Advantages: Top quality hip hop, full of flair and skill,
Disadvantages: Some weaker tracks, adult language

...Jay-Z is a Brooklyn rapper who released his first studio album, Reasonable Doubt in 1996. His real anme is Shawn Corey Carter. The Black Album is his eighth studio album and is easily one of his best. He is a legendary modern day artist having sold more than 50 million units worldwide and has presided over Def Jam and Roc-a-Fella record companies. He now co-owns the American NBA basketball team 'New Jersey Nets' and sits atop a multi-million dollar empire. Many people will have heard of Jay-Z through his global celebrity relationship with singer Beyonce Knowles. The two of them have recently married this year and he has appeared of many of her singles up to date. Jay-Z is a hip-hop artist but has proved his appeal to the masses. His appearance on Beyonce's track 'Crazy in Love' and Rihnna's song 'Umbrella' have helped the two divas... Read review

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Advantages: graphics, accessible controls, great sound
Disadvantages: too many generic moves

...Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is the sequel to the action packed DragonBall Z Tenkaichi game, building on the foundations of the very well received first game it promises to be the most explosive DragonBall Z game yet! DragonBall Z Tenkaichi 2 has many modes to play those being Dragon Adventure, Ultimate Battle Z, Dragon Tournament, Duelling, Ultimate Training, Evolution Z, Item Shop, Data Centre, Options and Dragon Library. Your first stop, if you are new to the Tenkaichi series, should be Ultimate Training, this has been infinitely improved over the first game, you get guided through a portion of the Android Saga of the DragonBall Z anime with Vegeta as you learn the basics of the game through video and actual gameplay itself. Once your training is complete you will be able to choose any of your unlocked fighters and test... Read review

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Advantages: Cheaper than the Z5 but with the same sort of features
Disadvantages: Manual focusing can take a while to set up

...Significantly cheaper than the Z5 but not significantly different The Z3 is 1 in a series of currently (August 2005) 6 cameras. The Z1, Z2, Z3, Z5, Z10, Z20 all have incremental specifications. Note that there is no Z4. However, something which can be quite misleading is that the Z10 and Z20 are budget models and therefore do not have the larger zoom lenses or the ability to add accessories such as the wide angle lens converter kit or an external flash. The main feature with the Z series (along with their huge zoom lenses) is the ability to see exactly what the picture will look like whilst taking the picture when looking through the view finder. This is perfect for when it is too bright to see the main LCD. This type of functionality usually means that a camera is categorized as a "digital SLR" and so is very expensive... Read review

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Advantages: Great for hot, sunny days and posing, great build quality
Disadvantages: Attracts unwanted attention, NOT a sports car

...If you want a BMW Z3 then do not go for the 1.9 version. The small engine, although provides some torque, is not up to the job to power a heavy 2 seater roadster. I bought a 1997 model in blue, with 65,000 miles on the clock for £8,000 back in April 2006. After changing jobs I fancied a change in car. I had always wanted a small two seater convertible and had considered the MX-5 and MGF. Although I like the look of both of these cars they are a bit.....well...... ponzy. I wanted a 'mans' convertible. Unfortunately the SLK, Z4 etc were way beyond my budget, as was the Z3 - or so I thought..... When I saw the Z3 I had to have a drive in it. It was a bright and sunny day, not too hot since it was April, but the rag top brigade were out in force. The Z3 felt sluggish, but then I had just gotten rid of my 240bhp twin entry turbo... Read review

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Advantages: great movies
Disadvantages: some are good, some are now

...This review is going to be about all the DragonBall Z features that I own and love, I hope you will find this helpful. DragonBall Z The History of Trunks This film/feature is very entertaining; it is the History of Trunks. In the episodes Trunks comes to the past (Trunks Saga) and gives Goku this antidote that will stop him from dying from an illness that in their time does not have a cure for. In the future, when Trunks is older, all of the Z fighters are dead accept Trunks and Gohan... What is the enemy now; stay tuned to this review, and ill tells you! At the beginning of the feature, you see the two evil Androids being released. Then after that, you see Goku die from the illness, and then you see all of the Z fighters get destroyed by Android 17 and 18. First Super Saiyan Vegeta, then Piccolo, the Tien and Chouzu, then Yamcha... Read review

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Advantages: RESOLUTION, speed, ease of use, price
Disadvantages: no

...The Lexmark Z31 comes from the Z-series line of lexmark inkjet printers. There is also a Z11 and a Z51. The feature that attracted me to the Z31 was the high resolution. When printing in best mode the resolution is 1200x1200. It is a rather fast printer also. It can spit out up to 8 pages per minute in black ink and 3.5 pages per minute in color. The Hewlett Packard 880C which can print 9 pages per minute black and white and 6.5 pages in color has a resolution of only 600 dots per inch in black. (The Lexmark Z51 can print 10 pages per minute in black and 5 in color) Paper feeding is easy. It has a better paper tray than the Lexmark 1100 which many people are familiar with. Although, it is different than the Hewlett Packard printers in that the tray is upright behind the printer. Although the tray only holds 25 pages of paper at a time... Read review

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Advantages: Good graphics, sound, great fight simulation, lots of options and moves.
Disadvantages: Naff story sections, ne definable tiers in strength of different characters.

...DRAGONBALL Z: HOW GAME ARE YOU? Dragonball Z is a Japanese animated cartoon series, made up of several different sagas. Within Dragonball Z, there is a large number of main characters who defend the Earth against powerful forces of evil and who are on a constant mission to recover the "Dragonballs" (7 orange spheres, which when brought together grant the finder a single wish). Of course the good guys want the Dragonballs to bring their comerades back to life, while forces of evil seek them out also for selfish immortality. Herein is a great tool for games because Dragonball Z features plenty of fighting action, using energy beams and hand to hand combat. In addition to this, almost all of the characters can fly. For the Playstation 2, there were Budokai 1 and 2. Both of these have proved very popular with fight-loving gamers... Read review

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Advantages: Real-time damage, wide variety of game modes, destroyable enviroment, characters look and sound exactly like their cartoon counterparts
Disadvantages: Voices on menus get annoying, can't play the tutorial, camera can be troublesome occasionally

...Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi I like to be completely honest in my opinion about games. Even though I am a huge fan of the Dragonball Z series, I won't let this show favouritism to my review. This is the definitive Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi review. So, what is this game about. The game revolves around the main character Goku, a saiyan from another world who was sent to earth as a baby to eventually eliminate all inhabitants from the Earth. However, a bump on the head made Goku forget his mission, and he grew up as a peace loving guy, protecting the earth from all threats. Now fully grown up, Goku and friends continue to protect the planet, as well as collecting the seven Dragonball's which allow them one wish of their choice. The game is very true to the series. You will instantly be at home if you are a fan... Read review

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Advantages: CN version censored for kids, kids love it
Disadvantages: Not for everyone, I hate censorship, pointless censoring, violence?, adult-ish themes, kids love it, too commercialised

...I think many of you have heard of Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z now that it’s pretty much mainstream and it’s been shown on Cartoon Network. If you don’t watch it, your kids probably do, as they are the target audience. It’s been hugely popular over the years among Eastern Asians, and anime fans with myself included. Some anime fans love it, others hate it for various reasons. There have been debates about why it’s so great or why it’s not compared to other animes of similar genres. Some might just think of it as eye candy for boys. Well, I like it. I first watched it when I was like seven. It all began with a manga (Literally means comic book) created by Toriya Akira in 1984 known as Dragonball. Dragonball now consists of three series, a bunch of movies, manga, and a heck of a lot of merchandise. The first series is known... Read review

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Advantages: Feature packed and compact, competitive handset in its price range
Disadvantages: Battery life tends to be on the lower side

...Having used some Nokia phones previously, I decided to change the brand and go for a Sony Ericsson. My mobile phone device needs are pretty simple. Earlier, the Nokia 6101 that I was using fulfilled all my needs but since its battery was running out of steam really quickly after every recharge, I realized that I needed a new handset. My search zeroed in on the Sony Ericsson Z550i . The Z550i is feature packed and is a competitive device in its segment. By looks, you will see that this phone has a flap (SE likes to call it the clamshell model) that opens to reveal the keypad and the enlarged screen. The camera is fixed on the outer side of the clamshell and is of decent quality. It has a FM radio tuner as well, capable of saving up to 20 radio stations. By the looks of things, the Z550i’s body is made up largely of a combination... Read review

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