1991 E34 520i

Advantages: Well built. Lasts well Great 6 cyl engine. Classic design.
Disadvantages: Suspension wear. Suspension noise from rear. Economy & insurance

...Have owned it for 5 years. It is 15 years old now. Got through it's National Car Test the other day, apart from some rear bulbs that had gone. The 5 series has pretty much set the standard for executive cars since the late 80's. Though I'm sure Mercedes are trying hard with their E class. I've been very pleased with mine overall. I'll definitely buy another BMW. The car, despite it's advanced age, still does everything well. They are built to last. Engine is still perfect after 144,000 miles. Insurance has been expensive but that's a complaint shared by most Irish motorists (am 35, clean license & no incidents). The 6 cylinder engine is wonderfully smooth and sounds great. I'm not into speed, but it has 150bhp. 4 valves a cylinder. Fuel economy is not good, but I don't drive around town much. The car is heavy at 1500 kg. I'm sure...

Pomerov2000 13.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of BMW 520i

Canon Quality

Advantages: Same Canon quality we have come to expect, great ISO capabilities.
Disadvantages: Buttons can get fiddly in the cold.

... Canon 500D Introduction Canons range of cameras is very impressive. Everyone can be accommodated for, there really is something for everyone. Camera Itself First off, the camera. The sensor on this model has a larger pixel count than many of its rivals and cheaper models in the range. The 15.1 megapixels on offer is more than enough for the market it is aimed at, these images will easily be blown up above A3 and still retain most of the detail. The new addition to this camera that sets it apart from the older models is the Full 1080p movies. Many photographers don?t like this new mode but if you don?t, then simply don?t use it. Having the functionality of a high quality video camera on family holidays and such will be welcomed by the enthusiast market at which this is aimed toward. One problem I found...

aadamm 23.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon EOS 500D

Canon or a Brother ?

Advantages: Good print Quality
Disadvantages: Cartridge prices

...This review is for the Canon Pixma IP4700. Setup --------- This printer comes inside a box which is heavily packaged and first off all you get the power cable. The cable is wrapped with this tie back but the problem is that when you unwind the cable you notice how it wants to try and curl back up again so you do need to try and straighten it out as soon as you can. You receive the disc which has the drivers on which you need to install on the computer otherwise you have no way of printing items off without it. There is nothing else inside the box besides the cartridges which are easy to insert and use. The disc is good because it is so simple to install the items onto the computer and this takes about a minute to do. You do not get a connection to the computer though so you do need to purchase one yourself and many websites...

tink-er-bell 22.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon PIXMA iP4700

Excellent Printer From Canon

Advantages: Excellent Print Quality, Fast Printing, Reasonable Price
Disadvantages: None

...My printer had been playing up for a couple of months, I normally (99% of the time) only use it for printing in black for invoices, however I do occasionally print something off in colour and sometimes print a photo. It was missing one of the colours out now and again and so I decided it was time for a new one. Why Canon? My old printer was a Canon and although it was playing up it had served me well for about three years of constant use. I also think the design of the Canon printers is very good, I think they are far better to look at than most other makes and this is quite important when you are going to be looking at it everyday, sat on your desk. Another reason is the fact that the ink cartridges are much more affordable than some other makes, I once had a Hewlet Packard printer and required a second mortgage everytime they...

johnny040676 19.01.2009 (18.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Canon PIXMA iP4600

Yes, I Love Canon Powershot A480 !

Advantages: small, light, great pictures, easy to use, attractive, super cheap
Disadvantages: low battery power, lens-error

...I have always been a fan of Canon digital cameras. Before i use Canon for personal digital camera, i had used Sony for several years until my friend introduced me to Canon IXUS which takes amazing pictures. And since that, i have never gone back to Sony. As we all know Canon digital cameras capture great pictures and very easy to use. When I first found Canon Powershot A480 [the red one] on the internet, i found it very cheap among the other digital cameras. I quickly read the features, of course, im not a professional photographer myself, so I just read that it basic features such as: 1. it is a 10.0-megapixel digital camera 2. it has 3.3x optical zoom and capable to print large size images beautifully 3. DIGIC III Image processor [certifies you take sharp images] 4.15 shooting modes with 12 special scene modes 5.High-quality 2.5-inch...

reviewfanatic 16.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A480

The Brilliant Canon i350

Advantages: Cheap, Good Looks, Speedy, Clear Prints, Crisp Edges, Cheap Cartridges
Disadvantages: Can't Think of Any

...The Canon i350 is a great printer; it is a brilliant all rounder for anyone really. It does quick black and white printing and nearly just as quick colour printing. Also on high mode it can almost be a great photo printer. Introduction = The Canon i350 has been sweeping stores recently as it has been a great discount all rounding printer, it can do everything you could need, and at a good price. It is a low consumer of energy, and can store a lot on its internal memory, so there is no slowing down your computer just to print something. It can also hold a lot of paper, and it?s ink cartridges are brilliantly cheap from a great website I found, (will be mentioned at the bottom). It is designed very well and is very solid, it is very simple to put together with a good clear instruction manual. It is white and silver...

Chazzer3 29.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of Canon i 350

I was not blown away by this Canon!

Advantages: Good build quality and easy to use.
Disadvantages: A lack of features, and not the quality you would expect from a 12 megapixel Canon.

...it is a canon and names in photography do not come much bigger than Canon but also it has the long title of the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS. This compact camera is taking compacts to a new level or at least trying to, with its 12.1 megapixel sensor and its optical viewfinder, trouble is the lens lets the sensor down and the viewfinder is a bit small for my liking so it is perhaps not so impressive after all, or is it? The first thing I noticed with this Canon in my hand was that it felt very robust and even a bit chunky, not good for a compact in some peoples opinion but for me a camera should feel like a camera and not like a credit card, and the better it feels in hand the easier it is to use. The buttons and controls on this unit were very easy to get to grips with and will not be too fiddly for those of you with larger fingers...

thebigc1690 09.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A1100 IS

I'll show you where to plug it

Advantages: Beautiful colours, easy to install, no paper jams (touch wood), cheap ink cartridges
Disadvantages: Noisy, Noisy, Noisy!!

...DOS installation! Oh Dear! That?s the comment that greeted me when I paid £50 for John Lewis to set up my new PC 18 months ago. I?d had a computer since about 1992 and my faithful NEC Superscript had served me well during that time. I could tell it?s age though as the installation details are on floppy not CD! Anyway the printer was installed and all was well, until I started getting techno itchy feet ? No I didn?t want to go raving I wanted some new gadgets! Anyone who has posted a printer op on the site over the last few months may well have had comments from me, as I have been shopping around big time. After all that effort though I did make the final purchase on impulse. Following an advert in the Daily Express I decided I was going to buy a Canon S520 Bubble Jet Printer. I chose to go to Staples Corner, London where I...

whitbybunny 06.04.2002 · Read review
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Review of Canon S 520

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! The Canon i455 printer

Advantages: Cheap, cheerful and great pics
Disadvantages: Noisier than a crashing Lancaster bomber

...Once upon a time, I was sittng here at my PC at 2.00 in the morning when suddenly there was an earthquake. The walls shook. The furniture danced. Everyone went out into the street thinking that a 'plane had come down on their house. The Canon i455 sounds similar. It likes to clean itself and goes through some internal mechanical acrobatics that are a joy to experience. If you liked skiffle you'll love this printer. It seems to go off like a paradiddle on a set of saucepans every time I look at it. I've had quieter motorbike accidents. So you'll no doubt be surprised to learn that I bought this printer deliberately even though I'd read that it was a bit of a Ginger Baker in reviews. There was method to my madness, however. Let me explain. My previous printer was an HP inkjet which was capable of producing very...

FlameDruid 19.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Canon i 455

Canon Powershot - Above Average

Advantages: Nice for a small camera, Good settings, Nice overall camera
Disadvantages: Noise @ Low light, Batterys recognised as empty

...batteries, very standardized and easy to change, i believe it can take both XD and SD i am sure it will hold up to a 4GB SD Canon have slapped quite a price tag on it, and the price doesent seem to budge, although it is now an obsolete camera its 8MP sensor is the most any none professional will ever need and it is worth paying 100 - 120 pounds for, after a while using this camera i have found flaws, without using the "battery discharge" setting to discharge the batteries it can confuse the camera, occasionally a new set of batteries will be recognize as empty this is a problem which is pointed out in the manual quite clearly and batteries should be well discharged, personally i loved this camera and for a point and shoot its great,...

RawwBrown 30.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon PowerShot A590 IS