Epinions Recent Reviews for za9ra22

Almighty power to weight ratio!

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:04:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - The Netbook market has really taken off in ways many thought unlikely. The presumption that users wouldn't flock to low-cost, moderate performance ultra portables because there had never been a market for such systems before has clearly been affected by...

Great value exercise machine

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:10:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Fitness pros will tell you that you won't get gym-quality equipment in this price range, and of course they are mostly right. Gym-quality requires a robustness and quality that is expensive to obtain, so the home user with a more limited budget has...

A great choice for beginner or serious amateur

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:59:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - The E520 is Olympus’s replacement for the year-old E510, and as such it shares much of the character and personality of the earlier model. It is almost the same size and weight, has the same look and feel, and handles almost exactly the same. In many...

Class leading FM tuner - HD thrown in for free!

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:25:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - The XDR-F1HD has a somewhat misleading description, implying that it is a 'radio' when it is not. It's a tuner, with line-out jacks for connection to a receiver/amplifier/home theatre system (or powered speakers), so it can't be used as a free-standing...

A DSLR for the common man

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:31:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Two years is a long time in digital photography, with technology moving quickly and yesterday's cameras of choice fast becoming today's also-rans. Thus it is that two years after buying a Fuji S9000, I found myself considering a DSLR to replace it...

Boxing clever

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:01:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - There's nothing much exciting about reaching the decision you need an external drive for backup or added data store. It's a bit like buying a house because it has a three-car garage when you'd rather have one with a home theater and space for two cars...

Apple of my eye!

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:41:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - The WOW factor: Let me start by saying just one thing: Wow! Right, now that’s out of the way, down to business! The 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo iMac is a pretty formidable system in every respect. At $1800 it is not inexpensive, at 24” the screen is not...

An unconventional way to travel

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 15:36:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - “It’s very ‘Nintendo’ really”, the salesman said leaning from the back seat to point out the joystick-like gear shift, power button and center display panel. “Not so much a car as a large box of electronics.” Unusually for a salesman, he was right...

A real gem for the videographer.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:34:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - It was that time again. Time to start the search for a replacement for my camcorder - a Sony which has seen very heavy use and was beginning to show the signs of wear and tear. The Sony has been good. Hard to replace in many ways. When it was bought,...

As good as it gets.... almost

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:24:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - There are a number of things that make the difference between the right camera and the wrong one, chief amongst them the quality of pictures it takes. But almost as critical are size, weight, balance, feel, features, controllability, shooting modes and,...

A sharp intake of breath required

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:12:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - It has to be said that I generally like NEC displays. They are not the best, not the cheapest, not the brightest, fastest or lightest, but in the great scheme of things, for quality of image, construction quality and for reliability in use, NEC displays...

Almost all things to almost all users.

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:11:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Suffering a few problems with my Olympus C2040, I couldn’t help but think that now would be a good time for someone to step up to the plate and buy me a nice birthday present. Looking around at the products available, it wasn’t hard to notice...

Amptron CT-723D 17-Inch 1280 x 1024 Silver/Black DVI-D LCD: A bright idea

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:39:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - It wasn't my intention to buy a new monitor. My NEC1530 was fine, except that I needed a tiny bit more real estate to clutter up with windows to have to navigate around. I'm a glutton for punishment it seems. So I started looking for a 17" LCD, and based...

A small box of big tricks

Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:22:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - It's difficult to know for sure how best to categorize this system. For those who follow Apple's culture of design, the Mac Mini will undoubtedly be all things to all people; the epitome of style, and proof, if proof were needed, that Apple is the only...

Loud noises from your pocket

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:20:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - With the latest crop of MP3 players, and particularly the newer ‘click-wheel’ generation of the iPod, it may seem odd to post a review of a now discontinued model. But 30Gb 3rd generation iPods are still available as refurbished units from some sources,...

A Kenworth spare part used for movie production!?

Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:27:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - A cross between a cheese grater and a ceramic heater, the G5 is stark to the point of improbability - would *you* buy a computer that looked like it fell out from under the hood of a Kenworth? I didn't think I would. It has none of the blinking...

Hewlett Packard Compaq tc1000 (470050-887) Tablet PC: A scribble is worth a thousand words!

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:39:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Someone asked me once why the reviews I write here all seem so positive. Good question. It’s because (for the most part anyway) that I only buy stuff I like. So it will come as no surprise that despite my preference for Apple Macs, this is going to...

Shake, Rattle and Roll....?

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:38:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Not wanting to be un-cool, I tried to suppress the laughter. I’d gone to my Honda dealer to look at an Odyssey, which was of course calm, refined and almost luxurious in exactly the way you’d expect. Then I saw an Element, standing tall and in...

An Apple to the core

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:23:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - I love Macs. I always did. From cute and innovative to all shinny and raw power, they've always been easy to use, cool to show off and expensive to buy. This one is no different, and if that were all there was to it, I'd probably not be writing this...

Blow your socks off in style

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:00:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Standing in a branch of Circuit City, looking for a network card, the last thing on my mind was a new speaker system for my computer. I didn't need one.

20 feet away a young kid was pushing buttons on the shelf that displayed computer speaker...

Hot property

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:07:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - I never thought I'd be writing a review on any Sony laptop, let alone this one. In comparison to Dells, Gateways, Compaqs and almost any other manufacturer, Sony laptops are expensive - almost prohibitively so.

Or so I thought.

Then...

American Beauty

Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:26:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - More than enough has been written about these rather venerable G4 systems in the last 2 years or so, why enter the fray with a new review? The answer is that after a couple of years of dedicated PC use and feeling like I was being obstructed every time I...

Where ever you go, there you are!

Tue, 30 Jul 2002 16:49:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - Lost? Who's says I'm lost? I just don't know where the road I thought I was on went.

Never had that sort of experience? Well then you probably don't need a GPS and may never have a use for one. For the rest of us, these once esoteric devices...

Lexmark Color JetPrinter Z32 Inkjet Printer: Cheap and cheerful.

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 18:24:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - After reading reviews on this printer, I bought one last year. It replaced an old HP that was neither color, nor high resolution, and the Lexmark Z32 seemed like a good idea.

With just a couple of buttons, simple loading of what looked like...

A shining example of LCD technology

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:41:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author za9ra22 - If you're wondering why all the fuss about flat screen LCD displays these days and whether they can really be worth all that money, or if you're not familiar with LCD displays over the past couple of years, gone are the fuzzy, blurred images that...