You may recall back in November 07 I reviewed a nice new Dell XPS M1330 laptop, I thought 5 months on it was a good time to review how it has held up against my everyday use, and I do make it work hard!
It is my everyday work laptop, as well as a machine when [...]

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AVG 8.0 – replacing AVG 7.5…so what’s new?
February saw the release of AVG 8.0 and it was time for users to see if AVG could better an already fantastic product. I think in practise it is very hard to answer that just yet, as it is not long released. However initial tests and installs look [...]

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Continuing the review of Dell machines that pass through Brandstar’s doors with the XPS M1530. In short…NICE! Even though it is just a big version of my M1330 I was still suitably impressed.
The M1530 came with just a 6 cell battery rather than the 9 cell that my smaller laptop has which improved the sleekness [...]

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As more and more Dell machines pass through our doors I thought I would review some of them that I think stand out! Starting with the 1525 Inspiron Laptop.
Recently Dell released what seems to be a replacement for the 1521 which is no longer available. The 1525 however is an Intel based machine rather than [...]

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I have come across a number of people that need a simple tool to manage their address list (usually for Christmas Cards!) with the ability to easily print labels. So I decided to put together a simple Microsoft Access database that can be used for just that, plus the ability to email a group of [...]

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With 2007 gone and 2008 arrived much sooner than we all imagined it is a good time to look back over the last year and into the new 2008! Many people like to reflect on what happened in 2007 and consider how 2008 could be better and then make a New Years Resolution, which, if [...]

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Happy New Year to Everyone from Brandstar Uk!!
Well 2008 is just about underway, some of us still recovering from all the festivities I am sure, and undoubtedly the diets will begin shortly
I thought I would write a post with what to expect from Brandstar in 2008, some new and some of it already [...]

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Dell have deals all over Christmas, virtually a different deal every day so it means you gotta keep going back to see what the deal is for that day! Today’s deal is on a 27″ monitor. It is a bit cheeky as you can only view the current deal but if you are looking [...]

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Merry Christmas from everyone at Brandstar UK Limited, we hope the holiday time is relaxing for all, loads of fun and a special time to spend with your friends and family.
Brandstar will be running a low profile service over the holiday period, if you have a problem please give us a call and leave a [...]

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Digging around last week searching for information about different processors I came across the website: CPU Benchmark where they have over 10,000 CPU’s benchmarked! A useful site for getting an idea of where a processor stands against its rivals. Even if you are not techie then you can at least look at the names [...]

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