Advantages: soooooo cool
Disadvantages: a little bumpy

...I have owned a smart for the last 7 months and its the most amazing vehicle I have ever owned. The use of space is truely amazing. I purchase a rare Limited 1 model with CD player, leather trim and limo tint windows. It is amazing how many people come and ask me about it. Ok, it may be a little slow at topend speed but it nips about town like no other. Going to London has now become one massive laugh driving like a madman around Oxford Street and Soho! It can be a little bumpy on older roads but overall it is possibly the best motor ever. I would recommend that if you purchase one, get the multiply CD, it makes driving long distances a joy - especially coupled with the uprated sound system. I could however be persuaded to fit bigger ice.......... Read review

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Advantages: Simple, Effective
Disadvantages: Not as Many Features As The Rest, Limited E-Mail Size

...It may not have all the features of some other services, and restrict you to a limit of 1mb e-mails, but you cannot deny that it is the most widely used free e-mail service anywhere in the world. I think it is nothing particularly special but the basic features it does have it does well. The most innovative feature which is really more of an add on is the Messenger service, which means you can see when any of your friends are logged in and chat to them as if being in your own private chat room. This feature has been a great benefit to my friends and me and we even use it at work. Overall it is easy to use and very clear and concise, but what I would comment on negatively is the way you attach files to e-mails. This can be quite a low process especially if you have more then one file to attach, as you have to do them one by one... Read review

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Advantages: Burns discs in DAO mode (read full text for desc)
Disadvantages: Not as good as others for straight disc copying

...If you've ever had problems with the infamous "two-second gap" problem whilst trying to create perfect audio discs, then read on... Most cd-writers come bundled with Adaptec software, or similar. Initially, this provides a nice user interface and a gentle, easy introduction into the dark art of cd burning. However, you *will* soon run into problems with audio discs, where adaptec inserts a 2 second gap between tracks, which ruins the flow of live material. The technical term for this is TAO (track at once). This setting can be adjusted manually, to DAO (disc at once), but the reason i prefer CdrWin is that it does DAO automatically so it's never an issue. Also, the program is smaller, so it takes up less space and loads a lot quicker. It has all the functions you could wish for, and the demo version is free (limited to 1x speed burning... Read review

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Advantages: the cheapest around
Disadvantages: unknown quantity

...This one only a quickie and as we all know you cant beat a quickie now and again!! I have just been on the great site www.net4nowt.com to have a look at the current choices for internet service providers who are offering unlimited access for a monthly fee. I have come across a new player in the market whos service seems to good to be true namely www.08002go.com who for an alledged £5.83 per month will allow you true unlimited access .Ie no cut offs no restrictions of any kind,there seems no problem with numbers allowing to be signed up as they are limiting it to 1 million new subscribers in the first year. As for the rating its a bit of an unknown quantity but you have to put something or it wont let you send the opinion So i have registered and will keep you all updated as to how it goes. STOP PRESS: just been informed by e... Read review

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Advantages: 2 new races, expansion to a great game
Disadvantages: nothing really new, poor campaign

...commander. Each time you meet a pre-requisite, such as conquering 3 territories, you get to choose a new piece for your commander. This is quite fun however there are only 10 upgrades for each commander which means once you have done it once, it gets boring! All in all, this isn't a great step for the game as it offers no real story line and is only fun the first time through. The new units Eldar - Harlequin. The Harlequin is a fast close combat unit. there is only one per squad and they dance around in the middle of an enemy unit, knocking them over but not causein a great deal of damage. Limited to 3 Space Marine - Grey Knights. Another close combat unit, similar to assault terminators but with a few psychic powers. Limited to 1 Chaos - Demon Prince. Another greater demon, similar to the bloodthirster however it can only be summoned through... Read review

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Advantages: Taste, value for money
Disadvantages: Addictive, Not available all year

...The only thing I used to like about Christmas were mince pies now I have a family so of course I love them too. Back to those mince pies, Mr Kipling has given us a reason, if we needed one, to buy his pies, a money back gaurentee (limit £1.39). I won't be asking for my money back they surpassed last years offerings and they were fantastic. I bought my first packet from the Tesco when they were buy one get one free other was on, and since then I have bought them from the local corner shop for £1.79 a packet. Six pies in a packet, each pie is filled with moist mince meat, not too sweet and not too dull, just perfect. Each pie is fully filled with meat unlike most other pies even the more expensive ones. The pastry is good when eaten cold fantastic if zapped in the microwave for 20 seconds, no need for cream it would pale... Read review

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Advantages: voice record, vibration and menu edit
Disadvantages: size, ringtones

...from quite an angle. The reception is good but I believe as an elecronic engineer that when it comes to reception, it depends on the area or part of the building you are located. An annoying feature of this phone is text messaging caller ID. The number is displayed instead of the name. Ringtones are very limited with 1 crappy song. I wouldn't really recommend this phone but the voice recording is very useful. I only got it as it cost £30 with a years line rental on Orange Everyday 10.... Read review

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Advantages: Friendly Service, Or At Least Most Of Them
Disadvantages: A Real Rip Off With Other People's Money

...I joined HSBC last year, and I was offered a Mastercard, and even an overdraft. Then I got myself into debt. My credit limit on my credit card was £500, and my overdraft limit was £250. I was constantly going over my overdraft limit, until eventually, they gave me a loan, to pay off the overdraft. Then without telling me, they had increased my overdraft limit to £1,000. As it was their mistake, they upped my loan (as I had gone further into the red), and reduced the repayments. They took my Mastercard from me, saying that I could re-apply for it in 6 months, and they would let me have it back, as soon as they could see that I was repaying the amount back, at regular intervals. I have been doing this now for 6 months, and have re-applied, but to no avail. I didn't apply for the loan to pay my overdraft, they did it for me... Read review

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Advantages: Stable in use.
Disadvantages: AGPx2 only, 750 buggy chipset, No CS from Gigabyte.

...The 7ix has now been superceded by the 7ixe. My experience with the original 7ix has been a very unhappy one. To be fair to gigabyte, the problems i encountered are mainly down to the chipset it uses, the AMD 750. This chipset has a number of bugs/limitations as I discovered. Its limitations are a 2X only AGP speed (4X is the standard). If using a Geforce graphics card (as I do) then you will be limited to 1X only due to a bug in the 750. Another limitation is the lack of overclocking facilities (if you are into this kind of thing). The FSB is locked at 100mhz and cannot be changed. Support from Gigabyte is legendary.... for being none-existant. Gigabyte provide no aftersales support whatsoever for any of their products, another reason not to buy. So, any good points? Well maybe. The 7ix is very stable. Bios upgrades can be found... Read review

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Advantages: the Sony quality, the size and features, the price, the image stabiliser
Disadvantages: limited fastest time exposure, sony proprietary accessories only, some vignetting at occasions

...to understand and highly intuitive.The automatic focus is fast and works well even in low light. The 2.5in display gives you instant and clear feedback on photos and also lots of info you need including the most useful histogram. The 12x zoom is also fast and precise. And last but not least, the image stabilizer (SteadyShot) which has saved elegantly photos I didn't believe would come out well. If it's anything I would complain about, that would be the minimum time exposure value which is limited to 1:1000 in most programs for an aperture smaller than f3.5. That was a bit frustrating when trying to take fast photos (as in sports). Also, some occasional vignetting in high contrast photos, especially in the high left corner. All in all, I strongly recommend the H1 for any amateur that wants to experiment further than point and shoot, and also to those... Read review

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