Advantages: Sleek design, reliable, Time Value of Money keys
Disadvantages: Could do with a larger screen

...This calculator is a must for anybody who does finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and other business classes. On some courses you may find that this is the only calculator you can take to the exam! The calculator has really good feel to it and looks really professional. The calculator itself is kindof brushed metal with a black protective case. I used to use the BA II Plus before and moving onto this calculator was a huge improvement both in feel, quality and looks. The calculator has essential functions such as Time Value of Money and allows you to calculate cash flows using the "CF" key. It is a great calculator to own, the only downside is the size of the screen... some have a huge screen which allows for multi-line calculations, but this also has a "store key" allowing you to store numbers allowing you... Read review

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Advantages: great volume, awsome frequency response, sexy looks.
Disadvantages: delicate finish

...I'm impressed with my new purchase! I recently bought the pro50mkII in black satin. Looks amazing, sounds better! it is one of the few subs that will go down to 13Hz. It is fairly easy to set up using the hi input cable and its really easy to set up sonically. The best thing is that i can connect two amplifiers using two different methods so i can have my stereo amplifier connected via the hi input cable and my 5.1 amp connected through the digital coax. Thoughtful extras include "Intelligent speaker protection" which means the levels are automatically controlled if distortion is detected in order to protect the speaker driver. Sounds great loud too, which is great for when I'm 'avin' a spin on the decks.... Read review

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Advantages: Super strong and light, sealed bearings means it will work forever
Disadvantages: 20mm axle means it wont work on all forks

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Advantages: Looks, quality build and price
Disadvantages: Initial speed of start up speed and battery

...I got the Amilo Pro 2030 from my insurance company due to my old one being damaged. Once I was told what model I would get as a replacement I was unsure and sceptical about it. I looked it up on the internet and read some information about it. I was impressed about the spec (from website): Main Features Product Description Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pro V2030 Edition - Celeron M 370 1.5 GHz - 15" TFT Dimensions (WxDxH) 33.2 cm x 27.6 cm x 3.9 cm Weight 2.6 kg Localisation English / United Kingdom System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial Processor Intel Celeron M 370 1.5 GHz Cache Memory 1 MB - L2 Cache RAM 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 533 MHz ( 2 x 256 MB ) Hard Drive 40 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Optical Storage DVD±RW (+R double... Read review

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Advantages: reliable, very upgradable, fast and very over-clockable.
Disadvantages: no HT support, only USB 1.1, did anybody get built in LAN?

...After upgrading from a trusty P3-500 to an AMD Athlon 1.4GHz I found pressing the reset button every few minutes to be a real pain so I went back to Intel. I wanted a reliable system that was fast, clockable and futureproof. It also had to be rock solid and stable as well. Looking around everyone was saying good things about the TH7-II so I decided to buy one and give it a go. This board didn't come cheap. When you add Rambus RIMMS and a P4 processor in as well it was pretty expensive. But I was so annoyed with how unreliable my previous system was I bought it anyway and sold the Athlon and VIA based motherboard to a mate for £50. This board is Abit's i850 chipset solution featuring 5 PCI slots, 1 AGP, 4 slots for Rambus rimms and 2 Highpoint HPT370 IDE channels in addition to the 2 standard IDE channels. The Highpoint has its own... Read review

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Advantages: Pantene has a very well priced special offer on at the moment. However, I have always used Organic's
Disadvantages: Do you stick with what you know, or does price have to intervene?

...Organic’s –v- Pantene Pro V My daughter and I both have long hair. Mine is wavy so it tends to frizz at the ends, particularly when the sun bleaches it in summer. My daughters hair is much curlier, and can fall into tendrils if treated correctly, otherwise it too, frizzes. Therefore, I have to be very careful about the shampoo and conditioners I choose to treat our hair kindly. Product A. Organic's shampoo and conditioner with essential oils. I have used the new Organic's with essential oils since it was recently placed on the market. Although, really, the Organic’s as a shampoo and conditioner is still not really any different, the essential oils have vastly improved the scent of the product. I have just finished a bottle of hair spa conditioner, and I have to admit, it does feel like you have been in a spa... Read review

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Advantages: Better graphics, better game play
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...After taking the time out last night to write about AOE ( Age Of Empires the original game ) I have decided to carry on and also write about AOE II Age Of Kings. However as I sit here at my PC at the beginning of this op I do have a feeling that this will not be an easy op to write. As this game is so similar to its predecessor I have to try to write this without excessive repetition of my last op. Well you know me I like a challenge !! So coffee at hand and a freshly rolled smoke hanging from the corner of my mouth I shall continue !! Age Of Empires II Age Of Kings is a RTS ( Real Time Strategy ) game but is also, and more importantly is a RM ( Resource Management ) game. Now I know I explained the specifics of the game play in my last op as these two game elements were both covered. However I want to stress that as opposed... Read review

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Advantages: new characters, items and Act
Disadvantages: it's still not Diablo III :p

...A datadisc to Diablo II, it requires a full version of Diablo II to play. It's pretty much to same game, same style, but by bringing one new Act, 2 new characters and uncountable new items it manages to more than double the play time. WHAT'S NEW Characters If you wish to update your Diablo II installing the Expansion set and play further with your Diablo II characters, you have to transform them into Expansion characters first, which only means you won't be able to play them in "bare" Diablo II, but always only with the datadisc installed, so it might be smart to save copies of the character files if maybe you would wanna uninstal the Expansion and return to your old Diablo II. In multiplayer all the characters have to be either Expansion or not, you can't mix them up. New characters: Assasin... Read review

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Advantages: Graphics, Storyline, a continuation of the greatest game on the DC
Disadvantages: Quirky fade in/out of NPC

.... Was it worth the $110 we each paid? Scroll down. Shenmue II is set in Hong Kong, and is a true sequel. Yu Suzuki (genius) had the story mapped out, so Shenmue II isn't a cash in, it was planned this way (like Lord of the Rings and the Matrix are, and how Jurassic Park isn't). We follow Ryo Hazuki on his quest in to find the man who murdered his father. Quite brilliantly, if you finished the original Shenmue and saved the end file, you can use that to continue in Shenmue II. Nearly all of your items remain, so does the date and so does your money. The amount of improvement over Shenmue is large, and adds to the whole atmosphere. Graphics have been improved, but the fade in/out of some characters is still a bit much, and there is some slowdown. But that's to be expected, as this game is huge. Enormous. Excessive, almost. At a guess, Shenmue... Read review

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Advantages: The hack + slash and the online gaming
Disadvantages: single player

...Diablo II is a RPG (Role Playing Game) game based on the original 3D game of Diablo and was released by Blizzard over a year ago. Having already been delayed twice (it was meant to be released in 1998), a lot of Diablo fans had anxiously waited for. The game begins with you (the player) selecting 1 of 5 characters - the amazon, necromancer, sorcerer, barbarian and paladin. This is one of the great things about Diablo II compared to its counterpart because you upgrade your character through stat points (different for each character) and their skill points which uniquely differs for each character and even the very same character since there are different paths to take. Onto the gameplay The gameplay involves hack and slashing and possibly a little microing at times (microing is the ability to control your character e.g. running... Read review

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