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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii
A great workout - if you can figure out how to play
by ldon526
Pros: A good workout once you figure out the instructions
Cons: Completely inadequate instructions, avatar doesn't sync with players movements
In September I was on Amazon.com and I found the game Jillian Michael's Fitness Ultimatum 2009.  It was on pre-order for its release in October.  I have Wii Fit and Active Life Outdoor Challenge, and ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Elinchrom Staples 5mm Slim Jewel Cases, 100/Pack (11072)
Buying Slim Jewel Cases in Bulk -- at a good price!
by dlstewart
Pros: sturdy cardboard box with handle, 50 clear cases, 50 colored cases, affordable
Cons: only comes with cases (no inserts or disc labels ... if that matters to you)
Our company has been sending out a lot of promotional material.  One of those items is a DVD, which I am in charge of burning, packaging and mailing.  Guerilla marketing at its finest!  Since I'm burning all these DVDs, I need to protect ...
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Nov 25 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Treasures by R.J. Online Store
Wealth of information, magnificent diamonds
by jfreas
2 years ago I was looking for a diamond for an engagement ring. At the time I knew virtually nothing about diamonds or their grading and selection. I was fortunate enough to find the NiceIce website and spent what seemed like days reading the detailed...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Web Cam
A camera of many colors
by bloodline23
Pros: Solid construction by brand name company, good image capability and helpful software tools
Cons: Installation can be finicky, base may not work for everyone
My wife's family is pretty far away, and with a couple of small children around, we thought it would be nice for the grandparents to be able to see the kids occasionally. So a few months ago I picked up a matching pair of Microsoft Lifecam VX5000 ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

TechSmith COM. SNAGIT-9 UPGRADE LICENSE BOX 1-4P Upgrade Version for PC (SNAG01U9)
SnagIt: When What You See is What You Want
by scmrak
Pros: capture almost anything, save it to almost anywhere
Cons: documentation occasionally a little skimpy
Everyone says that one picture is worth a thousand words (actually, it's 953 words plus tax), but adages and reality sometimes collide. In this era of multimedia communication quick, efficient access to tools for "thousand-word blobs" becomes ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Vaultz Black 64 CD Case (VZ01149) Media
All locked up with nowhere to go: Secure CD storage
by bloodline23
Pros: Very durable, lockable.
Cons: Unable to modify the sleeves, easily 40-50% more expensive than other CD cases
I was looking for a new CD wallet to store 30-60 discs. I walked past a pile of Vaultz CD cases of varying sizes thinking, "Who needs something like that in life?" and "Does anyone really have anything that needs to be stored like that?" As I looked at ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 Professional Edition with MSDN Full Version for PC
Not yet obsolete
by texas-swede
Pros: Improvement over previous versions
Cons: Mostly outdated, going from VC6 to VC8 is difficult
Visual Studio 2005 is almost already obsolete since Visual Studio 2008 has been released. However, many software projects in the industry are still using Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio 2003, and even Visual Studio 5. Some companies and divisions are ...
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Nov 27 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Blade Runner for Windows
Me Braid Runnah!
by booknerd85
Pros: The graphics are still stunning. Immersive, film-accurate settings. Some interesting plot elements.
Cons: There's not much "game" here, and what's here is often simplistic and unnecessarily frustrating.
Los Angeles, November 2019. A glorious utopia where global warming*, traffic congestion**, housing and labor shortages***, hunger****, drought*****, and brownouts******, are all a thing of the past. You're Ray McCoy, a rookie cop who owns a flying car, ...
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Nov 19 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Kingston (SDC/2GB) (2 GB) MicroSD Card
Memory at 75 cents per gigabyte
by bloodline23
Pros: Very small size but good storage capacity
Cons: MicroSD too small when not in the adapter, could get lost
I have multiple items that use SD memory cards; digital cameras, a karaoke microphone, a camcorder, and occasionally an MP3 player if I'm not using my iPod. As a result, I find that I'll stockpile SD cards if I see a good deal. You never know when you'll ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for Xbox 360
A "T" rating? Why so serious?
by bigtruckseries
Pros: Test your Might and Freefall Kombat
Cons: Recycled Mortal Kombat feels incomplete.

"T" rating? WTF?
When I heard that the first Mortal Kombat game on the Xbox360/PS3 was going to consist of Mortal Kombat’s character fighting against the characters of DC comics, I thought it was a joke. Honestly, I’ve never been a major fan of DC comics ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Optics Planet
Great Site For Optical Needs and More.
by alexanderaku
My recent searches while looking for a better pair of binoculars led me to Optics Planet Inc., known here as opticsplanet.com.As is my custom, I checked the business at BBB.org and found them listed with a satisfactory history rating. Even ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

I Spy: Fun House for DS
Geared Toward Kids, But I Like It Too!: I Spy: Fun House for DS
by moonsista
Pros: All ten games are fun; for all ages; neat carnival theme; easy to learn; colorful
Cons: No multi-player ability; most adults will not find it "deep" enough
Since I got my Nintendo DS, I've been collecting an ever-growing library of DS games. I now have well over 40 games. I don't like fighting or racing games or anything that is aimed right at children, like children's movie-themed ...
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Nov 18 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Toshiba Satellite® L355D-S7809 (PSLE0U-00H00J) PC Notebook
The Toshiba L355D Satellite Turion Computer is a Dream Come True.
by Ironcladd
Pros: Memory, big hard drive, 17" display, processor, operating system, etc.
Cons: Keypad/mouse is a bit touchy, battery could last longer.
The Toshiba L355D Satellite Turion Computer is a Dream Come True. By James P. Zaworski I seem to go through laptop computers at a rather steady rate, and as my last laptop, an eMachines, was slowly going extinct, I began shopping for another laptop ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Sony MSAC-M2
Excellent Memory Stick Duo Adapter
by rgathright
Pros: Small, tough and sleek design
Cons: None
Memory sticks have become a staple in our daily digital lives. Just 20 years ago, we in the computing community thought of them as high tech marvels that were only available on the pages of the latest issue of Popular Science or Scientific American. Now ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0

PCTV TVCenter Pro 4
Pinnacle PCTV TVCenter Pro- Remember VHS? Play VideoCassettes on your PC.
by ASourdough4
Pros: Ambitious workaround for "...playing HDTV on a PC FREE..."
Or VHS on a PC.
 
Cons: Somewhat impractical, standard solutions exist.
Be ready to open the PC Case. 
Pinnacle Systems, Inc PCTV HD card , PCI pinnacle (8420-00922-01) Summary: This nifty but expensive device does what I bought it for; lets me me play VHS Cassettes on my PC. This clever device reads my VCR signals as if they are over-the-air ...
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Nov 27 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Color (T099920) for Epson
Hi-Definition Claria Ink for Your Epson Artisan 700 or 800 Printer
by mmpickering
Pros: Vivid Color, Fast Drying, Water/Fade/Scratch Resistant, Multi-Pack Offers Cost Savings.
Cons: Must Shop Around (online) To Get Good Pricing.
This Epson 99 Color Multipack is quite a bargain, when you need replacement ink cartridges for your Epson Artisan 700 or 800 model printer. This multipack includes all 5 standard capacity color cartridges (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, and Light ...
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Nov 19 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Acer Aspire ONE A150-1447 (LU.S050B.133) PC Notebook
The Little Laptop that could...
by down3ast
Pros: 15 words not enough, read the review
Cons: 15 words not enough, read the review
I've owned my Aspire One for about a week so far, and I have to say it's everything I wanted in a 'Netbook'.  Now I don't think 'Netbook' is a fair description for a laptop that runs WinXP and has a 160Gb hard drive.  Unlike other small form ...
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Nov 30 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Mirrors Edge PS3 for PlayStation 3
Run Faith, Run.
by chrisell
Pros: Wide-open game areas, clever story, great graphics and sound. First of a kind.
Cons: Clumsy fight mechanics. Style is different enough that some gamers might not take to it.
Mirror's Edge is an unique game, and I like unique games. It's always difficult for publishers to come up with a new idea and make it into a game that works, but with Mirror's Edge, EA / Dice seem to have managed it.The basic premise is simple - ...
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Nov 20 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

150GB Velociraptor Sata 10K Rpm 3.5IN 150 GB SATA Hard Drive
Maximum Velocity and Magnum Load - The WD !50GB VelociRaptor
by alexanderaku
Pros: Ultra quiet, FAST, cool running , and a power miser!
Cons: Only 150GB.
With 20:15 vision, I've always been a marksman known for bulls-eyes. Western Digital has done no less with this latest offering. Slow boot cramping your computing lifestyle? Need faster large file transfer speeds? Looking for that Windows ...
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Nov 19 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

BFG Technologies BFGRGTX260896OCXE (896 MB) PCI Express Video Card
An affordable high performer
by texas-swede
Pros: Excellent 3D rendering, high frame rates, quiet cooling
Cons: May require that you to get a more powerful power supply
I recently bought my 9-year old daughter and my 11-year old son new computers. What I bought was two Dell SMT-116B desk tops (2.33GHz, 6GB RAM, 750GB hard disk). The reason I bought desk tops instead of laptops was because we never travel with the kids ...
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Nov 19 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Final Fantasy VI for Game Boy Advance
"Uwee-hee-hee, good, good, burn them all to a crisp!"
by thewisefool
Pros: The GBA port of the classic RPG has all the elements making this game great.
Cons: Cons for Final Fantasy VI are so minuscule they aren't worth mentioning here.
Many Americans were introduced to RPG video games by way of Final Fantasy VII in 1997, but for a significant portion of gamers of similar age, the first excitement of the Final Fantasy series (and RPGs in general) actually came from either ...
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Nov 20 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

ASUS Eee PC 901 EEEPC901-GP010X N270 1.60GHz 8.9in 12GB (SSD) HDD 1GB PC2-3200 (DDR2-400) 802.11b/g/... PC Notebook
Perfect portable Windows computer
by gregfokker
Pros: Truly mobile computing at a low cost, feature rich and well calibrated. 
Cons: Touchpad and keyboard could be user-friendlier, cheap presentation.
*Note*This is the Windows version of the Linux-based ASUS EeePC 901 ...
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Nov 20 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Dell Studio 15 Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 320GB/3GB) (dndouv3_6) PC Notebook
Great, but a few quirks
by eggy78
Pros: Nice Screen
Keyboard
Solid performance
Cons: Questionable Construction
CD/DVD Drive & Buttons freak out
Fingerprint Magnet
Overall, I'm very pleased with this laptop. The performance is generally very good, and it has a lot of nice features (e.g. fingerprint reader). It should be noted, especially, that I purchased the WLED screen and extended battery, so I have little ...
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Nov 20 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Gears of War 2 for Xbox 360
More things to make you go BOOM - Gears of War 2
by Rock_On
Pros: Horde mode, better fleshed out story, fun new weapons
Cons: Matchmaking problems
Gears of War 2 had a hell of a lot of hype leading up to it's release. Ever since the first Gears made waves in 2006 with multiple Game of the Year awards, XBOX 360 owners have slobbered over the inevitable sequel, and here we are. After reading ...
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Nov 27 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Linksys WIFI Wireless Router
Right on!
by bobbyslav
Pros: stability, features, design, performance.
Cons: could be confusing, somewhat expensive.
I've lost count on  the routers that I've gone through in the past few months, and frankly I was beginning to lose hope. Ever since I bought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium, I've had nothing but troubles when trying to network my PCs. It seems ...
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Nov 27 '08 Overall Rating:
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