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 Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
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Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
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Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
do not buy, 02 Sep 2008
After purchasing the printer, i was pleased to find easy intasllation and setup, with no vista complications...except for printing low quality, faded images from Windows picture viewer...
however, after very little use, the printer cartridges have 'dried up' and it is now permenantly in a state of 'error', displaying error 3 - paper jam, (a common fault) which is as far as i can tell, irreversible.
DO NOT BUY
Five stars for performance, one star for running costs, 29 Aug 2008
Well, I've had my Pixma for nearly five months now. I cannot fault the performance of the machine at all. Vibrant colours, simple to use, scanning is a doddle. Compared to my previous Hewlett Packard (whose products I wouldn't touch with a bargepole again), the Canon is ideal for my needs. For overall performance, I'll give it five stars.
Running costs however are something else. Nearly twenty quid for a colour cartridge, that is barely enough for twenty A4 full colour prints?? At approx £1 a print, it's cheaper to go to a print shop. It's not as if you can get the colour refilled. Apparently, you can't. Only the black and white is refillable. As even the latter costs upwards of £15 new, I reckon somebody at Canon is making a hell of a lot of money.
Would I buy Canon again? Probably yes, but only if they drop the price of their cartridges! Sorry Canon, but you could have had the full five stars if I didn't feel as though I am being slightly ripped off.
Speedy printer but a bit bulky, 13 Aug 2008
Cheap printer. Bulky but for occasional use, this printer can handle the job. Printer speedy was quite fast. So far so good but I've only had it for a month. Scanning software that it comes with is easy to use.
NIce bit of kit, 09 Aug 2008
It amazes me what you can get for less than 30 quid these days.
OK so it dosnt have an lcd screen so you can see your pictures from your camera. Big deal. How many folk do that?
The scanner is way faster than my stand alone HP. And the print quality is top class. And quick, real quick. Its control panel is easy to understand and I do like its fit to page feature.
The now "lets make it gloss black" looks good but you can tell its built to a price. The paper rest at the back for the printer could do with been taller and the when you lift up the scanner lid and base to pop the ink in the prop that holds it all up could have been a bit taller.
But we are nit picking for the price.
The software installed onto vista no trouble. Nothing went wrong or screwed up any exsisting programs. In fact after all the pain I have had from HP drivers this was a refreshing change.
Would I buy another. Yes. Its a cheap all in one.
Brilliant printer - fantastic price!, 29 Jul 2008
I received my new desktop pc and this Canon Pixma MP 210 printer this morning. The printer took literally minutes to set up - just took it out of the box, connected it up and bobs your uncle!
I have done some test prints and they are fine. Still have to try the photo printing but need to get some photo paper first!
The only negative point about this printer is that it is a bit bigger than I expected. It just about fits on my trolley desk's printer shelf. It has blended in very nicely with my new Dell desktop.
For under £30 this all-in-one printer is great value and with the Canon brand - you simply can't go wrong.
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Product Description
160GB Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Classic 2.5" USB2.0 (Black, external)
Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
do not buy, 02 Sep 2008
After purchasing the printer, i was pleased to find easy intasllation and setup, with no vista complications...except for printing low quality, faded images from Windows picture viewer...
however, after very little use, the printer cartridges have 'dried up' and it is now permenantly in a state of 'error', displaying error 3 - paper jam, (a common fault) which is as far as i can tell, irreversible.
DO NOT BUY
Five stars for performance, one star for running costs, 29 Aug 2008
Well, I've had my Pixma for nearly five months now. I cannot fault the performance of the machine at all. Vibrant colours, simple to use, scanning is a doddle. Compared to my previous Hewlett Packard (whose products I wouldn't touch with a bargepole again), the Canon is ideal for my needs. For overall performance, I'll give it five stars.
Running costs however are something else. Nearly twenty quid for a colour cartridge, that is barely enough for twenty A4 full colour prints?? At approx £1 a print, it's cheaper to go to a print shop. It's not as if you can get the colour refilled. Apparently, you can't. Only the black and white is refillable. As even the latter costs upwards of £15 new, I reckon somebody at Canon is making a hell of a lot of money.
Would I buy Canon again? Probably yes, but only if they drop the price of their cartridges! Sorry Canon, but you could have had the full five stars if I didn't feel as though I am being slightly ripped off.
Speedy printer but a bit bulky, 13 Aug 2008
Cheap printer. Bulky but for occasional use, this printer can handle the job. Printer speedy was quite fast. So far so good but I've only had it for a month. Scanning software that it comes with is easy to use.
NIce bit of kit, 09 Aug 2008
It amazes me what you can get for less than 30 quid these days.
OK so it dosnt have an lcd screen so you can see your pictures from your camera. Big deal. How many folk do that?
The scanner is way faster than my stand alone HP. And the print quality is top class. And quick, real quick. Its control panel is easy to understand and I do like its fit to page feature.
The now "lets make it gloss black" looks good but you can tell its built to a price. The paper rest at the back for the printer could do with been taller and the when you lift up the scanner lid and base to pop the ink in the prop that holds it all up could have been a bit taller.
But we are nit picking for the price.
The software installed onto vista no trouble. Nothing went wrong or screwed up any exsisting programs. In fact after all the pain I have had from HP drivers this was a refreshing change.
Would I buy another. Yes. Its a cheap all in one.
Brilliant printer - fantastic price!, 29 Jul 2008
I received my new desktop pc and this Canon Pixma MP 210 printer this morning. The printer took literally minutes to set up - just took it out of the box, connected it up and bobs your uncle!
I have done some test prints and they are fine. Still have to try the photo printing but need to get some photo paper first!
The only negative point about this printer is that it is a bit bigger than I expected. It just about fits on my trolley desk's printer shelf. It has blended in very nicely with my new Dell desktop.
For under £30 this all-in-one printer is great value and with the Canon brand - you simply can't go wrong.
Smart, quiet and very fast hard drive, 31 Aug 2008
I wanted a portable hard drive with reasonable capacity as I generate a lot of huge files from movie recording. Having bought a freecom hard drive many years ago that worked brilliantly (it only let me down after I clumsily dropped it down the stairs) and seeing so many positive reviews, I went for this 160GB Freecom drive.
The verdict? This is a fast hard drive with 1GB files quietly copied across in about 60 to 80 seconds. The unit works without a lumbersome power cable (power comes from the PC via the USB cable) which is a major, major plus. There is a Freecom software CD supplied but you don't need it as the drive is instantly recognized by XP and Vista computers. It's also really light and compact, about the size of one's palm. It fits nicely into any jacket pocket, which means it's truly mobile.
I am very happy with my choice and recommend it strongly. I just hope I never drop this one!
Freecom Mobile , 08 Aug 2008
Bought this from Amazon 3 weeks ago, found it easy to use, it's neat and small but would not work on other computers except those with Vista Home Premium, I contacted Freecom by email and found them very helpful and responsive, they said the problem would be solved by powering the Freecom with a mains lead and promptly sent me one free of charge, unfortunately this did not cure the problem so I can't upload anything on to other computers that don't have Vista Home Premium so I just use it as a back up for my files.
Great for a laptop, 02 Aug 2008
I bought this as i have a small amount of memory on my laptop and needed a boost of space fast as i was running out and slowing down. I didnt want to spend to much money and didnt need anything bigger than about 150GB. My windows XP recognised it instanty and i was trasfering music and video files within seconds. Its quiet and simple looking, so sits well on the desk next to the other USB things i have hanging about.
Excellent for its purpose, 26 Jun 2008
Excellent 160 Gb of extra HD memory. Transferring files to this for backing up seems to be nearly as quick as using the integral Vista HD on my laptop. It is automatically, and quickly, recognised and works happily on both XP and Vista using only the USB connection; no extra power needed. My clutch of small (1 Gb and 2Gb) USB Flash Drives have almost become redundant.
It's A Kinda Magic, 22 Jun 2008
I would recommend this to any grey-haired technophobe like me. You plug it in and it works straight away; no software, no setting up. Copied the entire contents of my computer within 20 minutes. Sorted.
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Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
do not buy, 02 Sep 2008
After purchasing the printer, i was pleased to find easy intasllation and setup, with no vista complications...except for printing low quality, faded images from Windows picture viewer...
however, after very little use, the printer cartridges have 'dried up' and it is now permenantly in a state of 'error', displaying error 3 - paper jam, (a common fault) which is as far as i can tell, irreversible.
DO NOT BUY
Five stars for performance, one star for running costs, 29 Aug 2008
Well, I've had my Pixma for nearly five months now. I cannot fault the performance of the machine at all. Vibrant colours, simple to use, scanning is a doddle. Compared to my previous Hewlett Packard (whose products I wouldn't touch with a bargepole again), the Canon is ideal for my needs. For overall performance, I'll give it five stars.
Running costs however are something else. Nearly twenty quid for a colour cartridge, that is barely enough for twenty A4 full colour prints?? At approx £1 a print, it's cheaper to go to a print shop. It's not as if you can get the colour refilled. Apparently, you can't. Only the black and white is refillable. As even the latter costs upwards of £15 new, I reckon somebody at Canon is making a hell of a lot of money.
Would I buy Canon again? Probably yes, but only if they drop the price of their cartridges! Sorry Canon, but you could have had the full five stars if I didn't feel as though I am being slightly ripped off.
Speedy printer but a bit bulky, 13 Aug 2008
Cheap printer. Bulky but for occasional use, this printer can handle the job. Printer speedy was quite fast. So far so good but I've only had it for a month. Scanning software that it comes with is easy to use.
NIce bit of kit, 09 Aug 2008
It amazes me what you can get for less than 30 quid these days.
OK so it dosnt have an lcd screen so you can see your pictures from your camera. Big deal. How many folk do that?
The scanner is way faster than my stand alone HP. And the print quality is top class. And quick, real quick. Its control panel is easy to understand and I do like its fit to page feature.
The now "lets make it gloss black" looks good but you can tell its built to a price. The paper rest at the back for the printer could do with been taller and the when you lift up the scanner lid and base to pop the ink in the prop that holds it all up could have been a bit taller.
But we are nit picking for the price.
The software installed onto vista no trouble. Nothing went wrong or screwed up any exsisting programs. In fact after all the pain I have had from HP drivers this was a refreshing change.
Would I buy another. Yes. Its a cheap all in one.
Brilliant printer - fantastic price!, 29 Jul 2008
I received my new desktop pc and this Canon Pixma MP 210 printer this morning. The printer took literally minutes to set up - just took it out of the box, connected it up and bobs your uncle!
I have done some test prints and they are fine. Still have to try the photo printing but need to get some photo paper first!
The only negative point about this printer is that it is a bit bigger than I expected. It just about fits on my trolley desk's printer shelf. It has blended in very nicely with my new Dell desktop.
For under £30 this all-in-one printer is great value and with the Canon brand - you simply can't go wrong.
Smart, quiet and very fast hard drive, 31 Aug 2008
I wanted a portable hard drive with reasonable capacity as I generate a lot of huge files from movie recording. Having bought a freecom hard drive many years ago that worked brilliantly (it only let me down after I clumsily dropped it down the stairs) and seeing so many positive reviews, I went for this 160GB Freecom drive.
The verdict? This is a fast hard drive with 1GB files quietly copied across in about 60 to 80 seconds. The unit works without a lumbersome power cable (power comes from the PC via the USB cable) which is a major, major plus. There is a Freecom software CD supplied but you don't need it as the drive is instantly recognized by XP and Vista computers. It's also really light and compact, about the size of one's palm. It fits nicely into any jacket pocket, which means it's truly mobile.
I am very happy with my choice and recommend it strongly. I just hope I never drop this one!
Freecom Mobile , 08 Aug 2008
Bought this from Amazon 3 weeks ago, found it easy to use, it's neat and small but would not work on other computers except those with Vista Home Premium, I contacted Freecom by email and found them very helpful and responsive, they said the problem would be solved by powering the Freecom with a mains lead and promptly sent me one free of charge, unfortunately this did not cure the problem so I can't upload anything on to other computers that don't have Vista Home Premium so I just use it as a back up for my files.
Great for a laptop, 02 Aug 2008
I bought this as i have a small amount of memory on my laptop and needed a boost of space fast as i was running out and slowing down. I didnt want to spend to much money and didnt need anything bigger than about 150GB. My windows XP recognised it instanty and i was trasfering music and video files within seconds. Its quiet and simple looking, so sits well on the desk next to the other USB things i have hanging about.
Excellent for its purpose, 26 Jun 2008
Excellent 160 Gb of extra HD memory. Transferring files to this for backing up seems to be nearly as quick as using the integral Vista HD on my laptop. It is automatically, and quickly, recognised and works happily on both XP and Vista using only the USB connection; no extra power needed. My clutch of small (1 Gb and 2Gb) USB Flash Drives have almost become redundant.
It's A Kinda Magic, 22 Jun 2008
I would recommend this to any grey-haired technophobe like me. You plug it in and it works straight away; no software, no setting up. Copied the entire contents of my computer within 20 minutes. Sorted.
top notch, 03 Sep 2008
great laptop no problems, and great specs for the price,well done acer!!
if your considering buying go for it, i find the machine supurb!
Serious Boot-up Problems, 02 Sep 2008
Had this laptop for 2 days, bought it for my daughter to take to Uni' & already arranged to have it sent back to Amazon because of serious Boot up problems.
Note another Amazon reviewer has had similar issues with this Laptop.
Repeated attempts to turn on fail, and when occasionally it did boot up the screen would suddenly go black and machine will freeze, it will only respond to the "OFF" button at this point! Tried disabling quick start but that didn't help, haven't been able boot into safe mode or BIOS to help resolve. Tried it with the battery in and out, still nothing, and am sick of trying now.
Was also concerned about unpleasant noises emitting from the laptop, sounding like something is seriously struggling to get it together.
I have since read on the Internet that the bios for some Acer machines may be to blame for problems such as this, depending on the motherboard installed. But I can't be bothered to FIX a brand new machine so it has to go, I await my refund :(
Super budget laptop, 02 Sep 2008
I use this laptop for work and find that it does everything and more that i need. The only negative that I can think off is the battery life. This is not a problem for me as I tend to run the laptop from the mains power. i would supsect that the laptop would last 1hr 30mins from the battery if I were doing basic tasks i.e. word processing.
if you want a laptop to play games and run high powered programmes then you would need something more powerful but for £299 I think this is a real good buy - especially considering some of the laptops that I viewed in curry's, comet and PC world that were more expensive.
If you asked me if i'd buy this laptop again then i'd say definately yes.
Good buy overall, 25 Aug 2008
This laptop has the absolute basics required to run adequately. Some of it's bad points are: 1) the touchpad mouse sometimes has a mind of its own and 2) the build quality isn't great, making the laptop look less sophisticated, 3) the laptop does not come with 80 GB of FREE memory, it's actually less than that as ACER programs are taking up about 10-20 GB.
However, the pros far outweigh the cons. It has the 2 GB of RAM required for Vista to run comfortably, and the available memory is more than enough (unless you are a serious downloader). To gain a little more memory and speed, just uninstall the useless software on the laptop. For the price, this laptop is a bargain, especially for students and the average homeuser.
Fantastic value for money, 24 Aug 2008
I was looking for a cheap but reasonable laptop that i could install Linux on. Being a regular Amazon shopper i came across this and was instantly impressed with what you got for the price.
The dual core Pentium processor is in fact a re badged Core 2 chip, so is far from a slouch! Lots of memory and a reasonable sized Hard drive. I wasn't looking for a gaming laptop so was happy with the integrated Intel Graphics.
Having completely removed Vista, i then installed Ubuntu Linux which was very straight forward. Everything except my Wireless network card worked but after a quick look around the internet i found a guide and driver which I used to get that working.
Overall this laptop was never going to win a performance crown, nor a beauty pageant. But you cant fault what you are getting for your money.
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Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
do not buy, 02 Sep 2008
After purchasing the printer, i was pleased to find easy intasllation and setup, with no vista complications...except for printing low quality, faded images from Windows picture viewer...
however, after very little use, the printer cartridges have 'dried up' and it is now permenantly in a state of 'error', displaying error 3 - paper jam, (a common fault) which is as far as i can tell, irreversible.
DO NOT BUY
Five stars for performance, one star for running costs, 29 Aug 2008
Well, I've had my Pixma for nearly five months now. I cannot fault the performance of the machine at all. Vibrant colours, simple to use, scanning is a doddle. Compared to my previous Hewlett Packard (whose products I wouldn't touch with a bargepole again), the Canon is ideal for my needs. For overall performance, I'll give it five stars.
Running costs however are something else. Nearly twenty quid for a colour cartridge, that is barely enough for twenty A4 full colour prints?? At approx £1 a print, it's cheaper to go to a print shop. It's not as if you can get the colour refilled. Apparently, you can't. Only the black and white is refillable. As even the latter costs upwards of £15 new, I reckon somebody at Canon is making a hell of a lot of money.
Would I buy Canon again? Probably yes, but only if they drop the price of their cartridges! Sorry Canon, but you could have had the full five stars if I didn't feel as though I am being slightly ripped off.
Speedy printer but a bit bulky, 13 Aug 2008
Cheap printer. Bulky but for occasional use, this printer can handle the job. Printer speedy was quite fast. So far so good but I've only had it for a month. Scanning software that it comes with is easy to use.
NIce bit of kit, 09 Aug 2008
It amazes me what you can get for less than 30 quid these days.
OK so it dosnt have an lcd screen so you can see your pictures from your camera. Big deal. How many folk do that?
The scanner is way faster than my stand alone HP. And the print quality is top class. And quick, real quick. Its control panel is easy to understand and I do like its fit to page feature.
The now "lets make it gloss black" looks good but you can tell its built to a price. The paper rest at the back for the printer could do with been taller and the when you lift up the scanner lid and base to pop the ink in the prop that holds it all up could have been a bit taller.
But we are nit picking for the price.
The software installed onto vista no trouble. Nothing went wrong or screwed up any exsisting programs. In fact after all the pain I have had from HP drivers this was a refreshing change.
Would I buy another. Yes. Its a cheap all in one.
Brilliant printer - fantastic price!, 29 Jul 2008
I received my new desktop pc and this Canon Pixma MP 210 printer this morning. The printer took literally minutes to set up - just took it out of the box, connected it up and bobs your uncle!
I have done some test prints and they are fine. Still have to try the photo printing but need to get some photo paper first!
The only negative point about this printer is that it is a bit bigger than I expected. It just about fits on my trolley desk's printer shelf. It has blended in very nicely with my new Dell desktop.
For under £30 this all-in-one printer is great value and with the Canon brand - you simply can't go wrong.
Smart, quiet and very fast hard drive, 31 Aug 2008
I wanted a portable hard drive with reasonable capacity as I generate a lot of huge files from movie recording. Having bought a freecom hard drive many years ago that worked brilliantly (it only let me down after I clumsily dropped it down the stairs) and seeing so many positive reviews, I went for this 160GB Freecom drive.
The verdict? This is a fast hard drive with 1GB files quietly copied across in about 60 to 80 seconds. The unit works without a lumbersome power cable (power comes from the PC via the USB cable) which is a major, major plus. There is a Freecom software CD supplied but you don't need it as the drive is instantly recognized by XP and Vista computers. It's also really light and compact, about the size of one's palm. It fits nicely into any jacket pocket, which means it's truly mobile.
I am very happy with my choice and recommend it strongly. I just hope I never drop this one!
Freecom Mobile , 08 Aug 2008
Bought this from Amazon 3 weeks ago, found it easy to use, it's neat and small but would not work on other computers except those with Vista Home Premium, I contacted Freecom by email and found them very helpful and responsive, they said the problem would be solved by powering the Freecom with a mains lead and promptly sent me one free of charge, unfortunately this did not cure the problem so I can't upload anything on to other computers that don't have Vista Home Premium so I just use it as a back up for my files.
Great for a laptop, 02 Aug 2008
I bought this as i have a small amount of memory on my laptop and needed a boost of space fast as i was running out and slowing down. I didnt want to spend to much money and didnt need anything bigger than about 150GB. My windows XP recognised it instanty and i was trasfering music and video files within seconds. Its quiet and simple looking, so sits well on the desk next to the other USB things i have hanging about.
Excellent for its purpose, 26 Jun 2008
Excellent 160 Gb of extra HD memory. Transferring files to this for backing up seems to be nearly as quick as using the integral Vista HD on my laptop. It is automatically, and quickly, recognised and works happily on both XP and Vista using only the USB connection; no extra power needed. My clutch of small (1 Gb and 2Gb) USB Flash Drives have almost become redundant.
It's A Kinda Magic, 22 Jun 2008
I would recommend this to any grey-haired technophobe like me. You plug it in and it works straight away; no software, no setting up. Copied the entire contents of my computer within 20 minutes. Sorted.
top notch, 03 Sep 2008
great laptop no problems, and great specs for the price,well done acer!!
if your considering buying go for it, i find the machine supurb!
Serious Boot-up Problems, 02 Sep 2008
Had this laptop for 2 days, bought it for my daughter to take to Uni' & already arranged to have it sent back to Amazon because of serious Boot up problems.
Note another Amazon reviewer has had similar issues with this Laptop.
Repeated attempts to turn on fail, and when occasionally it did boot up the screen would suddenly go black and machine will freeze, it will only respond to the "OFF" button at this point! Tried disabling quick start but that didn't help, haven't been able boot into safe mode or BIOS to help resolve. Tried it with the battery in and out, still nothing, and am sick of trying now.
Was also concerned about unpleasant noises emitting from the laptop, sounding like something is seriously struggling to get it together.
I have since read on the Internet that the bios for some Acer machines may be to blame for problems such as this, depending on the motherboard installed. But I can't be bothered to FIX a brand new machine so it has to go, I await my refund :(
Super budget laptop, 02 Sep 2008
I use this laptop for work and find that it does everything and more that i need. The only negative that I can think off is the battery life. This is not a problem for me as I tend to run the laptop from the mains power. i would supsect that the laptop would last 1hr 30mins from the battery if I were doing basic tasks i.e. word processing.
if you want a laptop to play games and run high powered programmes then you would need something more powerful but for £299 I think this is a real good buy - especially considering some of the laptops that I viewed in curry's, comet and PC world that were more expensive.
If you asked me if i'd buy this laptop again then i'd say definately yes.
Good buy overall, 25 Aug 2008
This laptop has the absolute basics required to run adequately. Some of it's bad points are: 1) the touchpad mouse sometimes has a mind of its own and 2) the build quality isn't great, making the laptop look less sophisticated, 3) the laptop does not come with 80 GB of FREE memory, it's actually less than that as ACER programs are taking up about 10-20 GB.
However, the pros far outweigh the cons. It has the 2 GB of RAM required for Vista to run comfortably, and the available memory is more than enough (unless you are a serious downloader). To gain a little more memory and speed, just uninstall the useless software on the laptop. For the price, this laptop is a bargain, especially for students and the average homeuser.
Fantastic value for money, 24 Aug 2008
I was looking for a cheap but reasonable laptop that i could install Linux on. Being a regular Amazon shopper i came across this and was instantly impressed with what you got for the price.
The dual core Pentium processor is in fact a re badged Core 2 chip, so is far from a slouch! Lots of memory and a reasonable sized Hard drive. I wasn't looking for a gaming laptop so was happy with the integrated Intel Graphics.
Having completely removed Vista, i then installed Ubuntu Linux which was very straight forward. Everything except my Wireless network card worked but after a quick look around the internet i found a guide and driver which I used to get that working.
Overall this laptop was never going to win a performance crown, nor a beauty pageant. But you cant fault what you are getting for your money.
Why be ripped off by apple, buy the best buy this., 05 Sep 2008
Superb, have no gripes at all, sound quality is great, drag and drop so easy, no gimmicks it just plays music and plays it well. Very good price as well.
leaves the IPod for dead, 30 Aug 2008
I wanted an player to replace my elderly ATMC which has given sterling service and the Ipod nano that I had which lasted 4 weeks before failing. Looked at Creative, sandisk and Ipods (various). The Sony wins hands down for overall ease of use - it's just so intuitive and user friendly. the menus are simple and loading music from Media player 11 is simple - straightforward drag and drop. The player is tiny but the sound and video quality are excellent - both are much better than the opposition and Sony's supplied headphones are excellent - better than the sennheiser cx300 I have used previously with crystal clear sound. And finally, the battery life is excellent - have got 26 hrs on the first charge and it's supposed to improve after the first few charges. Buy one and you will not be disappointed - better still buy the 8 gb version
Outstanding player, excellent value, 27 Aug 2008
I bought this to replace a 2nd generation ipod nano which was annoying the hell out of me. I'm so glad I picked this.
Put simply, it's the best mp3 player I've ever used, far outshining the ipod nano for both usability, features, battery life and, crucially, sound quality.
I tested this against the nano when it arrived, using the same source tracks and the same headphones (Sennheiser PX100s). This player totally blew the nano out of the water sound wise. Clear resounding bass, lovely precise mids and highs that weren't scratchy or harsh. I heard things on hear I'd never noticed on the nano. Add to that the far superior battery life - at least double what I was getting on the nano - and it's the outright winner.
Also, the software flexibility is higher. I've used this with WMP11, Media Monkey and Winamp and all of them pick it up automatically without problems. It's been a bit of a wrench pulling away from itunes, which I do like, but I guess that's the deal with Apple, it's all or nothing. They want to lock you in and they've got some good software to tempt you though the door.
The last thing I should mention are the controls. The nano wheel is great for skimming through playlists quickly but I used to find it tricky sometimes to hit the one I want first time when I've just "wheeled" through several hundred tracks. The Sony on the other hand has a very precise and easy to use D-pad style control which I personally prefer.
I was really happy I got this and had no regrets at all about giving away the nano afterwards!
Awesome sound - Great value, 15 Aug 2008
I bought this for my wife to replace the old style iPod nano which she managed to destroy by dunking it in a glass of Vimto!
Anyway, I digress...The sound quality is fantastic, the video playback is crisp and the earbud headphones supplied are really good quality and very comfortable. (I have bought some Sony ones to replace the crappy white ones that came with my iPod).
I would thoroughly recommend this mp3 player
excellent MP3, 02 Jul 2008
I have both ipod classic and ipod nano, to be frank none of the ipods come near to walkman MWZA816B, the sound is superb and of very high qaulity, the earbud which come with it is excellent, I even tried it with pro-headphone, without noticing any fault in music qaulity. stick to sony's earphones and you will be better of. if you have small library of albums the 816 is the right set for you.
I hope you will enjoy your unit the way I enjoy mine.
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Customer Reviews
A solid hard drive at an attractive price., 03 Sep 2008
A very good hard drive that has been backing up to computers (a Macbook and an iMac) for at least 6 months now with no problems at all. The hard drive does make a bit of noise- but being my first hard drive I could not tell you if it was loud compared to the competition.
The hard drive works seamlessly with Time Machine (Apple's backup solution for macs). Another point to note is that I move this hard drive quite a bit across the room, so it has had a couple of 'knocks', but fortunately nothing seems to be affected. But since I do move it, I find the fact that it doesn't power itself purely through the USB annoying as I have to unplug it every time.
In terms of data transfer, it is quick and fast, but since it powers off after 10 mins of inactivity, you have to wait for the disk to rev back up again to access any data after that time- not a huge problem but very slightly annoting.
Still, a very good choice.
frail and plasticy, 30 Aug 2008
I already have a metal case WD 500GB drive which seems robust and has been working well for many months. Thought this one would be a bit lighter to take on the plane - it is just a rather frail plastic case. The loaded software is not very good looking at independant reviews and in any case are only 30d trials. It is working OK at the moment and is good value for money. I wish I had gone for the 320GB passport model which is much more compact and looks equally robust or simply bought another (smaller) and tougher metal cased version.
Given other peoples concern about reliability, I think I might avoid this particular model if buying again.
Fantastic external HDD, 28 Aug 2008
I was quite astounded by this product, so much storage and so cheap. It even looks good! It worked first time on both my Macbook and my PC.
Don't even try the included software; this disk is plug and play with any modern computer.
Highly recommended. You can be confident buying this.
At the risk of being a boring old fart, I will tell you that 30 years ago I bought a hard disk - 8MB, yes MB not GB. It was the size of a washing machine and cost 10,000 UK pounds. Things have moved on a bit...
Major, major risk, 19 Aug 2008
WD keep updating the outside of the box, but don't seem to have done anything about the fundamental problem which a lot of reviewers (including myself) have experienced: namely, after about 18 months you will get an I/O error, followed by clicks, followed by the disk being totally inaccessible. WD will provide a replacement, but all your data will be lost. This was a great storage solution until the day it died. As a permanent solution, experience has shown it to be unreliable.
Rock Solid, 16 Aug 2008
I just keep buying these!
Rock solid performance, easy set up. I now have 4 or 5 of these to store photos, videos and for backups of my laptop's hard drive.
No doubt I'll be buying a few more as and when my storage requirements dictate.
Listen carefully!, 29 Aug 2008
Well let me say that I really liked these earphones. When my first pair arrived I liked them so much I immediately ordered a second as the price seemed so reasonable. They certainly did the job of cutting out the thumping dance beats at the gym and allowed me to listen to podcasts and my own choice of music in relative peace. When the first pair lost sound in the right earpiece after a few months use I assumed I might have snagged the cord and caused it myself; so I simply opened pair number two. But when exactly the same fault occurred, I read this comments list more fully and saw that others had suffered exactly the same fate. Well, I've just been on the phone to Amazon, was given the number of Creative Labs HQ in Ireland, got a reference number off them, called Amazon back and will shortly be returning the earphones and getting a refund. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. A bit of messing around and one international phone call to the worse but it's the principle rather than the price that made me determined to sort it out. Sadly it's twice bitten, thrice shy. I shall be hunting for different pair very shortly...
short lived excellence, 29 Aug 2008
As an awful lot of otherpeople have already stated about this product, they give excellent sound quality and are excellent for blocking out peripheral noise (excellent for London Buses!) BUT! they seem to have such a ridiculously short lifespan. I've had mine for little over a month and am already experiencing a similar problem to many other users whereby the sound in the right ear-piece cuts out frequently. You can fix this by wiggling around the jack but this is an exercise in frustration as it clearly loses sound again.
In short 5 stars for product when working, 1 star for longevity!
Fantastic quality, low price., 21 Aug 2008
I have never found a pair of headphones better than these for the price. They have good balance, they are good with all of those different technical frequancy stuff, which I've read about and agree with fully. They've got very good bass and are quite comfortable. I have to buy another pair though because I threw away the spare rubber ear bits and then lost the one on the earphone. But I don't mind because look at the price, BARGAIN!!!!
Many of my friends and family have bought the same ones as me because these are so good.
Wonderful, 18 Aug 2008
Using these as replacement for supplied earphones and no wonder I was getting ear irritation, these with the supplied rubbers for ear insertion make listening a very comfortable experience.
Eight Quid.....Bargain, 18 Aug 2008
Just received these little beauties through the post, ultra fast delivery by Amazon as usual.
I'll cut the bull, they are 8 quid, they knock spots off the pathetic earphones you will receive with your ipod.
My tip, ditch them immediately and buy yourself a pair of these. Bargain hunters will not be disappointed, all you designer branded, image conscious freaks might as well move on and read an anoraks review instead.
Really comfortable and actually stay in your ears.
Nothing more to add, you are looking at these earphones for a reason, they are brilliantly priced and they work...
do not buy, 02 Sep 2008
After purchasing the printer, i was pleased to find easy intasllation and setup, with no vista complications...except for printing low quality, faded images from Windows picture viewer...
however, after very little use, the printer cartridges have 'dried up' and it is now permenantly in a state of 'error', displaying error 3 - paper jam, (a common fault) which is as far as i can tell, irreversible.
DO NOT BUY
Five stars for performance, one star for running costs, 29 Aug 2008
Well, I've had my Pixma for nearly five months now. I cannot fault the performance of the machine at all. Vibrant colours, simple to use, scanning is a doddle. Compared to my previous Hewlett Packard (whose products I wouldn't touch with a bargepole again), the Canon is ideal for my needs. For overall performance, I'll give it five stars.
Running costs however are something else. Nearly twenty quid for a colour cartridge, that is barely enough for twenty A4 full colour prints?? At approx £1 a print, it's cheaper to go to a print shop. It's not as if you can get the colour refilled. Apparently, you can't. Only the black and white is refillable. As even the latter costs upwards of £15 new, I reckon somebody at Canon is making a hell of a lot of money.
Would I buy Canon again? Probably yes, but only if they drop the price of their cartridges! Sorry Canon, but you could have had the full five stars if I didn't feel as though I am being slightly ripped off.
Speedy printer but a bit bulky, 13 Aug 2008
Cheap printer. Bulky but for occasional use, this printer can handle the job. Printer speedy was quite fast. So far so good but I've only had it for a month. Scanning software that it comes with is easy to use.
NIce bit of kit, 09 Aug 2008
It amazes me what you can get for less than 30 quid these days.
OK so it dosnt have an lcd screen so you can see your pictures from your camera. Big deal. How many folk do that?
The scanner is way faster than my stand alone HP. And the print quality is top class. And quick, real quick. Its control panel is easy to understand and I do like its fit to page feature.
The now "lets make it gloss black" looks good but you can tell its built to a price. The paper rest at the back for the printer could do with been taller and the when you lift up the scanner lid and base to pop the ink in the prop that holds it all up could have been a bit taller.
But we are nit picking for the price.
The software installed onto vista no trouble. Nothing went wrong or screwed up any exsisting programs. In fact after all the pain I have had from HP drivers this was a refreshing change.
Would I buy another. Yes. Its a cheap all in one.
Brilliant printer - fantastic price!, 29 Jul 2008
I received my new desktop pc and this Canon Pixma MP 210 printer this morning. The printer took literally minutes to set up - just took it out of the box, connected it up and bobs your uncle!
I have done some test prints and they are fine. Still have to try the photo printing but need to get some photo paper first!
The only negative point about this printer is that it is a bit bigger than I expected. It just about fits on my trolley desk's printer shelf. It has blended in very nicely with my new Dell desktop.
For under £30 this all-in-one printer is great value and with the Canon brand - you simply can't go wrong.
Smart, quiet and very fast hard drive, 31 Aug 2008
I wanted a portable hard drive with reasonable capacity as I generate a lot of huge files from movie recording. Having bought a freecom hard drive many years ago that worked brilliantly (it only let me down after I clumsily dropped it down the stairs) and seeing so many positive reviews, I went for this 160GB Freecom drive.
The verdict? This is a fast hard drive with 1GB files quietly copied across in about 60 to 80 seconds. The unit works without a lumbersome power cable (power comes from the PC via the USB cable) which is a major, major plus. There is a Freecom software CD supplied but you don't need it as the drive is instantly recognized by XP and Vista computers. It's also really light and compact, about the size of one's palm. It fits nicely into any jacket pocket, which means it's truly mobile.
I am very happy with my choice and recommend it strongly. I just hope I never drop this one!
Freecom Mobile , 08 Aug 2008
Bought this from Amazon 3 weeks ago, found it easy to use, it's neat and small but would not work on other computers except those with Vista Home Premium, I contacted Freecom by email and found them very helpful and responsive, they said the problem would be solved by powering the Freecom with a mains lead and promptly sent me one free of charge, unfortunately this did not cure the problem so I can't upload anything on to other computers that don't have Vista Home Premium so I just use it as a back up for my files.
Great for a laptop, 02 Aug 2008
I bought this as i have a small amount of memory on my laptop and needed a boost of space fast as i was running out and slowing down. I didnt want to spend to much money and didnt need anything bigger than about 150GB. My windows XP recognised it instanty and i was trasfering music and video files within seconds. Its quiet and simple looking, so sits well on the desk next to the other USB things i have hanging about.
Excellent for its purpose, 26 Jun 2008
Excellent 160 Gb of extra HD memory. Transferring files to this for backing up seems to be nearly as quick as using the integral Vista HD on my laptop. It is automatically, and quickly, recognised and works happily on both XP and Vista using only the USB connection; no extra power needed. My clutch of small (1 Gb and 2Gb) USB Flash Drives have almost become redundant.
It's A Kinda Magic, 22 Jun 2008
I would recommend this to any grey-haired technophobe like me. You plug it in and it works straight away; no software, no setting up. Copied the entire contents of my computer within 20 minutes. Sorted.
top notch, 03 Sep 2008
great laptop no problems, and great specs for the price,well done acer!!
if your considering buying go for it, i find the machine supurb!
Serious Boot-up Problems, 02 Sep 2008
Had this laptop for 2 days, bought it for my daughter to take to Uni' & already arranged to have it sent back to Amazon because of serious Boot up problems.
Note another Amazon reviewer has had similar issues with this Laptop.
Repeated attempts to turn on fail, and when occasionally it did boot up the screen would suddenly go black and machine will freeze, it will only respond to the "OFF" button at this point! Tried disabling quick start but that didn't help, haven't been able boot into safe mode or BIOS to help resolve. Tried it with the battery in and out, still nothing, and am sick of trying now.
Was also concerned about unpleasant noises emitting from the laptop, sounding like something is seriously struggling to get it together.
I have since read on the Internet that the bios for some Acer machines may be to blame for problems such as this, depending on the motherboard installed. But I can't be bothered to FIX a brand new machine so it has to go, I await my refund :(
Super budget laptop, 02 Sep 2008
I use this laptop for work and find that it does everything and more that i need. The only negative that I can think off is the battery life. This is not a problem for me as I tend to run the laptop from the mains power. i would supsect that the laptop would last 1hr 30mins from the battery if I were doing basic tasks i.e. word processing.
if you want a laptop to play games and run high powered programmes then you would need something more powerful but for £299 I think this is a real good buy - especially considering some of the laptops that I viewed in curry's, comet and PC world that were more expensive.
If you asked me if i'd buy this laptop again then i'd say definately yes.
Good buy overall, 25 Aug 2008
This laptop has the absolute basics required to run adequately. Some of it's bad points are: 1) the touchpad mouse sometimes has a mind of its own and 2) the build quality isn't great, making the laptop look less sophisticated, 3) the laptop does not come with 80 GB of FREE memory, it's actually less than that as ACER programs are taking up about 10-20 GB.
However, the pros far outweigh the cons. It has the 2 GB of RAM required for Vista to run comfortably, and the available memory is more than enough (unless you are a serious downloader). To gain a little more memory and speed, just uninstall the useless software on the laptop. For the price, this laptop is a bargain, especially for students and the average homeuser.
Fantastic value for money, 24 Aug 2008
I was looking for a cheap but reasonable laptop that i could install Linux on. Being a regular Amazon shopper i came across this and was instantly impressed with what you got for the price.
The dual core Pentium processor is in fact a re badged Core 2 chip, so is far from a slouch! Lots of memory and a reasonable sized Hard drive. I wasn't looking for a gaming laptop so was happy with the integrated Intel Graphics.
Having completely removed Vista, i then installed Ubuntu Linux which was very straight forward. Everything except my Wireless network card worked but after a quick look around the internet i found a guide and driver which I used to get that working.
Overall this laptop was never going to win a performance crown, nor a beauty pageant. But you cant fault what you are getting for your money.
Why be ripped off by apple, buy the best buy this., 05 Sep 2008
Superb, have no gripes at all, sound quality is great, drag and drop so easy, no gimmicks it just plays music and plays it well. Very good price as well.
leaves the IPod for dead, 30 Aug 2008
I wanted an player to replace my elderly ATMC which has given sterling service and the Ipod nano that I had which lasted 4 weeks before failing. Looked at Creative, sandisk and Ipods (various). The Sony wins hands down for overall ease of use - it's just so intuitive and user friendly. the menus are simple and loading music from Media player 11 is simple - straightforward drag and drop. The player is tiny but the sound and video quality are excellent - both are much better than the opposition and Sony's supplied headphones are excellent - better than the sennheiser cx300 I have used previously with crystal clear sound. And finally, the battery life is excellent - have got 26 hrs on the first charge and it's supposed to improve after the first few charges. Buy one and you will not be disappointed - better still buy the 8 gb version
Outstanding player, excellent value, 27 Aug 2008
I bought this to replace a 2nd generation ipod nano which was annoying the hell out of me. I'm so glad I picked this.
Put simply, it's the best mp3 player I've ever used, far outshining the ipod nano for both usability, features, battery life and, crucially, sound quality.
I tested this against the nano when it arrived, using the same source tracks and the same headphones (Sennheiser PX100s). This player totally blew the nano out of the water sound wise. Clear resounding bass, lovely precise mids and highs that weren't scratchy or harsh. I heard things on hear I'd never noticed on the nano. Add to that the far superior battery life - at least double what I was getting on the nano - and it's the outright winner.
Also, the software flexibility is higher. I've used this with WMP11, Media Monkey and Winamp and all of them pick it up automatically without problems. It's been a bit of a wrench pulling away from itunes, which I do like, but I guess that's the deal with Apple, it's all or nothing. They want to lock you in and they've got some good software to tempt you though the door.
The last thing I should mention are the controls. The nano wheel is great for skimming through playlists quickly but I used to find it tricky sometimes to hit the one I want first time when I've just "wheeled" through several hundred tracks. The Sony on the other hand has a very precise and easy to use D-pad style control which I personally prefer.
I was really happy I got this and had no regrets at all about giving away the nano afterwards!
Awesome sound - Great value, 15 Aug 2008
I bought this for my wife to replace the old style iPod nano which she managed to destroy by dunking it in a glass of Vimto!
Anyway, I digress...The sound quality is fantastic, the video playback is crisp and the earbud headphones supplied are really good quality and very comfortable. (I have bought some Sony ones to replace the crappy white ones that came with my iPod).
I would thoroughly recommend this mp3 player
excellent MP3, 02 Jul 2008
I have both ipod classic and ipod nano, to be frank none of the ipods come near to walkman MWZA816B, the sound is superb and of very high qaulity, the earbud which come with it is excellent, I even tried it with pro-headphone, without noticing any fault in music qaulity. stick to sony's earphones and you will be better of. if you have small library of albums the 816 is the right set for you.
I hope you will enjoy your unit the way I enjoy mine.
6 Weeks in going strong, 04 Sep 2008
Purchased 6 weeks ago to backup up movies and files from my PC ,works quickly and smoothly with absolutely no problems virtually silent too!
Sleeps when my PC sleeps and wakes together so I cannot fault at the moment.
Lasted less than three months, 01 Sep 2008
I bought this product roughly six months ago so i could store all my dvds after i'd burnt them onto my laptop as i only have 120GB of space on it. When it arrived i plugged it in and it took a few seconds to reconise it and then didn't take long to install the software that was on it already. So far so good. I transfered all the movies onto it through the software i had installed and it took 2 hours for about 40GB of data. I then didn't need to use it for a while. The need time i used it it kept turning off and i found the power cable didn't fit into the socket very well so i took to holding it in until all the files were copied. Then that would't even work and i had to twist the power cable around the unit. Then that didn't work. I tried another power cable and it still wouldn't go. So my friends whos good with computers said he's open it up and put the hard drive into his computer to get the data off and then i could send it back to seagate. When he did that the drive was completly dead. So overall my experiance with this har drive hasn't been very good and i've lost about 300 GB of data overall.
I would say its not worth the effort or money.
Well I am a happy customer, 25 Aug 2008
Plug and play device at a very good price.
Compare the price you would have to pay for an 8G Memory stick and then work out how much extra storage capacity the seagate drive has.....there is no doubts in my mind which would be the right direction to head in when making the choices.
When it comes to any kind of important files always follow my lead. Back up to disc....Back up to Pen drives........Back up to the old spare computer..........Yes back up on the Seagate Freeagent drive as well...... Share all your photos on disc with your families.........Dont rely on any one single form of back up .
This Seagate drive has given me no problems.....YET! Unlike other people who have reviewed it .
So for now I give it a thumbs up.
Good Drive but very poor disk controller, 19 Aug 2008
I kept getting multiple problems with sections of files (.avi) missing when copied to this drive. Very strange I thought as the disk is a highly reliable one from the "Barracuda" series.
Conclusion is that the disk controller is not man enough for the job.
Opened the case, removed the drive (it's a standard sata type), installed it in my pc and it's working perfectly.
My advice is to buy an sata drive and install it in an ici-box or similar if you want an external hard drive.
Bad bad seagate drives, 09 Aug 2008
I had a 500Gb and a 750Gb Seagate FreeAgent drive. They were both full and then crashed within a month of each other. Seagate will replace the drive, but i loose all the data on them. I will never buy a Seagate product again. I will try anything else, but never this product again.
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