Excellent cooling. Very quiet

By A. Wenzke - See all my reviews

This model is newer inside than the larger, non-counter depth model RS275ACRS. I returned that model to get this one and am very glad I did.

1. This model has interior LED lights when you open the refrigerator instead of the hotter old bulbs like the 275.

2. I am somewhat compulsive about temperature control. I have two precision thermometers, one in the fridge and one in the freezer compartment. On the RS275ACRS, the temperatures were nowhere near what the external display was reporting them as. On this model, however, the refrigerator is usually within 0.2 deg F of the reported temperature (at coldest setting of 34F, thermometer reports 34.1 whereas the 275 would be all over the place, never lower than 37 or so). In the freezer, this model is rock solid at -10 F when the external display is -14 F. I consider this excellent, as most freezers can't get this low. The 275 was lucky to get to -7 F with the display at -14 F. And yes, I allowed plenty of calibration time and took multiple readings over weeks. So, in my testing anyway, they have definitely upgraded the innards since the 275.

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Soccer Mom

By Mary "Soccer Mom" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

We bought this refrigerator a few months ago and just love it!! The door display will show pictures, has tools such as a conversion chart, a nutrition guide. It is so cool! It hold everything that you need. With teenage boys that love to eat and play soccer we need lots of room in the refrigerator. The ice maker doesn't make too much ice at a time but just store some in the freezer. No big deal. We would strongly recommend it!


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Jackson Vision Series Gas Conveyor Dishwasher

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Great for mini home theater

By EarlyMon (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews

I've been an HDTV owner for six years and during that time, I've assisted about two dozen friends in their HDTV home theater setups. I've just upgraded to the Samsung LN52B750 and I couldn't be happier. For reference, I'm upgrading from a Samsung DLP and I own another Samsung LCD HDTV.

There's a lot that's misunderstood about this TV, so rather than the usual Pros and Cons, I'd like to share how I'm getting viewing value from this set.

First, if you're reading this, you're either already an LCD owner or have read about them - and have read about this new breed and if you're like I was, you're wondering what's what.

Color swirls - you never read about this, but if you've watched TV on an LCD set in the past, especially with standard def (SD) stations, you've seen it. The backgrounds look like compressed colors from jpg photo files. My earlier LCD HDTV (8ms response time) had it - this one simply does not. (I did have trouble watching compression artifacts in a movie from 1930 on TCM on this TV - but that movie was so hosed, I can't blame the TV only.)

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Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4880 13.3-Inch

Almost ............ By B. Chen

This is a product I really wanted to love, and came very close to loving it.

It is very well built. The lid is razor thin yet well hinged and stable. The overall structure is solid. The keyboard is among the best I have used, with full-size, dedicated, Home, End, and Page Up/Down keys. Putting it side by side with my SONY Z, which costs over $2K and is considered one of the best ultra-portables, the Acer more than holds its own. In fact, I actually prefer some of the designs aspects of the Acer. Performance wise, the Acer is a slower class machine. Compared with my main work computer, a MacBook Pro running under Windows, equipped with a solid-state drive, the speed difference is not that obvious for my everyday tasks, which include Office applications and Web access. Working with my 2+GB Outlook files, navigating through large number of attachments, I didn't feel much speed compromise.

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WOW Samsung LN55B650 55-Inch

By Stafford H. Baker

I just got this yesterday and was immediately blown away by the picture quality, especially when compared to the 50" 720P LG plasma it replaces. The difference was as astounding for me as the plasma was over regular def TV. For live HD such as CNN and local news, the Samsung easily matches the sharpness and clarity one sees in the big box showrooms. I'm not so sure about other HD broadcasts. Some shows seem too bright, but when I adjust down the contrast and brightness, other shows are too dark. The colors also seem to vary more from one show to another than was the case with my plasma. I hope to be able to sort this out over time through the many easily accessed menu adjustments.

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Big Beautiful Wonderful priced laptop

By Daniel G. Lebryk

This is my second Toshiba laptop. Number one is around 4 years old and still works well.

This review is more about the A355 chassis, than this exact spec laptop, and should apply to just about every one of the laptops in this series whether they run AMD or Intel chips.

The first view is that the materials are just plain flat out gorgeous. From the shiny exterior, to the semi rounded base, the two large chrome mouse buttons, the nicely integrated Harmon Kardon speakers, the illuminated touch areas, the big beautiful monitor, and those shiny keys. Yes this is one very pretty computer.

Under that pretty hood are some interesting specs. It used to be incredibly rare to see an eSATA port on any computer, let alone a laptop. Well this one has exactly that - an eSATA port that doubles as a USB port. Nice option to hook up external hard drives. It also includes an iLink, Firewire, or IEEE-1394 port - an incredible rarity (even Apple dropped this port). The audio ports and volume control are on the front, nicely placed. There's absolutely no ports on the rear. There's also an express card slot (not a PCMCIA slot, but EXPRESS card slot) and a multi flash memory card reader (they've dropped CF from the list). It does not include Bluetooth - a very strange omission since every single bluetooth adapter uses the Toshiba stack to run. Use either of these adapters, they work perfectly: IOGear GBU421 Bluetooth 2.0 USB Micro Adapter or Cirago BTA3210 Class 2 Micro Bluetooth Adapter (Black Tip) - both are outstanding miniscule adapters.


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