Having recently purchased an Acer One Netbook, I was horrified by the slow speed of the machine. This must be a throwback from the 1990s (’80’s?)! I complained to the company where I bought it and was told that the Windows 7 Starter was part of the problem, the other problem being lack of memory. They said if I bought Windows 7 Home Premium and a large SD, the card would act as virtual RAM and it would speed right up.
I received both products quickly and packaged well from Amazon, but I’m still wondering what Win7 upgrade is good for, and the Transcend 8 GB card absolutely refuses to work with my computer for anything other than storage. If all it’s good for is storage I’d rather use it in my camera, so that’s where it is. It does work fine there. I’m back to a 4GB SD card for the netbook, which doesn’t seem to speed it up at all. So that much $$ poorer, I guess I’ve learned a lesson – your computer goes at the speed it goes. Period. Don’t expect anything more.
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I waited a while to give this review, because I was hesitant to slam a product. I wanted to like the 4 GB card, but I am afraid to use it other than a back-up.
I got a 4 GB transcend card a couple days before my trip to the Boundary Waters. I needed it quickly, so I paid for the 2 day shipping with the “frustration free packaging”
Right away when I put it in my camera I noticed something I thought not quite right. The counter on my Nikon gave an estimate of 538 pictures in fine Jpeg mode. My other 4 GB card, a Promaster, gives me an estimate of 555 pictures with the same setting as Jpeg fine.
I disregarded it thinking maybe different brands give different estimates.I also figured maybe the counter just gave this card a different reading and would get about the same as my other card.
After about 200 to 300 pictures saved on the card and suddenly while shooting a sunrise (with the setting at raw) my camera wouldn’t shoot. I got the dreaded error that my camera could not read my card and that the card may be damaged. I cried and panicked for a good hour or so, because these were photos taken from about two days on a trip and I wouldn’t be able to return to those spots. I feared the worst. Fortunately someone thought to put the card in her camera. It worked, but the thumbnails looked odd for a short time. Afterwards I put the card back in my camera and it works. I don’t know how long it will work and I question the reliability. I’m keeping mostly because the plastic case holds my 2GB Promaster card. Until I can get a card reader(in hopes that will read the card if it fails), I’m retiring the card and only using it when I am about to shoot experiments or something I don’t mind losing. I suspect some kind of defect, now that even after formatting, the counter is still lower than my other card.
Because of this,I am also worried about the “frustration free” packaging. I loved the concept, but I really hope I am not getting someone’s returned product.
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I replaced a Palm Pilot that was a great device, but getting slower and reaching capacity. Too bad Palm did not keep their cutting edge status. The IPOD does almost everything I want. Storage is small for music, but I am using it mostly for databases, calendar, and contact info. Syncing with Windows is easy and the battery lasts a long time. Music is fine when I use it, but I would prefer to have a radio or just listen through my computer speaker. It works quite well with Windows. I use Linux and have to go to my Windows partition to save things. If they could make it work with Linux, it would be appreciated. A major grumble is that it seems to have a lifetime limit of 5 computers to which it can be Synced. I screw with computers often, trying new operating systems and stuff. I would love to try to get it to work with Linux, but do not want to waste a “Life” while trying to troubleshoot. For most non-geeks, this would not be a big deal. I do not know why Apple does this. It seems like they are trying to be more like Microsoft. Lighten up Apple. Learn to love the geeks. As for the lack of a camera, who cares? I do not like taking pictures. If you want to take a picture, get a camera.
Wolfgang Puck Stainless Steel
This is awesome! I got it to replace an old 201. What a difference! Everything works super fast and I really like the training center and the ability to see my routes on Google Earth. Way cool, and totally worth the money!
Tripp Lite TLM606NS 8
Love it! So easy to use! The carpet dries quickly and so much dirt came out of the carpet!! Can’t wait to do all the carpets in the house.
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I have tried many pedometers which never seemed to work properly. I complained to a person at the local YMCA, who asked me what I paid for them. It was usually around $5 at a discount store. He told me to get a good one, and suggested Amazon.com. I have been very satisfied with the Omron, It clips on my garments or just stays in my pocket, is very accurate in measuring my more than 10,000 steps daily.
Schwalbe Speed Cruiser HS
I was still using Word 95 and this version is a whole diff world. No probs with setup. Appreciate new features such as inserting whold files into a MS. Recently took advantage of the upgrade to Office 2010 but that one has nt arrived and i’m starting to wonder about it.
Nerf Dart Tag Darts
Excellent GPS mount… works perfectly in my Pathfinder, despite it’s oddly contoured dashboard. Nicely weighted so it won’t shift, and conforms to the dashboard shape. You won’t be disappointed.
Kose Cosmeport Coenrich Q10
I have not been able to use yet, because it does not come with a battery…….To bad they didn’t think a head..
Deep Roots Music Vol
Great product at an unbelievable price; would highly recommend to anyone. Have bought from this seller before; they always deliver a great product at a great price.
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