Some thoughts about products we've used lately

Awesome

• Toyota Venza - We needed a rental car for our trip to Oregon.  Great gas mileage and tons of room.  If we could afford one, I think we'd pick one up.  I was very impressed and it wasn't at all what I was expecting.  We hit a hawk going 80 miles an hour...the window wasn't touched.  We did pick up a chip and crack on the way home (see next).
• Our CC company that I used to rent the car.  What can I say, car rental coverage is awesome and I didn't worry at all once I called them.
• Nikon D40 - What can I say, our camera took amazing pictures.  It is not in a better place currently.  It fell in the Ocean on the second day of our trip.  Even though they don't make the D40 any longer, we bought a used body on ebay.  I love this camera!
• My new Seagate hybrid Momentus drive.  I finally got a chance to migrate to this drive.  Much faster and cooler.  I guess it is worth posting on some blogs!  (I may have to check the name on this one.

Bad

• Creative Labs Zen Vision - It worked well for 6 months and then the touchpad stopped working.  I opened it to see if I could replace it...turns out the wires were literally falling off.  With very poor SD card integration, I think I'll have to save some money and find something else.

Horrible

• Vivitar Vivicam 38 - We picked this up to take some shots on our trip.  Feels flimsy and reminds me of my grandma's old camera.  'Viewscreen' looks like it was pulled from a 90's top.  No drivers could be found online and thus I couldn't copy them off my netbook.  It came with photo management software (just what we wanted).  After 24 pictures and a trip home, no pictures remained on the camera.  Who knows where they went.  Absolute crap of a camera.  Of course I didn't pay much for it, but seriously.