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Number of Reviews collected

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431

Total

7246

Source country

AU

Australia

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
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Average source rating

72

Highest rating

95

Lowest rating

30

Printers

Brother HL-3070CW

The Brother HL-3070CW colour printer is one of the company€™s first to use LED technology. Competing with entry-level colour laser printers, the HL-3070CW is reasonably quick and it's easy to set up.

Wi-Fi is easy to configure, password-protected printing, user-upgradeable memory

Small LCD display, no direct print support for Microsoft Word files and plain text documents, colour accuracy issues, expensive consumables

Brother's HL-3070CW colour LED printer may boast a comparatively new technology, but at the end of the day, it looks and performs like most laser printers. It certainly performs well for its price, but it's not without flaws commonly encountered on ...

November, 2009

Rating

70

alaSCORE 100

2 reviews

Panasonic TH-P50G15A plasma television

The Panasonic TH-P50G15A is a well-designed, 50in plasma television offering great picture quality, but its access to Internet sites including YouTube, Picassa and Bloomberg€™s stock, business and weather reports wasn't as groundbreaking as we€™d ...

Viera Cast Web access to YouTube is a useful feature, YouTube HD video is clear and detailed

Access to Picasa and Bloomberg sites may not a big plus to many users, no wireless, $200 price premium over Panasonic G10A plasma TV series

Nonetheless our tests show that the Panasonic TH-P50G15A is a good all-round plasma television. It has the same excellent picture quality as the TH-P50G10A and the current Internet access features may be useful to some users - even though we think ...

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

NDrive Australia iPhone app

NDrive Australia iPhone app

By Ross Catanzariti

The fifth Australian turn-by-turn GPS application to be available from Apple's App Store, NDrive Australia aims to please iPhone users with detailed maps and a straightforward user interface. Unfortunately, its lack of features and a sub-par interface ...

Can swipe menu screens and pinch to zoom the map, clear and straightforward map screen

Erratic GPS performance, volume isn't loud enough, voice guidance is below average, no text-to-speech, lack of customisation options, interface lacks visual appeal of other GPS apps

In addition to car navigation, NDrive Australia for iPhone also has pedestrian and adventure modes. The latter provides a number navigation options aside from regular roads including walking, four wheel drive tracks and boat navigation

November, 2009

Rating

55

no alaScore

1 reviews

HP Envy 13 notebook

HP Envy 13 notebook

By Elias Plastiras

HP's Envy 13 is a 13.1in notebook with an Intel Core 2 Duo L9600 CPU and 3GB of DDR3 RAM that runs the 64-bit version of Windows 7. It's designed specifically for users who want something stylish, well built, and fast yet small. But it's hardly good ...

Fast, DDR3 RAM, solid-state drive, very solid construction, very bright screen, switchable graphics chips

Too expensive, no built-in Gigabit Ethernet port, only two USB 2.0 ports, no built-in 3G

Despite its excellent speed, our verdict on the Envy 13 is that there really is no need to be envious of anyone who owns one. There are notebooks on the market from other vendors that offer you similar performance and many more features for much less ...

November, 2009

Rating

70

no alaScore

1 reviews

Virgin Mobile Wi-Fi Modem

Virgin Mobile Wi-Fi Modem

By Ross Catanzariti

Virgin Mobile's battery-powered Wi-Fi Modem allows up to three devices to connect to it wirelessly for shared mobile broadband access. The flaky Optus network may be an issue for some, but this is still a very nifty device that's convenient and ...

Compact, cordless and rechargeable, three Wi-Fi connections simultaneously, works on both Windows PCs and Macs, good speeds if you're in a 3G coverage area

Flaky Optus network, locked to Virgin Mobile (can be unlocked for $80), signal strength rapidly deteriorates over 10 metres

The Virgin Mobile Wi-Fi Modem is locked to Virgin's broadband service, but can be unlocked for use with another network after spending a total of $80 on data (it doesn't support the 850MHz band used by Telstra's Next G network)

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

Infocus IN1503 business projector

Infocus IN1503 business projector

By Campbell Simpson

The InFocus IN1503 is a business DLP projector with a widescreen 1280x800 resolution, a 1800:1 contrast ratio and a 3000 lumen ANSI brightness rating. It performs exceptionally well in dark and bright rooms for business presentations - displaying ...

Great brightness levels, striking modern design

Reasonably loud fan hum, slightly too heavy and bulky to be easily carried around

The InFocus IN1503 business projector is a versatile performer that can be used for off-site business presentations or casual movie watching. If possible we'd recommend dialling down the brightness to reduce fan noise, but apart from this small flaw ...

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

If there's one gaming area where the DS's technology lends itself well, it's the puzzle genre. Due to Nintendo's touch-sensitive handheld, the genre has seen a massive resurgence, and no longer are gamers exclusively forced to listen to a Russian folk ...

Compelling combat system is straightforward but deep and complex, a novel approach to an established genre

The visuals don't push the DS, gamers who favour the more classical RPG model may be dissatisfied

It's becoming increasingly rare for companies to release new and unproven titles that buck convention and focus on changing the current landscape but Clash of Heroes does so remarkably well, making for a unique and satisfying title that feels totally ...

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

Samsung LA46B750 HDTV

Samsung LA46B750 HDTV

By Lincoln Spector

The Samsung LA46B750 packages very good picture quality and excellent sound with and the ability to play media files from USB storage or your networked PC. And it does all that while being a remarkably easy-to-use HDTV.

Pleasing audio and video, easy to use

Poorly implemented picture-in-picture

The Samsung LA46B750's street price may seem high for a 46in HDTV, but when you consider its excellent images and sound, its Internet and home-network connectivity, and its all-around ease of use, it's definitely worth the price

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

Sennheiser PXC 210 BT Bluetooth headphones

The Sennheiser PXC 210 BT is a set of Bluetooth wireless headphones with integrated playback and volume buttons.

Portable, can be used wired or wirelessly, great sound quality through Bluetooth

Expensive, poor acoustic noise-cancellation

You pay a premium for the Sennheiser PXC 210 BT's Bluetooth connectivity and portability, but in our opinion they're worth the outline

November, 2009

Rating

80

no alaScore

1 reviews

Canon PIXMA MP490 inkjet multifunction

Canon's entry-level PIXMA MP490 inkjet multifunction lacks the small luxuries of its more expensive counterparts, like an Easy Scroll Wheel, PictBridge USB port and CD/DVD printing. For the price, however, we can't complain; as a basic printer, ...

Good photo print quality, direct scanning, easy to use

No front paper cassette, no PictBridge USB port, poor LCD, expensive consumables

Canon claims the two ink cartridges used in the PIXMA MP490 can yield a total of 750 pages, but we're a little dubious; the black cartridge was already below half its capacity once we had finished testing. At 24.1c per A4 page, this printer's ink ...

November, 2009

Rating

70

no alaScore

1 reviews

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