Advantages: Good software bundle, cheap, works well.
Disadvantages: Only stereo out on analogue

...'s built in sound card with MP3s sounding dynamic and clear (assuming they're recorded at a half decent rate). The midrange worked well and the bass sounded tighter than the existing card too. I haven't tried using it with an external 'proper' amp and speakers, just the ones I use on my PC but despite that, it gaves things a real kick. Conclusion The SoundBlaster MP3+ is small, light and does the job admirably. If you want to upgrade your existing soundcard or have one that is playing up and you want an easy way to get something working then you should strongly consider the MP3+. The main outputs are stereo only which may put off a hardened gamer or a DVD fan wanting multi-channel surround sound but for the rest of us, this is a great device at a great price. Using the digital output does get you the full 5.1 experience but to be honest, I... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, powerful 200cc two-stroke motor, proven over time
Disadvantages: Wheel base and width cause instability in some situations.

...The Yamaha Blaster is a legend in its own right. It has been in production for many a year now and has sold in large numbers worldwide. Its success has mainly been down to the large spread of potential buyers that it caters for. Although its main target is the rookie rider, it has sufficient power to thrill most users while providing good value for money and great reliability. I have had my Blaster now for 5 years and never had to do anything other than change tyres and top up fuel and oil levels. I do as a matter of good maintenance, keep the chain and other moving parts oiled and greased, but this level of maintenance is expected on all such machines. The powerhouse of this quad is a potent, quick-revving 195cc air-cooled two-stroke engine with a six-speed gearbox and manual clutch. This enables you to keep changing gear to find... Read review

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Advantages: Role-play value. Impressive Range.
Disadvantages: Quite big. Doesn't turn into robot.

...The Optimus Prime Big Rig Blaster is one of a number of Transformer toys known as Vehicle Arm blasters. These Transformers are unusual in that rather than transforming from a vehicle to a robot, they turn from the vehicle into the robot's gun, held in the robot's hand and forearm, which can be worn by the user. This particular toy is based on the character of Optimus Prime, the leader of the heroic Autobots who has appeared in all of the many iterations of the Transformers TV series that have been made over the years. -Vehicle Mode- Optimus Prime's vehicle mode is a Trailer Rig, that's an articulated lorry to you and me. The truck is quite large (about 40 cm long) and is well sculpted and nice and chunky. It has rolling wheels but due to the transformation the cab is not articulated. Curiously the vehicle mode of this toy isn... Read review

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Advantages: Great quality sound, cheap
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

...I was in the hunt for a new sound card and picked up this Sound blaster 'Live' by Creative from PC world for just £35. The sound blaster Live is powered by the EMU10K1 digital signal processor which means you get very high sound quality without losing any of the power of your PC which other sound cards and onboard sound chips may take away as they require your PC's processor to power the sound, this ofcourse is great news for gamers who need all the spare power they can get in order to obtain maximum framerates. The Creative sound blaster Live 5.1 has the ability to connect to dolby digital and multi-channel digital speaker systems and provides an awesome quality of surround sound in all its glory through 5.1 (providing you have surround sound speakers ofcourse) so you can experience movies via your PC as tho you were in a cinema... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, good quality sound
Disadvantages: not enough ports

..., 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96kHz EAX® ADVANCED HD™ Audio Technology User-selectable EAX ADVANCED HD MUSIC presets, pre-configurable DSP modes simulating various acoustic environments Optimized settings for headphones, stereo, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 speakers Creative Multi-Speaker Surround™ (CMSS®) technology transforms all stereo audio into 7.1 multi-channel playback Realistic Wave-Table Synthesis 64-Voice polyphony and multi-timbral capability 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits 2MB or 4MB GM SoundFont Bank included Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit On-Board Connectors Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Centre / Subwoofer) or Headphone out Line In / Microphone In / *Digital I/O Aux Audio... Read review

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Advantages: Two Guns that Fire together. Comes with four Nerf bullets
Disadvantages: Vehicle mode lacks play value.

...The Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster is one of a number of Transformer toys known as Vehicle Arm blasters. These Transformers are unusual in that rather than transforming from a vehicle to a robot, they turn from the vehicle into the robot's gun, held in the robot's hand and forearm, which can be worn by the user. This particular toy is based on the character of Starscream, second in command of the evil Decepticons who appears in the 2007 Live action Transformers movie. -Vehicle Mode- Starscreams's vehicle mode is a futuristic jet fighter. It is pretty decent sculpt and is reasonably close to how the character looks in the film. The jet is very large (about 40 cm long) and quite heavy, which limits the play value. There isn't any real attempt to hide the large robot arm which hangs underneath the jet in this mode which makes it look... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant clarity. Excellent with all types of music, especially rock. Simple set up & Instructions.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...When it comes to sound, most motherboards these days have integrated electronics to support all manner of devices. Soundcards, while no longer a necessity, have retained their popularity on the market due to the fact that they often improve the sound quality heard through ones speakers or headphones profoundly. Such is the case with the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS. Introduction I purchased this card a few months ago, to compliment my cheap and cheerful Pc Chips board, the sound from my motherboard was quite good but didn't really do some genres of music justice (in particular classical music). So off I went to my local computer fair in search of a sound card to give the audio a much needed boost. It didn't take long to locate a stall which seemed to specialize in sound and video cards, after browsing for awhile a box... Read review

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Advantages: Superb value for money, easy to fit. Awesome sound quality. Great , plentiful software.
Disadvantages: None whatsoever.

...Recently, after the success of the Creative Audigy card I bought little over a month ago, decided to buy another card for a friends computer, after boasting the brilliant improvement in sound quality and the myriad of features that ship with the Creative family of sound cards. Intro I bought the card at a computer fair for 17.99 it was the Sound Blaster Live! 24 Bit model, its box was much similar to my other soundcard, the Audigy, bright orange, black, with a picture of the soundcard next to its respective logo. It looked pretty cool, if a little smaller than the Audigy model. So it was settled, I took it to my friends and swiftly began installing it inside his PC. Before we began, we went to the BIOS menu and set the motherboards automatic audio as : Disabled instead of Auto. (This prevents any mix up between the mobo... Read review

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Advantages: Many features, high qaulity, overall good sound card!
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...I got this card as a birthday present some months ago and a good present it wass too! Where to start... Well the Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum has more features than you can shake a stick at! Just go to www.creative.com and look for it. But from my experience here is what you get: >Really high sound qaulity and support for analouge and digital 5.1 surround sound speaker rigs. >A whole load of ports and sockets for pluging things into (It has a whole box of extra ports that firts in a drive bay) >Some cool affects from echos to voice changers, I've had some great fun with those! >Some very usefull bundeled software. When I got everything out of the box there were so many bits I thaught "This is going to take ages" But a quick read through the quick start guide and everything was clear. I was installing it in a Compaq system... Read review

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Advantages: It does sell toys I guess.
Disadvantages: Where do I begin?

...Hmmm. If Santa ran the Toys R Us operation around the Christmas period then (A) There would be a lot of pissed off children without presents and (B) There would be a lot of elves and reindeers down the local job centre. Yes I am a bitter 'customer' (I have a right to be having spent over £2,000 there in the last 8 weeks) and I'm not going to spend much time in this opinion delving into the good points about Toys R Us. I am instead going to moan like Pauline Fowler... Ok children, are we all tucked in and ready for a bedtime story? Once upon a time in a Toys R Us store in Liverpool, a handsome young prince and his pregnant wifelet went shopping for baby goods. This is the story of how the cruel Toys R Us overlords made their experience a bad one. First off, we bought the whole John Lennon range for the babys nursery... Read review

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