Advantages: 512 levels of pressure sensitivity, paper-like feel, 4 function buttons, zoom-wheel, eraser pen-tip
Disadvantages: You may have to polish the shiny function buttons to keep them shiny

...This wonderful little graphics tablet is the perfect consumer-level option. Whilst Wacom certainly do make tablets that are far, far better than this (the Cintiq, and Intuos, for instance), the upgrades on these will be useful only for high-end professionals. This does not mean that the Bamboo is only for the amateur doodler, however - it just means that unless you're a professional architect, Bamboo is the option for you. The Bamboo is the latest generation of consumer-level Wacom tablets, and Wacom are the market leaders in digitisers. The Bamboo is a very sleek, very stylish, thin black slab that can sit beside your keyboard or mousemat. It connects via USB to your computer and on most systems will start working straightaway; if not it also comes with an installation CD. Using this CD is advisable, because even if the Bamboo works... Read review

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Advantages: No batteries required, Compatible with Windows and Macintosh
Disadvantages: Small size seems like it would be awfully cramped for mouse use.

...The new Bamboo Fun tablet from Wacom is the successor to the Graphire4 series of consumer level pen tablets. Improving on the Graphire4 model, Bamboo Fun has an updated look, a wide-format active area, a new textured feel to the tablet surface, and a finger-sensitive touch ring for zooming and scrolling. Unlike the Bamboo standard tablet, Bamboo Fun comes with a mouse and a bundle of creative software. It is also available in two different sizes and four color options--Black, White, Silver, and Blue. Full Deascription: Tablet comes in small or medium size with wide aspect ratio and 512 levels of pressure sensitivity. Pen features two programmable buttons, pressure-sensitive tip and eraser. Pen stand and 3 extra pen nibs are included. Tablet features four programmable ExpressKeys and a finger-sensitive touch ring for zooming... Read review

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Advantages: Wireless+Batteryless pen, Better control on the cursor
Disadvantages: No wireless mouse with the package.

...Very useful, not only for drawing but also as a replacement to mouse. Left click is replaced with a touch of pen, two buttons on the thumb side of pen are for right click and drag, you can change these functionality to your own choice as well. Extra buttons on the tablet can be assigned a quick function you like it to do. Works fine on virtual machine as I use it in Parrallels for Mac that helps in to use it with XP or other software. Best thing about this tablet is its easy and quick approch to the screen pointer as when you want the pointer to be somwhere on screen, just put the pen there on the tablet. Works excellent with handwriting recognition porgrams ( like evernote's RitePen).... Read review

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Advantages: Battery free pen, easy to use, highly configurable, durable, great look!
Disadvantages: JustWrite Office note Vista compatible - the only bad thing I can say which isn't a lot

...I've previously bought a graphics tablet from a company called Nisis and, at the time, they were known quite well for them. Unfortunately, my experience with their product was less than impressive and it's mostly gathered dust. The main reason was the look and feel, it looked cheap and felt it too. A few years later I heard about the Wacom Bamboo online and thought I'd take a look at it. Since then I've gone out and bought one as I was so impressed by how it sounded but I was also worried that my expectations were being built up as with the Nisis before. I couldn't have been more wrong. Where do I start? Then 'pen' itself is very comfortable to use, one solid piece with no batteries required but enough weight so as not to feel cheap. It's coated in what I can best describe as a kind of hard rubber that feels smooth to the touch... Read review

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Advantages: Nice looking,makes nice sounds
Disadvantages: can die

...I have just purchased a phyllostachys bamboo also none as the {golden bamboo/fish pole bamboo} for an attractive price of just £25 pounds for a 6ft beast! These are very attractive plants and are very hardy as they can outstand -15 in the winter. These are very clump-forming, upright bamboo in which are young grooved canes are bright green, which change to a golden yellow as they mature, that's why they are called the golden bamboo, the green leaves create a great rustling sound In windy weather. How to look after your bamboo: Requirements-prefers moist but well drained soil {put some stones into the bottom off the pot you plant your bamboo in to keep it drained} in full sun or little shade. Size: Up to 6m tall and 6m wide also great for screening out sounds of busy roads because of it's low growing branches and the culms... Read review

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Advantages: improves interfacing with PC, cheap, robust
Disadvantages: needs longer cable?

...to a digital document is made simple, eliminating the need for a scanner. With mac OS "ink" allows you to handwrite using the pen in any area on the tablet to enter in text. Using this with the tablet is very successful, with very few errors providing you follow the tutorials provided. Within the box you receive the bamboo one, its pen, a driver/manual CD and booklet. The tablet itself is basic, in a charcoal grey colour and with a small dip to rest the pen in it is a bare bones tablet. The pen itself has two customisable buttons that you can configure to do any action you wish. The driver/manual CD is very handy. The manual itself is a flash based tutorial with tasks for you to complete. It covers the basics allowing you the user to adapt to the pen with practice. The difference between the bamboo 'one' and the standard bamboo appears... Read review

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Advantages: Works as well as leading brands, cheaper
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sainsbury's Cleanhome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sainsbury's have brought out a new range of products that deliver great cleaning performance but are also kinder to the environment. I'm a bit of a spend thrift so was looking through the Sainsbury's aisles for some cheap dishwasher tablets. I had run out and didn't want to buy a lot of tablets until I was able to go and buy some tablets at wholesale prices. I noticed this at the top of the shelf because it was on offer. 25 tablets for £1.99, saving a 1/3 off the normal price. At 8p a tablet, how could I resist? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Packaging & the tablets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The contents come in a cardboard box. Indeed a box that looks like it has already been recycled. The box itself is blue with an outline of a house in what looks like grass... Read review

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Advantages: Pressure sensitive, easy to set-up, ArtRage is fantastic
Disadvantages: Sometimes slow to register pen when close to last mark

...For a first graphics tablet, this is fantastic value for money. Easy to use, compatible with both Mac and PC - the tablet is great for sketching, doodling or proper Photoshopping. Plug-and-play (except with Mac, where a provided link to a download .dmg file is given), it is really simple to set up. The included ArtRage package is absolutely cracking; simulating the look and feel of real materials, such a brush strokes, different paints and pencils etc. The pen is pressure-sensitive also, which is great for proper sketching and graphic artists. Wacom say that a free download is offered - they supply a download link and a choice of two programs, but unfortunately, my mac would not recognise the downloaded file =( You can also set the dimensions of the tablet to mimic the size of your screen, so you don't have to keep... Read review

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Advantages: speed, has speakers, compact, solidly built, good battery life, USB ports
Disadvantages: keypad, no power brightness ratio

...You may well be wondering what this little device is I wasn’t entirely sure when I first saw it but my husband soon explained all. Basically it is a half notebook half PDA style device which is perfect for busy people who are always on the move. I think it’s probably clearer if I break my review down to cover each aspect of this product separately because there is quite a lot to mention about each feature and hopefully this way it will be more useful to you. >>>THE SCREEN<<< The tablet screen is a defining feature of the HP Compaq Tablet and essentially it is this feature which separates this product from every notebook on the market and there is a clear distinction between cheaper alternatives and this sturdy piece of technology. The screen is 10.4 inches adopting the appearance of a digital book, when in portrait mode... Read review

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Advantages: much better than taking liquid medicine
Disadvantages: pricy

...Having recently been struck down with flu (insert sympathy here) I felt i needed to take something to alleviate the symptons, although my dad insists that its better ti let it take its course, i was feeling too rubbish to do anything at all so i needed to take something - anything! to make it abit better. Im all too aware that antibiotics can be bad for you if you take them too much and being an asthmatic, my fluey symptoms turned into a chest infection. So i dragged myself to boots after taking 2 packets of beechams cold and flue capsules (in vain). I was all prepared so subject myself to the horror that is liquid expectorant when i spied beechams all in one tablets, promising to break down my phelgm (niiiice) and relieve my chest cough. AND they were on special offer, half price in boots, woo hoo! I didnt need any more convincing... Read review

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