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Stephen P.

Stephen P.

Joined on 02/23/04

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Most Favorable Review

Amazing Product

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: This fan is huge and quiet. I mainly got this fan in case I want to overclock my Phenom 955 BE down the road, but I also have dust issues and this one is very easy to clean. My CPU temps dropped quite a bit, even when running a game that hits all 4 cores (Battlefield 3). This is a screaming deal. You won't be disappointed.

Cons: The only con for this thing is it's size. I measured the distance between my motherboard and case's side panel, and I have 1/14th of an inch clearance. MAKE SURE that you measure before you buy.

Overall Review: I have seen the price go up and down on this cooler. At 30 bucks and free shipping, it's a screaming deal.

Most Critical Review

Waste of money

Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5" Card Reader
Koutech IO-RCM620 USB 2.0 3.5" Card Reader

Pros: Had a black faceplate. Worked great for the first 3 weeks.

Cons: Stopped consistently recognizing MMC cards after 3 weeks then quit recognizing them at all after 5 weeks. Basically it is now an expensive extra USB port...which works half of the time.

Overall Review: Not worth the trouble/expense of an RMA. Next time I'm going to buy this type of thing local so when it quits I won't have to pay shipping.

stopped working after 12 months

Team C125 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TC12516GS01
Team C125 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TC12516GS01

Pros: it was great while it worked

Cons: it stopped being recognized by my computer after around 12 monhts

Overall Review: no

Burned by a Budget Board?

ASUS A68HM-Plus FM2+ AMD A68H FCH (Bolton D2H) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS A68HM-Plus FM2+ AMD A68H FCH (Bolton D2H) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: It's tiny and clean

Cons: I paired this motherboard with a new A8 7600 Kaveri processor and matched 4 gig sticks of DDR3, but could not get a video signal at all, even after trying different monitors, cables, and resetting the CMOS at the suggestion of a friend. Maybe I got a bad board?

Overall Review: If there was a Desktop Chromebook that I could buy for my wife, I would have gotten that instead, but she refuses to use a laptop. It's frustrating when budget motherboards suffer from inferior build quality. I have not had problems with ASUS boards before.

They Sound Amazing

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Pros: They were inexpensive and sound worlds better than anything I could have picked up at a local big box store for around the same money. They are quite light and comfortable. Amazing value.

Cons: Not sure. They are so light, I wonder how durable they may be. Only time will tell. Still, for $20 bucks, you can't go wrong.

Update to previous review

SHARP FX Plus ADS1 Unlocked GSM Android Cell Phone 3.2" Black
SHARP FX Plus ADS1 Unlocked GSM Android Cell Phone 3.2" Black

Pros: just the ones listed previously. I have noticed the phone to have pretty good sound as an MP3 player running through my car stereo. I'm getting used to having one device to replace separate things (MP3 player, phone, PDA, maps, etc...) and am really loving the convenience.

Cons: The phone can be slow to respond at times. If you are new to smart phones it won't bother you too much. The reason I am writing another review is that the SD card has started randomly 'un-mounting' itself and I can't figure out why. It doesn't happen constantly, but every day or two, I will lose access to everything on the card. Rebooting the phone usually brings the SD card back into contact, but not always. Physically removing and re-inserting seems to have no impact. As another guy said, the GPS seems to take forever to acquire a lock.

Overall Review: I still think this phone is a good value for the money. Just adjust your expectations.