Porsche Performance?

Advantages: Good Looking, Robust
Disadvantages: Scratch Easily, Heavy

...of the feet fell off at the back. One went bouncing off under a desk never to be seen again and the other is now super-glued to the bottom in the middle. I shudder to think of poor Porsche drivers speeding along the motorway suddenly finding their back wheels have sprung off... and I doubt super-glue would be of use! The drive has maintained a minimalist look. A tiny orange LED appears when the drive is on, and flickers to show activity. Aside from that there is no indication of the drive's status. At various points around the housing, the "Lacie" logo and "Design by F.A. Porsche" are engraved into the aluminium giving the unit a sort of personalised/prestigious feel. Let's not get carried away here though, it's still a hard disk no matter who designed it and does the same job as your regular unit! Moving away from appearances, as we all know...

Radical-Machine 04.08.2006 · Read review
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Design fault

Advantages: For Bing perhaps, corporate vanity preened
Disadvantages: Everything else for everyone else

...Ah, now I understand. Not applaud, nor even sympathise, but at least I understand what might have led Ciao to take the apparently absurd decision to implement their new design on 9th November 2009. . APPARENTLY ABSURD I say ?apparently absurd?, because the people running Ciao certainly knew the new design was seriously flawed. We know they knew, because it had been briefly installed on the preceding Thursday and Friday, and on each occasion various Ciao members emailed in to point out the deficiencies. What?s more, our emails were acknowledged. For example, on Friday 6th I received the following reply to my email drawing attention to the fact that some bugs hadn?t been eliminated as they had initially claimed: ?Hello, ?You are completely right and we are very sorry for this inconvenience. ?Unfortunately...

torr 21.11.2009 · Read review
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Porsche 944 Review

Advantages: Fun to drive-decent gas mileage
Disadvantages: expensive to maintain

...I have had two 944s over the past few years. This little review is to forewarn any prospective 944 buyers as to what they might be getting into. I loved these cars. They are fun to drive and somewhat entertaining to work on. If you don't know anything about auto repair or don't want to learn you better have a very good paying job or a sugar daddy. These cars are not cheap to maintain. If you plan on letting a Porsche Shop take care of your maintenance you better just buy a new car. Labor rates on these cars are extremely high and Porsche OEM parts are out of sight. If you are thinking of buying a 944 you definitely want some documented maintenance history on the car. These models have rubber timing belts and have Zero valve clearance. This means if you break a timing belt the pistons crash into the valves virtually destroying...

thill944 26.08.2009 · Read review
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Porsche 924

Advantages: Fast and eye-catching
Disadvantages: Restricted visibility - fuel guzzler

...PORSCHE 924 “Go on Dad, spoil yourself.” This was one of my daughters on the occasion of my approaching 65th birthday. I must admit that this beautiful car was one of the possessions I had always aspired to but had never somehow got around to it. My finances would not stretch to a new one and I had spotted a gleaming white model on sale for £9995 (this was way back in 1990). So, my arm was twisted, not requiring much effort, and the deed was done and I said farewell to my faithful Opel Manta GTE. The 924 was four years old and had covered 68,000 miles, more than average, but was in excellent condition. As Porsche owners will know, the eye-catching characteristics are well known and I had to put up with several good - natured comments such as “You’re getting on a bit to be driving around in a flash car...

rokkafella8 28.04.2001 · Read review
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Lacking that Porsche Feel!

Advantages: Fast, Nice Design and Good Value.
Disadvantages: Dodgy Power Supply and A Bit Too Loud.

...at times especially when it is so close to you but this is only short lived and may be just the drive trying to stay cool in one way or another so I can live with that. The main problem this drive suffers is a poorly designed power supply. The two parts of the power supply (adapter and plug) don't fit together tightly and having them under my desk I have noticed that the slightest movement of the two pieces can cause them to part cutting the power to the drive. This is a very dangerous thing to have happen to a drive that is designed to be used to backup data that you fear loosing from your machine. I have been lucky so far and have suffered no data loss as a result of this happening but I must warn you that your drive may suffer the same problem if LaCie have not fixed it since I purchased my drive. All in all though I find this drive...

ciao-guy 18.11.2005 · Read review
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Porsche 944 - The cheapest car on the road!

Advantages: Great handling and reasonable running costs
Disadvantages: Can attract unwanted attention

...The extravagant claim in the title is based on the fact that these cars no longer depreciate noticeably, and can be driven on classic insurance. They are also very long lived and generally reliable, and don't do too badly on fuel. Essentially you can run an old Porsche for a fraction of the cost of a new Mondeo! The text below describes the features, weaknesses, and benefits of the 944 model variations. First a bit of history. The Porsche 944 was introduced in 1983 based largely on the earlier 924 model. However the 944 included many changes and upgrades compared to the earlier model, the most obvious visual clue being the flared wheel arches to cover the wider track of the new model, the air dam and the rear spolier. Perhaps the biggest change however was in the engine department. The 924 used a VW derived 2 litre engine, but...

peteshone 10.05.2005 (23.02.2007) · Read review
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Design of a decade

Advantages: good tracks
Disadvantages: none

...an article I read, Janet was named the second most successful recording artist of the 1990s. I don't find this hard to believe but I still think she is perhaps not as famous or successful (or should I can iconic) as other female artists such as Madonna or Mariah Carey who I think it would be fair to compare her with. Jackson is ranked by Billboard magazine as one of the top ten best-selling music artists in the history of contemporary music, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide. The Recording Industry Association of America lists her as the eleventh best-selling female artist in the United States, with 26 million certified albums. My favourite album of hers is Design of a Decade 1986/1996, so called because it spans a decade of her work. I like it because it's a compilation album and contains some of her. It's probably best described as...

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Porsche 924 Lux 1981

Advantages: Looks, Marque, availability of parts.
Disadvantages: Vandals Jealousy!

...The cheapest way to become a Porsche owner. These cars are described as the best designed Porsches as they have perfect 50/50 weight distribution due to the engine, gearbox and diff layout. They are powered by a 2 litre engine which is based on an Audi 100 powerhouse and drives the rear wheels. There are many myths surrounding these cars - such as they arent real porkers and they are glorified Volkswagens - Not true. VW & Audi approached Porsche to design them a sports car - porsche duely did so and VW / Audi decided they couldnt afford to build it and sold the manufacturing rights back to Porsche who developed it into the 924. The car has many VW/Audi bits on it but this is no bad thing - an example being that porsche electric window switch is around £90 and a VW part is around £15. These costs make quite a bit of difference...

colcheddar 17.10.2004 · Read review
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My Porsche Boxster

Advantages: Numerous
Disadvantages: Some noise; 1 month after purchase developed white growth on hood interior (mold?); servicing is steep (well, what do you expect of a Porsche?)

...have yet to be beaten at the lights (I laugh when they try!) *no one else was stupid enough to part with £40000 that they didn't have (this was September 1998 - extras included leather sport seats, wind deflector, CD autochanger, Porsche coloured crests on wheels) Tracker or not? My insurance company did not specify that I obtain a tracker, AFN said it would not be necessary and I can see why. When I broke my ankle earlier this year and was unable to drive my Boxster not only sent itself to sleep but when those nice breakdown people (swearing their heads off)managed to get it started it took a very long time to do so. In order to get the ignition going, the battery had to be charged. The battery is under the bonnet which is accessed by an electrically operated lever which refused to work as the car had shut down. The breakdown...

CarolineBennetts 20.06.2001 · Read review
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Creative Nail Design Toughen Up

Advantages: Helps improve weak, thin nails, easy to use, dries quickly, great basecoat
Disadvantages: Expensive

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who Are Creative? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since 1979, Creative Nail Design have developed professional products and services for the beauty industury, concentrating on products for hands, feet and nails. They are originally an American company, who are now just as popular all over the world, including the UK. They are one of the most popular and I must say the best brand of products for hands, feet and nails in the industry. If you go to salons quite regularly or are in the beauty industry, it is likely you will have heard or even used Creative Nail Design. I use their products for all things hands, feet and nails and will never use anything else as I know the standards of other products don't even come close. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Creative Toughen Up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Creative Toughen up is a natural...

lilyellowfish 24.06.2008 (27.06.2008) · Read review
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