Joined on 12/23/07
Nice Printer. Works out of the box, however does not have an Ethernet Port as advertised.
Pros: -Easy to set up -Comes in Black -Display was easy to use and responded well to touch
Cons: -This is not HP's fault, but the seller's fault, the printer does not have an ethernet port as the seller claims it does. The only networking capability is over Wi-Fi (which does work). -I believe this is due to the printer being refurbished but when powering on, the screen flickers before displaying anything, which concerns me.
Overall Review: I knocked an egg off because I was really planning on this having an ethernet port, but the Wi-Fi capabilities allow the printer to be shared over the network. Still the seller should care enough to at least understand what type of product they're selling. The flickering display when powering on is concerning, but it does power on and function properly.
MSI is starting to move up in the world
Pros: Nice, slick bios that enables the mouse Came with a BF4 voucher decent price for an ATX MoBo
Cons: None
Overall Review: Purchased this with an AMD 760k Richland previously MSI has not worked well for me (last msi mobo was the p35 neo combo). I'm sure you can imagine the shock/excitement I was feeling when I setup the BIOS and didn't take more than 5 min. Great, stable board, and the bios is even a bit user friendly.
So speed much fast wow...
Pros: 3.8 GHz $90.00 works out of box easy install (but most processors are these days)
Cons: Runs hot and somewhat loud during gaming Not going to lie, I need a better case that has better airflow (currently sporting an Apevia x-cruiser 1st gen. that I bought about 5 years ago). Still docked an egg cause I don't think the stock cooler is enough for it and the fan is noticeably loud when running games. Still very impressed.
Overall Review: I bought this as a replacement to my old Core 2 Quad q8300. I was a little iffy on the virtual cores, wondering if they would be able to compare to the physical cores but am very impressed/pleased. Just make sure you have a good airflow and after stock cooler for it.