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Gary C.

Gary C.

Joined on 11/09/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Great for the Money

WD My Book Live 3TB Personal Cloud Storage
WD My Book Live 3TB Personal Cloud Storage

Pros: Has a lot of features packed into it for the price. Easy to set up and use, and I haven't had any issues at all with it.

Cons: Interface software is a little slow. Also moving large files around on the drive between folders is amazingly slow too. I found it quicker a lot of times to move the files to my computer then back to where I needed them to be.

Overall Review: All in all I am very pleased!

Most Critical Review

Ok for the price

LINKSYS SE2800-NP Smart 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
LINKSYS SE2800-NP Smart 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Pros: Easy to use, plug it in and away you go. Ran smooth for 2 1/2 year.

Cons: Lasted about 2 1/2 years so for the price I can't complain. It recently started crashing my entire network. I had to reboot it to get back up and running, and then it took a couple of reboots to get it up to speed. Sometimes it was crashing the network every 5-10 minutes. I had to retire it. I plan to get something a little more high end to replace it. For the price I can't complain after 2 1/2 years.

12/16/2014
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 6.0) AM3+/AM3 AMD 760G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Great price and functional. No complaints there. I've had no issues.

Cons: It's hard to complain about a budget board seeing as how I knew it was a budget board going in. It's being used for a studio computer strictly for audio recording and is more than adequate for the task. A few more fan connectors would have been nice, and the bios is antiquated and terrible. I'm knocking off an egg for the terrible bios.

Great case

Cooler Master HAF XB EVO - High Air Flow Test Bench and LAN Box Desktop Computer Case with ATX Motherboard Support
Cooler Master HAF XB EVO - High Air Flow Test Bench and LAN Box Desktop Computer Case with ATX Motherboard Support

Pros: I love how easy it is to use this case. removable motherboard tray. Hot swap HD docks in the front. It looks great.

Cons: None

Overall Review: None

Good card better price

ASUS PCE-N15 300Mbps Wireless-N Network Adapter, PCI-E interface, Full Height and Low Profile bracket, WPS button Support
ASUS PCE-N15 300Mbps Wireless-N Network Adapter, PCI-E interface, Full Height and Low Profile bracket, WPS button Support

Pros: Works right off the bat with windows without having to install drivers. I needed a simple solution for basic internet and uploading the occasional file. I was surprised at how fast this card actually is.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I wish manufacturers would find an antenna solution that didn't require antennas sticking out the back of my case.

EVGA rocks!

EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 220-G2-0550-Y1 80+ GOLD 550W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 220-G2-0550-Y1 80+ GOLD 550W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Pros: I own three EVGA Power supplies. They are my new go to brand. They are built solidly, and perform flawlessly. The "ECO" mode units run silently.

Cons: None

Overall Review: They come with a jumper to test the unit before you hook it up to sensitive parts. Anyone who buys and uses any brand of power supply without testing it before hooking it up is a fool. Even the best manufacturers and brand names have the occasional lemon. I've never had any issues with my EVGA units, but you should test it before you use it.