Dell Inspiron 1545 - tried and tested for 6 months

Advantages: Easy to use, perfect for storing vast amounts of data, very big hard drive!
Disadvantages: No webcam, poor battery life when watching films/episodes

...After using the Dell Inspiron 1545 for 6 months, I would definitely recommend it as it is a reliable, easy to use and fast laptop. The main features of the laptop are summarised in the list below: Windows Vista (Home Premium) Intel Core 2 Duo T580 250 GB Hard Drive 3GB Memory 15.6" Widescreen CD/DVD Re-writer Wireless 3 USB connections Lithium ion battery I bought this laptop from PC world for £399 and have used it daily for six months. I usually use it for watching films and find that the resolution is very clear and of a high quality. I regularly burn CD/DVDs and have not experienced any problems since purchasing this item. Also, I use this laptop for Internet use everyday and believe it is very convenient as it has a wireless connection and so can be used anywhere in the house or garden. In addition, the laptop...

supergirl20 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Nintendo Wii - 6 Months on

Advantages: Fantastic for children/drunken grown ups
Disadvantages: Graphics. Games (so far). Gimmicky

...I luckily managed to get a Wii on launch, being in one of the pre-order windows from Amazon. I was very excited at the time, as this is no ordinary console. However, over the past 6 months or so, as more and more Wiis are being sold, shops still selling out, and interest still simmering, I have become bored of the console. Reason being, the games are not engaging enough. Wii Sports saved the Wii. Packaging that with every console made it a success. And it is a good game, but nowhere near as good as many expect it to be. The controls weren\'t accurate enough and eronious movements often caused you to lose at the key moment (Wii Tennis, anyone?). Some of the games were just terrible as well. Golf was nigh on unbearable, as instead of measuring the range of movement and direction the remote went through, the game measured the speed...

scr204 31.07.2007 · Read review
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Focus Monthly Contact Lenses

Advantages: Value for money if used wisely
Disadvantages: If not rinsed well or left in too long can cause discomfort

...Being a short-sighted Myopia sufferer contact lenses seemed like an obvious alternative to spectacles what with constantly losing or breaking them. Contact lenses eradicated this problem! Focus monthly's were the first brand of lenses I ever tried?not too expensive so as a student I could comfortably afford them. I must admit these lenses were quite comfortable?at first but due to the necessity of having to re-use and re-use them they had a tendency to fray round the edges, dry out and slightly deteriorate. If they hadn't been sterilised properly overnight and stored in the correct solution this felt on occasions like putting grit into your eye the following morning. Focus monthly's are a product of Ciba Vision and retail at most opticians for about ten pounds a month (can be purchased in three month batches if more appropriate...

K1r5ty21 11.09.2008 · Read review
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Panasonic Lumix TZ6 - metal-bodied compact zoom

Advantages: Sturdiness, Ease of use, Autofocus Tracking
Disadvantages: Overshadowed by the TZ7, Tries to do everything for you

...I always find it a little strange when a company releases two similar models at the same time, especially when the price difference is only around £40. The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 and TZ7 are similar stable-mates, with the TZ7 being the superior of the two. Having said that, the extra features of the TZ7 are things I can quite comfortably live without, such as the superior video capability with stereo sound, an HDMI output, and the ability of the camera to recognise up to 15 of your friends when they appear in a picture. Why would I want that? I don't have 15 friends - and even if I did, I'm sure I could remember them myself! The TZ6 is aimed at people who want to take nice pictures but don't really want to know how those pictures are achieved. Almost everything is designed to be automatic and intuitive, and there is some pretty...

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Panasonic Lumix TZ6, Versatile compact with great image quality

Advantages: Fantastic little camera with 12 x zoom & 10.1MP (better than TZ5), but cheaper than TZ7
Disadvantages: No HD movie mode, not very cheap

...The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 is a great little camera that I have used to compliment my large DSLR (a Nikon D90 I have also reviewed), which is too big and expensive to be taken everywhere. Specification The TZ6 is compact camera with 10.1 MP, which is plenty of pixels for all but the larger prints and harshest crops. This means that in normal conditions there will never be pixelation, in fact too many megapixels squashed onto a sensor can actually reduce the image quality. The most important feature of this camera is the 12x zoom, 25mm wide angle, Leica lens. Leica is a quality brand, and this lens is no exception, it produces quality images and the lens slides out of the camera quickly and smoothly. There is no lens cap, but slide across covers, as in most other digital compacts. Design For such a versatile camera, it is...

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Specsavers Monthly Disposable Lenses

Advantages: better than glasses
Disadvantages: expensive

...Specsavers Monthly Disposable Lenses I have been wearing contact lenses on and off now for just over a year and when I had my eye check done at Specsavers I thought it the easy option just to go with them for the monthly deal of them sending me out my lenses by post and then paying each month by direct debit. I was wearing my glasses mainly for driving and watching the TV but I hated wearing them when I was going out for the night or even a days shopping I would feel self conscious when wearing them. I didn?t wear my glasses all the time so I felt that the monthly option was by far the better choice. Specsavers take a £10 debit from my account each month and for that price I get sent three sets of lenses three bottles of contact lens solution and a contact lens holder sent to my door every three months. This is...

newby2 28.05.2007 · Read review
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Employee of the Month

Advantages: Makes you laugh
Disadvantages: Some parts are predictable

...This film is based in a large discount warehouse store. Zach is a box boy nd doesn't do a lot around the shop. He radio's people to do the work for him. His rival is called Vince and he is head cashier. Vince has won the award for 'Employee of the Month' 17 months running and is hoping to win it again to set a new record and also a fantastic new car. A new employee is set to start at hte warehouse. Her name is Amy (played by Jessica Simpson). She turns a few faces as she walks in to her first day after her transfer. Vince walks her round and it seems like the couple are going to get on really well. They even go out to dinner together. Zach wants to make himself known and decides tat he wants to win 'Employee of the Month'. The main reason comes after his colleague gets hold of Amy's file. It states that the reason for her transfer...

sarah.onslow 22.05.2007 · Read review
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A snuggly sleeping bag

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...the sleeping bag stays in place. You zip them up around your baby and the shoulders have little poppers like dungarees so that they stay in place and the baby can't wiggle down underneath them. This makes them flexible as they're baggy so as baby moves the bag moves with them instead of the blankets being thrown off. This bag is huge! Baby Hope is 8 months old and only just in 3-6 months clothes but her 6 month sleeping bag was getting a bit small so we bought this one knowing that it would fit her for a long time! There is plenty of space but that doesn't matter. The fact that it's double her length isn't a problem as it just means that she will grow into it, it doesn't affect how warm it will keep her. Sleeping bags come with different tog ratings like quilts and duvets do. In the summer we use a 1tog and in the winter a 2.5tog. This...

lorriellah 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Grobag Grobag Princess Lucy Baby Sleeping Bag 6-18 months

Flimsy and broken after under 6 months

Advantages: Attractive
Disadvantages: Poorly made

...We purchased the silver cross pram just after Christmas & I had my little boy in March so we have used it for under 6 months. The pram was too small - he isn't a huge baby or particularly long in length but he was too small for the pram after 3 mths! Now I have to use it as a pushchair & it has broken. I was getting off a bus that doesnt provide a walk-on service & after struggling with my 6 mth baby & having to get my 6 year old son to hold him - I could not set the pushchair back up and in the end, after 15 minutes of getting flustered and panicking that my son would accidently drop my baby, we slowly dragged the pushchair half folded all the way home. The chassis has broken and cannot be folded or unfolded. A bar across the underneath has come away and my husband has spent all evening trying to fix it but to no avail. Appalling...

Missgelfling24 20.08.2008 · Read review
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Terrahawks - Volume 6.

Advantages: KIDS TODAY WOULD LOVE IT
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...Terrahawks - Volume 6. ~Introduction~ Created by Gerry Anderson and set in the year 2020, we follow the Terrahawks. The Terrahawks defend the Earth from 'Zelda' and her evil minions. Creator: Gerry Anderson Producer: Gerry Anderson Screenwriter: Gerry Anderson Executive Producer: Gerry Anderson ~Synopsis~ The human race is under threat of extinction by the evil Zelda and her minions of killer robots. She has travelled from her home world of Guk and set up her base on mars. Firstly though she has had to destroy the earth base that was there. She now aims all of her destruction towards earth in the hope of clearing the planet for her own race. The UN High Command appoints Doctor 'Tiger' Ninestein to equip and train an elite fighting force to defend the world against the evil Zelda and her robotic...

Maximus-Qualitus 20.07.2009 · Read review
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