3M 1.44Mb Floppy Disks. Yes thats another one.

Advantages: Small and compact
Disadvantages: Breakable and horrible colour

...Hiya sorry about the boredom about these floppy disks first the imation 3 1/2" floppu disks and now its those pesky 3M's. Right i am sorry to say that my other batch of imation floppy disks have run out. So i phoned my supplier and i was informed by the lovely lady called charlie that they had run out. So she did suggest i try the new 3M pack of 10 floppies. Right onto the product in hand: These are the worst floppy disks i have ever purchased, the colour black is the worst ever but i must agree that floppies are the same as any other floppies. These floppy disks are not pre-formatted so you would need to format them yourself which is really time consuming, especially if you have a really important report due in the next day for the bank as i did. These floppies are not as good as the Imation series as all of these disks are...

Sexy_Young_God 22.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of 3M Floppy disk 1.44 MB

Aiptek PocketCam 3M

Advantages: Very reasonably priced, quality photos, comes with tripod and case.
Disadvantages: Slow shutter speed, the flash reflects white if using indoors.

...I bought my PocketCam for £79.99, I was blinded by the 3 mega pixels, the tripod and the price. I somewhat regret the purchase now though. It was intended to be an upgrade from my 1 mega pixel Kodak digital camera, which was great but the picture quality was not up to scratch so I purchased this one and proceeded to take photos, it was during the day and they all came out great with no problems. The next time I used it was indoors in the evening the flash reflected off everything light or white so the pictures where terrible, after much adjustment with the settings I managed to take a few good ones but these varied as to how much light was in the room. And whether the flash was set to auto or not. The other thing I found was that the delay the camera took to take the actual photo was about 2 seconds therefore any photos of moving...

chez301 17.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Aiptek PocketCam 3M

Good value but dull

Advantages: Price, reliability, build quality
Disadvantages: Weight, brightness

...This is my second data projector review in as many days but there seems to be a paucity of information about these products and I use them quite a bit at work so here goes. We have had our 8610 projector for seven years now. It has been used daily in school term time. It is always on standby and has been since purchase. On average it has about three hours of use each day so it is probably in the medium to heavy usage range for a data projector. Let’s take a look at the range of features on offer and consider the projector as a presentation investment. EASE OF USE The rear of the projector is home to four buttons: standby, menu, enter and a cursor control for selection. This allows you to access the adjustment for the angle of the projected image, the volume and the brightness. The on screen menu that comes up is easy to...

Plymyphil 04.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of 3M MP 8610

Budget priced projector fits the bill

Advantages: Excellent value for money
Disadvantages: No fancy features

...100A SVGA Projector - 2000 ANSI lumens, 3yr de-install/re- install warranty * Image Brightness - 2000 ANSI lumens * Max Resolution - SVGA 800 x 600 (Native) * Dimensions - W x D x H 27.2 cm x 20 cm x 8 cm * Weight - 2.3 kg * Image Contrast - Ratio 2000:1 * Bulb Type - 180 W (3500 hours normal / 4000 hours eco) * Power - 100 - 240VAC, 50/60Hz * Supported Resolutions - 1280 x 1024; 1152 x 870 (Mac 21"); 640 x 480 (VGA/Mac 13"); 1024 x 768 (XGA) compressed * Image Size - 0.7 - 7.69 m * Throw Ratio - 1.9 to 2.1 * Projection Distance - 1.2 m - 12 m Now I don't pretend to understand much of the above but from my perspective it was a relatively small machine which would make it easily portable and at 2.3 Kg it wasn't too heavy. The lamp life is reasonable especially in eco mode which should easily cope with the use...

laramax 03.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of NEC NP100

A clean environment

Advantages: Cleans your pc and everything else too
Disadvantages: none

...As an office administrator I am continuously using my computer for all aspects of my job. The best part of my job is designing and producing flyers, leaflets and posters for our events. I produce a draft and before printing it, to save paper I ask my manager to see what she thinks of my work. She normally asks me to move the pictures around, perhaps change the font and colours. While she is telling me what to edit she will point and touch the screen then move her finder about to show me where she wants things to be placed. Which is fair enough but it really irritates me because she will leave a trail of grease behind on my screen which is really irritating and I can't work with a messy screen. So as soon as she disappears back into her office out comes the screen cleaning kit! Our 3M Screen cleaning kit contains a cleaning spray...

redballoon 03.06.2004 (05.06.2004) · Read review
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Sony Portable Projector

Advantages: Easy to carry, light and compact
Disadvantages: Expensive to maintain

...I have used this Sony Projector for over 3 years. It is very light, compact and easy to use. It comes in a canvas carry case with shoulder strap. The projector itself folds up in to a compact carry case. The front cover folds over with a handle and locks so it can be carried like a mini briefcase. The control functions are on top of the projector. There is a row of buttons on the front, Power,Input,APA, and volume control. On the right are buttons for reset,menu,arrow keys and enter. There are 4 light signals,lamp,fan,power saving,standby. The port at the back has audio,mouse,video,svideo and scart to laptop connection. THe SONY LCD Projector made in Japan is very reliable. THis one is probably 5 years old. Replacement lamps for it are now very expensive. When you switch it on it is ready to use in about 3 minutes. The picture...

damien.gallery 14.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony VPL CS2

Can you buy a full HD projector on the cheap?

Advantages: Cheap and bright full HD machine
Disadvantages: Poor colour reproduction

...This is probably the first of the high end home cinema projectors that I have felt is capable and bright enough to use in a commercial setting. It combines an impressive specification with a price that is low enough to bring full HD projection into their home cinema or meeting room. With comparable machines often costing two or three times as much as this machine, where are the downsides to buying a full HD projector on the cheap? Specification/Connectivity This machine is a 3600 lumen projector with a texas instruments full HD DLP chip and a 5 segment colour wheel. There is connectivity for HDMI, DVI-D, 2x VGA, VGA out, component video, s-video and composite video. There are audio inputs for all the inputs allowing you to use the projector as the switching centre for your home cinema if required. It has RS232 and ethernet...

MSHunt 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Optoma EP1080

Mini LED Projector with USB connectivity!

Advantages: LED bulb, quick on quick off, USB connectivity
Disadvantages: Wish it was offered in multiple colors

...I?ve owned the Optoma HD20 for a while now, and I must say it?s a great projector, but I?ve always wanted something portable, something that was small yet powerful, and that?s when I found the BenQ GP1. Of course, you can?t compare the performance between the GP1 and the HD20, but I got to say, for the price you pay for the GP1 and the size and weight of it, it really is an amazing mini projector. Although only with 100 lumens, it is 100 lumens of LED (RGB not white) lamination, and I must say if you compare it with standard LCD or DLP 100 lumens, the LED?s 100 lumens are quite a few multiples higher. And the device is absolutely TINY! It weighs only 1.4 lbs (0.6 kg)! Another great thing is that the GP1, being LED, is able to have instant on/off capabilities, which saves a lot of time. And you can forget about changing bulbs, as LED...

Fairton11 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of BenQ Joybee GP1

Sony's Excellent Projector

Advantages: High Brightness, 3LCD Projection System, AIAS (Advanced Intelligent Auto Setup), Short Focal Length
Disadvantages: Abit Noisy

...The Sony VPL CX21 is a bright, slim, and stylish projector designed for mobile applications. A friend of mine has this and we always watch movies on it. The projector has many features which I've written about below with brief explanation of each feature: - High Brightness of 2100 ANSI Lumens The projector has three Sony 0.63-inch LCD panels and a latest designed 165 W lamp, it has a brightness of 2100 ANSI lumens, which provides amazing image quality even in very high ambient-light. The projector has a resolution of XGA (1024 x 768), this simply means fine display of even the smallest details. - 3LCD Projection System This is what the Sony projector is all about, it has a 3LCD projection system which means the projected images are bright and natural and for this to be achieved it has 3 LCD panels. It provides high light...

Surj1 09.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony VPL CX21

Interactivity or projector activity

Advantages: Easy to use, robust
Disadvantages: Not as accurate as pen based and heavy

...means with one SMART board in an organisation everybody can have the software on their own PC, even at home, for preparing presentations. PROJECTOR OR INTERACTIVE BOARD Now, here comes my only criticism and it is of the technology not this particular product. So often I see an interactive whiteboard being used and the user has demanded the hardware as essential to a particular presentation and I'm left thinking that in actual fact with a data projector and a standard board they would have been fine. Data projectors have remote controls that allow mouse movements and clicks too so if you are going to use one of these make sure your presentation is truly interactive please. Let's see the audience on their feet moving things around and interacting with the data/lesson. PROBLEMS Don't fall for the portable solution. It seems ideal if you...

Plymyphil 13.12.2003 · Read review
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