Yesterday I bought second tablet in my Android carrier - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (N8000). Internet is full of different reviews about this device, so I wont be writing essay about it. What I want to do, is to write about 3 current high-end tablets you can find on the market and why non of them are worth to buy. This concerns: Galaxy Nexus 10, Galaxy Note 10.1 and Asus Transformer Infinity. I will mostly write short pros and cons of each.

Every of these three devices presents different approach of using a tablet:

1. Galaxy Nexus 10 ---> hand only
2. Galaxy Note 10.1 --> hand & active pen
3. Asus Transformer Infinity ---> hand & keyboard dock

Galaxy Nexus 10

The build quality of Nexus 10 is superb. Screen is actually the best on the market. Hardware (CPU, GPU) are top components as well. However, using N10 with only a hand makes this device nothing more then a overgrown phone. You can browse internet, zoom in or zoom out 100 times the same pictures, watch a movie (if you have some battery bank with you), chat with friends etc. You can do all these amazing things... Oh wait... no, you cant! There is no 3G connectivity. So if you are not close to some Wi-Fi hot-spot (you can make one yourself if you have enough mobile data-plan in your smartphone) you can only watch photos, read some e-book or listen to the music. Or you can browse the Internet on your tablet sitting home on the couch with your notebook next to you. I dont know whats so cool in browsing Internet on 10" screen, if you can do it on 15"4 screen as well, with full keyboard and mouse. Lets get back to that hot-spot. Why it sucks? Because now you need 2 battery banks. One for your tablet, and one for your mobile phone.

You might say there are many advanced active pens on the market you can buy and use with your Nexus 10. Sure, you can. Try to make a note having your hand lying on the screen. Its not possible to write anything (at least nothing readable) if there is no software protection against random hand touch (like Samsung has in Note 10.1). So forget about using pen with Nexus 10. Pure Android is not ready yet for active pens.

Pros:

1. Great screen (2560 x 1600)
2. Great hardware
3. Great design

Cons:

1. No 3G connectivity
2. Not ready for active pens, so using this device is limited just to entertainment.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

Now... lets be honest. Im not disappointed with this device. But Im also not that excited as I was when I bought my first tablet - Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101. So whats wrong about it? Its Samsung design, so it feels plastic. And no matter how great and innovatory this plastic will be, it still feels like plastic. Other tablets are plastic too, but when you hold Samsung you feel like holding a cheap plastic. Sorry, its they way I feel. But what is worse, its creaking here and there. Samsung, please! For that price you give us cheap, noisy plastic? Im not saying its creaking a lot. But it shouldnt be creaking at all. Another things is the screen. 1280 x 800 is embarrassing resolution for 101 tablet. This should not happen. Screen quality is just bad. And there is no Gorilla Glass. By the way - S-Pen feels cheap too.

When it comes to connectivity, its one of not many tablets on the market with 3G connection. So if you have a SIM card with at least 2 GB mobile data plan, its a perfect solution to have your tablet connected all the time.

The best thing about this tablet is not S-Pen. Its Samsung software. And trust me - Im a HTC fan so its not easy for me to say that I like anything about Samsung software. But when it comes to using a pen, this is the only tablet on the market with such advanced software for handwriting. There is also great multitasking - you can have active applications on the desktop and work without closing each other. It would take too long to write about all amazing things you can find using this tablet together with S-Pen. If youre looking for a tablet that you can use not only for fun - Note 10.1 its the only right choice.

Pros:

1. Great active pen (S-Pen)
2. Amazing software for handwriting and great multitasking features
3. 3G connectivity

Cons:

1. Plastic design
2. Low resolution (1280 x 800)
3. No Gorilla Glas protection
4. Cracking body

Asus Transformer Infinity

The last one from the TOP 3. Asus tablets are well known from their keyboard dock stations. What is so great about it? In my opinion - nothing. But lets start from the beginning. Screen in this model is somewhere in between Nexus 10 and Galaxy Note 10.1. It has 1920 x 1200 resolution. Not as good as Nexus 10, but decisively much better than Galaxy Note 10.1. It also has IPS+ panel instead of TFT (guess which one have TFT...?). Also there is 3G connectivity. Of course if you find TF700TG version. So far 3G variant seems to be a ghost version, almost like Nexus 10 in some countries. Build quality is very good, I like the design as well. Again, its between Nexus 10 and Samsung. Not that good as N10, but much better then Note 10.1.

When it comes to software I must say I pretty like it. GUI is not as expanded as HTC Sense or Samsung TouchWiz, but it gives you some more widgets and applications than pure Android (Galaxy Nexus 10).

Now the best part - keyboard. This is the approach I find the most ridiculous. And the useless touchpad is lovely too! Just one question - if you need to write fast on your portable device - why using limited Android with quasi-keyboard is better then using ultrabook with Windows (or Linux) Intel CPU, big SSD drive, HD graphic and 4 GB RAM? If you want to carry 101 tablet with external keyboard, you can get Asus or Samsung ultrabook for the same price. With much more features and power under the hood.

Of course you can buy an active pen. But like I mentioned before in Nexus 10 part, using an active pen without a special software is pointless. It just wont work as you could expect.

Pros:

1. Good screen (IPS+ 1920 x 1200)
2. Nice design
3. Good build quality

Cons:

1. Almost not possible to find model with 3G
2. Not ready for active pens, so using this device is limited just to entertainment (if you dont have keyboard dock)
3. If you actually have keyboard dock, think about functionality of such combo against e.g. HP Envy ultrabook.

Conclusion

As you can see, there is no perfect tablet on the market. At least not for me. Some of them are missing 3G, some of them are not yet ready for handwriting. And if there is a tablet with 3G and great handwriting software, it doesnt look as good as it could. Maybe its time for HTC to show some tablet? We havent seen from HTC anything new with 101 screen since a long time.

So what the best tablet should be and look like?

1. Galaxy Nexus 10 build quality and design
2. Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity (additionally variant with LTE instead of 3G)
3. Samsung handwriting software & S-Pen
4. IPS+ panel with 2560 x 1600 resolution, covered with Gorilla Glass
5. Top CPU, GPU and sufficient amount of RAM memory
6. MicoSD card slot

For such tablet I will pay every price.

At the end, here is some thought - do you think tablets have a chance to survive in a world where more and more ultrabooks and notebooks have touch screens or even rotating screens (like Dell XPS 12, Lenovo ThinkPad Twist) or dual-screen like Asus Taichi.

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Checked December 2006 by Tanker Bob Each mobile phone brings its own charm to the market.  The t629 arrives in attractive silver with a solid slider design.  The phone sports a large, 2.1” color display, a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth 1.2, microSD slot, and EDGE support.  The t629 box includes the phone with the battery and back cover wrapped separately, matching earbud, travel charger, user manual, and a number of helpful little pamphlets. Design and Ergonomics In general appearance from the front with the slider closed, the t629s tapered curves make it look slimmer than a Motorola RAZR, but a ruler shows it to be about the same size across the face.  It measures in at 3.9" x 2.0" x .65" and tips the scales at 3.3 oz.  It actually measures about 1.9” across the top and bottom because of the taper, which is more impressive visually than on the ruler.  The outside rim of the phone is actually the edge of the bottom slider portion.  Note that I didnt find a single specification sheet that matched the actual phone dimensions, with some differing by almost half an inch in length!  Theres still no substitute for a good ruler. The standard control buttons on the front provide a good-sized target for even larger fingers, and they are divided by feel on the phone so that they can be confidently operated without looking at them.  The top two keys provide soft key operation, while the bottom two dial or hang up/cancel an operation.  The 4-way directional pad with a center selector provides the same positive feedback as the other keys.  Since the keys are at the bottom of the phone, they are designed to match the tapered appearance and add to the attractive, slim visual impression. More unusual is the “clear” button below the 4-way pad.  It can be used in text screens to erase the previous character, and in most other screens where youd expect it to work as a cancel button.  Its function has been given careful thought.  If you are not used to its location, however, you may find yourself pressing it instead of the “down” key. The slider opens easiest by hooking your thumbnail in the slot above the screen and pulling with the other hand on the outside rim of the phone.  The action is positive and solid.  It has a cam-like action so that if you partially close the phone less than half way, it will return to the open position.  Upon passing the approximate half-way point, the slider will move on its own to the close position.  The phones fit in the hand remains about the same, that is quite natural and comfortable with the slider open or closed. The slider panel essentially provides the flat button surface, but raised ribs separate the buttons for “eyes-free” dialing.  Of course, all the the keys have an effective backlight.  When the slider closes, the phone by default locks the keys against accidental activation.  Unlocking simply involves a two key sequence.  Opening the slider automatically unlocks the keys.  Very handy and natural! The left edge of the phone houses the volume rocker and the headphone/charging connector, which is covered to keep dust out.  The camera button and microSD slot sit on the right edge.  The latter also has a cover.  Both the headphone/charging and microSD sliders are typical Samsung, requiring a fingernail to pry open. The battery takes up about two-thirds of the back of the phone, with the SIM card next to it.  The camera lens sits in the top of the back panel, as does the speaker. Phone Features and Reception The t629 furnishes quad-band GSM support for the 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz bands.  It supports GPRS and EDGE for data.  The phone is offered by T-Mobile in the US and is locked to T-Mobile. I never encountered a reception problem with the t629.  It seemed to pick up signals pretty much everywhere my RAZR V3 would, including indoors.  Areas that challenge the RAZR also challenge the t629.  I drove to North Carolina with it, fully expecting the signal to drop out at some point since T-Mobile doesnt have coverage at my destination.  The Samsung easily transitioned to a roaming profile, so smooth in fact that I didnt notice a change in the conversation when it happened. Voice quality proved clear and clean, with plenty of volume control.  I found the speaker phone function usable both in a quiet office setting and in a car.  Since the speaker resides on the back, you may want to put it face down if necessary to get more volume, but I never encountered such a situation.  The included headset also furnished clear communications with ample volume.  The plug for the headphone jack is proprietary to Samsung, so chances are that your headset for another phone will not work unless youve had another of the newer Samsungs with the slim jack. In our tests in the Dallas metro area, the phone managed an average of 60k.  With GPRS, I measured downloads of about 100+K music clips at about 10 KBps.  Thus, it took a good 10 seconds to download short clips.  JPEGs seemed to download too fast to measure, but then they were very small. Youd expect to find MP3 and HiFi ringtone support, and wouldnt be disappointed here.  If you dont like whats included, then you can download whatever suits your fancy.  Some nice jazz tune, maybe...

Display, Gaming and Multimedia

The bright 2.1” diagonal display possesses 176x220 pixels with 262K colors using TFT technology.  It does a very nice job with small text and pictures.  Its quality isnt as good as the Samsung A900m, but still quite nice.  Its brightness makes it easy to read outside in the sunlight.

The t629 comes with a very well executed media player that supports supports MP3, MP4, 3GP, and AAC formats.  It can make its own playlists, and directly accesses multimedia files that reside both internally and on the microSD card.  Music and videos play smoothly, and the 4-way pad controls the player in a natural manner–no learning curve involved.  The t629s 21 MB of RAM will hold quite a lot internally, with the microSD card available to hold much more. The t629 can output stereo but youll need to find a Samsung stereo earbud headset to enjoy tunes in stereo.

Samsung pre-loaded the t629 with several games: Bobby Carrot, AirShip Racing, Arch Angel, Freekick, and Midnight Pool.  They are fairly simple, but play well, require a bit of skill, and help pass time when youre waiting on queue.  Their smooth action and good sound quality add to their enjoyment, and their colors look great as well.  The 4-way pad works well in the games.

Camera The 1.3 megapixel camera produces JPEG images and sports several modes, including video.  Resolution runs from 176x144 up to 1280x1024 pixels, and the 4x digital zoom brings those distant objects up close and personal at the price of some resolution.  If you want to be in the picture, the t629 has a 3, 5, and 10 second timer. Image quality is good by 1.3MP camera standards with mostly accurate colors and decent low light capabilities (though low light images lose color saturation). If you cover action events like sports, the t629 offers a 6 and 9 picture multi-shot mode which takes that many pictures with a single button press.  Not fast enough?  Then try the 9 or 15 high speed multi-shot mode.  Want to cover a larger area?  The mosaic mode allows pictures to be knit together. The camera software offers up special effects, changes to color tone, can put a decorative frame around  your pictures, and rotates photos, plus allows the user to control the brightness. The camcorder mode produces 3GP formatted videos in 176x144 or 128x96 pixels.  The sound may be turned off if desired.  The other controls for modifying or tailoring pictures apply to videos as well, including the timer. The included picture viewer enables the usual functions (view, copy/move, delete, slide show, etc.), plus permits the user to control Bluetooth access to individual pictures.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 1.2 connects the t629 to the accessory world.  Headset, handsfree, serial port, dial-up networking, file transfer, and object push modes are included.  The Bluetooth function controls in the Samsung cover the usual range, including discovery and security.

I paired the t629 with my Dell Axim X50v with no problem.  I was easily able to browse files on the X50v.  Only supported file formats on the Samsung display in the file manager.  You can use Bluetooth to effortlessly backup your music, pictures, and video files to your PC or PDA.

Battery Life

Samsung quotes 3.2 hours of talk time for the 3.7v, 880 mAh LiIon battery, with 160 hours of standby time.  My experience with the phone finds no fault with those numbers, and would even add to the standby time.  After sitting for five days, it still had about half its battery life remaining.  This puts it on the upper end of battery life with its competitors.

Software

In addition to the games already mentioned, the t629 holds the usual collection of applications found on mobile phones.  The list includes a calendar, tasks, calculator, units converter, alarm clock, world time, timer, and stop watch.  All this makes the t629 a pretty handy device to have around.  The Samsung supports Java applications.

The phone software will track calling times, and remembers the last 30 incoming, outgoing, and missed calls.

Messaging includes enhanced messaging service, IM, text messaging, and multimedia messages for pictures and video.  Input modes include the usual predictive T9, direct alpha, number, and symbols.  Note that email is not supported.  The t629 can also create voice messages, so that you can record your thoughts on the run.

The WAP browser is your average feature phone affair.  It works fine but there isnt anything special here.  Browser loading time was quicker than some phones, faster than the RAZR V3 but of course not as fast as the Samsung A900m on Sprints EVDO (3G) network.

Conclusion

The Samsung t629 fit in the fray as a mid-range phone.  It presents an attractive, tapered appearance that also helps it fit nicely in your hand.  With 21MB of RAM and microSD slot, you wont hurt for storage space, and its wide support for messaging formats will keep you in touch.  The built-in applications will help keep you on time and even tell you how many liters in a gallon.  If youre looking for a phone that does all the now-common mobile functions to keep you connected and on time, the Samsung t629 stands worthy of your consideration.

Pros:
Attractive in business and personal settings
Excellent calling reliability
Compact slider design
Solid construction
EDGE capable
Cons:
No email support
No stereo headset included and its not easy to find the proper one to fit the phone

Web sites: www.samsung.com, www.T-Mobile.com

Price: $49 with 2 year contract after rebates

Specs:

Display: 2.1” diagonal, 176x220 pixels, 262K-color TFT.
Battery: 880 mAh lithium-ion; Talk Time: Up to approximately 3.2 hours continuous digital talk time advertised; Standby Time: 160 hours to 8 days depending on whose data you believe.
Performance: Intel XScale PXA 255 400 MHz processor. 64 MB built-in RAM (55 megs available). 32 MB Flash ROM with 2.85 megs available in File Store for your use.
Size: (H x W x D): 3.9" x 2.0" x .65"; 3.3 ounces.
Phone: GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900MHz world phone with EDGE and GPRS for data.
Camera: Integrated digital 1.3 megapixel at 1280x1024, 1152x864, 800x600, 640x480, 240x320, or 176x144 pixel; 4x digital zoom; video at 176x144 or 128x96.
Audio: Supports MP3 ringtones; 3GP, AAC, MP3, MP4 playback, vibration alert, and silent mode; Speech recognition, voice memos, speakerphone; media player software.
Networking: Class 2 Bluetooth version 1.2.
Messaging: T9 predictive text input, SMS, MMS Picture / video mail, EMS, IM.
Software: Media Player, Voice Message, Alarm Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Tasks, Timer, Stopwatch, Unit Converter, WAP Browser, and World Clock.
Expansion: 1 MicroSD slot.
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If you think the way I do, youll agree that its easier to drop a few hundred bucks on a bag you can write off as an "investment piece." That seems to be the idea here - quality materials, good structure, and classic style that will stand up to several years of use.

WaterField Muzetto Laptop Bag Specifications:

• Notebook Compatibility: Up to 13 inch notebook
• Bag Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 2.5 inches
• Construction: Leather exterior, metal hardware, nylon textile interior
• Weight: 1.7 lb.
• Price: $239.00 at www.sfbags.com

WaterField is a San Francisco-based operation, turning out high-end bags and cases for laptops, iPhones and beyond. Their style is urban-meets-professional with an emphasis on higher quality materials. Of course, this all comes at a premium. The Muzetto laptop bag sports a hefty $239 price tag. Is the extra style and quality worth all of that extra cash? This is the question that weighed on my mind as I spent some time with the Muzetto bag slung over my shoulder.

Build and Design
The Muzetto is a messenger-style bag. Its vertically oriented, snug against the hip and takes up relatively little space. The large laptop compartment and a thin pocket on the back are lined in a bright orange material, making it easy to find objects buried deep inside the bag.

The leather on the bags exterior is treated with oil before it reaches the consumer, so it should be weather-resistant. Metal d-rings connect the woven nylon strap to the body of the Muzetto, and a removable Velcro pad keeps it comfortable against the shoulder.

Under the large, weighted flap youll find the main laptop compartment ready for a 13 inch notebook, a slightly smaller pocket and another shallow pocket for portable devices. WaterField keeps it simple, skipping the small pockets for pens and business cards that youll find on most business laptop bags. Unlike the large compartment, the pockets are lined in a darker textile, making it just a bit more difficult to find that tiny USB key you dropped into the bottom of the bag.

One thing this bag lacks is substantial padding in the laptop compartment. The bag itself is sturdy, no doubt, but without an extra layer to cushion your notebook from the bumps of everyday use, youll want to invest in a sleeve as well.

Performance
The Muzetto performs just as well as it looks. The hardware is sturdy and the shoulder strap is comfortable. Did we mention that it looks good? It does. It looks very good.

While taking the bag out for a spin, I was caught in a couple of light rain showers. Based on my experience, I can agree with WaterField and say that the Muzetto will stand up to a little bit of foul weather.

Its a slim messenger bag, but I found enough pockets and storage space for my Dell Latitude E6400, an Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell netbook, a slim point-and-shoot, and a few other small items. This filled the bag to capacity. You wont be able to fit too many bulky items into the Muzetto, but its spacious enough for a notebook and a couple of lifes necessities. For anything more, youll need to find a bigger bag.

Conclusion
Ill just spell it out - I like this bag. Let me count the ways: premium materials, simple design, and comfortable to use. If it were up to me, it would pack a few small pockets for the hodge-podge of pens, gadgets and nonsense that I tend to carry with me everywhere. It would also cost about a hundred dollars less. Aside from that, the WaterField Muzetto is a very fine bag.

Pros:

• Very attractive design
• High-quality leather exterior
• Gold lining in main compartments

Cons:

• No small pockets for phone, iPod and other gadgets
• Relatively high cost
• Little padding in laptop compartment

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By: Charles P. Jefferies

INTRODUCTION

Up until this point we have reviewed only paid computer security solutions, but today we are trying something new: AVG Anti-Virus Free, which is as the name implies, free. AVG Anti-Virus Free has 80 million users worldwide and promises protection from viruses and spyware. How does it stack up against popular paid solutions like Norton and McAfee? Read on to find out.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

AVG Anti-Virus Free is advertised to protect against viruses, spyware, adware, and Trojans. It features a Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection by actively scanning files as they are copied, opened, and saved. It also safeguards critical Windows files. AVG Anti-Virus Free includes an E-mail scanner, which scans incoming and outgoing mail.

For protection online, AVG includes two features: AVG Active Surf-Shield and AVG Search-Shield. Active Surf-Shield protects users when they click on links; it blocks threats from entering the system. Search-Shield works in conjunction with search engines; it checks the links that appear in search engines and displays an icon next to them indicating whether they are safe or not.

AVG Anti-Virus Free does not include a personal firewall, but neither do most anti-virus solutions. Instant messaging protection is also missing; all of the paid security solutions we have tested include this. Customer support comes in the form of the AVG Free Online Forum. AVG offers upgraded versions: AVG Anti-Virus Pro and AVG Internet Security, which feature enhanced protection.

It is important to note that this software is free for personal use only; it is against the license agreement to use it in a business or commercial environment

DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION

AVG Anti-Virus Free is a 64MB download from the companys website. On a broadband Internet connection this should only take a few minutes.

Installation is painless; the process is not as streamlined as some of the paid solutions we tested but that is hardly a complaint.

After accepting the license agreements, a custom or standard installation can be selected; we chose standard, since that is what most users will do.

A free license key is already entered so simply click-through this section.

The last step is choosing whether to install the AVG Security Toolbar for IE/Firefox, which we elected to do since it defaults to "yes".

The next wizard walks through setting up the software. This is relatively simple and most users will click through.

Updates are performed once per day; the paid solutions we tested perform updates once per hour. Of course, it is difficult to complain given the price. Users can manually update the software at any time.

Users can give permission to send anonymous information to AVG about threats; we kept the default "yes" setting.

The last step involves registering; the point of this is to register for the online AVG Free Forum. Users must register in order to post, but all users can view the forums in read-only mode. The AVG Free Forum is the customer support for AVG Anti-Virus Free.

PROGRAM INTERFACE

The interface is relatively straightforward; the categories in the middle display information about the status of various components including anti-virus and anti-spyware. In the screenshot above, the Resident Shield was not enabled per the red message at the top; to fix it, I needed to click on the component and enable it. I am not sure why it was not active to begin with.

Updating is done automatically once per day, though the process can be completed manually as well. To update, simply click "Update now" in the left-hand menu.

The rest of the interface is straightforward. Users can change advanced settings in the window above; I did not find it necessary to dig around in here. Average users will probably not have to open the program interface at all.

IN USE & EFFECTIVENESS

AVG Anti-Virus Free did not interfere with everyday tasks including Internet surfing. In fact, I found it helpful while surfing the Internet because it scanned all my search engine results.

The AVG toolbar works in both Internet Explorer and Firefox, and scans search results from popular search engines including Google and Yahoo.

To test the effectiveness of AVG Anti-Virus Free, I used several virus files from Eicar.org, an IT security website. The four files provided for download, which have different extensions including .com, .zip, and .txt, contain viruses. Please see the test description for extensive information on the tests. Good anti-virus software should detect these files as threats.

AVG Anti-Virus Free detected all four files as threats and eliminated them from the system. It did not detect the files during download but nonetheless, it protected the system. Many of the paid solutions we tested did not detect them until after download either.

All of the recent activity of the Resident Shield component (which detected the viruses) can be viewed from the program interface.

PERFORMANCE IMPACT

We evaluate the performance impact and system resource usage of using anti-virus software in three ways:

1. Overall system performance measured before and after installation using PCMark05, a system benchmark suite
2. Memory footprint
3. Time it took to perform a full system scan

Our test system is an Acer Aspire 5735-4744; it has the following specifications:

• Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3200 (2.0GHz/1MB L2/667MHz FSB)
• 2GB DDR2-667 RAM
• 160GB 5400RPM Fujitsu hard drive
• Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, stock install with all updates and Search disabled
• Atheros 802.11 Draft-N wireless

Overall System Performance Impact measured with PCMark05

Prior to installing AVG Anti-Virus Free, the notebook had the following performance numbers:

After installing the AVG suite, I ran the benchmark again:

There is less than a 3% difference between the results, which can be attributed to margin of error. Very impressive - AVG Anti-Virus Free does not measurably impact overall performance.

Memory Footprint

AVG Anti-Virus Free only consumes a few megabytes of memory according to the Task Manager, which is very low. Our systems memory usage did not noticeably increase after installing the software.

Time it took to perform a full system scan

A full scan of our test systems hard drive containing 37GB of data took 40 minutes 10 seconds; this is a long time relative to the paid software such as Kaspersky, which completed a scan in about 15 minutes.

CONCLUSION

AVG Anti-Virus Free proved itself in our tests and showed that it can keep up with popular paid anti-virus solutions such as Norton and McAfee. It detected all of the test anti-virus files as threats and provided extra measures of security online. AVG Anti-Virus Free barely impacted performance at all and used little memory. The program interface is clean and simple to use.

While AVG Anti-Virus Free is not as pro-active as some paid solutions and does not include as many features, we must not forget this is a FREE anti-virus suite and a very good one even compared to paid solutions. For those desiring more than basic protection, AVG offers upgraded paid suites. All in all, we find it extremely difficult to complain about AVG Anti-Virus Free, and not simply because it is free. It would still get our recommendation even if we had to pay for it.

PROS

• IT IS FREE
• Successful detection of threats
• Minimal performance impact
• Easy installation
• Simple program interface
• Does not interfere with everyday tasks

CONS

• Not as pro-active as paid solutions
• Updates only once per day

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Site: http://uk.aiononline.com/

Aion is a fantasy MMORPG released by NCSoft. It features a vast and detailed fantasy world with incredible sceneries, odd creatures and great adventures.



Races / Factions
Aion world has two playable factions – Elyos and Asmodians.
The Elyos are bright people or the good ones. They are bright and beautiful people living in a bright and beautiful world. Their country is known as Elysea and their capital city is called Sanctum.
The Asmodians are the opposite of the Elyos, dark characters from a dark world. They are the “bad” guys if you like how it sounds. Their skin is pale or dusky and their eyes have a strange glow. Their world is called Asmodae and their capital city is Pandaemonium.




Classes
There are four primary classes at the game – Warrior, Mage, Scout and Priest. At level 10 players can choose a specialization. Warriors can become Gladiators (skilled with many different weapons) or Templars (use sword and shield combination and chants). Scouts can become Rangers (skilled with bow) or Assassins. Mages become Spirit Masters (summoners) or Sorcerer. Priest becomes Cleric (healer and resurrector, can be useful in melee battle with mice and shield) and Chanter (Buffer).



World / Story / Lore
The world of Aion is a devastated planet called Atreia. After a cataclysm Atreia was broken in half. Players start as inhabitants of their chosen world and don’t meet players from other fractions until they enter the abyss.



The Abyss
After spending some time leveling players can enter and fight in the Abyss. The Abyss is a PvP zone, where players must fight players from the opposite fraction. Players receive special points called Abyss Points for defeating players from the other race. The Abyss rank of the player is calculated according to these Abyss Points. Also special weapons and armors can be purchased with them.
The guild or clan equivalent in Aion is called Legion. Legions can control special fortresses in the Abyss. The control over a fortress is obtained after a siege war (mass PvP war) where players fight against another players or NPC characters.



Specifics
You can’t really experience PvP or dungeon fight until level 25-30. Also you have a quest story line and the quests are very important for your character development.










Places and beautiful sceneries:






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