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  • Avanquest Floorplan 9. Software, PC software, Photo editing software, Avanquest 0

    Avanquest Floorplan 9

    3.5 18 January 2005 6:39 GMT
    The Good
    Comprehensive range of options
    The Bad
    You need to read the manual!
    Verdict
    This is for those serious about interior design
    Price
    £30
  • Orange SPV C500. Phones, Mobile phones, GSM Phones, Orange 0

    Orange SPV C500

    4.0 17 January 2005 11:26 GMT
    The Good
    Handset design, battery life
    The Bad
    Depends upon the right servers for email and corporate back up for PIM software to perform all its extra functions
    Verdict
    The SPV C500 is a serious phone and a decent PDA. If you have the time to set the handset up, you will be married to it for much longer than your last, fashion victim phone.
    Price
    £price dependent on contract
  • Packard Bell Easynote C3 laptop. Hardware, Laptops, Packard Bell, Intel 0

    Packard Bell Easynote C3 laptop

    3.0 17 January 2005 9:55 GMT
    The Good
    Good build quality and cheap price
    The Bad
    No frills and little in the way of performance
    Verdict
    We were impressed with the build and the feel of the C3 but it just lacks anything in the way of performance
    Price
    £600
  • Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200. Cameras, Compact cameras, 8 megapixels, Konica Minolta, Digital cameras 0

    Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200

    4.0 17 January 2005 6:09 GMT
    The Good
    Compact and ergonomic design, ‘true’ 28-200mm F2.8, 7x optical zoom lens, great image quality and manual features.
    The Bad
    Slow AF and camera can fire before focus is properly achieved without care taken when using the sensitive shutter button.
    Verdict
    A revamp of the 8-megapixel Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 model that features a slightly trimmed specification from the A2 but also has a few new tricks of its own.
    Price
    £550
  • The Sims 2. Gaming, PC games, Simulation games, EA 0

    The Sims 2

    4.5 14 January 2005 17:14 GMT
    The Good
    Great graphics, lots of options
    The Bad
    Surprising long load times
    Verdict
    Its bigger, better and more beautiful than before, but those who hated the first, will hate the second
    Price
    £40
  • Junior board games - PS2. Gaming, PS2, Puzzle games, Sony 0

    Junior board games - PS2

    2.5 14 January 2005 7:57 GMT
    The Good
    Ludo, the low price
    The Bad
    Rule changes, unclear sprites
    Verdict
    Budget board games for the under 8s, best avoided
    Price
    £10
  • Mac Mini - First Look. Hardware, Desktop PCs, Apple 0

    Mac Mini - First Look

    13 January 2005 10:37 GMT
    The Good
    Size, software in the box, price,
    The Bad
    You’ll still have to buy a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
    Verdict
    Get ready to switch
    Price
    £339
  • iPod Shuffle. Audio, MP3 players, Apple, iPod 0

    iPod Shuffle

    4.5 13 January 2005 9:53 GMT
    The Good
    Size, design, innovation, price
    The Bad
    No screen, no radio
    Verdict
    At half the price of the competition and with twice the memory this new device will be a force to be reckoned with
    Price
    £69
  • iriver PMC-120 Portable Media Center. Audio, MP3 players, iRiver 0

    iriver PMC-120 Portable Media Center

    4.0 12 January 2005 7:05 GMT
    The Good
    Screen, harddrive size, controls, connectivity with windows
    The Bad
    its got a windows operating system, what's the point
    Verdict
    As a gadget it ticks all the boxes, but do we really want to watch movies on a 3.5in screen?
    Price
    £400
  • Norton Internet Security 2005. Software, PC software, Security software, Symantec 0

    Norton Internet Security 2005

    3.5 11 January 2005 11:26 GMT
    The Good
    Complete protection for your PC
    The Bad
    Overkill, you might not find a need all this stuff
    Verdict
    Protection is essential for life online, but the whole package might be over the top.
    Price
    £50
  • Terratec Cinergy T2 tv tuner. Cameras, Video And Editing, TerraTec, Panasonic, Digital cameras 0

    Terratec Cinergy T2 tv tuner

    3.5 11 January 2005 7:16 GMT
    The Good
    Small, easy to install, freeview compatible
    The Bad
    Need to be in a freeview area, need USB2
    Verdict
    A good piece of kit that really only lacks the final finesse to make it really worthy of a high recommendation.
    Price
    £90
  • BenQ PE 5120 Digital Projector. Home Cinema, Projectors, BenQ 0

    BenQ PE 5120 Digital Projector

    3.5 10 January 2005 17:03 GMT
    The Good
    Designed for gaming as well as home cinema
    The Bad
    Remote control, start up time
    Verdict
    We say A good projector for all round home entertainment
    Price
    £1000
  • Lexmark P6250 All-in-One printer, scanner and copier. Cameras, Printers, All-in-one printers, Lexmark, Wi-Fi 0

    Lexmark P6250 All-in-One printer, scanner and copier

    3.5 10 January 2005 16:56 GMT
    The Good
    Good colour reproduction with nice print quality. An attractive, new design is an excellent departure from previous ‘clunky’ looking Lexmark models and it’s a reasonable price too.
    The Bad
    Photo printing is slow, problems with the memory card reader plus too many menus to scroll spoil an otherwise accomplished performance.
    Verdict
    The P6250 has a six-colour photo quality printer, scanner and copier in one compact, stylish ‘box’ able to produce decent photo output easily but slowly.
    Price
    £150
  • Toshiba Qosmio G1. Hardware, Laptops, Toshiba, Intel 0

    Toshiba Qosmio G1

    4.0 10 January 2005 15:10 GMT
    The Good
    Integrated TV and PVR recording on the move
    The Bad
    Heavy and not as powerful as we’d like
    Verdict
    desktop replacement that wants to take over your home entertainment chores – but just misses
    Price
    £1800
  • Zoo Tycoon 2. Gaming, PC games, Simulation games, Microsoft 0

    Zoo Tycoon 2

    4.0 7 January 2005 11:42 GMT
    The Good
    Guest view, plenty of options
    The Bad
    At the heart of the game its just another sim
    Verdict
    If you like your sim based games then Zoo tycoon will fit nicely amongst them
    Price
    £30
  • Xploder Cheat System V5. Gaming, PS2, Fire International 0

    Xploder Cheat System V5

    4.5 7 January 2005 7:27 GMT
    The Good
    No subscription, DVD region free, MP3 player
    The Bad
    Limited number of cheats per session
    Verdict
    Reliable and almost faultless updateable cheat disc with useful added DVD region free, MP3 player and photo viewer – a major enhancement to the PS2.
    Price
    £20
  • Microsoft AntiSpyware (beta). Software, PC software, Security software, Microsoft 0

    Microsoft AntiSpyware (beta)

    4.0 6 January 2005 18:56 GMT
    The Good
    Does what is says on the tin
    The Bad
    Its still in beta stage so no support
    Verdict
    A niffy little program that will rid you of your spyware. Grab it while its still free
    Price
    £free to download
  • O2 3G data card. Phones, Mobile phones, 3G, Mobile broadband 0

    O2 3G data card

    4.0 6 January 2005 13:07 GMT
    The Good
    Faster data connection and wireless LAN access
    The Bad
    Shortage of 3G signals in some areas
    Verdict
    A simple sleek data card that combines the functions of 3G with GPRS and WLAN all seamlessly managed via bespoke software
    Price
    £price dependent on contract
  • Brother Computer Sew Machine Innovis CS 8060. Gadgets, Kitchen gadgets, Brother 0

    Brother Computer Sew Machine Innovis CS 8060

    4.5 6 January 2005 12:52 GMT
    The Good
    Automatic threading and buttonhole stitches
    The Bad
    Loading bobbin can be temperamental
    Verdict
    Easy to use beginner's machine that produces very good results
    Price
    £500
  • T-Mobile MDA III. Phones, Mobile phones, GSM Phones, T-Mobile, Bluetooth 0

    T-Mobile MDA III

    4.5 6 January 2005 7:32 GMT
    The Good
    Discreet slide-out keyboard, huge memory
    The Bad
    Needs dock to charge. Still looks and feels like a PDA
    Verdict
    PDA users looking for a converging camera phone/PDA device should consider this unit
    Price
    £price dependent on contract
  • Hotpoint Ultima 1600 Spin Washing Machine. Gadgets, Kitchen gadgets, Washing machines, Hotpoint, Home And Kitchen 0

    Hotpoint Ultima 1600 Spin Washing Machine

    4.5 5 January 2005 11:01 GMT
    The Good
    Energy efficient, hand wash rated, almost silent
    The Bad
    The royal price tag
    Verdict
    The Ultima lives up to its names, it is simply magnificent – but you pay the price for excellence.
    Price
    £400
  • Logitech Rally Vibration Feedback Wheel and pedals for PS2. Gaming, PS2, Gaming hardware, Logitech 0

    Logitech Rally Vibration Feedback Wheel and pedals for PS2

    4.0 5 January 2005 8:15 GMT
    The Good
    For PS, PS One and PS2. Extendable wings for laptop use
    The Bad
    Suction cups don’t offer much stability
    Verdict
    It’s a wheel that works on all PlayStation variants – what’s not to like.
    Price
    £40
  • Aigo MP3 F660. Audio, MP3 players, Agio 0

    Aigo MP3 F660

    3.5 4 January 2005 16:29 GMT
    The Good
    Design and includes fm radio and voice recorder
    The Bad
    Does not play Windows Media Audio files (WMA)
    Verdict
    A very portable device, fine for carrying around a small collection of mp3s
    Price
    £80

  • TDK BP100 Headphones

    3.5 4 January 2005 11:09 GMT
    The Good
    Carry case; comfortable; earphones’ rubber covers easy to clean
    The Bad
    The bad points: Short cable and no remote
    Verdict
    The BP100s are certainly comfortable and sound reasonable, but Sennheiser’s MX500s still have the better carrycase cable length
    Price
    £
  • Creative N200. Audio, MP3 players, Creative 0

    Creative N200

    4.0 4 January 2005 7:34 GMT
    The Good
    Line-in with encoding feature, small, FM radio
    The Bad
    Needs USB cable to connect to PC
    Verdict
    Creative may be challenging the iPod Mini with the Zen Micro, but this model while good doesn’t win any excitement points
    Price
    ££60 (128MB), £80 (256MB), £100 (512MB) and £150 (1GB)
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