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DOUGLAS S.

DOUGLAS S.

Joined on 06/07/02

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Very quiet

Noctua NF-P12, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (120mm, Brown)
Noctua NF-P12, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (120mm, Brown)

Pros: A quiet, quality fan.

Cons: ??

Overall Review: Even on the highest RPM setting it is near silent. I just ordered another for push/pull in my case.

Most Critical Review

9 months to die

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Does it matter if it failed in less than a year.

Cons: 9 month lifespan

Overall Review: Expected much better. WD here I come.

11/30/2010

Good power supply

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Pros: Quiet. Great ratings. Easy to install. Plenty of connectors & cable length.

Cons: Larger (expected that). Way too much cable length for my case (expected that too).

Overall Review: Would have liked a modular version but this one was a good value. Friend suggested that my previous HDD issues were probably due to my 8 year old power supply. Installed the Corsair & problems went away.

Good enclosure

Rosewill RX35-AT-SU BLK Aluminum 3.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 External Enclosure
Rosewill RX35-AT-SU BLK Aluminum 3.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 External Enclosure

Pros: Compact. Comes with stand to hold enclosure on edge. Everything fits well. Can be registered & user manual is available as a pdf on Rosewill's web site.

Cons: Power cube seems large. Housing gets pretty warm when drive is heavily used. Power/SATA plug is only supported by the conductor wires. Seems like repeated use may break one. Be careful when plugging the drive into the slide.

Overall Review: Suggest not stacking these laying flat. Seems they should have air circulation. USB cable is not real long. With existing cable it can't be far from the computer. Using to store OS backup.

It's a good cable

StarTech.com PYO2LP4SATA 1 ft. LP4 to 2 SATA Internal Power Splitter Cable
StarTech.com PYO2LP4SATA 1 ft. LP4 to 2 SATA Internal Power Splitter Cable

Pros: A little longer than most splitters which I needed. All connectors fit well. Not loose, not impossible to plug.

Cons: Nothing