Advantages: Luxury, quality, feel, design, status, - too many others to mention
Disadvantages: the bezel is a bit hard to grip bit thats it !

...Long before I saw James Bond wearing an Omega Seamaster, I always wanted one, seeing them in every film doing yet more wonderful things each time made me a real sucker for marketing and just increased my want for one further (now after 10 + years of drooling at the jewellers window I have finally been able to afford one (and appologise to my jeweller for the drooling) so heres my synopsis of it...... The price Although the price is a bit of a crippler, comparitively the Seamaster provides a lot more watch for a lot less money against other swiss brands. The Automatic full sise Seamaster Professional runs about £1200 (as reviewed) The Quartz full size Seamaster professional about £700-900 The midsize automatic Seamaster professional about £1050 - 1100 The midsize quartz Seamaster £795 Solid Gold Seamaster professional Automatic... Read review

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Advantages: Gives teeth and mouth a good clean
Disadvantages: Masses of packaging

...Colgate professional weekly clean Part of the Colgate TOTAL range, this toothpaste is for those wanting "that dentist complete clean feeling". The professional clean is described as one which removes plaque and tartar to maintain good oral health. ~~What is it~~ Marketed as being like a professional clean, the toothpaste is a concentrated formula with the same cleaning ingredients used by dentists. It will give your teeth a full 12 hours protection. It contains something called Prophy-Silica which disperses through your mouth to fight all that bacteria, tartar and plaque. This will apparently clean not only teeth but also between the teeth and at the back of the mouth- all the hard to reach places. ~~Product and Packaging~~ When I found it on the shelf, I admit it did look very professional, and as though it would live... Read review

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Advantages: It's suposed to clean your teeth....
Disadvantages: ...but I don't think it really does

...I am a frequent chewer of gum for two main reasons firstly because it stops me reaching out for a bar of chocolate or other naughty treat and secondly because I am a smoker (hangs head in shame) and am aware that my breath probably smells like an ashtray. My regular brand is Wrigley's Extra in the cool mint variety; however on this occasion my usual brand was not available so I took the opportunity to try something different. I saw Orbit Professional on the shelf and thought 'yep, that's me - surly I can be considered professional after all these years of gum chewing', plus it was still manufactured by the trusted Wrigley's. HISTORY The Wrigley company was founded in 1891 by 29 year old William Wrigley Jr. Initially Mr. Wrigley was a soap salesman but then discovered that the baking powder business was more lucrative... Read review

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Advantages: Faster and fancier
Disadvantages: Price

...It's not like Microsoft to give something for nothing, in fact it's usually the oposite. We are normally made to pay over the odds for something which is not much of an improvement on the earlier versions, but I have been using Office XP for about a month now and I am pleased with it - especially as it was free. Microsoft are currently offering a free 30 day trial of Microsoft Office XP Professional. You can get your copy from: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/eval/ The CD includes: Word 2002 Excel 2002 Powerpoint 2002 Access 2002 Outlook 2002 It's worth noting that the only difference between Microsoft Office Standard and Microsoft Office XP Professional is that you get Access 2002 with Office professional. I find Microsoft Office Proffesional to be much nicer than Office 2002. Some of the extra features include... Read review

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Advantages: see text
Disadvantages: See text

...these major advantages stated above would help the average user to decide whether to upgrade or not. As for the Professional Edition, it does have certain features over the Home Edition, such as Remote Desktop, Encrypting File System (EFS) and many others. For further information on selecting which one is right for you got to this article by Microsoft, titled "Which Edition Is Right for You?" at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp The main disadvantage of Windows XP is its heavy requirements, being: - PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system); Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended - 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance... Read review

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Advantages: More flexibility, reliabillity and quite frankly amazing
Disadvantages: It's very expensive - but don't be put off by this

...If your looking for a system that will provide a well structured and solid basis for a small business, a large business or simply for home use, then Windows XP Professional is definitely the only answer. Of course, you could by Windows 98, ME, or 2000 but they don't quite have the smooth looks and intelligence to overlook even the dumbest of people - Windows XP Professional does. Microsoft have really cranked it up a gear with the release of this latest Operating system - the stunning visual design is what everyone talks about and I'm not surprised. It's definitely moved away from the dull greyness of the older Microsoft operating systems and has moved towards a more artistic design and a great sound scheme. Some features include Remote Desktop to connect to any other Windows XP enabled PC - as long as they allow you to, which... Read review

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Advantages: Very stable compared to previous MS Windows versions
Disadvantages: Not great compatibility

...Windows XP is far better than it's predecessor Windows ME (discounting win2000 as it is really for networks). It is slightly slower, but has far better visuals and many more features. Windows XP Professional is built on the core software code used in Windows 2000 and Windows NT Workstation. This code, known as the NT kernel, makes Windows XP more powerful, secure, and stable than Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95. If you’ve used those systems in the past, you’ll notice a dramatic advantage: even if a program crashes, in most cases your computer will keep running. This really is true ctrl-alt-del actually does something now! Windows XP Professional has a fresh visual design with its cool blue and green taskbar and a wonderful new start menu, it is far better than the old simplistic one! The most frequently used applications... Read review

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Advantages: A good easy listen with many catchy hooks.
Disadvantages: The songs sound quite samey.

...The self titled debut album by Professional Murder Music is one of those albums where you know you want to love it silly but something just keeps holding you back. For an easy listen it is a very good album, but, the problem lies here because unfortuantely this album is somewhat a "one trick pony". Though the end of the album certainly does pick up on originality, it's just a bit too late to save this from being anything more than average. I'd still say go for it though, it is a nice CD to have if you're feeling like chilling for a bit. Track 1: Slow A wonderfuleffects laden intro, with a nice and memorable riff running over a fair amount of noise. The verse has a nice and heavy hook to it and the vocals are wonderfully haunting. This then all transfers itself into the almost trance like (in a good way) chorus, with multiple layers... Read review

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Advantages: Improved performance, new features, tighter integration
Disadvantages: Cost upgrading from earlier versions

...I recently upgraded my operating system on my Dell Inspiron 8100 (see earlier Op) from Windows ME to Windows XP Professional. This was necessary because on several occasions Windows ME crashed for no apparent reason and I was forced to do a complete hard disk format and reinstall all my software. Fortunately I had taken the precaution of backing up my most sensitive data onto and external Iomega 80Gb hard drive; however, I had no option but to re-install application software from the original CD disks. This took ages. Cost of upgrading varies. Windows XP Professional is priced at about £160 (academic upgrade £80). Windows XP Home edition costs about £80. Windows XP upgrades are readily available online from retailers like Amazon or Microwarehouse. My copy was delivered next day after making the order at 5.00pm... Read review

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Advantages: styling last for up to five days
Disadvantages: expensive

...this product claims to be as effective as having a professional straightening your hair.... and it actually works! you hair is straight (well that's at least what you would expect for this product!) but not only! it feels softer and smoother. what i found different from other straighteners is the fact that you only need to go through your hair once to obtain good results. so goodbye damaged dry hair! as well as having instant results, i noticed that the style lasts for up to five days which is honestly brillianty! no more daily styling, and don't be scored of rain and humidity! the only bad point is...the price! it's a bit expensive. well, more than others hair straighteners on the market but it's DEFENITELY worth it!! beware!! you'll be addictged pretty soon! which is why i would advise a product that i use every time i... Read review

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