Advantages: An excellent film, a joy to watch
Disadvantages: Should be shown at a decent time on TV

...I was lucky enough this Christmas to receive "The Maltese Falcon" on DVD as a present from my loving girlfriend. She knows my thoughts about this classic film and decided it was time that I had a copy of my own. I am a very lucky boy. "The Maltese Falcon" is adapted from the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which I must admit I've never read but it's considered to be a classic. The film begins in the detective agency of Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan). A mysterious woman calling herself Miss Wonderly (Mary Astor), and looking like a classic femme fatal, enlists the help of the detectives to track a man called Thursby. However, on the first night of this task Miles Archer is murdered by a party or parties unknown and an hour or so later Thursby is also killed. Sam Spade then takes it upon himself... Read review

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Advantages: Great plot, very well written
Disadvantages: Characters (see below!!)

...a number of novels which were adopted by Hollywood due to their accessability and were turned into films - the most notable being The Maltese Falcon starring Humprey Bogart. PLOT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A detective, Sam Spade, is hired by a young woman, Miss Wonderley to track down her sister. When Spade's partner, Miles Archer is shot and killed whilst following Miss Wonderley, we begin to see that all is not what it seems. An intricate plot follows during which Sam finds himself both the hunter and the hunted all in the name of trying to track down a priceless jewel encrusted statue of a Falcon. There are twists and turns at every angle whilst people double cross each other and are double crossed. There is never a dull moment!! WHATS GOOD? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The book is a very good read from... Read review

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Advantages: Great price, great looks, great sound!
Disadvantages: Not the one if you want to do high fingerboard solos

...of the guitar market, and one that Falcon has really made their mark on with these guitars (they are also available in other colours should you wish). In fact, I can't think of anyone better at the moment in this part of the market! I would currently recommend Falcon above anything else out there. Prices range from between £39-00 and £69-00 from various dealerships. I paid £39-00 for mine from a local independent guitar shop I use. It is well worth hunting about for the right deal because there is such a variation in price range out there - but watch your possible shipping costs if you order online. It might make what appears a cheap guitar suddenly rather more expensive! One final note - the rating here asks for amplified sound - and wouldn't let me post without a rating. However this is an acoustic guitar! It doesn't have a plug in (although... Read review

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Advantages: Wirless Freedom, Simple Usage, Enhanced Speed
Disadvantages: Cant think of one

...GENERAL OVERVIEW First of all, i am writing this review for the DWL-900AP+rev c product not the DWL900AP and not the DWL900AP+. I don't know the difference if you ask me, i just wanted to make something clear so i wont be held for any mistakes. Anyways you can tell whether you got the revc or not from the label under your product, if it shows H/W: C1 F/W:3.02 then you have the revc, any thing else is another revision of the product. I assume there is a slight difference between both of the revisions but i just don't know, so u can go to the d-link s and check, and please tell me what is the big difference to make this revision. Anyways, considering the DWL-900AP+rev c, it includes an ARM9 processor and it is enhanced 2.4GHz Wirless Access Point. The DWL-900AP+ can be configured to perform in any one of five modes... Read review

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Advantages: WOW. It's the (current) daddy.
Disadvantages: Expensive. 128mb expansion limit.

...Some of you may have read my p800 review (if not, I'd suggest you read that first), and I did point out a few niggles I had with the 'phone. I am aware that another ciao member has reviewed this 'phone very, VERY well, so I’ll attempt to do a different one with a twist! (hopefully) I purchased my p900 around one week ago, and I fell quite deeply in love. IT'S A PHONE, GET A GRIP! - My other personality talking there, sorry :-) . The money shot....(!) I managed to be unlucky here (post-empted the free handset giveaway...d'oh!). Got the handset form onestopphoneshop.com for £69.99 on the Orange Your Plan 400 tariff @ £50/month. I WILL be downgrading this after the four month tie in 'cos I will NEVER use 400 inclusive minutes! Still, I got free weekend texting, which I am abusing right now.. :-) Dimensions/weight 115 x 57 x... Read review

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Advantages: stylish, many features
Disadvantages: battery life, camera and can't pick your own message tone

...The reason I bought this phone was, I lost my other phone Sony Ericsson W880I in a taxi. It was cheaper at £64 (as I got my staff discount), normally it would have been £80. One of the reason that I picked this phone is that I work in a mobile phone and it's one of the phones that seemed to have the least problems, except the cracked screens. This phone is still widely available in many different colours. It's available on contract but it's an older phone in today's market you will find it more on Pay as you Go now. * Price list 16/01/2008 * Vodafone store - Available in Black for £80 on Pay as you Talk. Phones4U website - A pink D900I available on O2 for £79.99 on Pay as you Go. T-Mobile website - Available in Black for £89.99 on Pay as you Go. Carphonewarehouse website - Available in black on T-Mobile, Virgin, Orange and O... Read review

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Advantages: comfortable, reliable
Disadvantages: petrol consumption,

...Saab 900 turbo. The car of all cars, yes I’m talking about the Saab 900 turbo. My fiancé (Shaun) has a Saab 900 turbo 16s (classic) Black, J-reg, 198,000 miles on the clock (yes that’s nearly 200,000 miles) and it’s still going! That just shows how good these cars can be if looked after. Shaun has had it over a year, and believe you me he loves this car! My partner found his 'true love' under a tree just over a year ago. With much love (as Saabs do need) it was restored back to its natural beauty. Saabs are quite weird looking but in a beautiful way. The way they can handle the road is brilliant, and the acceleration is wkd (probably because of the BHP-which we will come to later) History The Classic Saab 900, manufactured from 1979 until 1993, remains to this day a very popular car with many thousands having been sold around... Read review

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Advantages: solid,affordable,reliable
Disadvantages: limited external memory,outdated

...This is my second Sony Ericsson handset.I have been using the P800 for a year and decided to get a P900.I bought mine off Ebay two months ago.A brand new p900 for £170, a bargain!. Improvements over the Sony Ericsson P800 Some of the new features found in the P900 compared to the P800 are: better screen, lighter and smaller, 48 MB memory (32mb memory stick duo,expandable to 128mb.16MB available to user) compared to 32 MB (12MB for user) in the P800, new flip, T9 text input when flip is closed, video recording, MMS preview in full screen mode, MP3 files as ring tones, new MP3 player, File Manager application, themes, FTP transfer method with Bluetooth. Hardware One of the first things i notice about the P900 is the robustness of the exterior. On the P800, there was room for an extra SIM-card or Memory Stick duo between... Read review

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Advantages: touch screen, nice GUI menu structure, cool unique design
Disadvantages: Need a tool to take the keypad off.

...Today was my first day at the college after the easter holidays, i was feeling a bit gloomy in the morning but as soon as i got to college my gloomy mood was swept away by a brand new P900 of my friend. I had good 2 hours with that beauty and here is my review: First Impresion: "Wait a minute, is this a phone or a pocket robot from the year 2054?" this was my first reaction. Unlike the soft, beautiful curves and cool blue colour of P800,.... P900 has lots of edges and a squary shape, with very dark gray and black colour scheme this phone looks really mean. I had heard that P900 is mainly aimed at the buisness men and executives, but this phone looks more like a cool 3rd generation gadget!, though it has some features which are purely meant for buisness men. The Design: As i have said P900 is very dark and very agressive... Read review

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Advantages: Recently Made Cheap, Compact/Small, Powerful Camera, Nice Displays
Disadvantages: Low Battery Life, a bit on Full Volume

...900 is much better in comparison. The D900 fits smugly into your pocket, it has a small speaker to listen to MP3 and Call Sounds etc. I previously has a Sony Erricson W800i and it was constantly going off in my backpocket and calling people due to its thickness (yes I know how to lock a phone), fortunatly with the D900 I have no problem with this, as it is so small when I take it out for use, the phone is always still in the same position. The D900 also is very much like a computer or a PDA i'd say (some might disagree) but you can customize a lot, you have a lot of customizable options, and so forth. The D900 is so succesful they have a line of them, the E900, the D900i and the Chrome D900. Although with every mobile phone there is its flaws, like with the D900 there is a short battery life, if you constantly use it for one... Read review

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