Advantages: Light, cheap for titanium
Disadvantages: Small racket head

...I purchased a TiS2 about a year and a half ago as I needed a light racket after injuring a hand in a footballing accident and the TiS2 was one of the lightest rackets around together with the TiS6. Most people in the club were going for the TiS6 which has a larger head and thicker frame. I find the racket easy to use and can handle all types of shots both with power from the base line and delicate touches around the net. I have only just replaced the strings after 1 and a half years. As newer rackets are now coming on the market the TiS2 is now an excellent choice as they can be picked up for near the £100 which is pretty good for a titanium racket.... Read review

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Advantages: performance, drivers, ease of installation
Disadvantages: bundled software

...I just recently acquired one of the above cards for my Athlon 1.2Ghz PC. I have to say, having had the previous generation of these cards installed, that the card is a vast improvement both visually and in terms of raw speed than its predecessor. Games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Max Payne have stunning effects which makes the realism and immersion in the game that much better. DVD playback is similarly improved. The Geforce 3 Ti200 is a cut down version of its big brother, the Ti500 with slightly slower memory and reduced clockspeed. It can however be overclocked to provide performance gains comparable to the faster card. The drivers for the card come in the form of the nVidia detonator drivers, which came on CD - or these can also be downloaded from the nVidia website. The beauty of the drivers is that they support... Read review

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Advantages: Lot of great songs
Disadvantages: None

...T.I was born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. on 25 September, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia. His rise to fame wasn't a great start, as after the release of his debut album, "I'm Serious" in 2001, he was dropped by his label, Arista Records, after his first 2 singles never made the top 20, and the album was left uncertified as it sold only 200,000 copies in the US. After being dropped, he formed his own record label, Grand Hustle Records, and spent the next year releasing Mix-Tapes. It was only in 2003 he resurfaced, when he released his third and fourth singles and his second album, "Trap Muzik", which sold 900,000 copies in the US, being certified Gold. In 2004 he became known more known in the UK, with the hit single, "Bring Em Out", and his third album, "Urban Legend", which sold 1.1 million copies in the US, being certified... Read review

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Advantages: 'On Top of the World', 'My Life Your Entertainment', 'Dead & Gone'
Disadvantages: 'Ready for Whatever', 'Porn Star', 'Every Chance I Get'

..., throwaway, track. "Could you play with it, with your tongue just a little." *12, Every Chance I Get (4.49), 2* *13, Swagga Like Us ft. Jay Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne (5.27), 3* *14, Slide Show ft. John Legend (3.42), 2* 'Every Chance I Get' is a track you will recognise, but are unlikely to keep listening to in order to get 30-seconds and remind yourself what the track is actually called. The track is similar to some of TI's best work, although the hook just isn't as catchy as 'What You Know' or 'Why You Wanna?' Interestingly, 'Swagga Like Us' is also a track to feature on Jay-Z's upcoming album, 'The Blueprint 3'. Produced by Kanye West and featuring man of the moment Lil Wayne, the track is destined for success and has became TI's most successful track since 2006, however don't get too excited -- it's only peaked at #33. After... Read review

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Advantages: Does anything you could ask it to.
Disadvantages: You forget how to do even the most basic maths without it.

...The MUST HAVE scientific and graphing calculator in terms of functionality. Having done the International Baccalaureate, my TI-83 was an integral part of my life. Insanely difficult to learn how to use simply because it does so much, once you do learn a few tricks with it you're set to do even the most complex calculations in the blink of an eye, assuming you actually know what you're trying to solve. Being a graphing calculator, it does have a relatively large screen, but in the TI-83 this is only about 6 by 4cm. Still that certainly is good enough to see whether your data forms a curve or a straight line. Changing the window on your graphs (i.e. the X and Y scales) is dead easy using the aptly named "Window" button. But that's absolutely nothing. With a bit of manual reading (if you can bear the weight of the massive manual) you... Read review

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Advantages: price, speed
Disadvantages: poor bundled software

...Now virtually a budget graphics card, you can get premium performance at a cheap price. with still only the Geforce 3 Ti500, Certain Geforce 4's and the best Radeon cards outperforming it this card is no slouch. I can give lots of facts about the speed of the card, 3d Mark, frames per second in Quake 3 etc but there are many more dedicated reviews which do that better. However i can say that i've had zero problems with it so far - it worked first time which is always a bonus with a new hardware installation. The card is well supported in drivers terms and you know that it is not produced by a company that is going to go bust in 6months time. I've been impressed with the card all round - the tv out feature is great and the support for lcd monitors will no doubt prove useful in the near future. I suggest visiting Creatives... Read review

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Advantages: Everything, excellent handling, excellent looks, excellent performence........ excellent everything.
Disadvantages: Not a lot! - Apart from the Insurance!

...I bought my Alfa Romeo 146 Ti just over two years ago. Its a P Reg now so is getting on abit and I keep thinking to myself I better get a new car, but I just cannot bring myself to sell it. I went out looking for a new car just over two years ago and had in my mind I were going to get a Vectra or Laguna or something along those lines, that were until I saw the 146 sitting on the forecourt. As soon as I saw it I fell in love with it and once had took it for a test drive, well, that were it! Within half an hour the cheque were wrote and the car were paid for! Now I keep thinking about getting a new car but just think to myself - but I dont want to get rid of my Alfa! The Alfa 146 has absolutely everything, brilliant performence, excellent handling, is very comfortable, definatley looks the part and it definately gets you noticed... Read review

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Advantages: The Only Club in Hyderabad, relaxed atmosphere, rural setting with no-congestion on route, and no mosquitos!
Disadvantages: a bit far out of the city to get to, no buses, taxi's at night

...such as rides, swimming pool, karting etc, as well as access to mouth-watering cuisine. However as the night sets in Treasure Island becomes alive with its local disco; the atmosphere is buzzing, as the music gets louder. The crowds start arriving from 10.30pm onwards. Unlike Clubbing in UK there are no black cabs dropping people off, instead it’s a collection of private cars or people who have managed to talk their drivers into working late!! Entry into TI costs Rs.200 (which is about £3) so it’s not too pricey. At the time of writing the disco only operates on Saturday nights, though this may change in future if the demand is high enough on weekday nights. As you approach the entrance to TI’s disco called ‘The Robber's Roost ‘ you will be impressed. It looks like a hut on an island made of wood, straw and logs and you suddenly start feeling... Read review

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Advantages: good handbook, huge RAM and ROM
Disadvantages: pricey

...As I'm studying Computer Science / Computer Engineering, I (unfortunately) have to deal with Maths on a nearly daily basis. We are not allowed to use any calculators in the four Maths exams (neither in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Hardware Engineering…) but for home use I wanted to buy myself a calculator to a) control my results (nothing is more annoying than calculating and calculating over several pages and then having to find out that there's a mistake in first few lines) and to b) get a result quickly when I don't have my laptop with my beloved math software around. After some thinking I decided to get the Texas Instrument (TI) Voyage 200 as I've always been very happy with my TI calculators in the past. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What it looks like... Read review

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Advantages: The name; A nice slow smooth way to pass the time
Disadvantages: The name; The French ALWAYS have a word for it

...One of my local supermarkets has really been going its ends recently in stocking up on interesting import beers. I have had a pleasant time supping my way slowly down the aisles and making notes to share with fellow readers. Now the headings have appeared and it is time to do some writing in appreciation. Yes, I know – the name of this brew is more unusual that any heading I could have thought up. It is also the first of a pair of reviews that I will be posting in quick succession – the second will be about its sister ale Blonde. This is intentional as I tried them in tandem as a comparison. I have spent quite a while researching the meaning of CH’TI – the brewery’s website is not helpful. I came across the notion that a “Ch’ti” is a person born in the North of France and that “ch'timi” is the language of Northerners. Maybe... Read review

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