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: 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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