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Sal L.

Sal L.

Joined on 06/11/02

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Most Favorable Review

Needs more finish finesse

Rosewill RHHB-11001 White and black Stainless Steel Hand Blender
Rosewill RHHB-11001 White and black Stainless Steel Hand Blender

Pros: It works well. It looks good from the distance.

Cons: The finish and detail-craftsmanship is lacking.

Overall Review: I bought it as a backup for the possible breakdown of another handheld blender I use 4 or 5 times daily.

Most Critical Review

Is Gateway trying to survive?

Gateway Desktop PC DX Series DX4200-11 AMD Phenom X4 9550 6GB DDR2 750GB HDD ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Gateway Desktop PC DX Series DX4200-11 AMD Phenom X4 9550 6GB DDR2 750GB HDD ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: Fast delivery as usual from Newegg. System was competitively priced, enough to alter my plans to build a system. On inspection the system looked attractive. The computer was well packed, and came in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting wet in transit. The system is very quiet and came with good instructions.

Cons: When I turned on the computer the system powered down on its own during the windows vista installation process. I waited thinking that this was normal. After a long while I turned the system on and was greeted with "Windows could not complete the installation. To install windows on this computer, restart the installation"; clicking "ok" would only re-start the same chain of events. I called customer support and was told to press F8 on restart to go into windows recovery mode, but non of the options allowed me to recover windows. Customer support then said that they would send me a windows vista recovery disk and that it would take 10 days to arrive. I responded in shock. Customer support then told me that the disk was available on line and that I could buy it, but it was 20 dollars, and 20 dollars for shipping. I bought Gateway because I wanted to give them some business, and the price seemed right.

Overall Review: I went on line and used utorrent to get a windows vista 64 recovery ISO and burnt it to a CD. when I tried to reinstall windows it kept asking for the product key, which I din't have. Called Gateway again and was told that I needed to wait ten days, (Quite a disgusting thought!!), or pay 40 dollars for a recovery CD. "Those are Gateway's policies". Is Gateway insane? Those policies are truly primitive and surely they must not be planning on surviving if they treat customers in such barbaric way. Only about DELL customer service have I heard similar horrors.

Impressive phone

Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 3G 16GB Unlocked GSM Smartphone w/ 8 MP Camera / Android OS / Touchscreen / Wi-Fi / GPS 4.3" Black 16GB 1GB RAM
Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 3G 16GB Unlocked GSM Smartphone w/ 8 MP Camera / Android OS / Touchscreen / Wi-Fi / GPS 4.3" Black 16GB 1GB RAM

Pros: Unlocked. Can use any sim card you wish. No contract needed. Incredible phone for someone who wants more freedom better user tweakability than the iPhone provides. Fast. Tons of free apps in the Android market. Well built. User accessible batteries and tons of battery choices from vendor other than Samsung. Powerful with its 1 gig of ram as compared to the iPhone's meager 512 gig of ram. Looks elegant and the plastic back cover adds significant protection from accidentally slipping while you hold it. Allows for 3g coverage with t-mobile since it comes with the HSDPA 1700 band which is unusual to find in most smart phones. Good reception even while indoors. Because of HDSPA 1700, it can run in the geeks friendly Simple Mobile network. Good sound level. Unlike the iPhone 4s, it has a micro sd slot so you can port your music as you wish. Too many to list.

Cons: Has no 4g capabilities, but I generally don't use 4g even in my phones that have it primarily because it is a drain on the batteries to leave it on. Although for watching videos it can be useful, but then you exceed data plans limits very rapidly. Would have preferred a slightly bigger screen. It has been surpassed by the world's top smart phone, The Samsung Galaxy S3 which has yet to be released in the USA. Requires average to above average intelligence, unlike the iPhone. If you do not value freedom avoid this phone. Steve Jobs will be glad to take care of your phone needs from his grave via the iPhone.

Overall Review: Would strongly recommend this phone for anyone seeking a phone that allows for user management and which promotes open standards in technology.

Great mouse

Logitech M570 910-001799 Silver and Blue 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Trackball
Logitech M570 910-001799 Silver and Blue 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Trackball

Pros: Purchased this mouse and feel extremely satisfied with it. The batteries last a long long time and it was smartly designed as far a turning the transmission off when the mouse is not in use or has not been moved for a while. In transporting this device care must be taken and not forget to turn it off, or it could deplete your batteries. This mouse is sophisticated and looks good.

Cons: It would have been better if the battery compartment had a hinged lid. As it is now, it is quite easy to lose the cover, something that would not interfere with the functionality of the device, but would increase the likelihood while transporting the mouse of losing the wireless communication usb radio needed to operate it.

Overall Review: Strongly encourage the purchase of this mouse especially for surfing using a laptop while in bed.