Reviews by thornberger

thornberger says "Very Nice Alternative to iPods" about SanDisk Sansa Fuze (4 GB) Digital Media Player

thornberger — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:49:08 GMT

For those of you who aren't interested in buying into all of the iPod hype The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a nice alternative.

Hardware wise the case is very sturdy feeling, metal not plastic, the navigation wheel has a nice feel and you can spin and click it with ease. I like the on/off switch on the side, you won't accidently hit it and can turn it on or off quickly. The data/charging cable attaches on the bottom which is a good location. The head phone jack is also on the bottom which is a little awkward, when using it with a docking station or something similar it ends up sitting on the headphone jack. The battery life is excellent.

Software wise the player was automatically recognized by all of the computers I connected it to (at least 5, all Windows Machines). You can either treat the player as a removable hard drive and drag and drop files to it or use the Windows Media player to sync files. The benefit to using Media Player is album art is automatically transferred, it's...

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thornberger says "Amazing performance, powerful, deep cleaning, not too noisy!" about Dyson DC15 Animal Vacuum

thornberger — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:15:45 GMT

The Dyson DC15 "Animal" is an amazing machine. My previous vacuum is a Kirby, no slouch and actually more expensive than the Dyson. The Dyson is picking up pet hair the Kirby had been leaving behind. The cyclonic action is wonderful, seeing the dirt accumulate in the clear easy to empty canister is very satisfying. The unboard tools deploy quickly and easily. The beater brush can be easily turned off for cleaning hard floors. The cord is nice and long, if I plug it into a central outlet I can vacuum an entire floor of my house without unplugging. We have two dogs and three cats and relatives who are allergic, since we started using the animal they can spend quite a bit more time in our house than they used to be able to so the HEPA filtration system is obviously getting the job done. The onboard tools and extendible attachment hose is also a thing of beauty, when you return the vaccum to the full upright position the beater brush automatically turns off and the suction is...

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