Reviews
Independent write-ups after weeks of end-user experiences and testing.
You may often find indispensible advice here and a no-nonsense attitude to evaluating the products.
We don’t go for the bits-and-bytes approach but aim to address the core factor: value-for-money for the average end-user.
Written by Joe Baker | 03 August 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous
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| Joysway Surge Crusher |
Time to do the last of the four radio controlled boats. Another pleasurable exercise as this boat’s finish at first glance is as good as the
Supervee27 we have just reviewed. The electric
Joysway Surge Crusher is also up there in the high performance Semi Pro arena, where customers demand high speed and handling.
The advertised speed is given as 60 km/h so stick around while I put it through similar test areas to the other boats and see how it comes out.
So let’s go!
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Written by Joe Baker | 03 August 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous
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| Supervee27 |
Straight out of the box it’s packed in, even by race standards, the new
Aquacraft Supervee27 boat is fast. As a reviewer, we just took it out to the pond and did some runs and you should have seen the attention we got. The insane handling and speed just took our breath away and we also found some ideas that we put into practice that should help those who already have one.
So what did we find out?
Read on!
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Written by Joe Baker | 03 August 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous
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| ST Cessna 350 Corvalis |
We have already reviewed one high wing Cessna the EGO 182, amongst the
nine RC electric aeroplanes that will be included in the Comparative Grid which is likely to be completed in October 2010.
We are also scheduled to do a review later this month on the high wing and higher class,
EGO Class 500 Cessna, so we may as well cover all wing styles and do the low wing
ST Cessna 350 Corvalis.
How did we find it? Read on!
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Written by Joe Baker | 02 August 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous
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| Aquacraft Rio EP |
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| Aquacraft Mini Thunder |
This really is like Xmas - we have just been sent four top RC boats for review. The other two RC models, soon to be reviewed on this site, are the Aquacraft Semi Pro model
Supervee27 and the Semi Pro model
Joysway Surge Crusher - but we will do these separately...
These last two Semi Pro models are reputed to produce staggering speeds in excess of 45km/hr. So let’s check out the first two stages: (1) play-thing stage and then the (2) getting a bit more serious stage.
So stay with us as we initially check out the
Aquacraft Mini Thunder and the
Aquacraft Rio EP!
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Written by Martin Regtien | 02 August 2010
Posted in Reviews - Audio
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| Arctic Sound S111 Notebook Speakers |
We’ve just
reviewed a decent set of USB speakers and these types of external speakers are generally quite all right compared to what’s built into your laptop and certainly compared with the tiny one in your phone. And every time, it never fails to amaze me how much difference they do make.
So it is with this diminutive set of speaker cubes from the well-known Arctic brand, the Sound S111.
Unpack, plug in, enjoy!
It’s that simple or do you want to know more?
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Written by Martin Regtien | 31 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Mobile Devices
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| PrintStik |
Love that name and love that design! Love the fact that it is so small and uses no ink at all.
But can it deliver the quality I need and if so, at what cost?
I’m afraid this review is going to be a mix of love and hate and here’s why.
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Written by Martin Regtien | 27 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Storage
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| Aegis Bio |
Have you ever gotten excited by reading a spec sheet?
I have, particularly when I’m in the market for a certain product and the spec sheet ticks all the boxes.
Such was the case before I received the latest external hard drive from Apricorn.
Wait, you say, getting turned on by a hard drive?
Yes, and it’s not even a full Terabyte...but wait till you see how it is packaged!
I’m talking about the Apricorn Aegis BIO Encrypted Biometric 640MB drive.
So what’s so great about this product?
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Written by Martin Regtien | 24 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Accessories
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| Targus Docking Station |
Situation: you have a laptop/netbook and are forever plugging external devices in and out. Perhaps a hard drive, extra monitor, internet cable and so on.
Solution: a USB docking station or port replicator.
Better solution: a Targus ACP51AUZ USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video.
Result: Situation under control.
Seems simple enough but how does it work in reality?
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