Home Networking for Dummies

Advantages: Small, easy to install, wireless.
Disadvantages: Instructions provided are inadequate

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averagepunter 18.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Actiontec 802.11b Wireless Network adapter

Switch goes up; Switch goes down

Advantages: Solid Construction, Good Warranty, Great Software
Disadvantages: Reliability, Reliability, Reliability

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LegendaryMrDude 14.12.2004 (15.12.2004) · Read review
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Review of NETGEAR FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe 802.11b Wireless Firewall - wireless router

Good for Documents, Movies, Music but not for Games

Advantages: Losts of storage space, Reasonable price, Great multitasker
Disadvantages: Not for games due to poor graphics card and slower processor

...suggest you go out and buy a better webcam. However, the laptop has 3GB RAM which is sufficient for running Windows Vista home basic. It also has plenty storage space on the hard drive (160GB), it is lightweight and comes in some very nice glossy colours. There is also 3 USB ports (two on the left and one on the right), a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Disk drive, media card reader and is also a built in wireless LAN (802.11 b/g). The screen is a 15.6 wide screen which makes it great for movies although, if you want to watch them your going to need the power adapter because the battery life lasts about 1 and 1/2 hours. Overall, this is a good multitasker for the price and has great performance, provided you are not going to play games on it, and is good value....

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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

Next-Gen Graphics? No. Next-Gen Technology? Yes!

Advantages: Original Control System, Great Value.
Disadvantages: Sold out Everywhere!, Lacks the Power of its Rivals, Lacks DVD Player!

...games, but there is a variety of genres including: Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda: Twilight Princess(platform games), Resident Evil 4 and Red Steel(shooters), FIFA 08(soccer) and Wii Play and Wii Sports which basically introduce you into how the controllers work. Design 9/10 The Wii is the smallest of the three main Consoles now, and has a glossy white finish, it comes with a grey stand, and the Disk Drive has blue neon lights, it's a nice looking, small, console. Value 10/10 At just £180 you can't go wrong for a Wii, despite it lacking a DVD player and huge power, it is the most innovative and original console to date and nearly half the price of the PS3. The Wii is a steal. Extra Features 7.5/10 The Wii is able to connect to the Internet through its built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi or through a USB-to-Ethernet adapter, where...

ElistheG 06.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

Wee madness on the Nintendo Wii

Advantages: It is simple, adictive and very interactive, keeps you fit
Disadvantages: Not found any personally

...] Mitsumi DWM-W004 WiFi 802.11b/g wireless module Compatible with optional USB 2.0 to Ethernet LAN adaptor MultiAV output port for component, composite and S-Video Storage 512 MB built-in NAND flash memory Expanded storage via SD card memory (up to 2 GB) Nintendo GameCube Memory Card (required for GameCube game saves) IBM's Wii "Broadway" CPU ATI's Wii "Hollywood" GPU Slot-loading disc drive compatible with 8 cm Nintendo GameCube Game Disc and 12 cm Wii Optical Disc Mask ROM by Macronix Video 480p (PAL/NTSC), 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL/SECAM), standard 4:3 and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen MultiAV multi-output port for component, composite, S-video, RGB SCART and VGA Audio Main: Stereo - Dolby Pro Logic II-capable Controller: Built-in speaker Power consumption 18 watts when...

bigfatdogs 31.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

Brilliant The Nintendo DS

Advantages: Slique, easy to use, all around beautiful
Disadvantages: Hardly any sport games

... Info about the console Mass: 275 grams (9.7 ounces). Physical dimensions: 148.7 x 84.7 x 28.9 mm (5.85 x 3.33 x 1.13 inches). Screens: Two separate 3-inch TFT LCD, resolution of 256 x 192 pixels, dimensions of 62 x 46 mm and 77 mm diagonal, and a dot pitch of 0.24 mm. CPUs: Two ARM processors, an ARM946E-S main CPU and ARM7TDMI co-processor at clock speeds of 67 MHz and 33 MHz respectively. RAM: 4 MB of Mobile RAM Voltage: 1.65 volts required Storage: 256 kB of Serial Flash Memory Wireless: 802.11 + Nintendo Original Protocol Wi-Fi: Built-in 802.11 Wireless Network Connection (802.11b/g compatible with WEP encryption support only) The Nintendo DS comes with PictoChat which allows you to speak to other Nintendo DS users. Also Download play which detects another user and you can play the game they are playing...

khiadah 13.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo DS Lite

The jet black Oyster with a real Pearl inside..

Advantages: Great battery mileage
Disadvantages: Cap lock button

...Blaster (little brother gave me it) 12 inch monitor (retrieved from a skip) 224 SDRam (nicked from work) -My new notebook NC10 Spec- Intel N270 1.6 GHz 4 Atom processor 166 GB drive 10'2 inch screen (WSVGA) Built in Windows XP 1.3 mgp web cam RAM: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz (1 x 1 GB) Graphics Controller: Intel GMA 950 - 128 MB Networking: Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Portable? Weight 1.3 KG Dimensions (WxDxH): 26.1 cm x 18.6 cm x 3 c One year warranty This is an amazing bit of kit, jet black and smooth, like cracking open an oyster to find a pearl inside, screen and body snapping back together like a lady's compact for that extra mobility. The only noise on the boot up this time around is a gentle whirr like the sound of a butterfly revving up their...

thedevilinme 10.10.2009 (11.10.2009) · Read review
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Review of Samsung NC10

the apple of my "I"

Advantages: touch screen, lightweight, good battery life
Disadvantages: possibility of getting the screen or the shiny back scratched

...a wireless connection the device can connect to any wireless network that is Wifi 802.11b/g enabled. The device is fitted with an accelerometer, which can detect when the device is turned around and accordingly flips the direction of the screen, I find this aspect very handy as when viewing a picture you can simply turn the screen and view the picture in the correct aspect. This feature is also useful for gaming as it enters the movement of the device itself into the game such as for control of a racing car or holding a ball in the centre of the screen. As far as this device goes I think it is probably the best value for money multimedia device on the market at present, it is both fun and also meets the specifications on a technical scale also. The device is easy and simple to use and has a good last-ability in today?s market, and I think...

garyt84 28.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apple iPod touch 8 GB

My new travel toy

Advantages: Small, stylish, excellent price.
Disadvantages: Not for gamers, small touchpad

...always kind of liked Windows though, so wasn't disappointed that the NC-10 comes bundled with Windows XP. I wasn't going to leave it with XP installed anyway, but more of that later. I'm going to shamelessly cut and paste the rest of the specs here, then discuss how they effect the performance. Processor Intel® Atom? processor N270 (1.6GHz, 533MHz, 512KB, 2.5W) System Memory 1GB (DDR2 / 1GB x 1) Display LCD 10.2" WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Anti-Glare Display Graphic Graphic Memory Intel® 945GSE 128MB Integrated Graphics Graphic Processor Intel® 945GSE (Integrated Graphics) Multimedia Sound HD (High Definition) Audio Speaker 2W Stereo Speaker (1W x 2) Integrated Camera 1.3 Mega Pixel integrated digital motion camera Storage HDD 160GB (5400 rpm S-ATA) Wired Ethernet LAN 10/100 LAN Wireless LAN Atheros 802.11b.g Bluetooth Bluetooth 2...

non_sense 26.03.2009 (27.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Samsung NC10

WII VS PS3 XBOX360???!?!

Advantages: PS3 SEEMS TO HAVE EVERYTHING THE WILL HAS, CHEEPER THAN THE PS3
Disadvantages: CANT WATCH DVDS,

....2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz System Bandwidth Main RAM? 25.6GB/s VRAM?22.4GB/s RSX? 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read) SB2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read) SYSTEM FLOATING POINT PERFORMANCE: 2 teraflops STORAGE HDD Detachable 2.5″ HDD slot x 1 I/O?USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0) Memory Stickstandard/Duo, PRO x 1 SD standard/mini x 1 CompactFlash(Type I, II) x 1 COMMUNICATION Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2) Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g (60gig only) Bluetooth?Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR) ControllerBluetooth (up to 7) USB 2.0 (wired) Wi-Fi (PSP) Network (over IP) AV OUTPUT Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p HDMI out x 2 AV multi out x 1 Digital out (optical) x 1 DISC MEDIA CD PlayStation CD-ROM PlayStation2 CD-ROM CD-DA CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW SACD Hybrid (CD...

sdam99 23.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii