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Samsung Q1 review

Reviews Despite its odd physique, the Q1 is a PC at heart, so it has a vent at the top to aid the cooling of its components. Features Samsung has fitted the Q1 with a number of shortcut buttons to aid ease of use.

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: samsung, ultra, desk, pixels

9 May 2006, 16:31

Alienware Aurora 7500 (FX-60) review

Reviews This is a tremendous aid to performance, particularly in multimedia or multitasking environments. All cabling is neatly arranged in an attempt to aid internal airflow and easy access. The Aurora 7500 is the perfect showcase for Alienware's ability...

Editor's rating   9

Tags: alienware, cpu, windows xp, pixels

10 April 2006, 16:53

What kind of digital camcorder is best for me?

Reviews Automatic; exposure shift; manual aperture and shutter settings; selectable gain settings; zebra stripes to aid exposure adjustment Automatic; exposure shift; programmed scene modes; backlight mode; selectable gain settings; zebra stripes to aid...

14 May 2005, 14:38

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio review

Reviews The earpieces, after a bit of twisting, sit firmly and comfortably in the ear canal, and the different sizes of earpiece covers not only aid this process but also effectively block out most room noise, making them ideal for noisier environments...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: ultimate ears, response, cable, cleaner

27 September 2006, 11:19

Asus EN6700GT review

Reviews Asus has chosen to play it safe by not overclocking the GPU or memory as standard, but like all Nvidia cards it can be overclocked by the end user with the aid of the accompanying driver and software.

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: asus, bandwidth, ports, port

7 September 2006, 11:24

Asus A7Tc review

Reviews The A7Tc has a good number of shortcut keys that aid its ease of use. The Turion 64 X2 processor is AMD's answer to its rival's excellent mobile platform, and the Asus A7Tc is the first product we've seen that makes full use of it.

Editor's rating   8

Tags: asus, high quality, cars, chips

10 July 2006, 16:03

Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S review

Reviews There's no dedicated numerical keypad, but Sony has installed eight hotkeys to the top right of the keyboard to aid manipulation of the laptop's various multimedia modes. Sony's Vaio VGN-AR11S is the first laptop to use an integrated Blu-ray drive.

Editor's rating   9.3

Tags: sony, high definition, blu ray, pair

24 August 2006, 14:56

Kodak EasyShare M873 review

Reviews A fragment of the previous image appears on screen to aid you in lining up the segments of your panorama. The Kodak EasyShare M873 is a super-slim compact camera that crams in 8 megapixels. It has all the typical hallmarks of an affordable compact...

Editor's rating   5.3

Tags: kodak, detection, scene, captured

14 September 2007, 13:37

Canon PowerShot A510 review

Reviews Six special scene modes range from Foliage to Snow to Kids & Pets.PerformanceThis budget shooter manages to outdo its more expensive sibling in most performance categories except shutter lag, which was still decent at 0.65 seconds under high...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: canon, scene, optical, shot

13 July 2005, 16:02

TomTom GO 930 Traffic review

Reviews Overall, the feature is a useful driving aid, rather than a distraction. But you can't halt progress. TomTom is an excellent sat-nav manufacturer, bringing out or re-inventing innovative features. January saw the release of the TomTom GO 920T, and...

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: tomtom, speech, traffic, handy

30 April 2008, 13:39

Pentax Optio A30 review

Reviews The centre of the screen helpfully enlarges to aid manual focus. The Pentax Optio A30 is an understated 10-megapixel compact. The cutesy menu system and fully automatic 'green mode' make this as user-friendly as lower-spec cameras in the Optio...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: pentax, megapixel, user friendly, conditions

24 September 2007, 16:26

Nikon Coolpix 4800 review

Reviews In addition to the responsive zoom rocker, there's an eight-position knurled mode dial that provides access to programmed automatic shooting, video capture, setup options, 11 conventional scene modes and four 'assisted' modes (Portrait, Landscape...

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: nikon, angle, image quality, exposure

18 August 2005, 15:41

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 review

Reviews A live histogram helps you see what an exposure will look like, though the camera's low-resolution LCD renders it relatively useless.Panasonic incorporates other small conveniences as well, such as grid lines that it displays on the screen to aid...

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: panasonic, shots, bars, continuous

24 April 2006, 11:39

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 review

Reviews There's a joystick for changing shutter speed and aperture in manual or shutter/aperture priority modes, as well as for manual focus, using an enlarged centre image on the LCD as a focusing aid. Aside from its 8-megapixel resolution, the compact...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: panasonic, file formats, aspect, macro

4 October 2005, 17:21

JVC GR-X5 review

Reviews It also has several flash and burst-shooting modes as well as red-eye reduction, a self-timer, interval shooting and a histogram exposure aid. I'm not sure how JVC plans to enforce this rule, but the thrust of it is significant: while three-chip...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: jvc, microphone, pixels, chip

19 August 2005, 18:26