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DeLonghi EN670.B Nespresso Lattissima Single-Serve Espresso Maker

My machine didn’t appear to work properly. I returned it. Amazon is great for honoring their returns.
The space for the cup was too narrow -only takes slim sizes. The spill after the “espresso” was dispensed was a bit over the top. The delay was too long compared to other espresso machines I have owned.. The milk froth worked quite well.



Lego Indiana Jones 2 The Adventure Continues

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues is a comedic action/adventure game that combines the fun and creative construction of LEGO bricks with the wits, daring and non-stop action of one of cinema’s most beloved adventure heroes. With a unique, tongue-in-cheek take on all the Indiana Jones films – including for the first time ever Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – LEGO Indiana Jones 2 follows Dr. Jones’ escapades from the jungles of South America to the Peruvian Ruins and beyond.



Cisco-Linksys E3000 High-Performance Wireless-N Router

I bought the Linksys E3000 to replace a 3 year old b/g router. My expectation was to improve coverage and performance, but also switch to better security (WPA2).
Both was easy enough using this router. Of course performance improvements were limited to 2 systems with wireless n adapters.
As a secondary advantage the router is much less obtrusive than my previous one. This is great since i have to place the router in my living room in order to get coverage everywhere in the house.



LG 32LD550 32-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV

It is very good price for a full 1080p HD, 128Hz refresh rate, 2.4ms response time and 150,000:1 contrast. We searched over and Amazon price was the best.

When we were searching for HD TV, 32″ looked tiny next to huge TV sets. But I measured over our old TV and saw that 32″ was enough for our living room( it was twice as big than our old TV). I suggest you to measure the size over your old TV and decide in your room for which size you want; not in the showroom.

I ordered this TV on Sunday from Amazon and it arrived by Tuesday with free FedEx shipping. It cannot get any faster than that. Love free shipping. Come out of package almost ready to go.



My Fitness Coach

‘My Fitness Coach’ provides an excellent workout! I have Wii Fit and love that as well, but when I want a good cardio session indoors, this program really fits the bill. Very simple to use, after going through the fitness test and deciding which type of exercise you want to focus on (cardio, upper body, lower body, core, etc.), length of time, and workout location and music, you get right into it with no stops along the way (except for rests which are built into the workout). Just make sure you have your equipment ready (you can use hand weights, a stability ball, and a step bench if you have them) as they magically appear when needed and there’s no time to retrieve them. However, the scroll bar does show you what exercise is coming up next and whether you will need any equipment so you are prepared when you have to grab your weights. Graphics are not great but are perfectly adequate in my opinion.



Garmin nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Easily 5 stars for the price. Reviewers should not be docking stars because it lacks features you’re not paying for. It does what it’s supposed to do extremly well. Downloading map update did take a long time, but at least it was free. This is an easy recommendation. It was shipped very quickly from Amazon using free super saver shipping.



Transcend 4 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS4GSDHC6E

After having used some real slowpoke doozies in my Treos (namely Ritek, PNY, and “generic” cards of capacities between 1-4GB), I would rate these as good or better than SanDisk Ultra II’s for quality and speed. The 1GB 120x Transcend SD card seemed almost as fast, but this Class 6 SDHC card is the fastest SD card I’ve ever owned. Saving 300k photos is almost instant and so is switching between apps and email stored on Transcend TS4GSDHC6E Flash Memory Card.



Earthwise 50120 20-Inch 12 amp Electric Mulching Lawn Mower with Grass Bag

Great product and great service from Amazon – Ordered the Earthwise 20-inch on May 16 and was cutting grass on May 21. Our area of patio homes provides lawn care but our front yard has several large planting areas as well as two landscaped trees. The lawn service insists upon using walk behind mowers with large tires and limited maneuverability. They therefore produce weird mowing patterns and scalp occasionally. They weed-wack what they can’t cut with the mower ! The blades, I think, were last sharpened in 2004 or maybe 2005!! Therefore, you get that brownish grey cast which dull blades leave. The Earthwise has now made me proud of the front yard again. One pass and the grass is level and GREEN – not grey ! No need to cut and re-cut and no need for the bag.



Schwinn 420 Elliptical Trainer

I ordered this a few weeks ago, was shipped via CEVA. The tracking estimate listed on my order from Amazon was off by a day, but a CEVA rep called me the two business days prior to schedule a delivery time. The delivery guys gave me a call one hour before delivery, everything went well. Everything in the box was well protected, nothing damaged. Very well packaged.



5 pack of Litter Locker Plus Refill Cartridge

We’ve been using our Litter Locker for about 2 years, and had some problems with occasional tears. Most were my fault for not emptying the Locker quite soon enough. But when I felt the back of the ‘button’ for some reason, it was rough. I put 1 piece of Gorilla tape (duct tape will do) on the back of the ‘button,’ and just wrapped it around to the front of the button, so there is just smooth tape, (not the points or rough edges from the injection molding) and the bag slides right past. I haven’t had a tear since, and that makes me very happy. Oh, one thing – you can only use 1 piece of tape, or the ‘button’ won’t seat in the hole, and the lid won’t be latched right.