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Peter W.

Peter W.

Joined on 04/27/03

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Most Favorable Review

Worth the upgrade

CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler - Intel Only (CW-9060006-WW)
CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler - Intel Only (CW-9060006-WW)

Pros: + Can be used at air intake or exhaust + Much better heat sink than stock intel

Cons: - fan screws too short to use the rubber washers that comes with my PC case. End up having to give up the rubber washers. - no easy way to confirm the pump is working

Overall Review: The i7-4790K LGA 1150 overheats (reaches 100 degree C) when using stock intel heat sink. So I replaced it with this corsair cooler. Against corsair's recommendation, I installed it as an exhaust because my PC case is setup as positive pressure. Although not as optimum, the CPUs still run alot cooler than using stock intel heat sink. I also removed the thermal compound that comes with it and used arctic silver. I wish there is a light to indicate the pump is working, and an overheat alarm in case the pump fails.

Most Critical Review

inexpensive PT not Z camera

Foscam FI8910W Wireless/Wired Pan & Tilt 480 TVL Dome-Shaped IP Surveillance Camera w/ IR-Cut Filter 2-Pack (Black)
Foscam FI8910W Wireless/Wired Pan & Tilt 480 TVL Dome-Shaped IP Surveillance Camera w/ IR-Cut Filter 2-Pack (Black)

Pros: inexpensive

Cons: lens barrel distortion no confirmation of successful wireless connection no exposure options, full auto at all times

Overall Review: It pans and tilts but doesn't zoom. There is a built-in web server for controlling the device, just like your router. If you want to connect to this device from outside your house, you need to set your router to port forward. It has built-in support for DDNS that I haven't tried. I didn't use the bundled CD; I used an IP scanner to find the camera's IP and then just use a browser. It has the same MAC addr on both wired and wireless. There's a clicking sound when IR is being switched on or off. The IR LEDs are visible but very dimly red. Focusing is focus free --anything from 2 foot out is reasonably sharp. The overall packaging, user manual, and the built-in web server have a low budget feel.

Black and white only!

D-Link DCS-932L Day & Night Wi-Fi Camera
D-Link DCS-932L Day & Night Wi-Fi Camera

Pros: Easy setup is easy to setup. Just download the exe and run it.

Cons: (1) I was surprised it is black and white. I guess I assume it was color because it doesn't say black and white anywhere (2) What is the IP address of the webcam when connect via wifi? I need that for my router to reserve the same ip for the camera -- not necessary but easier for me to manage it. (3) refresh rate is low (12 fps) when using the dlink cloud

Overall Review: No where does it say black and white only. I only realized that after I installed the camera. True, it doesn't say color either.

10/12/2015

Drive bay runs hot

Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic Compact ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic Compact ATX Mid Tower Case

Pros: + No tools needed to add a drive to the lower drive bay + Plenty of space to mount case fans

Cons: -Power supply at bottom. If the case is placed on carpet it would block the air intake of power supply. Must be placed on hard surface. -The bottom of the power supply rattles against the case -The lower drive bay runs hot. Even mounting a fan in front of the drive bay doesn't help much because drive bay wall blocks most air flow - One of the front cover latch is blocked if the bottom drive bay is in use - adding a hard drive requires removing both side panels - no quick release for side panels

DOA twice

Seagate BarraCuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: seemed to be a good deal

Cons: The new drive I received had drive error. I didn't use it until the warranty was almost over. I sent it in for a replacement. The replacement drive also was DOA and makes the PC way slower to boot up. Unfortunately I also didn't test it immediately. By the time I found out, it's past warranty period.

10/17/2014

Works, with a privacy caveat

Obihai OBI100 VoIP Telephone Adapter with Google Voice & SIP
Obihai OBI100 VoIP Telephone Adapter with Google Voice & SIP

Pros: Free "landline". The obi100 is smaller than I thought -- smaller than a deck of cards.

Cons: You have to give obihai your google voice's account name and password! Also, I wish the setup process is a little simpler.

Overall Review: If you have not setup your google voice yet, create a new google account instead of using an existing one, because you'd have to give the password to obihai.

12/30/2012