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Shmuel R.

Shmuel R.

Joined on 09/25/05

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Most Favorable Review

The pros and cons are the same.

CONAIR WW48 Weight Watchers Glass Precision Electronic Scale
CONAIR WW48 Weight Watchers Glass Precision Electronic Scale

Pros: It displays my weight on a nice big blue-lit LED screen.

Cons: It displays my weight on a nice big blue-lit LED screen.

Overall Review: What other product can you buy which has the exact same pros as it does cons? I'd say this product is pretty unique! ;)

Most Critical Review

Good, BUT VIDEO CORRUPTION NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!!

EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI  FTW ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Nice Layout Good overclocking options SLI Good price

Cons: I have the video corruption problem as well. I have upgraded to the newest bios and all drivers are up to date. I play Call of duty 2, and the problem occurs sometime into my playing (about an hour). I am able to exit out of the game and shut it off with task manager, but the mouse has this odd corruption until I restart. You WILL have this problem (most likely) if you buy this board. They already released a bios with a fix, but it didn't solve the problem. They claim they are releasing another one "soon". I have no idea how long that is though. Do not buy this board if you mind waiting it out for the fix.

Overall Review: I don't understand how on earth any self respecting company can release a product with this kind of bug. What I REALLY can't understand though, is how a company can release a product with this kind of bug and still not have it fixed 6 months after its release. Shame on you nvidia!! The bottom line: This is a great board and would get 5 eggs from me if not for the video corruption problem. I am using a q6600 (which only oced to 3ghz, but I think I got a dud cpu) and a 7800gtx. When they fix it, I will review it again and tell everyone how great this board is. Until then, this is a good board with a major flaw.

Great netbook with only a minor cons: BUY IT!!!

ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE-BLK005X Fine Ebony Intel Atom N280(1.66 GHz) 10.0" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook
ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE-BLK005X Fine Ebony Intel Atom N280(1.66 GHz) 10.0" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook

Pros: Price: Based on my research this is currently the best netbook in this price range. Screen is bright and clear. Battery life is great, though nowhere near the claimed 9.5 hours under typical use. The touchpad is great, and it only took a few minutes to adjust to the (awesome) multitouch features. Keyboard looks, feels, and works great. Bright screen with decent resolution (1024x600). Doesn't come with that much crapware when compared to most preassembled computers. The power brick is TINY, so taking it along with you if you know you will be out for longer than the battery can go is not that much of a hassle. Wifi and bluetooth are integrated and work well (except for Mac OS X). Built in SD/SDHC slot. 160GB Hard drive provides ample space while keeping the price down, and you can always swap it out if you are so inclined. It runs fairly cool, so you can actually use it as a LAPtop. It is very light (although heavier than many other netbooks due to the massive battery).

Cons: It only comes with XP Home (This is easily remedied though, if you need XP Pro) The entire case is glossy and therefore picks up dust and fingerprints instantly. The hard drive is fairly slow, so booting up takes a little while. The easy way to get around this is to just use standby when you're done using it, allowing it to turn back on immediately when you need it again. The built in GPU (GMA 950) is not great for gaming, but that's what typically used for netbooks anyhow. The case it comes with is nice for carrying it around, but doens't offer any physical protection. The ethernet is not 10/100/1000, only 10/100. The CPU is not fast enough to handle youtube HD videos; they are too choppy to be watchable. Webcam snapshots come out very dark (I think this is an issue with the built in windows webcam software, because the snapshots skype takes are fine). Because the battery is so heavy, it leans BACKWARDS when on my lap. Be VERY careful or your EEE will end up on the floor. EEE(

Overall Review: The RAM is easily replaceable (just two screws), so I put in 2GB before I even turned it on. The touchpad buttons are a bit stiff, but they have broken in very well. Also, it is much easier to push them if you don't press the TOP of the button, but instead press the part of the button that angles down about 45 degrees (I think that's the part of the button you are supposed to press anyhow). I've had this about a month, and the serial number on the bottom has worn off COMPLETELY. You might want to write it down in case you need it later (the serial is also on a sticker on the box the unit comes in). Do the same for the Windows XP license key. I've set up Backtrack linux to boot from a 4GB SD card, which I leave in the SD slot. The built in wireless works great on the 1000HE, but you need to install the compat-wireless driver (google it). I setup a persistent install on the SD card so I don't have to reinstall the wireless driver every time. Use backtrack to check your wireless securi

Excellent All-in-one!

HP Photosmart C6180 Q8181A Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
HP Photosmart C6180 Q8181A Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: Fast printing, auto document feeder, flawless install using the built in wireless (READ THE INSTRUCTIONS), cheap ink replacement (35 bucks for all 6 cartridges if you buy them in a pack), looks pretty, color screen and photo printing options, faxes from the pc and using the scanner

Cons: Not very much wrong with this printer. The software is a bit bloated, though it works very well on 4 computers in my house. The software install took a little while. The software is not really as bad as some people are saying though. The printer warm up time is a bit long and sometimes it takes a bit long to start printing (like 10 seconds).

Overall Review: I looked all over for an All in one with all these features to replace both an old HP printer/scanner/copier and an old fax machine (old as in high speed 14.4 kbps data rate). I finally decided on this AIO. I didn't actually buy this through newegg, but I paid a very good price, and the ink replacement costs are so small, which is a great thing. They cost 10 bucks each for the five color cartridges and 17 for the black, but if you buy them together in one pack, its ONLY $xx for all six inks and 150 sheets of photo paper (you can get that pack at HP's site and at other stores). I spent a lot of time researching for a good AIO to use on a wireless home network, and I couldn't be happier with this device.

Very good motherboard- another first timer

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Great motherboard, great overclocking options, its lasted me all the way through the year with an x2 4800+.Pretty well laid out except for the chipset fan (for the millionth time) which is stuck under my 7800gtx (poor thing).

Cons: Chipset location, socket 939 is already "obsolete".

Overall Review: I've had this motherboard for a year now. When I got it, it was the latest and greatest thing out there and I loved it. Now, socket 939 is "obsolete and outdated" but I still love it. I've modded it to sli, used it nonstop and really worked it out well. The good thing about this is that if you are on a tight budget you can get this and a (now) cheap socket 939 dual core cpu, and you've got yourself potential for some serious gaming for pretty cheap. Of course if you can afford it, core 2 duo by intel is another world....

Does its job

Targus TGB-NB4L 900mAh 3.7V Rechargeable Battery for Canon NB4L
Targus TGB-NB4L 900mAh 3.7V Rechargeable Battery for Canon NB4L

Pros: Bought this as a spare for my Canon sd450. It works great, and I charge it with the cameras charger. This does what I need and at less than half the cost of the cannon battery.

Cons: none