Joined on 09/29/09
Sturdy, air tight and durable
Pros: Inexpensive when on sale Last a long time Water sealed (no leakage) Easy to clean
Cons: One clip broke after we tried to open it right after we took it out of the freezer. So if you use them to freeze something I would recomend that you wait a bit before unclipping. Despite having one broken clip it still seals good with 3 out of 4 though.
Overall Review: I bought 2 sets of these last year and so far I have been very pleased with them. I meant to give one set as a gift but kept them all for me hehe! The seals are easy to take out with a small groove that allows you to take a butter knife to take it out easily without damaging them. The containers are easy to clean and after a year of usage they still look like new (unlike so many others I've used) Just did a test last night by putting some water in it and then shaking it upside down and no water came out, thats after using them for almost a year so the seals seem very durable. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Problem with I/O Faceplate?
Pros: Price! Haven't gotten a chance to really test this board yet..
Cons: - Had a bit of a hard time installing the CPU fan (the stock one that snaps in). I think the holes may be slightly smaller so what you need to do is put small pressure on the metal part just to get the pins across the board then push-down the levers. - There is something wrong with that faceplate or a combination of my tower and the faceplate.. I get NO power to the board when the motherboard is installed and using the faceplate, if I take out the motherboard I do get power, putting back the mobo in the tower without the I/O faceplate also worsk fine. I only have that problem (no power to board) when I'm using the faceplate for some reason, seems like it may short the board or something.
Overall Review: Like I said, didn't really get a chance to test this board yet, I'm trying to decide if I will install this board with no I/O faceplate or contact newegg support for suggestions on what to do..
Onboard video chipset overheats
Pros: Works good when it does
Cons: - Onboard video chipset overheating issues (Dell is aware of this and only extends an extra year warranty for this problem)
Overall Review: We have had over 70% of these D630 with onboard video chipset overheating issues at work. Of the remaining 30% or so its probably just a matter of time before they start acting up. Don't waist your money on this laptop unless the issue has been addressed. And even at $230 your not really getting a good price, this is a very old laptop.
Old laptop with defective nvidia video chipset
Pros: Decent little laptop that works fine until you start experiencing video issues.
Cons: We've had a lot of these Latitudes D620 and D630 with video issues where we've had the motherboard replaced due to nvidia defective GPU chipset. Dell is giving a one year extended warranty only. It doesn't mention which video chipset is used on this one. It also states that it is refurbished which may or may not mean that the problem has been rectified. I have seen in some cases where the motherboard has been replaced with another identical motherboard with same GPU chipset with same issue so the problem is likely to reoccur. Most of the time the problem started after 2 to 3 years of ownership, laptop giving blue screen, freezes or obvious screen issues (lines accross the screen). So before you buy find out which video chipset is used, if its an Nvidia ask if its the same they've been having issues with in these model, if they can't tell you walk away.
Overall Review: Before you buy, find out exactly what it is that has been fixed (Refurbished). If its still got an nvidia chipset then find out exactly what model and google it for problems. If no known video problem then the price is ok.
Never worked
Pros: This never worked, when plugged in the USB port it would actually cause all USB ports to act up, deviced would get detected but not work properly.. I didn't bother checking the memory card reader part of it..
Cons: Lost money with this cheap device, not worth sending back due to shipping cost
Worked for 2 weeks
Pros: Cheap price
Cons: Doesn't work - Random reboots, locks - Can't even get to CMOS setup now..
Overall Review: This board worked for about 2 weeks, although It had very minimal usage as I have 2 other PCs. I started having random reboots or it would just get in a a reboot cycle and never be able to go in windows. Shuts down by itself.. Tried with different memory, one dimm vs 2 dimms at once ect.. Its very random, now I can't even seem to get into CMOS setup..
Seller ignores messages, defective screen on laptop
I have a flickering screen from the very start that I only reported over 20 days from receiving laptop because I had not have time to play with the laptop during that time. When I started to play around with it, it was very noticeable how the screen flickers. I sent 2 messages had haven't heard back, seller ignoring. I am now stuck buying a screen replacement to fix this defective one. There is no way this laptop has gone trough a refurbished process which would have identified this flaw.