May 2004
Adobe Type Basics Review
Review by Product: • Adobe Type Basics (company site) • What’s Good: • Cheap, great type foundation. • What’s Bad • May not use all the type faces. • We don't do a ton of print work around here, so the need of a vast type library has never been a big issue. However, on several occassions we've …
IBM ThinkPad T20 Review
Review by Product: • IBM ThinkPad T20 with 256Mb RAM, 700Mhz P3, 14.1" 1024x768 display (CNet Review) • What's Good: • Excellent case design, good features, great value. • What's Bad: • Weak video card, one USB port, only 1024x768 monitor. • Three years ago, just before leaving on an extended …
Gardena Rechargeable Reel Mower ES 450/30 Review
Review by Product: • Gardena Rechargeable Reel Mower ES 450/30 (company site) • What’s Good: • Smaller, lighter, quieter, cleaner, and cheaper than a full-size mower (I bought a used model for about $150CDN - they sell new for almost $300CND) • What’s Bad: • Not sturdy, whiny noise, limited …
Dakar 2 for GameCube Review
Review by Product: • Acclaim’s Dakar 2: The World’s Ultimate Rally for GameCube (company site) • What’s Good: • Sky and lighting graphics, simple game-play, nice default replay camera angles, price ($29.99CND) • What’s Bad: • Driving game-play doesn’t have a great feel, limited replay • I’m a …
Audiovox CDM8500 Mobile Phone Review
Review by Product: • Audiovox CDM8500 Mobile Phone • What’s Good: • Small, comfortable, cheap. • What’s Bad • Terrible interface, superfluous features. • About three months ago, I switched cell phone carriers and got a new handset in the process. The choices of telephone companies and handsets …
Cannondale F700 Review
Review by Product: • 1999 Cannondale F700 (company site) • What's Good: • Light weight, good component set, second frame has not cracked. • What's Bad: • Coda seat sucks for longer rides, first frame cracked. • From the age of 16, I've always wanted a Cannondale. I can remember reading through …
Icon Neoprene Laptop Sleeve Review
Review by Product: • Icon Neoprene Laptop Sleeve • What’s Good: • Simple, thin, perfect fit for an IBM T30 • What’s Bad • Not very padded, horizontal loading • When I bought my laptop, an IBM Thinkpad T30 (see Steven's review), I wanted a bag that would give adequate protection, but I didn't …
Amazon A9.com Search Review
Review by Product: • A9.com Search (website) • What’s Good: • Clean design/layout, interesting feature set (book search, search history) • What’s Bad • Missing key Google features (dictionary/definition links, image search), features not enough to make switching from Google worthwhile • After …
Zamberlan Ladak Hiking Boot Review
Review by Product: • Zamberlan Ladak RR (company site) • What's Good: • Excellent support, comfort, durability, all leather, relatively light. • What's Bad: • Rusting on the top hooks, tongue gets really dirty, not completely waterproof. • In the fall of 2003 I was scheduled to spend 21 days …
IBM ThinkPad T30 Review
Review by Product: • IBM ThinkPad T30 with 1GB RAM, 2GHz P4, 15" 1400x1050 display (CNet Review) • What's Good: • Build quality, keyboard, screen, overall power • What's Bad: • Only 16MB Video RAM, still relatively thick/heavy, a few custom key layout issues, no USB2 or Firewire • The ThinkPad …
Flathead Cyclone Golf Disc Review
Review by Product: • Flathead Cyclone Golf Disc (company site) • What's Good: • Versatile, stable flight path, good in wind. • What's Bad: • Easily scarred, lame graphics. • I just got back from a great windy game of disc golf and it seems apropriate to write a disc review! When I started …
Jack Wolfskin Bungee Backpack Review
Review by Product: • Jack Wolfskin Bungee Backpack (company site) • What's Good: • Sturdy, comfortable, single-point clasp, company stands behind its products. • What's Bad: • Straps too long, strap retention is a little loose. • I purchased this backpack at the local outdoor sporting goods …
Bravetti Platinum Pro Deep Fryer Review
Review by Product: • Bravetti Platinum Pro Deep Fryer (Amazon) • note: it also seems to be called the Euro-Pro F1063 5-Liter Stainless Steel Deep Fryer • What's Good: • Looks great, easy to clean, very safe to use. (around $100 USD). • What's Bad: • Lid window is a bit useless and gets dirty …
Ibanez EX Series Bass Guitar Review
Review by Product: • Ibanez EX Bass Guitar Review (company site) • What's Good: • Extremely rugged. Lightweight which is great for live playing. • What's Bad: • Getting parts if something breaks. • So many years ago (14 to be exact) I walked into my local music store and decided I wanted to play …
IBM ThinkPad Port Replicator Review
Review by Product: • IBM ThinkPad Port Replicator (company site) • What’s Good: • Cheap (under $30US as long as you buy on eBay), solid, adds a DVI connector to your ThinkPad, quick/easy to dock/undock • What’s Bad: • Only one USB port when the ThinkPad itself has two, IBM’s price ($89.99US - but …