Advantages: Great value and loads of options Disadvantages: Can't think of one
This little kit has to be the best piece of value for money I?ve found in ages, not that I?m mean or anything, but as I walked through my local branch of Dixons the other week I swear the thing winked at me to get my attention.
This is what you get for your £29.99 ? hurry while stocks last!!
First, a rather sexy little CD player, very light and compact with a led display and ten second anti-shock. The DAP771 has a ¾ blue see-thru cover, which opens with the controls as part of the lid. The design is way better than many items costing tree times the money. The machine is only just bigger than a CD. Yes you?ve got it ? I like it.
There is a bass boost setting, but no independent bass or treble adjustment ? I can live without that. The basic sound reproduction is excellent with plenty of volume, although the loud button could ...
jacksonandy 23.04.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Hitachi DAP771
Advantages: Fast. Free. No Spyware. No more failed downloads. Works with Netscape. Disadvantages: Only 4 simultaneous sites in the free version. Adverts. Occasionally doesn't work with a browser
My first download manager was Go!Zilla, but it fell out of favour when it started crashing, spying on me, etc, etc. For a full list of my issues with Go!Zilla, read the review I wrote on it. Anyway, when I'd uninstalled the offending lizard, I needed a replacement. I found Download Acclerator Plus, or DAP as it likes to refer to itself, and it's the business.
First great thing about DAP is that it's freeware. Admittedly its a function-limited version of a program you can pay for, but limited isn't really the right word. It does everything I need it to, and I've never felt the need to stump up the money for the full version. Yes, there are banner ads, and yes, there are occasional suggestions from the manufacturers that you might want to upgrade, but neither of these are too intrusive.
Secondly DAP does what it claims to do ...