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High-Speed USB 4-Port Hub with Splitter Cable
High-Speed USB 4-Port Hub with Splitter Cable
DX Price: $4.60

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Ownership verified by DX Does what it should
Posted by Crog48 on 4/11/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: No need for an external power adapter and can connect 4 low power devices. As this hub shares the power between all the ports its best to use it for things that run of the mains such as printers or scanners as they don't draw much current from the USB. i.e a device will not work when there is too much current being drawn from the ports.

Cons: If you connect something that requires a large current such as an iPod the other devices will often become unusable or you won't be able to charge. Get a powered hub if you want 4 port charging.

Other Thoughts: The USB version is confusing, it says 2.0 on the package but windows Vista says its not high speed. Also data transfers to an external drive are much slower which validates this.

Bottomline: Fantastic and flexible for adding extra ports to a system so if your out of ports you can put your mouse, keyborad, printer, and scanner on this and you suddenly have 3 more ports :)


 
CECT P168C iFone Quadband PDA Phone (3.5-inch LCD + Dual SIM + 256MB TF + GSM + Unlocked)*EMS
CECT P168C iFone Quadband PDA Phone (3.5-inch LCD + Dual SIM + 256MB TF + GSM + Unlocked)*EMS
DX Price: $110.00

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Ownership verified by DX Reasonable phone
Posted by Crog48 on 3/31/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Is a pretty good phone for the price and definitely worth it. Very reasonable battery life and you get two which is great. Also the p168+ i received is Quad-band.

Cons: Does not support Java as the specification says and only comes with one basic game.
Also the camera is VGA 640x480 even though it supports up scaling to higher resolutions. If you want a photo quality camera phone this is not for you.
Writing texts is hard to do without the stylus.

Other Thoughts: No spare stylus if you lose yours but it stays well in the battery cover so should not be a worry.

Bottomline: Good phone but texting with the touch screen and no T9 (Dictionary) support are let downs.


 
Travel All-in-one Universal AC Adapter
Travel All-in-one Universal AC Adapter
DX Price: $5.12

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Ownership verified by DX Fantastic
Posted by Crog48 on 3/31/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Has all the plug adapters you will ever need and no need to buy any more. The flat two pronged plug can even be twisted for countries where they aren't parallel. Build seems pretty ok to me, not sure about the surge protection at the moment as have not tested that.

Cons: This doesn't have voltage convector though so check the device your plunging into it first if your going to a county with different power ratings.

Other Thoughts: Other people have said this is a bit large, I think it was surprisingly compact for what it does and come in a very neat travel bag.

Bottomline: All your traveling needs


 
Solar Powered Self-Recharge USB Battery Pack (2000mAh)
Solar Powered Self-Recharge USB Battery Pack (2000mAh)
DX Price: $17.85

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Ownership verified by DX Great product
Posted by Crog48 on 3/31/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Contains a Lithium battery so once its charged it should stay charged for a short while. Capacity seems good and charges well in direct sunlight. Checked the output and supplies a very constant 5.45 volts which is perfect for charging any USB powered devices and is extremely useful on a sunny holiday abroad for charging your phone or iPods.

Cons: As with all solar panels you need a proper amount of sunlight to get a charge. Works pretty well when there is the sun through. The Charge LEDs are confusing when using the solar charging as there is no light to indicate a full charge ans the green light stays on.

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: Get this if you need a power backup and you don't have access to a power point or just want to be green and use renewable energies :)


 
Tilted Desktop Stand and Cooler for Laptops
Tilted Desktop Stand and Cooler for Laptops
DX Price: $13.47

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Ownership verified by DX Okay product
Posted by Crog48 on 3/31/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstar

Pros: Does what its supposed to do
- Fairly sturdy build quality
- Mine came in a nice black plastic

Cons: - If you have front audio this stand has issues as will block the audio jacks.
- Rotating stand is pointless/doesn't do much
- Quite small but that doesn't matter really

Other Thoughts: The angle could be a bit larger as it only goes from 10 to 16 degrees. This is fine if you need to type with it but if your using a stand to bring the monitor up to an ergonomic height and you have a keyboard, this isn't the best choice :(

Bottomline: It does the job


 
Nereus 10-Meter Waterproof Housing Kit for Digital Camera (DC-WP100)
Nereus 10-Meter Waterproof Housing Kit for Digital Camera (DC-WP100)
DX Price: $17.69

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Posted by Crog48 on 3/13/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Comes with cushion spacers if you have a longer zoom lenses. Fantastic build quality in the casing and seal seems pretty secure. Also includes anti-fog fluid so you don't get a steamy lens in colder water.

Cons: The cushion spacer make it a bit tight with my camera. Neck strap looks a bit cheap but does the job. Awkward to press the power button on my Casio exlim (Very small and indented on these), luckily you can change the play button to the power button on this model

Other Thoughts: Would have been nice if the camera model guide was on here before you buy. Will add a topic below for models the manual lists for this camera.

Bottomline: Great buy if you need a waterproof housing for most cameras this size.


 

 

 

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