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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Product:  •  Brother IntelliFAX 770 Fax Machine (at Amazon)  •  What's Good:  •  Nothing - oh, but it was fun to destroy  •  What's Bad:  •  Simply the worst peice of technology I've ever used. Cheap constrution, paper jams, wacky thermal toner rolls from hell.  •  When we finally broke down and …

Product:  •  Canon Digital ELPH PowerShot S330 Review (company site)  •  What's Good:  •  Sturdy case, 3x optical zoom, picture quality, battery life  •  What's Bad:  •  A bit big and bulky (compared to newer cameras), low resolution (2.1 mega-pixels)  •  Tired of the constant mocking and verbal …

Product:  •  Koss PortaPro Headphones (company site)  •  What’s Good:  •  Great sound, low price (sub-$50US), durable, compact shape  •  What’s Bad:  •  Foam pads eventually wear down  •  I wanted a simple and affordable pair of headphones for my portable CD player (since stolen) and for music and …

Product:  •  Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical (company site)  •  What's Good:  •  Simple, solid, reliable, low price ($15 - $25) - the best mouse I've owned  •  What's Bad:  •  Not as form-fitted as some of the more expensive models  •  As I stated in my earlier review of the much more expensive …