The Energizer Battery Charger

Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to charge batteries

...I had been intending to purchase a battery charger for quite a while. In fact I had even dropped hints to certain family members around Christmas time, but to no avail. I was recently reminded of this missing piece of equipment in my life when I rediscovered the PC lead to my digital camera. Remembering that a pair of standard batteries lasted for only about 30 photos in this camera I decided that it was certainly time to invest in a battery charger and some rechargeable batteries. I purchased an Energizer CHDCW8 ? 4 battery charger from Argos for just £9.99. This decision was based on several factors, the most important of which was the price and what I considered to be the best value for money. The design also played a part in my decision process, but in the end it was the price/value that were the strongest influencing factors...

micksheff 31.05.2007 · Read review
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Medion Akoya P34592, quad core at a single core price

Advantages: Quad core, cheap, reliable, fast
Disadvantages: Wireless lan occasionally disappears, Bullguard AV software needs upgrading

...socket. Auxillary in (left and right) connectors plus composite and s-video connectors for connecting devices such as VCR players should you wish to transfer any of your old tapes onto PC. The Medion also comes with an eSata port included as standard. As eSata is supposedly 6 times faster than USB2, this is vital when it comes to transferring data to mass media storage devices. The final item on the front of the tower is the power button which is located in the centre of the bottom panel. Moving to the back of the tower, there is the standard power, monitor adapter (DVI port but does come with a VGA adapter should you need to use it), PS2 mouse and keyboard connectors, 6 additional USB ports, a gigabit Ethernet wired network port and a firewire port for devices such as video cameras. The top of the tower contains an eSata docking...

craggybuk 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Medion Akoya P34592

A leap forward for Medion

Advantages: Simple to use, OK price, Large map selection
Disadvantages: No home charger, Poor Battery life, long repair times, No 3D maps

...and shows that Medion is trying to shed its image of cheap products that are cheap in quality but trying to make good products with a cheap-ish price. The product would have got top marks if it came with maps of Europe but having only UK and Irl is a bit of a let down. They can be purchased from www.medionshop.co.uk ut the price is hefty standing at just under £70 for each country or region. Another thing that I don't like is that they are not supplied with indoor chargers which is a nuisance since Medion advises for new units to be charged for 8 hours (or overnight) meaning you either shell out and an extra £20 for that or leaving charging in your car overnight (not a very good idea). The battery power is also a very big let down at 30 minutes if you are really lucky but I guess it defies the point of having a GPS in car navigator...

Nick_Endeavour 17.08.2006 (23.08.2006) · Read review
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Review of Medion GoPal PNA350-S

Medion MD 96480

Advantages: Looks stylish
Disadvantages: looks can be deceptive, not designed for sitting on ha ha

...My medion lasted the 1 year warranty period. I may or may have not got ripped off with the price,. I bought it from woolworths for £349, in the sales last year. It comes with a 15.4 inch lcd screen which is a good size for watching dvds, it also comes with a dvd re-writer, though I think most laptops do nowadays. Its ram is around 892 mb, which is not quite 1gb as the company would have you belive. In the year I have had it, there have been some niggling issues, such as when the battery meter says theres 60 minutes left, it will then say low battery after ten minuites. I found it easier to use as a staionery computer so that it can have a regular power source. I have also found that the usb cables don't stay in very well, any slight movement and they fall out. Sound quality isn't brilliant. Mine came preloaded with windows vista basic. I...

johnnyhaupt 26.02.2009 · Read review
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Super Sony charger

Advantages: Fast Charge, Auto CutOff
Disadvantages: Only takes AA/AAA

...Getting fed up with constantly having to buy new batteries for our Wii remotes, we started looking into buying some of the rechargeable battery packs you can buy for them. I read a few reviews and decided that it would probably be better to buy a battery charger and a few sets of batteries instead. After looking around I found the Sony High Capacity Super Quick Charger For AA And AAA Batteries and for £16.99 with four AA batteries included it seemed like a good deal, almost all of our electrical items seem to be Sony so with it being a brand we trusted I bought it. The charger itself is fairly compact measuring 4" x 2½" x 1" (not including the power lead) it won't take up a lot of room, the power lead is also removable so you can store it away quite easily. The lead is also the same as the other Sony leads we have so if it gets...

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Review of Sony Super Quick Charger BCG34HE4 - Battery charger 4xAA/AAA - included batteries: 4 x AA type NiMH 2500 mAh

the intelligent battery charger.

Advantages: Cheap, reliable, long lasting, reasonable price.
Disadvantages: Still gets warm. Plastic plug = breakable?

...---THE PRODUCT--- Definately glad to be an owner of one of these chargers, even though they seem quite pricey, the batteries are great as they are reusable, and you don't waste money on purchasing darn AA batteries, again and again. It's easy to use, don't take hours to charge like the previous models which took around 8 hours and meant that you had to leave it on over night, worrying that it would heat up and catch the house on fire. I wouldn't be without this, endlessly purchasing batteries for items. Furthermore you can't use ordinary batteries in Digital Camera's as they are drained after you've took three photo's with the flash on. These therefore are robust and useful in the long run and will save you money and time. ---MODEL--- The model number is. RC104318 It's full charge happens in about 90 minutes, however I...

inbetweendaysx 07.06.2007 (08.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of Uniross Sprint 90 min - Battery charger 4xAA/AAA - included batteries: 4 x AA type NiMH 2500 mAh

Excellent Battery Charger

Advantages: Charging time of 5 hours, Includes 4 AA batteries, Compact design
Disadvantages: None

...The Uniross x-press 300 is a good charger which supports a range of different battery sizes. I bought this charger last year because I bought a wireless mouse and keyboard so made more sense getting rechargeable batteries rather than spending money on normal batteries every few weeks. I went with Uniross as they make decent rechargeable batteries and are well known for it. This x-press 300 charges AAA, AA & 9V size batteries. It lets you charge 2 or 4 AA/AAA and one 9V batteries of the same type at the same time. It's suitable for AA, AAA and 9V (PP3) NiCd and NiH batteries. To use AAA batteries you simply flip down a little holder within the charger and it will hold the AAA batteries to charge. The plug in design makes it easy to use and the built in mains transformer means there are no leads or adaptors. You simply plug it in...

Surj1 14.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Uniross X-Press 300 - Battery charger - 5-9 hr - 4xAA/AAA, 2x9V - included batteries: 4 x AA type NiMH 2300 mAh

A 'smart' charger worth buying

Advantages: Low cost, Car charger inc, fast charge times, battery charge detection
Disadvantages: Cautious on overcharging leaving batteries not 100% full

...I picked up this charger a few days ago for £8 with 4 1000mah AAA batteries which seemed like a great price to me for a 'Smart' charger. In the package I got the charger (quite slim) a standard plug adaptor and a car charger making it ideal to take around with you ensuring you never miss out on a photo perfect moment. The charger has space for 2 or 4 AA or AAA batteries and has quite a rapid charge time. Here are the charge times quoted by Uniross: Charging Times: AA 1300mAh : 120 mins, AA 2500mAh : 255mins, AAA 900mAh : 180 mins It is not the fastest charger around but clearly not the slowest. The main reason why I choose this charger was as it had a charge detection system allowing it to detect how much charge a battery needs until its full. This would be standard you would expect but still many chargers are sold which...

bencallis 17.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Uniross X-Press 700 - Battery charger - AC / car 4xAA/AAA - included batteries: 4 x AA type 2500 mAh

Good battery charger for it's price

Advantages: Charges quickly, easy to use.
Disadvantages: Doesn't feel too strong... Not much of a problem.

...I bought this so that I wouldnt' have to keep paying for batteries all the time for my camera. Most battery chargers cost a lot more than this one did (I bought this one for about £12, from Amazon), so it was good to get a deal on it. The package includes the charger itself, 4 AA batteries and a car adapter, so you can charge your batteries in the car. The batteries are easy to insert, there are two spring-loaded extensions that spring out. These are so you can charge AAA batteries as well, and they fold away when you're charging AA batteries. I find that charging batteries doesn't take very much time at all, I just leave them in for a short while and after a short while the red light turns green to show that the charge is complete. The build of the charger doesn't seem very strong, it feels rather plasticky. However, I haven't had...

Shark_of_Mirkwood 28.07.2009 · Read review
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Medion Laptop MD 96290 good buy???

Advantages: Long Battery Life
Disadvantages: None

...Well, I'm not to Technical when it come to the knowledge of a Laptop, so i'm just gonna tell you how i have found this PC without getting too Techy I recently had to buy a new Laptop after my Fujitsu Siemans Laptop died a bad death, i was a bit gutted as i had been very happy with it, anyway i came across this Medion after some advice from a very techy computer friend who advised me that for £479 it was a great little buy, and had everything on it i required Basically it has Windows Vista Premium Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2130 120 GB hard disk Wireless internet capabillity Can burn DVD and CD Has a 4 in 1 memory card reader It also came with a USB mouse, which i will probably never use and a protective carry bag, a handy place to store the bits and pieces that come with the laptop The screen is a little smaller than...

kazzistark 23.10.2007 · Read review
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