Gotta Love Technics!

Advantages: Build quality.
Disadvantages: Would be good to have a wider pitch range.

...This is yet another update to the industry standard direct drive Technics SL1200 turntable. To be honest, this is not massively different to the M3 edition, the most noticeable difference is the white LED light and the anti-skate control (which I never adjust anyway). As with all Technics, this plays records at either 33 or 45 rpm and you have the option to select the speed between -8% and +8%. This turntable also has the 'pitch reset' button which, if pressed, ignores the pitch selected on the fader and plays the record as if at 0%. A nice feature, although I hardly use it. Putting the cartridge and stylus together was a tricky job but these things always are. After doing a fair few over the years I can do it fairly quickly but newcomers should always read the instructions very carefully before attempting it. This is a great looking...

dandadda 19.02.2009 · Read review
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Lego Technic Combine Harvester

Advantages: Looks so cool! Fun to assemble
Disadvantages: Don't misplace any pieces!

...Me and my boyfriend received this for Christmas from my parents. We tried to make it together doing different parts, but since you have to follow the instructions very carefully and do one step after another this was not really working, so I just had to sit next to my boyfriend and watch while he did it! My mum got this from John Lewis for £49.99 but it is also available from the Lego website for the same price. I have also seen Lego Technic available in Toys'R'Us so it is not hard to get a hold of. Lego Technic looks quite different from the 'normal' Lego that we all know. The parts are smaller than the normal lego bricks. It is like a more 'grown up' lego. The models that you make with it are usually articulated and quite advanced. The model took us around 6 - 7 hours to assemble. Very good for keeping people entertained! I...

ivytoad 14.02.2008 (26.07.2008) · Read review
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Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz - 17" TFT

Advantages: nice screen, good battery life, fast specs
Disadvantages: large size (price?)

...Apple mac-books, where to start... ok, so to start, it is an apple, that means you get a solid quality product and on the whole very good customer are. this particualar apple is deffinatly more suited to being a media center than other laptops. At first glance you realise that it is a fairly large laptop, this allows for a big screen, which being an apple ffers clear vivid displays, unfortunatly the big screen increases the overal size and also uses more battery, however, the 4.5 hour yattery is still very good for an entertainment laptop. The laptops technical specs include a very fast 2.5 ghz dual core proccesor which is very fast, the dual core allows it to tackle multiple tasks quicly as well as increasing the overall speed of the laptop. The price is quite steep however, but i believe, if given the money, it is...

pieceofmind 29.04.2008 (30.04.2008) · Read review
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Technics NOT technical...

Advantages: Everything!
Disadvantages: None

...and I had become the very proud owner of a Technics SH-EH750 separates system complete with 5 speaker Dolby Pro Logic surround sound, 5 CD changer, twin cassette deck, full remote control and a whole host of other exciting twiddly bits (well I did after I had parted with 499.95GBP and they had delivered it?). ~Set up~ Now this couldn?t have been simpler although I confess to having nightmares about it before it arrived; bad dreams induced by the fact that my other old system has enough cabling and leads behind it to rewire the house! After I had made the decision that I was going to ?stack? all four components on top of each other as opposed to opting for the ?side by side? look (2 stacks of 2 units placed next to each other), getting the system up and running really couldn?t have been any simpler. Plug in a few ?flat? cables, hook...

rachels_ratty 27.11.2002 · Read review
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Still the industry standard turntable?

Advantages: Excellent reliablity, accurate pitch control, nice feel to them
Disadvantages: Not so many features compared to newer decks, low pitch range

...I bought my Mk5s about 3 years ago now and they have stood me well over the time. The first thing I will mention, and what Technics are renound for, is their durability. My decks have been to parties, had drinks spilled on them, dropped, been in the back of transit vans, and they still work perfectly. There is no sign of damage to the tone arms, or in fact any other area of them. The lights on the platter still stay in perfect allignment at 33rpm, which shows that they still turn at precisely 33rpm. It's almost like you couldn't break them if you tried. They also have a fair amount of torque - when you drop in the vinyl, it begins to spin at 33 or 45 rpm almost instantly. Then again, they don't have too much either. I have mixed on decks such as the Stanton STR8150s, and they have so much torque you really have to push on the vinyl to...

jimbob203 19.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of technics 1210's deejay tuntables

Advantages: proven track record, strong motor, good for club or bedroom deejay extremely robust
Disadvantages: I dont see many although some people may want to change the look of the turntable

...Recently the 1210's from technics have been under seige for the number one spot. they have been industry standard for over thirty years and every1 knows when you at the top you always have someone waiting for you to make your mistake. So Its unfortunate for the competition that technics dont really do mistakes and they are number one for a reason. They are not much to look at but the build quality and durability are out of this world, words cannot describe how smooth these turntables feel at your fingertips, i personaly have had 2 sets in the past the mark 3's and the mark 2's i own today ( my original decks are still going strong being used by a friend who bought them when i needed space ) They sell from anywhere between 500 to 600 pounds each brand new or you can pick up a second hand pair for below 600 pound. I personally picked...

Gerryatrix 24.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Technics SL1210MK2Y

My wonderful Technics keyboard

Advantages: Brilliant sounds! Beautiful to play
Disadvantages: Takes a while to learn navigation of the functions

...Ciao have finally put the category in for my Technics SX-KN2600 keyboard, so I just HAVE to tell you all about this wonderful musical instrument! I should firstly let you know that I'm a competent keyboard / paino player, nothing special but I can play a few tunes and write some half-decent songs. I don't claim to be a master musician or a master songwriter, but I do love sitting down at the keyboard and messing about, working with sounds and arrangements and seeing if I can suddenly "stumble" into a new song (because that's really the best for it sometimes- you can be absently noodling and suddenly find you have an idea for a song- it just builds from there). I have always loved playing the piano- from the age of five I always looked forward to going round my aunt's house to play the grand paino they had there- and many years ago...

bagoproverbial 15.12.2004 · Read review
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Technically a Super Stereo

Advantages: Phat bass, clear sound
Disadvantages: Sill won't shake the pictures of the wall next door

...: 1 EQ SPACE on/flat button 2 Display mode select / Demonstration button 3 Display screen 4 Multi control buttons (D-Pad) 5 Accoustic image EQ button 6 EQ SPACE preset/manual select button The Tuner/Amplifier features 12 buttons: 1 Clock/timer button 2 Power "Standyby" button 3 Timer on/off button (Play, rec) 4 Tuning mode select button 5 Set button 6 Source input button 7 Tuner/Band select button and indicator 8 Super woofer button 9 Volume Control button 10 Headphone jack socket 11 FM mode select button (FM auto mono 12 Tuning buttons The CD Player consists of 9 features 1 Random play button 2 Repeat button 3 Disc Tray 4 Skip/search buttons 5 Disc tray open/close button 6 Pause button 7 AI edit button 8 Stop button 9 Play button and indicator. The Tape deck consists of 16 features: 1 Deck 1 cassette...

Kingkarliii 14.04.2006 · Read review
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Technic Concealer with Tea Tree...Cheap Isn't Always Nasty!

Advantages: Cheap! last ages, does a decent job.
Disadvantages: heavy, not everyone will like the tea tree smell.

...Recently I went to stay with my Grandmother, and arranged a night out with some old school friends who I hadn't seen since before my youngest child was born, almost 5 years ago. Being the disorganised woman I am, I left packing until the last minute. Feeling proud that I had remembered my trusty GHD's, I was gutted to find I had completely forgotten to pack my make up bag until I got there. Aaaaargggh!!! Wanting to look my best, particularly as some of my old friends are successful, gorgeous and slim while I'm a frumpy single mum of 2, I had to dash out for emergency supplies. Not wanting to spend a lot, as I have more than enough make up back at home, I was pleased to find the Technic range in Body Care store. Almost all the make up in this range is 99p. A bit dubious as to how effective such cheap make-up can actually be but not...

Rhiana 18.05.2009 · Read review
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Rocky V (5)

Advantages: more action from Balboa
Disadvantages: a bit slow compared to it redecessors.

...Director: John G. Avildsen Producers: Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler Writer: Sylvester Stallone Starring:Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Tommy Morrison and Tony Burton Released in late 1990, (14 years after starting the Rocky format), this 5th in line sees Rocky finally retire from boxing due to some severe hammerings from previous fights? **BRIEF PLOT** With Rocky, (played by Sylvester Stallone) becoming Bankrupt, due to some very unfortunate dealings from his accountant, he and his wife Adrian, (played by Talia Shire) and there son, Robert, (played by Stallones real life son, Sage), are forced to move back to the slums they came from in Philadelphia. A new boxing promoter on the scene, George Washington Duke, (played by Richard Gant) offers Rocky a chance to fight...

blissman70 10.08.2008 · Read review
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