Advantages: light, shows how much the toner has left on the L.C.D, compact
Disadvantages: none yet

...The 3700 had taken over the the loyal 4500, i love the 4500 model, everything is easy to find, toners, drum, fuser, memory, i have had the 3700 apart and i think it has the same potential. The sliding out drawer on the front is a good idea, that lets you see into the whole printer, toners slide straight in and you have the engine at the bottom and sides. I have had one problem with my machine so far, dredid paper jam, on the 4500 you would have to take the sides off to get inside the engine, but on this beauty all you have todo is open the front doortake out 4 screws and there you have access to the engine, fantastic when your in a rush. the exterior is also a great advantage, it looks better than the 4500, on the L.C.D you have the toner module which tells you how much of the toner you have left, brilliant thats a alot better... Read review

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Advantages: Very overclockable, Excellent quality
Disadvantages: None I can think of, price maybe

...I was building myself an extreme gaming PC from scratch and had no clue of what memory to put in it, there is so much out there! I started by scouring the internet to find more info about memory. I came across OCZ and was very impressed by the performance and reliability figures which I had found, most people had nothing but praise for OCZ, especially the PC3700 gold. It was above the price I had budgeted for so I was a bit put off to begin with, but the more I learnt about it the more I liked it, so decided to buy. It did exactly what it said on the tin, and more...( A very quick insight into overclocking) You see, an extreme gaming machine must be made to run as fast as it possibly can, whilst still maintaining stabiliy. Basically its like modifying a car engine to make it go faster, then you do the suspension to make it go around... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, relatively small, does everything a monitor should do
Disadvantages: bland design, old fashioned,

...The Compaq V55 is an ideal monitor; it was an important part of our receptionists life for a good 5 years but after recently replacing it with a TFT, I decided it was only fair we rewarded it by giving it a good write up on ciao. --------- PRICE --------- It was back in 1997, in which our comapany first purchased this monitor. We had a dell base unit which was perfect for the general office work of the receptionist; now all we needed was a nice monitor to go with it. At £129.99 it was not badly priced at all, in fact its probably worth that today. It seemed a bargain; despite it being compaqs lowest in their range, it would be all that was needed for the day to day chores of our receptionist. The prices of these monitors will have come down considerably since then, brand new your probably looking at under £60, a bargain... Read review

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Advantages: Actual Speed, Overclockability, Heat, Cost
Disadvantages: Low Clock Speed, 11x multiplier, no dual core, No heat pipes on cooler

...<---THIS IS FOR THE 3700+ Socket 939 1MB L2 Specifications * Socket: 939 * FAB: 90NM * Speed: 2200 * Multiplier: 11 * L1 Cache: 128K * L2 Cache: 1024K * Vcore: 1.4v * Max CPU Temp:71C * Core Stepping: E4 - San Diego * TDP: 89W I bought this processor for £145, for the E4 stepping, which is cheap for the same core as what is put in the FX series of processors (San Diego). This features a whopping 1MB L2 cache which enables the processor the slight edge in games. The chip operates at 2.2 Ghz, however the AMD Index rating rates it at 3700+. This is the equivlent roughly of a pentium 4 or an Athlon Thunderbird at 3.7 Ghz. AMD rates this at 3700+ because it does more instruction per cycle (1 cycle = 1hertz) than the other two processors. The new San Diego cores use the new DSL... Read review

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Advantages: Great on the road, powerful brakes, strong frame.
Disadvantages: Not ideal off road

...Well it is almost 3 years ago to the day when i purchased my trek 3700 from my bike shop. I remember instantly noticing that it was way better than my old bike, a concept something which was frankly terrible! I ride my bike about 20 miles every weekend, and has now well exceeded the 100 mile mark. It has got to here with basically no faults atall! It got its first service last weekend, which was pretty impressive i thought as it had never needed it before (due to water getting into the back wheel bearing and the freewheel mechanism they both needed replacing-this is due to spraying with a power hose). The brakes are very effective, apart from as the other review mentions they do have a habit of loosening-if you go on any long cycle rides it is well worth having an allan key on you just in case. Also if you enjoy riding on muddy... Read review

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Advantages: Runs well - no major mechanical or electrical problems with it.
Disadvantages: Bad visibility, high emissions and terrible petrol consumption.

...the Scenic so was sorry to see it go but still needed a car with five proper seats, as at the time I had three children living at home aged 17, 15 and 5. As finding another car in the price range I was looking for was becoming increasingly urgent, I probably bought this one before I had really looked around fully although that's not to say I didn't like what I saw to start with. ***The Car*** My version is a Meriva 1.6 Life 8V model and was registered as an 04 plate so it was two and a half years old when I got it. It had low mileage though and this attracted me along with a good deal from the Vauxhall Dealership who also offered me a year's free Network Q guarantee. This is apparently one of the best warranties around and although I only had to use it for a small fault with a sensor light, I had no costs to pay and the garage dealt... Read review

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Advantages: Low Cost, High Performance, Good Built Quality, Almost latest hardware support
Disadvantages: No PCI-E Slot, Only 2 RAM Slots, Low Integrated GFX

...I'm using this product from a year. I bought a budgeted system containing MSI K8MM-V MoBo, AMD Sempron 2800+, 768 MB DDR 400MHz RAM, Sony DVD-RW DRU 170A, LG CD-RW/DVD-ROM, 80+80 WD SATA. And the system is serving me very fine. The MotherBoard support 64 BIT AMD k8 processors upto AMD Athlon 3700+ [Socket 754] and upto 2 GB of DDR 266/333/400 DDR SDRAM. It support almost all AGP 8x Graphic Cards but ATI one's are some what better than nVIdia. 3 PCI slots give you enough expandability. Two SATA and TWO IDE ports can accomodate upto 6 Drives [2 SATA and 4 IDE Drives]. It support UDMA 66/100/133 modes supporting upto 150 MB/s transfer. In other words it is SUPERB.... Read review

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Advantages: Great phone - Stylish, Robust and a great Battery Life !
Disadvantages: Not a vast improvement on the V525.

...It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed since I last upgraded my mobile phone, but indeed it's true! March marks the date when I start looking around at the latest mobile phone deals on the market, then contact my existing provider Singlepoint (recently acquired by Vodafone) to see what they can offer. I had been very impressed with my old phone - a Motorola V525. It had a great range of features, excellent WAP facility and it was very sturdy. Despite being dropped on numerous occasions, apart from a few cosmetic scratches it still looked and worked as good as new. The "clamshell" design (meaning it folds on itself) meant that the screen was still clear and free from marks. When I contacted Singlepoint, I had in my mind the Motorola V3 Razor as my "ideal" phone. This is one of the latest from Motorola, and looks... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing atmosphere/bands, barely wanted it to end
Disadvantages: Bare cheeks on those pump action bogs, pricey food

...I am very proud to have been there on Sunday 17th of August 2003, (and Saturday) for V Festival 2003 at Weston Park. This whole event was awesome, and a memory I will cherish for a long, long time. But enough of that initial vibe there, let me be objective and factual. TRANSPORT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Despite the huge influx of music lovers to this outcrop of Shropshire/Staffordshire, Weson-under-Lizard, the organisers and local bus company were very well prepared, and friendly to boot. We got the train from Sheffield to the nearest Station, which I think was Albrighton. The buses were queueing to pick us up, as we were queuing to board them, but not too long at all all things considered (about 20 minutes). And despite the seemingly endless jaunt to the Park with its accompanying house, (the ancestral seat of the Earls... Read review

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Advantages: Thought provoking film.
Disadvantages: Slows down in the middle part.

...Hello there and welcome to my 27th review on Ciao. Today I have was given my Easter present from my beloved, knowing that I have a slight passion for these types of film she bought me the 2 disc set of V for Vendetta on DVD. Now this was not a film that I saw when released at the cinema at all as I didn't think that it would interest me. Well safe to say now after watching it that I was well wrong on this matter, please read on….. ---The Source--- V for Vendetta was originally a graphic novel released in the early part of the 1980's. Originally published as a strip in Warrior, a publication along similar lines as 2000AD which at this time was selling at its peak. This told a story of a rebel in a broken society attempting to drive through change by any means, this was at a time when the Conservative Party was starting... Read review

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