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Herbert W.

Herbert W.

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Most Favorable Review

Wish Logitech would make a board like this but with G-keys.

Adesso PCK-208B Tru-Form Pro USB Ergonomic Contoured Multimedia Keyboard with 8 Hot keys and includes PS/2 adaptor, (Black)
Adesso PCK-208B Tru-Form Pro USB Ergonomic Contoured Multimedia Keyboard with 8 Hot keys and includes PS/2 adaptor, (Black)

Pros: 1. Mechanical keys, they pop right off and you can clean under them. not that I do that ever.. 2. Same layout as the Belkin that went extinct. I NEED this layout to type properly. It's supreme for reducing RSI. I've had close calls with carpal tunnel in the past, this keyboard cured my pain. 3. Large spacing on the keys and large keys for those of us with big hands. 4. wrist rest for more comfort even if it is plastic. 5. Very good coating on the keys, I've only worn out the M key in four years. Other keys are getting shiny though. but the letters/numbers are still there, not that I need to see them.

Cons: 1. Plastic/chincy feel ( it's still comfortable and the rigid plastic makes it durable and bacteria resistant) 2. loud plastic key sounds. (not a problem in my book, when you're typing fast any keyboard will make sounds) 3. no G-keys, I love gaming and I just can't get myself to use one of those so called "Gaming" keyboards, because they are flat even the ones that claim ergo are liars and I want to slap them for putting the word ergonomic on a keyboard that is NOT. Sadly adesso will probably never make a gaming version of this board but I can dream. 4. Rubber anti-slip feet came off of two of the five spots. Other than being a bit more slippy, this hasn't affected performance. I could have super glued them back on but I lost them before I got around to it, haha. 5. SLEEP/SHUTDOWN keys are a PITA. I've accidentally hit them several times and I finally broke down and melted the keys in their resting position. You can't remove the media or sleep/wake/power buttons. (silver ones) so if you don't want to keep hitting them on accident just melt them with a lighter or blowtorch. I personally hate media keys and sleep/shutdown keys on keyboards.

Overall Review: Not sure what else to say other than, I am going to be ANGRY when they stop making split keyboards that are truly ergonomic. This keyboard is at least the right layout and feels good to type on for hours on end. It's lasted over four years for me. It really is spill-proof and I've extensively accidentally tested this. I may have to buy another soon just because I get ants on it in the summer and fall because of all the food and drink I've spilled in it, but it keeps going and I still love it! there's a PRO tag, "ANT PROOF." I also have never had a problem with bacteria but I do wipe off the keys occasionally with ammonia/water. I hope in some way I answered your questions about this board. I would recommend this board to a friend and until they make truly Ergo gaming boards I'll keep my adesso.

12/10/2013
Most Critical Review

Won't stay linked for long. Small Ear cups.

Turtle Beach Call Of Duty MW3 Earforce Bravo, PS3/Xbox360/PC
Turtle Beach Call Of Duty MW3 Earforce Bravo, PS3/Xbox360/PC

Pros: Cool looking, wireless, cloth ear cups.

Cons: 1. The Plastic piece at the end of the head band padding broke after one day of VERY LIGHT USE. I never dropped or anything. It's already broken, piece of china garbage. 2. It won't stay linked for long, and when it goes out I have to fiddle with it and try to link it two to three times for it to work. THEN it will randomly un-link sometimes four times an hour. 3. I don't have HUGE ears, but these ear cups don't go over my ears and I'm in pain soon after putting them on. I thought they would cover my ears and that the cloth would be nice compared to the pleather ear cups most headsets have. The cloth is nice, but these are made for childrens' ears... Measurements of the Inner Ear cup is 2 2/8 in. high x 1 1/2 in. wide. TINY. My ears are 3 in. x 2 in. at their widest points and that's guesstimating. An ear cup should be much bigger than that to encompass anyone's ears. Putting these on is like stuffing my ears into a chinese ear trap torture device. 4. You have to keep the head band on the front part of your skull because of the way the ear cups are oriented. It makes it difficult to wear even more because I am used to having the head band go over the middle of my cranium. not the FRONT near my forehead. 5. Friends say I sound like I'm talking over a two way radio, the mic is junk, or Radio Frequency Wireless is junk.

Overall Review: Don't buy this headset, I'm stuck with a 50 dollar annoyance device. I'm looking for another headset that has very little to no moving parts especially ones that swivel are going to break very easily but it seems every single headset out there swivels in some way which means a very tiny plastic part is waiting to break and ruin the entire headset. Let's show these companies that we want headsets that aren't going break because they are made of cheap plastic. someone build a headset that is sturdy, made of metal parts if it is going to have a swivel function and test it so even if someone drops it, you haven't lost big money and time having to RMA it. I will never buy a headset if it swivels or a wireless ever again, too much hassle.

12/18/2013

CAN'T STREAM FILES YOU DOWNLOADED. DO NOT BUY GOOGLE IS A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING.

Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player (H2G2-42)
Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player (H2G2-42)

Pros: Cool Looking paperweight. Streams PRE-SELECTED COMPANIES IN BED WITH GOOGLE. Netflix, Hulu, Youtube which is now GOOGLETUBE.

Cons: I tried to play movies I have on my computer and it has absolutely no way to select a file from your HDD to stream. Thanks for the paper weight, I should have bought a Roku. I also hate that I have to use Google Chrome the browser just to use this device. I would send it back if I could get my money back.

Overall Review: Save the money and buy a better device like Roku? or whatever other device that streams HD, this is a ripoff. RIPOFF. DO NOT BUY! GOOGLE IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD. ONLY WE CAN STOP THEM!

12/21/2013

Unreliable Plastic.

G230 Stereo Gaming Headset
G230 Stereo Gaming Headset

Pros: Comfortable headset, large ear cups for those of us with big ears, large U shape for those of us with big heads. You will need to break it in a bit but a bit of persuasion (Bending) on my part with the head strap made this even more comfortable.

Cons: Ok, the part where it SWIVELS is cheap plastic. I broke it very easily just from normal gaming use. They advertise metal, aluminum etc. construction STURDY.. but it's not really sturdy. You're only as strong as your weakest link, and the tiny plastic cylinder that allows the ear cups to swivel is JUNK. I RMA'd it once, then the one I got broke on the exact same part, I package taped it back together and it continued to function until the rubber casing of the cord for some reason split and then the wires inside frayed after about a month. now it's totally dead. 75 dollar paper weight.

Overall Review: Don't spend this kind of money on any headset, I've used them all, turtle beach, logitech, plantronics. Every headset is just cheaply made in china and you will never find a real good quality headset. Just buy the 29 dollar ones because they last just as long as the 80/100 dollar ones. Sometimes the cheap ones last longer! Don't waste your money it's just nice looking not nice quality. It's better if the ear cups don't swivel because that just makes them create a very weak ear cup holding system that WILL break.

12/16/2013

Don't buy unless you only want to use the hard plastic cover.

Logitech G9x Black Two modes scroll USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse
Logitech G9x Black Two modes scroll USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse

Pros: I owned this mouse for about four years. It never gave me any trouble with tracking or the cable. You can change the LED color to a bunch of different colors which is neat. It's a simple good quality mouse when it comes to working properly.

Cons: The only problem I ever had with it was in the first week I had rubbed off the rubber coating so the soft feeling went away. I ended up peeling it all off and switching to the grippy hard plastic cover it had with it optionally. Don't buy this mouse if you want the soft rubber cover, it just wears off in a week. Other than that, it lasted over four years. Then one day, just didn't work.

Overall Review: Weights in a mouse, are you trying to give yourself carpal tunnel? I removed the weights and never put them back in. I thought it was heavy enough with nothing in it, and I'm a big guy with big hands, it fits big hands good! I recently bought a Razer naga when this died, don't buy them either, I am on my second RMA with them due to tracking issues, pointer slides where it wants... I even use a razer mouse pad so it's not that. The side buttons are useless too, very limited settings for what you can set them up to "activate" on the naga.