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Michael O.

Michael O.

Joined on 10/27/04

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Most Favorable Review

Works

CELLINK BTA-3130EDR Bluetooth USB Adapter
CELLINK BTA-3130EDR Bluetooth USB Adapter

Pros: Works. Never even tried to use the included software. XP has built in Bluetooth support, and I just used that. Used this to connect my cell phone to my PC for file transfers and such. At first I was able to connect, but wasn't able to do anything. So I tried installing Motorola phone tools software that I had already purchased, but couldn't get to work with a USB cable. Work perfect with phone tools.

Cons: Its white, but it on the back of my desktop so you can't see it. I have never seen such stipulations on a rebate before. I went to fill out the form today, but it looks like I missed it. I think this might be the second rebate that I didn't get

Overall Review: The stipulations of the rebate are: include the original UPC Copy of invoice AND the ORIGINAL PACKING SLIP. Must be post marked 15 days after purchase date. This is the first rebate that I have ever seen that wanted the invoice AND the ORIGINAL PACKING SLIP. I missed the 15 days anyways. I was to busy with the holidays. But I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 because of the rebate.

Most Critical Review

Not good for hot areas

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan
APEVIA CF12SL-UBL Blue LED Cooling Fan

Pros: Its a 120 fan, the RPM is 2000, which doesn't create as much noise as a 2400.

Cons: The Bearing is worn and makeing noise after a year, and LEDs don't match on mine. One is lighter than the other 3

Overall Review: Of course I live in a hot area, and have problems sleave bearings, which I think this is because of the SL at the end of the model number DF1225SL.

Its only 1 card

SAMSUNG 16GB microSDHC Flash Card (Bulk Pack) Model MB-MSAGBBD1
SAMSUNG 16GB microSDHC Flash Card (Bulk Pack) Model MB-MSAGBBD1

Pros: Its a Samsung micro SD card, and it works.

Cons: There were some reviews when I purchased this that mentioned getting 3 cards, and with Bulk in the title. I thought what an amazing deal. But this is only one card. You can get multiple cards in a combo deal with a discount, and I think thats what they were talking about.

Overall Review: I can't say I was to surprised when only 1 card showed up for the price, and to be honest I really didn't care. I got what I needed at a good price, and thats all that matters. Oddly enough when I went back to check the reviews, all the reviews for this product were removed. I found my answers with the questions and answers link in tiny font by the bottom right corner of the picture.

Cool fan if I could use it

SilverStone FHP-141 140mm (120mm mounting holes) Case Fan
SilverStone FHP-141 140mm (120mm mounting holes) Case Fan

Pros: Awesome fan! I bought this just because. I was hoping I could use it with my 212 evo, Huge static pressure. Temps dropped a degree or 2 with this bad boy.

Cons: Couldn't get it to fit anywhere. It went over my ram slots due to the thickness of the fan. So if you have tall ram with huge heat spreaders it won't work unless you turn your heatsink so it blows straight up, which isn't a bad idea. I had to jiggle the high low switch to get it to work sometimes Not silent unless on low, and low is kind of too low. I could get close to the same noise to performance ratio from a smaller fan.

Overall Review: I couldn't get it to work with any of my 4 desktops, but I'm still going to hold on to it because this is a rare find that probably won't be around for long. I'm sure I'll find it a home.

10/31/2013

Bearing or motor noise

XION AXP Alphawing AXP-GF120_BL Case cooler
XION AXP Alphawing AXP-GF120_BL Case cooler

Pros: Decent air flow, and would have been great if I wasn't so picky.

Cons: There was a clicking sound. Either from the bearing or the motor. I ended up returning it.

Overall Review: I'm kind of a fan snob, and this did not meet my high fan expectations. I also have really good hearing, and am more sensitive than others. And it might have just been a dud.

10/31/2013

Bearing is too big

Cooler Master Blade Master 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm PWM Cooling Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators
Cooler Master Blade Master 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm PWM Cooling Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

Pros: PWM works great on this fan. It pushes a fair amount of air. It should last a long time

Cons: The bearing is too big. It doesn't leave enough room for the fan blades, and the cfm suffers greatly. Fairly loud at full speed.

Overall Review: I got one of these with a cooler master cpu cooler a while back. Then I bought the 212 evo and one of these to use as a second fan. When I realized that this one was just like the one I already had and not like the evo's fan I returned it. The evo's fan has a much smaller bearing and blows this one away, no pun intended. But this will definitely outlast an evo fan. I guess it longevity vs performance.

10/31/2013