gear I readily recognized how important it is to have a larger monitor since I was using a 14inch laptop for my work. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189812018820 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:55:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189812018820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189195521668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - This is a review of another Tamrac bag in my arsenal. For the last one year I was using a small Canon duffel bag and anothe Tamrac backpack for carrying my gear but it was not easy, specially when I needed to pack up my larger lenses and when I am not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189195521668 Sat, 9 Jul 2005 16:40:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189195521668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181160808068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I was looking for a decent laptop for a while since my Toshiba is kind of aging in terms of things I was looking for in a laptop. I am a big time digital camera user and therefor have to download gigabytes of image files into my computer on a regular... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181160808068 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:54:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181160808068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174765543044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I purchased this phone from Amazon and using this for the last three days. So my experience is limitted and use your best judgment to get the best out of my review. After using my alltel phone for the last 9 months I decided to switch over to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174765543044 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:29:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174765543044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176643083908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I have been into photography for sometime now. At one point I wanted to discover the area of macro (or micro?) world thru my camera but I do not have enough money in pocket. At that time, I had only two choices to explore Macro photography- buying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176643083908 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:49:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176643083908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176639151748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - The full review already written on 20D is more than adequate to represent its' capabilities. So in my review I am not going to repeat those details about 20D. I rather present my own experience in this review. I first get into digital SLR world back in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176639151748 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:19:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176639151748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161855147652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - Just one experience with 17th street photo an dit was back in 2001 when I purchased a Rebel 2000 kit from them. Item as described and shipping was fast. CSRs sounds a bit rude but that was a common thing in all NY based photographic stores (read B&H,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161855147652 Tue, 16 Nov 2004 03:20:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161855147652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143604092548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I bought this bag in order to carry all my lens and camera bodies with me. I used to carry my stuff in an Ambico bag bought from nycv.com untill I purchased a 200mm f2.8 L lens with a 2x extender. It became impossible for me to fit all my lenses in that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143604092548 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 02:20:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143604092548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140638064260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I bought mine from Bestbuy from a Christmas sale for just 1000 bucks in 2001. That was the beginning of a smooth journey of Toshiba and me. I never have a single glitch with this machine. Bad things- It's heavy, by no means you can leave it on your lap... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140638064260 Wed, 19 May 2004 19:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140638064260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140637474436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - Canon EF 200mm f=1:2.8 USM (for Canon EOS bodies) is the third but only "L" lens in my bag. For those who are unaware, "L" stands for Canon's pro lenses that comes with a red ring in the lens barrel. Previously I owned Canon 100-400 USM L IS lens... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140637474436 Wed, 19 May 2004 19:48:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140637474436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137037778564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I bought this combo from 17street Photo from NY. Everything came out as promised. However, I never liked the combo for some reasons. Rebel 200 body- Made of plastic, can not withstand harsh condition; plastic lens mount- not suitable for heavy lens;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137037778564 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:27:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137037778564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137006583428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - I bought this one used in like new condition from Bay. Slapped the lens to my Elan 7 body, and boy, this is slow. USM is not ring type, so it's very slow. If you want to save money get the one without USM. Picture quality is acceptable at 100-200mm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137006583428 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:00:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137006583428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137005469316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - This lens from Canon is a good value for money. Very fast autofocus with ring type USM and full time manual focusing makes this lens a very nice choice for an everyday use lens. Metal mount and non-rotating front element are very nice for a prosumer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137005469316 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:52:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137005469316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103964053124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author slayek - When it comes to printers, I always buy the cheapest one bundled with all kinds of rebates. My first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103964053124 Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:13:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103964053124?linkin_id=8003929