NEC = Not Exactly Clever

Advantages: Ipod-cool looks, bright screen, large buttons, long battery life
Disadvantages: No features, weak camera, poor menu selection and options

...the photographs to your computer is to e-mail them with your i-Mode account... which costs you money. So far, then, it's not a very good phone despite the good looks. Admittedly O2 class it as their entry-level i-Mode phone but by today's standards, and compared to just about everything else on the market, it's incredibly lacking. How, then, does it stack up as a mobile phone? Well it's not bad, but it's not great, either. When you dial a number the digits are displayed large and clear on the bright screen and when you're connected the call quality is very good. You can hear and speak clearly with whomever you wish to chat and, thanks to O2's fairly broad coverage of the UK, it's rare that you find yourself unable to get a signal. Try and find somebody from the phonebook to call, though, and you could get in to a muddle. At first, the NEC...

markd_uk 07.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of NEC 343i

Nec = Never Even Consider it!

Advantages: Video camera and calling capability, good compared to other phones available
Disadvantages: Very big and bulky, a pain to use, generally not very good

..., or outwards when it is closed. The bottom and lower section, is a matt black and the top section is a shiny silver colour. The camera and a shiny ?3? logo are on the top section of the phone. When the phone is opened out, it reveals a large colour screen, with the Nec logo underneath it. There a total of 29 buttons, of which 12 are the numbers and hash and star keys. There are call and end call buttons, signified by green and red telephone symbols respectively. There is a menu and internet button along with another two buttons for selecting the word or function that appears above them on the screen. There is also a four way directional button that surrounds another select button. As I have said, this isn?t a bad looking phone, but we now move onto a downside of the phone which is its size. ~Size~ This phone is something of a brick, not...

thespurs 25.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of NEC E606

A slick print screen facility

Advantages: Options, it works well, it's free
Disadvantages: Can be slow to email as an attachment

...If you look at your computer keyboard on the top row of keys on the right hand side you?ll see the ?Prt Sc? key, the one that captures a print of the screen that you are currently looking at. It?s a very handy facility to have but notorious for not working properly & being a little restrictive. Gadwin Systems offer free software that eliminates the problems of the ?Print Screen? facility & turns into a very slick operation. You can capture a screen print & save it for printing, you can choose a number of ?hot keys? that you prefer to use for the simple function. You can capture a full screen or a certain section; in fact there are about six different image formats to suit each individual user. I find it very handy when your browsing through websites looking for something & come across similar offers, printing a copy of the various...

ScottishWestie 13.08.2009 · Read review
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Life after Nokia - with the NEC 338

Advantages: Smart video phone | Didn't cost me anything
Disadvantages: Installed ringtones a tad quiet | Can only download from Three

...I must have gadget freak written in some sort of secret code on my front door, that only salesmen can read. Not too long ago, a salesman from Three managed to read this hidden notice and knocked on the door ready to introduce me to the world of 3G telecommunications. Part of the deal he was offering me, was a very smart looking NEC 338, and of course being the techno-freak that I am, it took very little persuasion to get me to sign on the dotted line. Three days later and my new toy was delivered by Royal Mail, and I excitedly opened the box, to find : My new mobile phone, A battery A charger (that came in two parts) A headset A welcome pack from Three including my USIM card. ~~~The looks~~~ The 338 is a smart clamshell design, the main body of which is black, with the flip top being silver. Being from Three it has...

sandemp 14.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of NEC e338

Best Screen Thing

Advantages: Resolution, Auto-Setup, Response Time, Price
Disadvantages: Doesn't generate as much heat so study is colder!

...envious of. Of working for several hours without getting rosy cheeks from the rays emitted by my screen. Of not breaking my back when trying to adjust it's 35Kg weight to a slightly more comfortable viewing angle. I had to get and LCD. And obviously I did - an NEC MultiSync 2070VX to be precise. Bearing in mind the screen I'd been using for the last 5 years had been 21" at a resolution of 1600x1200 the bar was pretty much set - anything less would be a significant backward step. With a single-minded purpose, I set about scouring the interweb for an LCD screen that would provide 1600x1200 resolution at a decent screen size. There is a reasonable range of choices here, with prices starting at about £300 and proceeding to upwards of £600. Starting as close to the £300 end as possible I came across the NEC 2070vx for only £320. It...

LegendaryMrDude 22.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of NEC MultiSync LCD2070VX

Ideal for NEC Halls

Advantages: Great location for NEC, Large beds
Disadvantages: Restaurant small and very busy

...I used this hotel when visiting the Caravan and Boat Show in the NEC Halls and also the next day a different hall for the France exhibition. It is conveninetly located as you drive past all the halls to get to it. It would be an approx 15 minute walk from the hotel to the main halls and apparently there is a shorter route that can be taken but when I was there this was blocked up or a 2 minute trip in the car. The hotel has been extended in the last year and is very popular so it's advised to book in advance. This hotel frequently has offers on the room rates, so it's worth keeping an eye out for. The staff are very polite and friendly as soon as you walk in, checking in was very quick and efficient. The room was very spacious and very clean and I loved the huge bed, which was surprisingly comfortable if a little firm. The en...

Sassy21 24.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Premier Travel Inn Birmingham - NEC/Airport, Birmingham

The NEC is a winner

Advantages: Really cheap multi function phone
Disadvantages: the 3 network, no MP3 ringtone

...I wanted a flip phone with bluetooth, built in QUALITY camera, GPS and I wanted it cheap. I checked reviews on a whole stack of flip phones and they were mainly out of my price range or on such expensive contracts there was no way I could afford them by the month. Others had some oft repeated operation problems that made me concerned as to thier useability. I found the NEC as an offer for £30 a month, one year contract with the first 10 months free...yes 10 months of a one year contract free. I worked out with this deal I would get all my calls and texts for a year for £60 PLUS the flip phone of my dreams. I read every review I could find on this phone and found none detailing anything other than sulking ex-Nokia users or folk moaning about the battery life. Well....I've never used a Nokia anyway and find myself capable...

Mazzie63 30.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of NEC E616

Jump to LCD with NEC

Advantages: Bright & clear display. Fast update times. Great for photo editing and games!
Disadvantages: Expensive. Fiddly 'stick' control on front panel.

...The last time I bought a monitor, I'm not sure that LCD was even an option. That was back in 1999, when I picked up a 17" Medion CRT. It has done me proud, but for some time it has been flickering, and was beginning to get a little blurred. Still though, I was convinced that a CRT gave a more true rendition of images across the whole of the screen. I know people who bought LCD monitors some 4 or 5 years ago, and, although the green eyes of envy liked the look of these monitors back then, it has taken until now for me to be convinced that these screens really could replace the trusty old CRT. My suspicions have not been unfounded. I first noticed that some LCD displays have great difficulty in providing much contrast. On an Excel spreadsheet, on my old work laptop, for instance, it was nigh-on impossible to tell the difference...

sexyjw 28.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of NEC MultiSync 20WGX2Pro

Touch Screen Fun

Advantages: Original, nice looking, sturdy
Disadvantages: Limited range of games

...screen. It really is excellent, and makes the DS worth the money. It is accurate, generally easy to control and the screen doesn't scratch permanently (you do get temporary scratches, but these rub off easily). There is a handy holder for the stylus on the side so it'll be quite difficult to lose it. There is also a D-Pad and four buttons for non-touch screen games, which are clear and easy to use. Another control is the microphone - I have only used this for 'blowing' games, not 'talking' games, however my experience of it is negative. It doesn't work, and you'll give yourself a nasty headache trying to blow into it anyway. -Extras- The range of extras are things like an alarm, a Wi-Fi chatroom and a customisable profile. You can also change the colour of the start-up screen to suit your tastes. These extras are neat, but nothing to...

kaledrina 30.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo DS Lite

DVD Writing In My NEC of The Woods

Advantages: Reads practically everything. Writes to TWO formats (+RW and -RW)
Disadvantages: None so far, but disk costs make it more important not to waste any

...news is that, unlike Betamax and VHS tapes, at least these things are all the same shape, so that, given a sufficiently versatile machine, it should be possible to read/play them all, even if you can only record one of them. NEC ND-1300A And this is where I FINALLY get to the point. I?ve just bought a NEC ND-1300a DVD Re-Writer to put in my latest reincarnation of my PC. Not only can it read all the existing formats of DVD, but unlike the vast majority of its peers, it can actually write to TWO of them, not the more normal one. There is one other maker producing a similar machine at time of writing, Sony, but this is in such heavy demand that it is on very long delivery and/or higher priced. At £220 for the retail version, complete with recording software bundle, the NEC doesn?t actually, when bought from www.dabs.com, cost...

BNibbles 31.05.2003 (29.06.2003) · Read review
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