Advantages: Speed, WindowsXp and great hard drive, all add up to an awesome mahine!
Disadvantages: N/A

...I write for a living, and had been struggling with my Compaq 5700n for quite some time. Because of poor RAM and hard drive space, I couldn't keep anything in storage. With a 466 processor, load times were very slow, even with cable as my isp. My husband told me to go resrearch a new computer. After looking through Dell and Compaq, I went to the Gateway site. I spoke with Arlo Lorenz, who asked me loads of questions about what I needed in a computer. He helped me put together a dream system for $1699.00, the 700x. I got a 1.8GZH processor, 252 RAM, and 80GZH of hard drive, more than enough for my publishing needs, and graphics storage. Along with this I got CD/CDRW, 64mgz Nividia graphics card, 17 inch flat panel monitor, and a suite of software applications that blew me away. All based on the Windows XP platform, which... Read review

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Advantages: Good looking, easy to use, durable
Disadvantages: No Clock

...is fan operated – it is called “Thermaflow”, and provides all round heat, so there are no hot spots in the oven – or none that I have found so far. The interior light is also nice and bright. It does exactly what it says in the guidebook/manual which was very useful and helpful. I have only cleaned the inside once but this was achieved very easily as it has enamel liners. – The hob is also very easy to clean as well. The cooker comes with a Grill pan, but unusually there is no roasting dish. I found the door to be quite strudy, a little heavy at times but never hot when you touch it. The only real negative thing is that there is no clock, but I haven’t used one in the past so I don’t feel that this is a problem. And now for the technical bit. • Dimensions : H900 x W700 x D600mm • Child Safety Lock : No • Number of Burners / Zones : 5... Read review

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Advantages: Home filming, clear picture
Disadvantages: price maybe !

...JVC GR D53 This mini DV camcorder, has very good picture and sound quality. The images are very clear when filmed with this camera it has an image resolution that is very high. The camera it self is a good sizes and weight. Zoom ----------------------------------------------------- It has a 16x optical lens this lets you zoom in (basically take close up shots from where you are standing) on your subject with and still maintain a very high quality picture the 700x digital zoom also helps the integrity of filming quality that allows you to film close ups from an even further distance out. Picture Stabilizer ----------------------------------------------------- The camcorder has a stabilizer system that is built in to stop pictures shaking so that filming is always smooth and maintaining its clarity and precision. Night vision... Read review

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Advantages: multiple sizes
Disadvantages: none

...The Continental 2000 tire has drastically made an improvement in my cycling. I have just recently "re-became" a born again cycling enthusiast. I bought my 2002 Raliegh 400R road bike while I was suffering from achillies tendonitis just because my old bike was just that old and getting harder to pedal in its years. I rode the new bike on its stock tires for about 2 years when I finally gave in and bought the Continental 2000 series tire. OHHHH it made a visible difference in my cycling. As soon as I put the tires on myself I took the bike out for its first test ride on the new tires. I was not sure what to expect since I had been riding on 700x25 (tire size and width in MM) tires and this was now 700x23. With in the first 10 miles of the bike ride I had noticed that my average speed had increased by about 1.5 miles per hour... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight and fast, should be hard wearing...
Disadvantages: Expensive, but worth it !

.../Force combination, but these won - primarily on price - but also I don't think I really need the super-high performance of those all-out race tyres, at the cost of a reduced puncture protection... The GP4000 has a patented "Vectran" anti-puncture layer to prevent punctures - certainly none this morning ! It supposedly has more cut resistance than aramid, and is five times as strong as steel ! Vectran fibers are used by NASA for space mission airbags and tow ropes, so should stop those little glass slivers, pins & flints that can ruin a morning's ride ! The GP4000 is available in 650x23 size (ERTRO 23-571) in black only (for you time trialists), 700x23 (ERTRO 23-622) in Black, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Metallic Blue, Blue, Conti yellow, Red(my choice) & Lemon yellow, plus a slightly wider 700x25 (ERTRO 25-622) in Black, Black Reflective, Blue, Red & Lemon... Read review

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