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Chris C.

Chris C.

Joined on 04/24/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I've purchased 5 of these over the last year and never had a freeze or failure. Currently have all 5 in Raid5.

Cons: I have nothing negative to say about these drives.

Overall Review: I've used them in both XP x86 and Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

10/31/2009
Most Critical Review
SABRENT TV-PC79 PC to TV Converter Box
SABRENT TV-PC79 PC to TV Converter Box

Pros: Cheap, small, portable. Quality is fine for watching videos.

Cons: Both of my tv's have PCs connected to them and I can read the text just fine when I use the tv out on their graphics card. When I used this converter I never found a setting where I could read text. The converter output was fine when the source was set to standard aspect ratio. When the source was widescreen the output was sqished regardless of the aspect ratio of the TV.

Overall Review: When I was using my laptop (not using the VGA out on the converter) it made the internal display look worse. I had to reset my resolution and refresh rate settings every time I plugged in the converter. But at least I could read the test on the internal display.

10/10/2009
Creative 70GH014000002 3.5mm / USB2.0 Connector Circumaural Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Headset
Creative 70GH014000002 3.5mm / USB2.0 Connector Circumaural Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Headset

Pros: Excellent sound reproduction. Full rich sound comes close to my more expensive Sennheisers. Mic is clear and crisp.

Cons: Even after adjusting my mic settings it seems like I have to talk louder than normal for this mic to pickup my voice.

areca ARC-1220 PCI-Express x8 SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card
areca ARC-1220 PCI-Express x8 SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card

Pros: Blazing I/O in Raid 5. Easy to use interfance. Works fine in Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Cons: Windows GUI (HTTP) lacks some of the features you get in the card BIOS. Couldn't get this to run stably in XP x64 even with the lastest drivers and firmware from their site.

Overall Review: Initializing 5x1.5TB in Raid5 took 12 hours. I suggest increasing the 'Background Task Priority' setting to high.

10/31/2009