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I can't believe this, 32 A4 pages in 16 boxes (2 pages in each) all of which are inside a large box!!! If that's not pointless packaging, I don't know what is... _http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/hp_packaging/
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Whoever packaged that lot up was taking the 
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My System: Skymaster DCI9900 + PC/twinhan combination. 80cm dish. GBPVR with 2 DTTV cards +hauppauge Media MVP | It's also against the law.....there are rules referred to a essential requirements which basically say that packaging must not be excessive or deceptive. A call to local trading standards could earn them a good slap! | ||
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