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Shawn M.

Shawn M.

Joined on 05/02/03

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Most Favorable Review

Does one thing, does it well

Asus Certified USB-BT400/US USB 2.0 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter
Asus Certified USB-BT400/US USB 2.0 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter

Pros: Small, inexpensive, included software covers the gamut of functions

Cons: Requires included software to function.

Overall Review: Bought this to do proximity locks on my work desktop, hooked to my phone. Works perfectly. I always remember to lock before I leave, but it's good to be sure. Defense in depth.

Most Critical Review

Nothing resembling gigabit

BELKIN F7D8302 Play N600 Concurrent Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router, with USB Storage & Printer Sharing
BELKIN F7D8302 Play N600 Concurrent Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router, with USB Storage & Printer Sharing

Pros: Not very expensive, good web-based control panel.

Cons: NOT GIGABIT, no matter what their web page says. The LAN ports are all 100Mb. Any change to the control settings at all requires a lengthy reboot, which you'll be doing once a week or so anyway as it silently stops working.

Overall Review: Their web page, simply put, lies. This isn't a gigabit router in any way. Oh, the wireless has more throughput than 100Mb, true; but that's irrelevant since all the LAN ports are 100Mb. I gave it two stars instead of one because it functions, but I will never buy another Belkin product of any kind due to the lies.

Fastest gun in the west

EVGA 03G-P4-2888-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
EVGA 03G-P4-2888-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Incredibly fast, solidly built. Nice software.

Cons: It's huge.

Overall Review: 150fps in Diablo 3, because I set it not to try faster. 90fps in EQ2 with High detail, at 2560x1440. You can't get much faster than this thing, and nowhere close for the price.

Stylish and functional

Lenovo 0A33898 Carrying Case (Messenger) for 15.6' Notebook
Lenovo 0A33898 Carrying Case (Messenger) for 15.6' Notebook

Pros: Stylish, professional, roomy, lots of pockets for organization.

Cons: None

11/24/2013

Cheap, unmanaged, works

Rosewill RC-409LX Switch 10/100/1000 Mbps 5 x RJ45 Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports (Auto MDI / MDIX) 2K MAC Address Table 1MB Buffer Memory
Rosewill RC-409LX Switch 10/100/1000 Mbps 5 x RJ45 Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports (Auto MDI / MDIX) 2K MAC Address Table 1MB Buffer Memory

Pros: I own three of these. They work great, and are frequently on sale.

Cons: The lights don't indicate speed properly. This doesn't bother me in the least, but you should be aware of it.

Gives me a good shave

Norelco 7310XL Men's Electric razor
Norelco 7310XL Men's Electric razor

Pros: Gives me a great shave, battery lasts through many shaves, easy to clean.

Cons: There's a lot of plastic; I doubt it'll last the 15+ years my last one lasted.