Monthly Archives: May 2001
Toshiba – Satellite S35DVD
With the Satellite S35DVD, Toshiba has aimed at the middle ground between the true sub-notebook and a full-sized machine too large and heavy to actually carry around on a regular basis. The Satellite weighs about 2kg – at least a kilo less than a standard notebook – and it offers a reduced, though not miniscule,…
MGI – Digital MediaSuite
Digital MediaSuite is a combination pack of three existing MGI products: PhotoSuite Platinum Edition, VideoWave and SoftDVDMax, all of which are ‘version 4′. The product makes little attempt at integrating the three disparate programs, and is more of a marketing ploy to sell all three. PhotoSuite is aimed at the same market as Adobe’s PhotoDeluxe…
Evesham – Axis 1200 DDR
Okay, serious buyers only need apply here. If you’re the sort of person who drives a Fiesta but likes to take a Ferrari or some other monster manhood extension for a test drive at the weekend with no intention, or indeed means of buying it… then move on by. There’s nothing to see here! If,…
Seagate – TapeStor Travan 20GB USB
Regularly backing up your hard disk is vital if you want to avoid spending hours re-installing your operating system, applications and drivers, not to mention recreating your data. Although you can make do with a stack of floppies and Windows’ built-in backup utility for a few vital data files, backing up your entire hard disk…
Baltimore Technologies – WebSweeper 4.0
Hard on the heels of our review of MailSweeper comes another offering from the big brother school of IT tools. This time it’s Web use that’s under scrutiny. The number of people in the UK who have been sacked because of their use of the Internet while at work is increasing, usually because of actions…
LG Electronics – Flatron LE-15A10 LCD/TV
When you first come upon it, the Flatron LE-15A10 looks like a rather upmarket 15-inch LCD computer monitor, with its brushed metal finish and relatively elegant styling marking it out as something a little bit above average. As first impressions go, this isn’t actually too wide of the mark, but you can’t actually see what…
Electronic Arts – Black & White
It’s tough being a deity. You might think it’s all little fluffy clouds, pearly gates and angels singing your praises from dawn to dusk, but the reality is far removed from these idealistic images. Have you any idea how much time it takes to round up a hundred million locusts for a good plague? Black…
AMI – AMIDiag 6.11/Windows
We reviewed an earlier version of AMIDiag (a DOS-only version) here. Although the actual product revision number has only moved on a little bit, from 6.0 to 6.11, this package contains some revolutionary changes. But first, what is AMIDiag? It’s a diagnostics package that can identify and test a wide range of hardware components in…
Dell – Inspiron 8000 1000UT
Never thought you could play serious games on a notebook? Think again. The latest offering from Dell in its Inspiron notebook range, the 8000 1000UT, goes way beyond the capabilities of the normal notebook to deliver near desktop PC performance – a true replacement for the desktop PC. From the outside, the 1000UT looks like…
Desktop operating systems group test
Most computer owners in this country run Microsoft Windows 98 at the moment. However, Microsoft is sending out mixed messages about the way forward. Currently, Windows ME and Windows 2000 Professional are possible upgrades, with Windows XP somewhere on the horizon promising a completely revamped user experience. But upgrading to Windows ME and Windows 2000…