Switch to Netgear

Advantages: Excellent quality. loads of features, easy to install
Disadvantages: None

...environment. Perhaps its great feature is its dual network speed capability. Most modern networks demanding high speed run at 100Mbps (megaytes per second) while older and less demanding networks can cope quite happily at a tenth of this at 10Mbps. Each individual port can set its own speed so you can mix network settings and operations all on one switch without having to worry! Slower and quicker connections can all work happily. You can get these from any good PC office retailer or online at DABS. A great switch with great functionality. One to buy if you want to buy a switch....

andycharger 21.07.2003 · Read review
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Review of Netgear 24port 10/100 Switch

Switch to Netgear

Advantages: Easy to use, easy to install
Disadvantages: closeness of the ports.

...environment. Perhaps its great feature is its dual network speed capability. Most modern networks demanding high speed run at 100Mbps (megaytes per second) while older and less demanding networks can cope quite happily at a tenth of this at 10Mbps. Each individual port can set its own speed so you can mix network settings and operations all on one switch without having to worry! Slower and quicker connections can all work happily. You can get these from any good PC office retailer or online at DABS. A great switch with great functionality. One to buy if you want to buy a switch....

andycharger 02.06.2003 (04.06.2003) · Read review
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Review of Netgear 24port 10/100 Switch

Jeeeeeeese thats fast...

Advantages: Better than a hub, Well priced
Disadvantages: Only 5 ports, yet another damn power adapter!

...lights (also tells you the current load (%) on the network), but was just too slow when copying large files from machine to machine (like when I need to install or copy a windows service pack onto a machine (100megs worth!) Actually, its not that slow, but in this day and age, I want it copied and I WANT IT NOW! So patiance is not one of my more exercised virtues... Along comes the Linksys 5 port switch. Firstly, While wondering through PC World (yes, I know), I started to look and the hubs, hoping a 100BaseT would catch my eye for next to nothing. Well, that didn't happen. There were some nice 3Com hubs, but for a 100BaseT, I was looking at over £100. Then something caught my eye. It was screaming 200Mbs at me and was only £70. I picked up the box with trembling hands, it was not a hub, it was a switch...I had heard of these, but...

Hecatixleef 06.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Linksys EtherFast Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch - switch - 24 ports

I'm still scratching. Hey Watchit.

Advantages: Fast, tiny, attractive, cool, compatible, compliant
Disadvantages: Not enough ports (but then it is a 5 port), a little more expensive than similar units by others

...I?ve been scratching my head for hours, wondering what anyone can say about a piece of equipment that simply works, and I have to admit I?m still scratching. Hey ? watchit! I can?t think of anything I have ever owned that is more reliable. It does exactly what it is supposed to, which is to act as a conduit through which a collection of computer network enabled devices will work. The Linksys Etherfast 5 Port Switch has 5 x 10 or 100mbps autosensing RJ45 ports for use in a Category 3 or 5 cabled environment, utilising 10BaseT, or 100BaseTX switched half and/or full duplex, technology in a star network topology. The bus topology, which utilises BNC connectors, is not directly supported. (Note: Cat3 cabling = 10BaseT only.) So if used correctly it is as fast as the technology allows. I cannot think of a single reason why it...

RobAnt 31.07.2002 · Read review
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Review of Linksys EtherFast Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch - switch - 24 ports

Linksys's Lightning fast wireless router

Advantages: Fast speeds, Reliable, Stylish
Disadvantages: I had wireless problems, Gets a bit warm, no restart router option in config

..., the interface is very straight forward to configure. Main option being the Internet settings for your broadband, which usually consists of a username and password you set up with your ISP (Internet Service Provider). In my case, my settings are bit different as I'm with BE broadband (owned by O2) but even so, I managed to set it up for my ISP without any problems (with some helpful guidance from my ISP). Other ones being Wireless and it's security, and port forwarding, all of which are very easy to set up. CONNECTIVITY (SPEED / RELIABILITY) Overall speed of the connection varies from line to line and can be determined by many factors but the WAG160N was giving me around 8Mbit download speeds and a 1Mbit upload. I was getting this on BE?s Be Unlimited package which offers (Up to) 24Mbit download. I?m sure that I would have been able to get 24...

Deru 01.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway WAG160N - wireless router

Linksys extender

Advantages: Easy to use, good extension
Disadvantages: Website hard to find help on

...This is a Lynksys Wireless-G range extender. It is for a network, whether home or office, that needs more reach on it that save the hassel of buying more routers. This Range extender from Linksys is a very useful piece of kit. Was very easy to set up (once I typed the correct MAC address into my gateway) and provides the range I need to go over about 30 metres and through several big thick brick walls. I was having trouble with just my router so i turned to the internet and this is what i found. I combined it with a new antenna on my PC and my signal is now 5 bars! Much better than a half of one! The Wireless-G Range Expander is compatible with the Linksys WAP54G Access Point, and both the WRT54G and WRT54GS Wireless Routers. It works with both Wireless-G and Wireless-B clients so you'll get the benefits of increased coverage...

coopsta133 03.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander WRE54G

1000 Tattoos

Advantages: Beautiful photography, loads of tattoos
Disadvantages: The text at the beginning is boring.

...I became obsessed with tattoos at a very young age; I would look for tattoos on people and often ask them what their tattoos meant and why they got them. Predictably at about 14 years old I started to want a tattoo. I pestered my Mum for two years solid and when I was 16 she thought she'd call my bluff. She marched me into a tattooist and told me to pick a tattoo and get it done there and then. She thought I would wimp out but I didn't and I still love the tattoo I got that day. I guess some people are just meant to get ink. Anyway, I digress the point in hand is the fabulous book, "1000 Tattoos". I found this little gem in a bookshop that was closing down for the princely sum of £1.00 although on Amazon copies are selling from £17.30 to £52.39. ~~~~~~ The cover of the book has tattoo photos on the front and back, the back being...

donnabroom 03.09.2007 (04.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of 1000 Tattoos (Taschen) - Henk Schiffmacher

O Linksys, Linksys! wherefore art thou Linksys?

Advantages: Looks, price, reliablity, setup, functionality, ease of use
Disadvantages: None found so far

...they had available. I saw a couple of NetGears, of which there are really very mixed reviews on their equipment. If you get a 'good' one, then it will serve you well, as mine previously did. Others - people have complete nightmares with. Being the sort of person I am, I fancied a change. I then came across the Linksys WAG200G. Looking at the specifications on the box, I could see all my basic requirements were covered. ADSL modem, with 4 port switch, wireless to G standards ( 54mbps ). I hand over the debit card.... deals done. I got home, and started to unpack my new purchase, even though I obviously saw what it looked like at the store, and on the box, I was quite surprised when I started to remove the contents from the box. The router is very well designed, very sleek looking and fits beautifully with my 'modern...

projectneon 09.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway WAG200G - wireless router

Linksys, oh Linksys.

Advantages: Wireless, Fast, Relatively Easy
Disadvantages: Poor Customer Support, Just broke by itself.

...Maybe this isn't the best time to be writing this review. As of now, I'm currently waiting for my WAG354G that I sent back to Linksys with a fault... 3 months ago. Yes, it had taken 3 months for them to collect my old modem, and send me a replacement. I'll stress that again. 3 months. Now if you want to read about all the tech specs and stuff like that, take a look at the other excellent reviews, this will be just a short (EDIT: long, sorry!) opinion of the product really, just in case you're about to take the plunge into buying one. I'm really not that great with computers, and networking confuses me, so if you're a non-techhead like me, please read on. It all started fine, my package arrived from Amazon, and inside was a shiny and neat looking wireless gateway. I have to say in a beauty competition with others, this...

Chopeh 06.02.2007 · Read review
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Pentax K1000

Advantages: Unlimited use
Disadvantages: Need to buy a flash separate

...In this age of high technology automatic electronic equipment it pays to take a step back to the simple things such as the Pentax K1000 camera. The fully manual 35mm SLR obviously requires complete user control but for the photographer who doesn’t want to be limited by a camera’s ability, this is the one for you. The only power needed is for the exposure meter from a small battery which is activated when the lens cap is removed. The built-in through-the-lens meter measures the average brightness of the ground glass at full aperture and then couples to the aperture, shutter and film speed settings. The shutter mechanism is completely manual meaning that the camera can still be used even when the battery is exhausted, with a little guess work for the exposure. The focal plane shutter extends from speeds B, 1 second to 1/1000...

hakkved 09.03.2001 (07.03.2001) · Read review
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Review of Pentax K1000