Canon iP7260

I was told you could use andriod tablet but it doesnt cant even find an app for pixma ip7260 not happy waste of money , I'm not satisfied at all havent brought refills as i cant use the damn ones that are in it.... definitely not impressed with canon at all

Brother HL-1110

In need of a simple, uncomplicated printer to use in conjunction with my laptop, I visited Harvey Norman's store, in Alice Springs, to examine their variety of offerings.

The salesman finally recommended a Brother H L 1110 machine, saying it was "simplicity itself." 

"Is it easy to set up?" I asked.. "I'm pretty much technologically illiterate."

"Easy as pie," I was assured. "Just put in the disc and away it goes. It installs itself."

Paying $47.00, I hurried off h ome to set it up so it would be ready for use in an hour or so.

To set up the printer I noticed a USB cord was required. No USB cord was supplied. 

I phoned the Harvey Norman salesman.

"The brochure says I need a USB cord to set up the printer."

"That's right," he agreed.

"There's no cord in the box," I told him.

"That's strange," he said. "If you look around, you might find another USB cord somewhere."

With a borrowed cord, I proceeded with the activation procedure.

Fitting the ink carrier and following advice provided on the installation disc, I did a test printing by pressing the indicated button.

Nothing happened. The machine seemed to be sleeping peacefully.

I noticed a "help" section. On the computer, I contacted the website as recommended by Brother and dutifully described the difficulty I was having in getting the printer up and running. Up came a printed response. If the technician was able to help me with my problem, how much money would I be prepared to pay. I responded agreeable in spite of my discomfort.

I was then asked to provide my Mastercard number and other necessities, including am amount of money I was prepared to pay the unidentified "technician." 

Immediately I aborted the web page.

Returning to the Harvey Norman store, in Alice Springs, early the next morning, I informed the salesman of my misadventures, asking him if a USB cable was absolutely necessary for the installation of my Brother printer.

"Yes, of course, it is," he nodded.

"So why wasn't a cord provided?" I wanted to know.

"Well," he shrugged helplessly, "I suppose you will have to buy a USB cable separately."

I argued: "Why should I have to do that if the cord is an essential part of the machine's function?" 

Another non-committal shrug.

So I paid out $18.00 for a USB cable.

"The real price is $19.00, but I'll knock off a dollar for you," he grinned benevolently.

The cable securely attached between the computer and HL 1110 printer. I pressed the printer's green button to activate a test printing. No rumblings of internal activity, no humming or noises of internal awakening ... just a softly blinking green light, and the brand new printer that appeared to be happily dead

Brother MFC-J6520DW

I purchased this printer and was relatively happy with its performance (my expectations are not high). However 2 months past the warranty period it just stopped working - as in couldn't even turn it on. The power supply from my end was not an issue. Don't waste your money on Brother products.

Brother MFC-9140CDN

Most expensive printer I have ever bought. Goes through expensive ink quickly, leaves a permanent ink mark on 3 spots of the page and now leaves a dented column down the left side of the page. Don't use it that often, going back to a Cannon as this one is a major con!

Kogan Agora Smart LED

First issue was these guys made no attempt to deliver the TV as promised. I had to borrow a car and travel to a Post Office 10 km away. plus lug it about myself. Customer service couldn't care less. Now I can't get the TV to stay tuned to any channels. Each time it is turned on I have to re-tune it and then it's anyone's guess what channels I end up with. Then without warning it just loses all connectivity with the digital signal. Plugged my old system back in to make sure it wasn't the antenna, and that is working. It doesn't even work like a TV, let alone a smart one. Looks like I paid for a black screen. Want to return it but I'm sure that would be another drama. Will never purchase from Kogan again and will certainly tell others what I have experienced

Panasonic DS610 Series

Panasonic's Customer Care doesn't care for customers

What would you think if Panasonic themselves told you that their TVs only last just over 5 years, even if that TV was the top of the line 'flagship' (their words) Full HD model available and you paid $2750 for the TV? Well that is what happened to us. After 3 years and 3 months our screen stopped working. Their repairers could not repair the TV, and Panasonic told us that the TV had a manufacturing fault, IE it wasn't built correctly. But even though it was entirely their fault, no fault of ours whatsoever, they wouldn't offer a full refund, which is available to us under the Consumer Law. Instead they offered just over $1000. 

We believe we were reasonable, actually taking in to the fact that we had the TV for just over 3 years, so we sourced an independent life assessment for a TV. TR2016/1, a legislative endorsed product produced by the ATO puts the life of a TV at 10 years. This is also replicated in the rental properties guide. Based on this we thought a fair evaluation would be in the order of just over $1800. We even asked for a replacement, and a TV that didn't quite meet the specs of our old TV, but they stated none were in stock. We found this interesting because we could find multiple retailers selling the TV - TH-58DX700A. Instead they stuck to THEIR valuation of $1048, “due to the time you have had it and usage” (direct quote), even though the consumer law states that if the business fails to give you a free repair within a reasonable time or cannot fix your problem, you can:

get it done elsewhere and pass on the costs to the business

ask for a replacement

ask for a refund.

They also stated that they believe the TV should only last 5 years, hence the offer of just over $1000. We will be pursuing the issue via fair trading and if required small claims court, The Checkout on the ABC might also find this story interesting, but if you want your TV to last, buy another brand.

Hisense LED Series 3

As a television, it worked well. Had many items like Freeview which other big names did not have, at that price. Remote was sluggish, but not too bad. Had a Control button on for Netflix on the remote, which was good. Sound was actually quite loud and good, didn't need a soundbar. Did not register my external hard drive when plugged in though. It was actually not a bad TV as my last TV was a 1990s Trinitron, but the reason it is bad, is because it is just slightly over a month, and i am not able to control it with my remote. After troubleshooti ng using the Hisense Helpdesk, conclusion is that the TV sensor is damaged. I can't even control the TV with my phone. Had to do it manually at the back of the TV. Can tell where they cut costs to make this TV so cheap, it only had a UP-Down-Let-Right button at a very hard to reach area to control the TV ( Realised that the up down left right button also used by major brands, so guess is best practice). Sent an email to Hisense HelpDesk but no response. Will be returning the TV, which is unfortunate as it was a good tv when things were working. Good that they have 3 years warranty, but would be beneficial only if someone actually actions on the claims

Kogan Agora 4K Smart

nothing wrong with the picture, as to be expected 4k picture, but only really observed if you have 4k transmission, or a 4k video to play.

Smart TV not my scene ,so smart it refused to go after 4months of owning the TV. Built in Speakers nothing to write home about, but then I played most of my viewing through a sound system. 

Ports, yes sufficient for most needs, if you wanted any extra you could plug in a gizmo to accommodate.

Maybe I am being a little harsh about the TV and know doubt the internet side of things would have worked better if I had fast speed internet.

Hoping this gives you my view and experience ,not necessary everyone's view .Thanks for the chance to air mine. regards Mel

Hisense K3300 Series

This is a tricky one to review because it has great pro's( @$795)but annoying con's. 

Pro:

First off this screen is huge in my 5 x 4 mtr lounge. 

Excellent upscalling of both FHD and standard live to Air broadcasts

Great colours when not on an angle to the screen. 

WiFi youtube streaming works well. (don't seem to be able to control what resolution you get. ) Youtube 4K looks fantastic.

Almost any angle remote sensitivity- excellent. I don't understand why TV manufacturers haven't moved to wireless remotes.

Lots of ports 4 HDMI 1x US B 3 and 2x USB 2, 1x Headphone, Component & AV, Fibre digital out ports "USTP Ethernet & WIFI but it seems not at the same time?" Also has a special port that looks like a Compact flash port but is called Common Interface - to access encrypted television broadcasts! May have other uses. And one other port labeled Service which looks like a headphone port and is right next to it!

Back of screen manual controls so if you loose the remote your not completely stuffed.

Con's 

Lipsync errors on some live to air broadcast (lips don't match what the person is saying - audio and vision don't match) Only noticed this twice so it could have been the TV stations

No sleep mode. You have to reset the timer every occasion. Pointless!

Viewing angle small. The greater the angle the worse the contrast and clarity get. 

Extremely slow EPG 

~4 secs to complete channel change... Seems even longer

It doesn't seem to "cache" the EPG information so it goes off and updates it every time you change channels

When using the EPG quick menu option again it doesn't get all the stations EPG info until you "click on it" just poor program design I'm guessing

Using a USB stick there is no way I have found to delete the contents or format it. 

Had trouble getting it to play back what it had recorded with an error msg saying it didn't support the file format! Now that's really dumb.

Remote control button layout designed could have been improved, the number keys are small and not isolated for easier selection or large fingers. 

Won't retain manually entered IP address. This is annoying as I wanted to test if it can handle DLNA streaming.

Unable to have wifi and LAN working at same time it seems.

Unable to get DLNA functioning. Requested Hisense help via email they replied promptly requesting I ring them. A simple email reply with instructions would have done. Time to ring has been a problem. 

The square selector in the middle of the remote doesn't do channel change or volume but pvr/time shift and epg info. Again poorly thought out. However when you are using the "Smart TV" "Internet" section it works well and is intuitive in most cases. 

While it supposed to use an android derivative it doesn't recognise google play store. Perhaps this is normal for Smart TV's?

I put in a wireless keyboard but unfortunately it only gets recognised in the chrome browser not in youtube keyboard function. You have to use the remote and slide around each letter that is displayed on the screen. 

@$795 it seemed like a bargain and it is a great price but the viewing angle the dumb remote layout and the out of lip sync is a disappointment. 

I am still wondering where the so called 4core processor is hiding and when it actually gets used. I say this because of the slow response from the remote when watching Live to air TV. 4 seconds to change a channel is ridiculous.

I have to mention audio, I found the TV to do a good job it is just lacking Bass. 

Because of the price and the fact that it is a 4K TV I have to give it 4 stars. Picture quality is nowhere near as fantastic as the LG OLED but then neither is the price.

If you sit directly in front of the TV you will be very happy with the picture. If you sit to the sides you might be disappointed.

If you like a fast response from your remote when changing channels this TV could be frustrating. It is very responsive when doing youtube/internet stuff.

I will update this over time as I resolve some of the issues.

Samsung Series 6 KU60

Not happy Samsung, no bluetooth,and no options for connectivity!

I wanted to connect my beats by Dre headphones, there is a digital audio out (optical).

But it is covered up by some sort of metal plate. Not at all happy with this TV. The main reason for buying this TV was for music.

Oppo F1S

This phone is great for those on a budget. Great camera, with good functions. Reasonable volume and good quality sound. Overall, good phone, no problems but it seems there will be no updates from Android 5.1 which is very disappointing! Still recommend for those after a cheaper phone that feels high end.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

I've had my iPhone for nearly 3weeks, this is the best ever. It has everything you need, it is well worth the price, its so easy to use and connect. A must for everyone.I would be lost without mine.I'm buying one for my 3kids so they can also enjoy this phone

Asus ZenFone 2

With a much more accessible price, the Asus gives you everything you need (and more) in a phone! Personally, I love the camera which, set at its highest, gives great quality images (although it's not brilliant at low light). It's easy to use, a great size (as I didn't want a phone the size of a tablet) and powerful.

Only regret? I wish I'd gone with the 32GB option as I seem to use it for everything!

Motorola Moto G4 Plus

The Moto G4 Plus ticks all the boxes I need and the price is amazing.

This phone has 3GB RAM, 32 GB storage, plus MicroSD expansion. It is running stock Android Nougat 7.0. It also has a future promised upgrade to Android O.

It does most things very well and once you put it in a protective case, it is just as impressive as the phone that cost four times the price.

I've wanted a Samsung Note for a few years. The time came when I needed a new phone, so I did a lot of research. I looked at all the major models except for iPhone, because I'm sticking with Android.

I found that there are several good phones at less than half the price of the S7 and the Pixel.

Google Pixel XL

Great camera, fast processor, crisp large screen.... This is a really great phone. I would give 5 stars if it is waterproof and a bit cheaper. One of the features I like is to switch to the front camera, you only need to do a quick flip motion. Very handy and fast if you only have one hand to hold the phone