sony vaio AR88E

Advantages: massive screen
Disadvantages: large.

...This laptop is the Sony VAIO AR88E. The laptop is made mainly for gaming, watching movies on and various other entertainment needs whilst not compromising the ability to do serious work on these as well. One thing that is compromised though is the portability, entertainment laptops are made to keep at home and not really to carry about with you all the time, so whilst the specification may look good, don?t expect one of these to be very portable. Its mainly black in colour however I like the design ho the screen top part comes over the bottom part of the laptop base slightly so that it gives a more cooler look to the laptop. The installed ram on this laptop is great, it has a massive 2gb which is the main reason this laptop runs so fast, also its intel core 2 duo T7700 which is one of the newest processors makes this laptop run so...

techno_man_37 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Sony VAIO AR51E Review

Advantages: 17" Screen, Awesome Specs and a built in webcam
Disadvantages: Too much bundled software and it's also quite heavy.

...In this review I'm going to be covering Sony's great VAIO AR51E laptop computer. Specifications- 9.5/10 The AR51E is a high spec laptop suitable for gaming, business, graphics, and just about anything, it has a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 2GB Random Access Memory, a massive 200GB Internal Harddrive, and a NVIDEA GeForce 8400M GT, and just to top it all off, a huge 17" TFT X-Black LCD Screen, with full HD and a 1440x900 Resolution, which makes for awesome viewing if you play games or watch movies. It also has 2 USB Ports, and a DVD+RW Double Layer Reader. Design- 9/10 This laptop has a sleak slimline design, with a black matte finish, and the silver VAIO sign on the back, the screen is very reflective, which looks great, and thankfully in this case doesn't affect the screen when its on. Software- 9/10 As...

ElistheG 06.01.2008 · Read review
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Sony Vaio AR21M Review.

Advantages: Large screen, good performance
Disadvantages: Low battery life

...Sony Vaio AR21M Review. Appearance: This thing looks great soon as i unpacked i immediately thought wow this is shiny! it has a nice trim and great screen. Performance: This baby is like lightning as soon as you start to use it with its great dual core processor and quick Geforce graphics card it can handle most new games(on low/medium settings) for the office use such as dreamweaver/photoshop/word/excel it can run all these programs simultaneously, the only downside to this laptop is the battery, unfortunately it has a life of about one to one and a half hours life, i do believe this is because i have the HD monitor but i would strongly advise against buying this laptop if you instead to use it on the train to work or such circumstances that require it to be away from a plug socket. Ease of use: Being that it is such a big...

TKD_Ben 27.01.2009 · Read review
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18 Wheels of Steel - Haulin'

Advantages: Very Simple, Highly Addictive, Lots of Variety
Disadvantages: Can get slightly boring

...I don?t often play games on the computer, mainly because my computer isn?t capable of playing anything worth playing. However this is one of the few rare games that my computer can handle and is somewhat entertaining. Now I must say that Haulin? isn?t the latest game from the 18 Wheels of Steel franchise, in fact it comes somewhere in the middle, but if the old version is this good, the new version must be killer. 18 Wheels of Steel has a very simple game concept.You have to drive a truck from point A to point B without damaging the truck or getting fined by the police and losing all your assets and hence the game (big problem at the beginning for me). The game does give you a variety of what sort of goods you want to haul which can vary from a rack of cars to some vegetables and even animals. You?ll be hauling this stuff across America...

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Sony Vaio AR12M Mobile Media center

Advantages: Powerful, Massive screen, Dual core, Fantastic media center,
Disadvantages: Large form factor, low battery life

...The first thing to strike me about the AR21M was the sheer size of the thing, immediately I began to have doubts as to how portable this system would be. I was pleasantly surprised however to find that despit its size it really wasnt too heavy. Size aside how does this machine perform? Well the beast is powered by an Intel core 2 duo CPU at 1.83Ghz, with 1GB of DDR2 RAM and a GeForce 7600 graphics card so should be able to cope with just about anything you throw at it., and BOY DOES IT!! As an avid gamer (When I get time at least) I was Eager to try a couple of the latest titles on it and had no trouble at all playing MOTW II, Oblivion and Mark of Chaos at top resolutions with all the features on, the system did get quite warm but I invested in a notebook cooler for around £20 which the vaio sits on top of and is kept ice cold by. As...

Chris745 20.12.2006 · Read review
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Panasonic Lumix FZ18

Advantages: Large zoom, small size, extensive ISO rating and Leica lens
Disadvantages: No remote shutter release, facility, no auxiliary flash shoe, a little fragile.

...Having owned the FZ20 for some time I had no hesitation in buying the FZ18 when I saw it in the QVC shop in Birchwood. The price attracted me at £149.99 and then the 15% discount for my pensionable age on Mondays made it an absolute bargain. The only fly in the ointment? They only had the Silver models available but for that money money hey I can live with it. On first handling it is quite obviously somewhat smaller than the FZ20 and whilst the lighter weight is in some circumstances a bonus it doesn't feel as solid or sturdy as the FZ20. That aside it takes all my Olympus auxiliary lenses with the optional adapter. One good point over the FZ20 is that a 46mm Skylight filter can be left permanently screwed to the front of the lens; something of an oversight on the FZ20. The 18x (even higher if the megapixel raing is reduced...

biffo1261 24.06.2008 · Read review
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18 Hours of unmovable colour!

Advantages: Good range of colours - good value for money - 2 in 1 product.
Disadvantages: a bit hard to remove at end of day - a bit dry without the balm.

...12 hours just got longer! the original 12 hour superstay lipstick is now 18 hour superstay! I bought this lipstick product by mistake..I was actually wanting the loreal version, but never the less decided to give it a go! It comes packaged in a cardboard box with a little window in the front, so you can see your product colour before purchase. I do advise you to try a tester though, as the colour on your lips is a little different to the tube. When you open your package you will see that it is dual ended, at one end you have a small container of coloured lipgloss with a sponge tipped application wand. You apply this first, and allow a couple of minutes for it to dry, it does feel a little drying on the lips...but don't panic..this is where the other end comes in.... you open that like a regular lipstick and you will see an opaque...

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THE 18-30 experience!

Advantages: amazing fun, free bars, an experience of a lifetime!
Disadvantages: expensive

...I have already written a review on the Tzante hotel, which is where we stayed on our 18-30 holiday to Laganas in Zante, and I stand by what I said before: Go there. It was perfect and of all the people I know who went to Zante this summer, we were the only people to be happy with our hotel! 9 of us girls went away with Thomas Cook and paid £360 (i think) for a weeks accomodation and flights on a room only basis. Expensive, yes. We could have got it cheaper had we waited until later to book the holiday but we didnt want to risk not getting all 9 of us in together! Nights out in Zante our great. Alcohol is expensive in many of the clubs although cheap in the liquour shops - which are all over the main clubbing strip. Make use of the free bars that you can get through the 18-30 nights and sometimes do listen to the deals advertised...

debs_89 16.10.2007 · Read review
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Vaio AR21S - great machine.

Advantages: Quick with dual core, multi-media, very feature rich
Disadvantages: Heavy and large

...The Sony AR21S is generally a highly recommended machine. I have found the machine to perform excellently with every task that I have set it to. I use it as a business machine for writing software including running virtual Linux machines under the main Windows XP media centre. I also use it with Adobe Photoshop for image processing; the 17" wide screen is superb for this. The machine is HD ready and comes with a HD DVD movie. The built in TV turner and blue ray drive completes the all round multimedia package. Now for the downside. The machine is large and heavy. There were initial problems with the blue ray drive not correctly reading DVD disks. Sony technical support was not overly helpful but an update to the driver released about a month after I purchased the machine resolved most of the issues. The built in Ethernet port is 10...

rytec 22.12.2006 · Read review
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Focus 1.8 TDCi - a great not so little car

Advantages: Fantastically economical for its class
Disadvantages: High torque from engine can be expensive on tyres

...I've had a Focus 1.8 TDCi for a little over a year, following a two year stint from a Fiat so I may be a little over enthusiastic about the Focus! However, I've been driving for over 20 years (Oh God that long...) and have driven a silly number of cars over this time. I think I've found a car I finally can settle with for at least the rest of the finance term!!! Which is unusual as I get bored very quickly! The feel of the car overall is one of comfort but without the disconnected feel you can get in some larger cars and you really can have the confidence in the motor to pull hard when you need it. Inside, the car feels roomy for its class and the seats seem to hug you quite nicely. I used to have to sit at a slight angle in many of my older cars to reach pedals and steer yet in the Focus I can sit in a relatively normal position...

S1monPage69 12.09.2008 · Read review
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