HP Automatic Document Feeder

Advantages: saves time manual scanning
Disadvantages: a bit noisy and quite expensive

...This document feeder is a handy product which currently costs about GBP160 to buy. It is cheaper in the US at $199. WHAT IS IT? The HP Scanjet Automatic Document Feeder attaches to HP Scanjets and is compatible with the Scanjet 5100, 5200, 6200 and 6300 series scanners. It then scans documents automatically. WHAT DOES IT DO? You put up to 25 pages of loose paper in it and click a button. The loose pages will then be scanned into your computer. Wow! Now if you only scan one document a day, you might not want to shell out £160 for one of these, but if you do a lot of it, or pay someone to stand over a scanner and do it for you, the economics of this might start to make sense. INSTALLATION: Attaching it to your scanner is simple: you take the original lid of your scanner off by lifting it vertically and the docment...

sadoldbag 14.03.2008 · Read review
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A Scanner Darkly

Advantages: Good Special Effects
Disadvantages: Not many

..."A Scanner Darkly" is based on the novel by Philip K Dick. Richard Linklater's film stars Keanu Reeves as undercover narcotics policeman; Bob Arctor. This is an interesting film but it didn't really move me deeply. There was some good acting but the story line was simply not exceptional. On deep reflection it is not a film that I would recommend. But if you want to watch it do so at your own risk. 1 hour forty mins Rating (15) The Product details The Actors: Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves, Sean Allen (II) Directors: Richard Linklater Format: PAL, Widescreen Language English Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification: 15 Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: 22 Jan 2007 Run Time: 120 minutes...

Nazuku 13.12.2007 (21.12.2007) · Read review
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Great Scanner

Advantages: good quality scanning
Disadvantages: software is rubbish, can take for ever to scan an image

...I bought myself this to scan various things (old photos, documents and some sheet music) and this does the job pretty well. It was a bit on the expensive side but I needed something that would give me good quality and I could trust that it would work well so I went for HP as they are well known for good quality products. TECHNICAL INFORMATION It can scan at up to 4,800 dpi (dots per inch) It has 96 bit colour It has a 216x311mm scanning screen Connects by USB It is 303x508x108mm (wxdxh) It weighs 5.2 kg So it can give you very good quality, it gets a lot of colours, it's got a decent sized scanning screen, it's pretty big and it's not a light weight utility. There is nothing in there to put me off though because I still bought it. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT Scanners have been dying out because they are getting beaten by...

dbirse 11.03.2007 (11.04.2007) · Read review
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Nazi Documentation Centre, a look at troubling history

Advantages: Lots of information, interesting and detailed
Disadvantages: Some parts are quite gruesome

...For many people Nuremberg will always be associated with the Nazis and that period of German history due to its significance as the site of the Nazi party conferences and rallies and the famous Nuremberg laws specially ordered by Hitler to be deliberated and issued from this town. The allies then famously held the post-war trials here. The town has a far longer history than simply this rather dark period (its historical prominence was actually an important factor in Hitler picking the city) but acknowledges the importance of understanding in establishing the Documentation Centre of the Nazi Party Grounds. The museum has been installed in the unfinished remains of the north wing of the Congress Hall of the former Nazi Party rallies. Much of the surrounding park was once part of the Nazis parade grounds and buildings but have been...

flyingllamas 20.07.2009 · Read review
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A Scanner Darkly

Advantages: Very Stylistic, gerat soundtrack
Disadvantages: difficult to follow

...Having read Philip K Dicks book, A Scanner Darkly, I was eagerly awaiting the film adaptation. Upon hearing that George Clooney had optioned it no less, and that Richard Linklater was down to direct it I was kind of ecstatic. I have a lot of respect for George Clooney, following his efforts to turn out less main stream Hollywood films, in favour of thought provoking and interesting films. So when I heard that Keanu Reeves had go the lead role as Bob Arctor, my heart sank. To be fair to Reeves, his last couple of films have been stinkers. Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions were not bad down to his acting, more to the clunky direction of the Wachowski Brothers. But the lead character for A Scanner Darkly, in my opinion would always have needed someone who had a half decent range, and not someone who cam across as a bit of an airhead...

Lloyd1979 26.01.2007 · Read review
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Great for students or employees with large documentation!

Advantages: Suits documents and media processing
Disadvantages: Gaming is a big NO NO on this machine.

...The core 2 duo processor really helps with the media side of computers. 2 very powerful machines work together to provide a very quick response rate. as it is made by Dell you know great support is available, while you may be able to find a similar spec laptop at cheaper cost. I believe the ram is upgradable which is probably recommended to DDR3, as this will help with the gaming aspect if thats what you are into. BEWARE! - If you are into gaming, this isnt the machine for you, the integrated graphics card is bad, but if its not an issue read on. It the perfect laptop for office/college work. It has a large hard drive to store all the documents, while will perform quickly to increase your efficiency. The screen size is average but with connection to the internet available and comes with Vista pre-installed which is useful. -Just a note...

William1692 18.10.2009 · Read review
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A Scanner Darkly

Advantages: Interesting depiction of future drug use and relationships
Disadvantages: Slightly dated dialogue, introverted like all Phillip K. Dick

...'A Scanner Darkly' is sci-fi, to be sure, and it's good sci-fi, no doubt about it- it gels together fantastic concepts and well thought out ideas with the mores and values of modern society, creating a fairly seamless blend of present and future. But mostly, it's about drugs. And that is partly why I would recommend it. The writing is classic Dick- snappy, looping dialogue, themes of paranoia, conspiracy and shifting interpersonal relationships. But the autobiographical element of the novel is what is most interesting, and that is largely centered around drug use. Despite a final epilogue where Dick laments the effects of drug abuse on himself and his circle, the writing is remarkably even handed during the novel itself. The side affects of 'Substance D' are the real driving force of the novel and its effects on the drug users...

earthbound23 19.06.2008 · Read review
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More Scanners, not quite as good though

Advantages: Some good plot twists
Disadvantages: Doesn't add anything new to the previous movie

...The great thing about the original Scanners movie is it was a totally new idea combining elements of horror & science fiction with telepathy & telekinesis which gave the sinister but rather compelling story of good versus evil and brother against brother. Throw into that mix one of the first film roles for the awesome Micheal Ironside (as the evil brother) as well as the great film making ability of David Cronenburg and it made for a great underground cult horror 80's video nasty. The Scanners ability was caused by pregnant mothers taking a drug called Ephemerol, the child becoming a Scanner was its side effect. In this 2nd movie we mainly follow a lone good Scanner called David Kellum who it turns out is the son of the 2 surviving Male & Female Scanners from the original movie, he struggles to contain his power as we also see...

atytyut2434 02.05.2009 · Read review
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Printer for Documents

Advantages: Value for money, simple and easy
Disadvantages: Not high end printer or photo printer

...I have been using this Laserjet Printer since a while. This was my first laserjet printer that replaced my old Dotmatrix printer. It has been a dramatic shift in a way i used to do printing of my documents earlier and now. The speed and ease of printing with this printer is enormous. The Cost of printing also comes out to be reasonably less looking at the amount of printing is done at my home, as my husband is used to take prints of his work at home as well. * The printer comes with a setup CD that contains Driver for this Series of HP printers. There are few other applications as well which are not mush of interest of many people. The printer is high speed USB printer. The setting up of this printer very easy. Its just a plug and play device just plug the USB cable to USB port and power on the printer, the computer finds the device...

saedagupta 08.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP LaserJet P1005

HP Improves There Scanners

Advantages: Very Good Quality, Excellent SilverFast Software
Disadvantages: Abit Large, Dust Removal Software Not Good

.... It has basic setting which you can't adjust to they way you want. But the SilverFast AI scanning software is much better and more professional, though the dust remover software is not good at all. The scanner has a wide range of functions which include: -Copying -Quick Scan (photosmart application) -Paperport 10 (for document scanning) -ReadIris (for document scanning) -Automatic document feeder -Transparency or negative scanning -Easy connection via USB The scanner is really good when it comes to 35mm and high resolution scanning is fast. Around 2 mins for 35mm frame of 20MB. But as mentioned previously the dust removal part slows it all down quite a lot. Overall it's a good scanner for anyone who is creative and does photographic work. Also this is a big improvement for HP scanners which are usually on the downside...

Surj1 04.02.2008 · Read review
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