Great Computer, Great Art, Bad Software.

Advantages: Great operating system and all round computer
Disadvantages: not upgradeable, expensive, very professional system

...The iMac is not just a computer, it is a piece of art in its own right, as with all apple products they have spent long amounts of time designing their machine for functionality and fashion. overall it functions very well, its speed is above average for graphical tasks which would easily put stress on the average PC, its operating system is completely backup up by its hardware and over time macs don't age significantly like pc's The iMac has 3 USB ports on the back and 2 Built into its mighty keyboard, this is a great addition to the keyboard and can be great for keeping a usb stick in. it has firewire support of 600mb/s to support ultra high speed external hard drives. on the back also are well place microphone and headphone sockets. the screen is clear and crisp on all software and the operating system looks great, it displays high...

RawwBrown 01.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz - 24" TFT

PC Navigator 8 UK Ireland and Europe

Advantages: Easy to use on a PC
Disadvantages: Needs a GPS receiver

...PC Navigator 8 with UK, Ireland and Europe maps. I highly recommend this product. Easy to install and use. Simple user menu's, Find and Navigate, Address, Postcode or Places of Interest, help to find your way to your destinations. Also has Speed camera locations which will need updating from time to time. Voice assistant is pleasent to listen to. I have this installed on my EEE PC (701 Windows) coupled with a GPS receiver (USB). Works seamlessly. I would like the speed camera feature to warn me of up coming cameras, it changes from white (no cameras) to amber (Camera detected 500 yds) and red with an alarm when you pass the camera. Maybe I need to check the setting again to see if I have set this feature up correctly. Because I am using the EE PC I needed to find a suitable mounting for the PC, and I tested the available mounts...

Flightche 15.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of PC Navigator Great Britain and Ireland GPS software

Do not throw away your old PC software

Advantages: Runs multiple operating system at the same time, easy to set up
Disadvantages: Pricey

...This has got to be the most amazing piece of software I have ever come across. Virtual PC by Connectix (see www.connectix.com) allows you to run more than one operating system on your PC and the latest release (which is version 4.2) will now work with Windows XP. So what's the point in running multiple operating systems? Well lots of reasons. I have a large collection of old DOS games and many PC users will be aware how difficult it is to set up the PC to run such games, you need different settings in Config.sys and Autoexec.bat to coerce the game to run. This usually require several boot disks - one for each game. With Virtual PC, this is now a thing of the past. The thing with Virtual PC is that you can set up as many configurations as you like and start each configuration up by selecting the one you want without having to insert...

Manics 13.03.2002 · Read review
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Review of Virtual PC For Windows 5.0 Complete package

Quick and easy SatNav with Pocket PC capabilities

Advantages: Affordable; compact; stylish; good quality; combines two useful pieces of kit
Disadvantages: No standard GPS software included

...The market for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) with built- in GPS reciever is yet young, and it is this fact which makes the Mio 168 a rather nifty bit of kit. Being one of the forerunners of its kind, the unit is remarkably well priced, although I would urge potential purchases to shop around- when I was looking, prices and packages varied wildly as the unit is not supplied as standard with any GPS software. One thing which remained constant amongst all of the packages available was the comprehensive accessories kit. This includes a USB cable for synchronisation with a windows- based computer; mains charger (with UK and European socket adaptors); car charger; windscreen mount; and storage pouch. Having recieved the Mio 168 Digiwalker, setup and operation of the standard PDA/ Pocket PC features was simple: a quick-start guide...

temporalbandit 31.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Mitac Mio 168 Pocket PC with UK GPS Software

Mesh Computer Nightmare

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Appalling Customer Service

...send it straight back to mesh. The computer booted into windows without any problems. I was beginning to regain faith in this piece of hardware when more problems came to light. I needed to set-up a network to use the internet but the optical drive/CDrom would not read the software disc. I knew that the disc was OK because it worked in my laptop, my daughter?s laptop and my older desktop computer. The mesh Xtreme Pro I7-920 did eventually read the disc but it took over 2 hours of continual attempts. At this point I thought it was the disc that was at fault. Then I tried to install another piece of software this time using a brand new disc. Due to the earlier problems I inspected the disc thoroughly beforehand. This disc would not play in the drive either and strange juddering and stuttering noises could be heard. When I inspected the disc...

wholefruit 06.04.2009 (30.07.2009) · Read review
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The Nation's Favourite Computer Shop

Advantages: Store layout, Convenience, Range of products, Lower Web prices for Collect @ Store
Disadvantages: Price of accessories and some items, Queues, Selection of certain items

...PC WORLD STORES PC world are the retail arm of DSG International group. They specialise in computing items but also sell, TVs, digital cameras, stationary and even office furniture. PC World stores are dotted around the country with stores often located in retail parks so many of them are as big as supermarkets. I have most frequently visited the stores in Croydon, Catford, Charlton and Old Kent Road, with Croydon and Catford being the most frequent. They usually have their own car parks (depending on location) and there?s usually a fair number of spaces which is good, as I hate having to look for parking spaces. Stores seem to consistently have the following sections: - Components - PC - Laptop - Software - Stationary - Digital Photography - Home entertainment - Printers - Networking The above sections are usually the big...

Deru 23.03.2009 · Read review
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You're there to study, remember

Advantages: Learn lots, in two useful disciplines, good facilities, some great lecturers
Disadvantages: Some not so great lecturers, not much help with placements, VIVA assessment and moved exams!

...time now, and although I couldn’t tell you exactly how long, I can say that it has certainly become an integral part of the University. Starting off with just a simplest Computing course, it has now branched out into many areas, with courses including: Single Honours courses – these are the straight 'one subject' courses, which the majority of students undertake for their degree. The different flavours are as follows: Computer Science Computer Science and Software Engineering Computer Science and Software Engineering with Business Studies Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence The two main, and most popular, blends are Computer Science/Software Engineering (CSSE) and Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence (CSAI). However, you can also take on a bit more work if that's your fancy… Joint Honours...

Excelle 15.08.2001 · Read review
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ASUS EEE PC 701 - Small but perfectly formed

Advantages: Size, Ease of Use
Disadvantages: Small keyboard, small screen

...This review looks at one of many netbooks to be released in the UK over the past few months, ASUS's EEE PC 701 SD. The model I have is fitted with Windows XP and has an 8Gb hard drive. I bought it on special offer for £155. Appearance The 701SD is absolutely tiny. It weighs around a kilogram and is roughly the same size as a hardback reading book when in the closed position. It comes in a neat box along with instructions,a mains charger, a protective case and a system CD. It has a 7 inch screen which is absolutely tiny but is still perfectly functional. The unit has three USB sockets, headphone and microphone jacks, and SD memory card slot, a small webcam above the screen and a microphone positioned just underneath the keyboard. It has a small touchpad which is small but works in exactly yhte same way as a normal sized laptop...

Future77 27.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Asus Eee PC 701

4 networks in one…Sharing couldn’t be eazia!

Advantages: Growing community, 4 networks in one, very few viruses
Disadvantages: Few users compared to KaZaA, running all networks at once can cause clogging of bandwidth

...) it can find on your computer this player will play any file type your computer can. With in-built visualisations from Windows Media Player your music still looks good too and it has all the abilities of Windows Media player for music and videos in terms of playing speed, video size (full screen) and more, all nicely integrated into the Shareaza user interface. Controlling Bandwidth: Shareaza has a whole variety of basic and advanced controls for controlling bandwidth to the different networks and overall. So you can limit your download and upload bandwith (BitTorrent cannot be limited though) to accustom to your preferences. But of course I will say this: Please share, don’t be stingy, remember if everyone stopped sharing and only downloading the whole P2P system would collapse. Please do your bit. :) The Shareaza software itself...

Sebworld 10.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Shareaza - Computers Software

Cheap cadence computer

Advantages: Has a cadence sensor, good for turbo training
Disadvantages: Wired, small screen, not waterproof, useless for outdoor use

...Despite its name the Trek Incite 11i computer has just ten functions, which include current speed, an odometer, trip distance, elapsed time, 12/24 hour clock, average speed, pacer, maximum speed, temperature and cadence. The cadence sensor measures how many revolutions per minute you are turning the pedals, and this function is generally found on much more expensive cycling computers, therefore you may wish to consider this computer if you participate in spinning training. Except for the temperature function, all functions are likely to be used by all cyclists in training. Personally, I can?t see the point of the temperature feature as it doesn?t add anything to the overall computer. One thing to note is the lack of stopwatch, which is a bit of a let down, however, there is a clock that starts once you start pedalling which you...

yackers1 22.10.2009 · Read review
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