Powerful U3 USB stick

Advantages: Fast, Powerful software
Disadvantages: N/A

...I had gone for several years without a USB stick at all, and I finally came to a point in my life where I required several for distributing a project I was working on. I had a look around for reasonably priced 4Gb USB sticks and I stumbled upon the SanDisk Cruzer Micro U3. I had recalled reading about U3 devices awhile back so I was quite interested to find out what they were. I discovered that U3 devices pretend to have a CD drive inside them so when you plug in the device it will install its drivers (as with any usb stick) and then it has the ability to autorun software. The software that comes with the USB stick allows certain programs to be installed on the stick, this is very useful as you can run programs and keep your settings saved on your usb stick so that they are not lost from computer to computer. The software that...

gothicbob 20.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro U3 - USB flash drive - 4 GB

PS3 slim

Advantages: Blu-ray, free online, nice extras like vidzone & iplayer. Almost silent operation
Disadvantages: Rubbish controller, still expensive, online nowhere near as good as xbox live

...Well, had the slim for a few weeks now (my 1st ever playstation), personally, I'm a little underwhelmed by it, I've been a gamer since the nintendo game & watch days & owned @ least 1 of the current gen consoles since the Mega Drive(Genesis). Graphically the system has the potential to wipe the floor with the 360, but this is really only going to apply to PS3 exclusives as any software house making a multi-platform game is going to be as cost effective (lazy) as possible & use the same graphics on all the games where possible(ok, they need to dumb them down for the Wii). My problem here is that I have yet to get a game for it that runs in 1080P, they all seem to be in 720P! Why???? I'm sure they are out there, but I haven't found one yet. I guess this is down to most HD tv's being HD ready rather than Full HD. Sound-Yeah, ok...

andyamn 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Wharfedale NE 571 USB MP3

Advantages: sound quality very good for price
Disadvantages: let down by low quality internals

...Fully featured, sounds good due to good speaker, my only quibbles are the quality of the internal parts, eg the low hum when you listen to cd's quietly, wont affect you if you listen loud but is a tell tale sign of low quality electronics. sound quality from mp3's could be better as they sound great coming from my pc through the aux input of this stereo but are of variable quality through the internal codec via USB. I also had problems after using the cd and usb for the first time. they worked ok for a while but after about an hour the cd packed up for 2 days, the usb socket gave nasty watery crackling sound when I played mp3's but after a couple days this also cleared up and i have had no problems since. Overall I would say this is a good system for the price despite teething troubles, it has given me many hours of pleasure....

NicholasJD 23.09.2008 · Read review
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PS3, for you and me?

Advantages: Stylish, good games available + lots more on the way, blu ray
Disadvantages: No HD cable in the box, no rumble, limited BC

...40GB or 60GB (if you purchased an older console) the bottom right advertises the built in Blu-ray disc player. To help you carry it home it has a handy carry handle which unfortunately isn't very comfortable, it doesn't help that the box weighs 6.5KG and once I had brought the thing home my hand was aching! Once you have the box open you will notice the two carboard tabs instructing you on how to get your system out. There are two main segments, one smaller segment contains the Sixaxis wireless controller, AV cable, USB cable, and Scart adaptor. The second much larger segment contains the PS3 console itself, this is wrapped carefully in polythene to protect the console finish. There is also a (sizeable) instruction manual buried at the bottom of the box but I was far too excited to bother with reading it! Design Wow! That was my...

hackersupr 08.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Playstation 3

Advantages: Easy to control
Disadvantages: Can't play normal dvds

...• Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1 I/O: • USB: Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0) • Memory Stick: standard/Duo, PRO x 1 • SD: standard/mini x 1 • CompactFlash: (Type I, II) x 1 Communication: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x3 (input x 1 + output x 2) Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) Controller: • Bluetooth (up to 7) • USB2.0 (wired) • Wi-Fi (PSP®) • Network (over IP) AV Output: • Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p • HDMI: HDMI out x 2 • Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1 • Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1 CD Disc media (read only): • PlayStation CD-ROM • PlayStation 2 CD-ROM • CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW • SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD • DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side...

Car.Dude42 03.04.2008 (10.10.2008) · Read review
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Wacom Intuos3 A4 USB Special Edition

Advantages: Improve accuracy with pen stylus, large mapping area/work space
Disadvantages: Mouse not as robust as could be

...After using an optical mouse for many years, I felt I needed a new tool to use with my design work which would give me greater accuracy and control over my work. So, after begging the boss for a 'new toy', we got the Wacom Intuos3 A4 tablet at work. It was very easy to install. It simply plugged into a USB socket on my iMac and once the installation disc had run, it was ready to go. Even though Macs come with drivers for most printers and other external accessories, I still ran the instal disc as it adds a new preference panel in the System Preference section. From here you can change the specifications for all the buttons on the tablet itself as well as on the mouse and stylus pen, along with the standard double-click speed, etc. The tablet has a work area of approximately 297 mm W x 210 mm H (A4) and has a 1:1 mapping ratio...

macmonkey 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Wacom Intuos3 A4 USB - mouse, digitizer, stylus

Playstation 3

Advantages: Graphics, playability, blu-ray player!
Disadvantages: None

...I have been umming and arring over which colsole to buy, the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. I had heard a lot of positive things about the Xbox, and I had also heard that graphics wise and gaming wise the Xbox was slightly better than the Playstation 3. However, I eventually decided to go for the Playstation 3 for several reasons. Firstly, and probably mainly, was because of the recent decision to cancel production of the HD-DVD format (a format which the Xbox 360 is developed to play), meaning that the Blu-Ray dvd format ( a format that the Playstation 3 is developed to play) will dominate the High Definition DVD market in the near future. Secondly, last year, the PS3's Blu-ray DVD player was voted best High Definition DVD player on the market. A DVD player that would have set you back over £250 to buy on it's own, but by buying...

danmclovin 24.07.2008 · Read review
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PS3 Full of stuff

Advantages: great selection of accessories, games, films, music
Disadvantages: bit pricey

...The 60gb version is a bit on the expensive side, I'm not sure if there's a separate hard drive available but if there is I'm sure it won't cost over £150, which is how much more this version costs over the 30gb version. The graphics are the best of any console out, the games can also be much much bigger than Xbox 360 as it uses high def blue ray disks where the 360 uses standard dvds for its games. There's a massive array of accessories and 3rd party companies are making even more as it's usb connected. There's no need for memory cards because of the huge hard drive, online gaming is quick and easy as it's very easy to connect to your normal broadband connector. The console itself is a little bigger than i would have liked but no inch is wasted, it's packed full of features. I've had mine 4 months and I'm still finding new...

ParkinK02 10.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Playstation 3 Great Product

Advantages: Useful, Multimedia Functions, Entertaining, Internet
Disadvantages: Does have the odd problems mostly HDMI issues.

...to to charge while using it by the USB charging lead. I havent had much problems with my PS3 expect for some HDMI problems. Sometimes its a bit tempremental and doesnt want to work, i have to cycle my tv on and off to get it to pick up a signal. But this may not even be a playstation fault could be my TV playing up who knows. Playstation Online has been incorprated well, playing online is easy and to create an account. Yeah theres always bugs when playing online and theres been updates for certain games for fixes and sony is always making updates for the playstation so make sure you keep up to date. They also add new features here and there like playstation life and ps3 home. Setting up the playstation was easy as i used an HDMI connection and it recognized it and displayed it at 1080p straight away. Using RGB it works fine but...

GStar_ 19.07.2009 · Read review
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Playstation 3

Advantages: Great graphics and choice of games
Disadvantages: expensive

...I got one last year for Christmas and found it to be better than my XBox 360 in almost every area, in my opinion this truly is the best games console on the market and would recommend it to anyone who is into their gaming. The graphics are phenomenal and the range of games available is tremendous! I find the controllers are much easier and more comfortable to use than the other consoles on the market today i.e. xbox 360s controller has no area for the hands to get a grip of and is quite frankly annoying especially when using after the playstation 3, the rechargable controller function is a tremendous help as i was always buying batteries and having the hassle of inserting them into the xbox and now i simply plug into the playstation console and the charges up no problem, i can even use the controller while its charging! i would...

stripe9 20.10.2009 · Read review
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