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Jenna F.

Jenna F.

Joined on 03/26/08

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Most Favorable Review

Pretty Nifty!

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: - Easy to install - Push button WPA/WEP

Cons: - Antennae are kind of off to the side when fully tightened and do not rotate (when fully tightened)

Overall Review: My only beef with this is the angle of the antennae when they are fully tightened, but other than that, it's great.

Most Critical Review

I've Thrown Away Routers Better Than This One!

TRENDnet TEW-731BR N300 Wireless Home Router
TRENDnet TEW-731BR N300 Wireless Home Router

Pros: -Compact -Energy Efficient -Lightweight -Range (okay through several 70-year old EMF-riddled walls) -Super Fast Shipping (Thanks Newegg!)

Cons: -Got hot -Could not maintain wireless connectivity on an unsecured network -Did not work at all on a secured network -Status light kept blinking -Dropped connections -Could not maintain internet connectivity for more than 75% of the time

Overall Review: I used to be a freelance networking specialist and have set up many systems before and never have I experienced so much difficulty with a wireless router. It has every possible issue that a router could possibly have. I ended up plugging in and setting up my 3-year-old Belkin again and in worked flawlessly in under two minutes. I am unsure if I received a dud or what, because I purchased this only after seeing that this router had four eggs. I was going to return it on the grounds of "customer dissatisfaction", but since I will be out more than half what I paid for it because of return shipping, I will have to try something else to recover my loss.

Needs tilt!

HP W2072a Black 20" 5ms  Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 3000000:1 (600:1) Built-in Speakers
HP W2072a Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 3000000:1 (600:1) Built-in Speakers

Pros: - Inexpensive - Thin

Cons: - No tilt

Overall Review: I already knew this monitor didn't have tilt on it and when I first assembled it, it didn't want to go into the base, so I had to ask my father to smash it in with his (big) fist. Unfortunately, this meant it could NEVER come out again. When I finally decided I desperately needed it at least 10 degrees upward, I read the tutorial (on here) on how to make this thing tilt a little bit, but it only half worked--and I had to drill into the thing. It still works and it did tilt a little bit, but if the monitor had been easier to put into the base or, maybe a tilt was in this, it would have been perfect.

Works like a charm!

Rosewill Black 1A USB Micro Car Charger RCP-SC41
Rosewill Black 1A USB Micro Car Charger RCP-SC41

Pros: - Compact/Small - Universal - Easy to use

Cons: - None.

Overall Review: I actually was not sure if this would work since I think chargers that I plug into my car, whether or not it was an OEM Chinese thing or something from the maker of the cellphone, don't work properly. I stuck this bad boy in, grabbed my cable and WOWZA. No problems. I have never, ever had a car charger work so well for me. And it's a lot more cumbersome than those clunky L-shaped ones too.