Computer Reviews

Yes it costs more than other brands, but it plays the old 78s I got from my dad, and it plays them about as flawlessly as I could have hoped for, in records that are over 50 years old. I do not use it for any of the dj features nor have I tried to hook it up to my computer, but it is nice to know I can try to copy records to my hard drive and make .mp3s, whenever I have time. heck, I hardly have time to write a review.
This turntable was worth it for me, for the 78 speed.

This player is so awesome.The sound is great and it is fancy,the looks are so cool.The straight tonearm is the way to go.For all you analog freaks dont be alarmed by the digital part.You get full analog with the red and white cables which has a built in preamp.The digital part is for your computer or hooking up other stuff.For sound i give it a 5.(Whoever thinks digital music is better is a true moron).Durability I give it a 5.This machine is a beast.Accually I give everything about this player a 5.Just dont be frightened because its a djs turntable,i just listen to vinyl on mine and im glad I got a djs turntable.

Excellent product for the price (so far). .... Bought a case and power supply combo pretty cheap (300 watt ps) should have been enough to power everything I have, the basics realy, but it wouldn't. My rw wouldn't write at top speed, my extra USB card wouldn't opperate (attempt to) and the whole thing seemed to be sluggish even though I just put it all together. The second I dropped it in there "BAM" the whole thing came to life! ...

One of the most overlooked and yet extremely important components of any computer is a high quality power supply. This PS is of the highest quality and is capable of the most demanding loads that anyone is going to need from a PS. You will not find a better PS than this anywhere for the price that Amazon.com has this one. I am running an overclock AMD CPU with and overclocked Geforce video card and overclocked memory. My cooliong needs require six additional case fans besides the CPU cooling fan and the motherboard chipset cooling fan. This PS is able to handle this load with out one single hiccup. It would be able to power more fans and drives if needed. You will be very satisfied with this unit.

the name of the product does not include "cable", this is not a "flat Panel Display". I don't have one of these yet - so my 5 stars are pending.

Gotta love perfect digital quality. I'd never go back to analog.

This is awsome it does every thing and more. i sugest that you also get an expansion card i got a one gigibite card and it holds alot more than what you would think i would also get pocket tunes it plays wma and mp3

As a long time PDA user (Palm OS and Pocket PCs) I was always looking for the latest, greatest new piece of tech. The Zodiac's specs and price impressed me so much that I started my own news and community site for it.

I bought the Zodiac 1 back when they first came out (end of November, 2003). It's compatible with most any Palm OS application and there's tons of freeware and inexpensive shareware apps to be found. While Tapwave is hyping this as a gaming console, it's really a do-everything device. Pair it with a Bluetooth cell phone and you can surf the internet or check your email. Pair it with a Bluetooth GPS and you can use it to navigate you around town or across the country. It has a Yamaha sound chip which gives you MP3 playback superior to an iPod and you can even play music in the background while you play games or do other things.

The library of cutting edge games is a little small right now, but it's growing. And, like I said, there's TONS more that you can do with this thing besides just gaming. But if you do want it for gaming, consider this...it's got a 3.8" diagonal 480x320 pixel screen, an analog controller, several action and shoulder buttons, and support for multiplayer gaming over Bluetooth. And Tapwave isn't being greedy with some proprietary nonsense either. You can use regular old SD memory cards to expand your storage space for MP3s, videos, applications, and games. Yes, you can download games over the internet and store tons of them on one single SD memory card rather than carry around dozens of cartridges.

If you want to take advantage of some of the advanced features, sites like Tapland will help you along. Plus, there's lots of useful game, productivity app, and accessory reviews there.

If you want more built-in storage, you can pay an extra $100 for the Zodiac 2, but my personal recommendation is to get a Zodiac 1 and use the extra money to buy a really huge SD memory card.

This is the least expensive Notebook Backpack that I could find but it's surprisingly well made and stylish. It looks much better than its picture...MUCH better. I like the numerous zippered pockets. There's a place for everything, digital camera, cell phone, papers, books and even a mouse. I prefer taking an external USB mouse instead of using the touch pad on my Notebook. There's three nice bubble type pockets, one of which fits my optical USB mouse nicely. My big Laptop with its 15.4" wide-screen fits inside the Backpack's built-in sleeve like a glove with no room to spare. Another nice feature is the PVC coated bottom. This will protect the computer if you inadvertently set the pack down on wet ground. Most Notebook Backpacks are considerably more expensive without giving you more. The Targus CVR600 was a perfect fit for my budget. Plus it's easy on the eye with good quality and plenty of compartments. I give it my highest recommendation. (Note: Amazon had the best price after FREE shipping was factored in.)

It's incredible, I was a littler worried about the size of my 15¨ Toshiba A45 S151 but it fit perfectly!! It has space for other thinks like my camera, books, my cell phone and a lot of extras.
For my use it is better than a suitcase because it is not heavy, it's sport stile and less expensive

This is the least expensive Notebook Backpack that I could find but it's surprisingly well made and stylish. It looks much better than its picture...MUCH better. I like the numerous zippered pockets. There's a place for everything, digital camera, cell phone, papers, books and even a mouse. I prefer taking an external USB mouse instead of using the touch pad on my Notebook. There's three nice bubble type pockets, one of which fits my optical USB mouse nicely. My big Laptop with its 15.4" wide-screen fits inside the Backpack's built-in sleeve like a glove with no room to spare. Another nice feature is the PVC coated bottom. This will protect the computer if you inadvertently set the pack down on wet ground. Most Notebook Backpacks are considerably more expensive without giving you more. The Targus CVR600 was a perfect fit for my budget. Plus it's easy on the eye with good quality and plenty of compartments. I give it my highest recommendation. (Note: Amazon had the best price after FREE shipping was factored in.)

It's incredible, I was a littler worried about the size of my 15¨ Toshiba A45 S151 but it fit perfectly!! It has space for other thinks like my camera, books, my cell phone and a lot of extras.
For my use it is better than a suitcase because it is not heavy, it's sport stile and less expensive

i love this item

i am from israel

and why this is not sale here ?????

I have used tdk cd's and many other's like maxwell,memorex,comp-usa,verbatrim, and fujitsu and none have had as good performance i have never encountered a faulty disk or even a skip. I would recommend these over all cd-r's!

Well this was my 1st dvd burner I have bought, I installed it to a Compaq Presario 5420US and it worked without ANY issues! The Roxio software 6 works very well. I know some people are like Nero vs Roxio. Personally I never had issues with Roxio and I would say it is one of the better ones to use. This burner will do as it says and burn in about 8-15 mins. It takes a tad long when doing data cds however. (15-20 mins) Which isnt that bad considering losing 4.5 GB of your data would be sad to lose.. DVD playback works extremly well also.

One MAJOR plus about this unit.. it came to me as RPC1 !!! This unit is able to be RPC1 via firmware, however it seems that Amazon.com ships them out already as RPC1. RPC1 means that you can play any region dvd disc from around the world and not just USA.

I would recommend this unit to anyone who wishes to start out with a great unit that has support and a long line of good feedback for. Hope you enjoy it as well.

This is the latest and greatest as of 02/2004. Hardware and software works just fine right out of the box even with the cheap Memorex media (DVD-R 4X) some have complained about. It was not necessary to download updates for the burner or the Roxio software. The only setup problem I had was getting the burner to run in DMA mode. The cure for this was in the BIOS setup, I had to turn on the appropriate device for the IDE channel I was installed to. I have only burned 1 DVD so far and it played on my Toshiba SD-3755 (about 3 years old). My computer is a new Dell 8300 with a 2.8G processor, 1G ram, and a 120G hard drive. Dell only ships with a DVD+R burner and DVD+R's will not play on my Toshiba so I bought this.

I want to say that TDK made an excellent choice of colro selectin for their color Packs. I wish they would sell a ten pack with ten different colors as opposed to the five pack with only five different colors. I color code my music and I use a different color for every year. At present I have to buy both TDK and FELLOWES to get nine different colors. That still leaves me one color (Pink) short as BOTH manufactures utilize white as one of their five different colors. I cannot easily find TDK Color Packs in local stores but the FELLOWES can be purchased in quite a few different local stores. I have been getting the TDK's from an online purchase.

What I don't understand is why there are so many smart people working for so many big companies that use so little thought process when creating a product. Ten years in a Decade. Ten different colors. What is so hard about that? Repeat colors every Decade. Please TDK, see the light...

Eric Plate

It lasts longer than ordinary jewel cases that I had ever used.

I agree with everything the gentleman above said and would like to add that if you've got a ton of older vinyl records gathering dust in the garage, you simply cannot go wrong with this system (the TEAC Nostalgic AM/FM Turntable Stereo System - GF-180)! The only problem I've found is that as the gentleman notes above, the speakers are not truly hi-fidelity. This is easily remedied with a line out for speakers in the back of the box. On a decent pair of stereo speakers this is truly a wonderful system for either radio or recording vinyl. Have fun!

My mother's old phonograph died, and she has a whole stack of "classic" old 78s and 45s. She also has a classic old radio, and she likes that stuff. I have a great collection of old folk music from the 60s on 33 LPs, that I worry about. I bought the TEAC thinking at least she could play her records (have a 33 turntable, one of the last). When it arrived I discovered it has line-out jacks on the back, and I am now busily transferring my album collection and Mom's to the computer, and then I will make CDs of all of them! The records can become keepsakes, and we can listen to the music as many times as we want without "wearing them out." Great sound, great radio, great 3-speed turntable for the price. The speakers are not real hi-fi, is the only drawback, and I would have liked an auto-changer, but for this price I'm very happy.