Canon IXUS 82 IS at Thursday, September 11, 2008

Amazing camera with face detection, image stabilisation, a 2.5" LCD, 8 Megapixel, 3x optical zoom, 30fps movie mode. The camera is very compact and fits easily into your pocket. It costs £150 from Jessops.

I've been using this camera all summer and have to say that the results are amazing.

The camera is detected by Ubuntu and photo download flawlessly into FSpot from a 4Gb SDHC card.


Scores out of 5

Linux Compatibility: *****
Performance: *****
Value: *****
Overall: *****

Linux compatible Mini PCI Wireless Card at Monday, August 18, 2008

Here's a wireless card for Linux that works out of the box on Ubuntu Hardy.

INTEL 2915 ABG 54M 802.11 a/b/g Mini PCI Wireless Card

I've been running Ubuntu on my Dell Inspiron 510m since 6.10 Edgy and have always had trouble with the Broadcom wireless card that shipped with the laptop. When I upgraded to Hardy the Broadcom card stopped working altogether so I picked up the above Intel card on eBay for £10.

Both WEP and WPA are supported. The card also works on XP for those who dual boot.

Scores out of 5

Linux Compatibility: *****
Performance: ****
Value: *****
Overall: *****

GeForce 7600 GT graphics card at Sunday, March 02, 2008

Works perfectly (including Compiz desktop effects) with Ubuntu (Gutsy) via the driver provided by nVidia. The driver from nVidia includes a control panel for accessing all the card's features.

• Direct X 9
• 512Mb

The card cost around £50 from CCL Online.

Scores out of 5

Linux Compatibility: *****
Performance: ****
Value: ****
Overall: ****

Samsung 226BW Widescreen LCD Monitor review at Sunday, March 02, 2008

Fantastic image quality and fast response time make it suitable for gaming. Works perfectly with and is detected by Ubuntu (Gutsy). Sturdy display stand and very stylish looks all round.

• 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution
• 1 DVI & 1 VGA connection

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Scores out of 5

Linux Compatibility: *****
Performance: *****
Value: ****
Overall: *****