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Robert C.

Robert C.

Joined on 12/27/02

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Most Favorable Review

Panel Good, Speakers Bad

Acer KN242HYL 23.8" Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz DVI HDMI VGA Built-in Speakers WideScreen Backlit LED IPS LCD Monitor
Acer KN242HYL 23.8" Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz DVI HDMI VGA Built-in Speakers WideScreen Backlit LED IPS LCD Monitor

Pros: Great looking panel, bright and vibrant and sharp.

Cons: Speakers are a complete waste. The volume is not high enough be be audible. DO NOT buy this unless you have some other way of getting sound out of your PC beyond an occasional beep. I really wanted functional speakers on my monitor but should have looked elsewhere.

Overall Review: The speakers are so worthless, I feel a little cheated.

Most Critical Review

Avoid.

TYAN S3950G2NR Tomcat H1000S AM2 ServerWorks HT1000 ATX AMD Opteron Server Motherboard
TYAN S3950G2NR Tomcat H1000S AM2 ServerWorks HT1000 ATX AMD Opteron Server Motherboard

Pros: fairly stable and feature rich.

Cons: Shipped without a heatsink bracket. There was no way to mount a heatsink to the cpu. NewEgg would not RMA as bracket does not appear in photo, TYAN promised to send one ASAP, but never did. Both companies dropped the ball on this one.

Overall Review: Board is useless without a means to mount a heatsink to thte cpu. you will have to make or buy one separately. good luck!

REAL DEAL

Lenovo ThinkPad Battery 44++ (9 Cell) 0A36307 for ThinkPad X220
Lenovo ThinkPad Battery 44++ (9 Cell) 0A36307 for ThinkPad X220

Pros: This is a genuine Lenovo battery. Most of the ones I've seen prior to this are clearly fake/knock-off units that are not fully functional (ex: they don't correctly report their level of charge). Lenovo wants about $150 for this item, Newegg Sold me mine for less than $90. great price!

Cons: High capacity battery extends slightly past back of laptop.

Great Performance, not durability

ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router Dual Band N600 Multimedia Ultra Slim Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n support USB Storage, Print and Media Server
ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router Dual Band N600 Multimedia Ultra Slim Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n support USB Storage, Print and Media Server

Pros: This is the fastest router I have used. that includes dedicated single board computers. WOW! this thing flings bits like a demon. love the throughput and all the features in the GUI.

Cons: Mine is dead after 2 months. Power supply lights up, but no activity on the router. <SIGH>. Asus website is a nightmare to navigate. My router is under wireless, not networking. Chat must have been busy because i was 86th in the queue and the estimated wait was over 2 hours. totally worthless.

Not like a Model M

Rosewill RK-9000 - Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Blue Switches
Rosewill RK-9000 - Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Blue Switches

Pros: Much nicer than a membrane type keyboard. It is mechanically clicky Comes with USB and PS2 cable.

Cons: not very much pressure is required to depress a key. The plastic exterior seems a little flimsy.

Overall Review: Pales next to the mighty Model M feel wise. I came up in the world coding on those luscious keyboards, and have 2 in my stable. these were proposed as a modern substitute, but alas they fall short. It's an OK keyboard, not a great one.

11/29/2012

Cheap and low Power

ASUS C60M1-I AMD Fusion APU C-60 (1.0 GHz, dual core) AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo
ASUS C60M1-I AMD Fusion APU C-60 (1.0 GHz, dual core) AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: Cheap, Low Power, 6 Sata. This cries to be a NAS. With a properly specified power supply (300w 80+ bronze), I'm idling at 36w, and spinning 3 drives.

Cons: Unstable under BSD,Linux,and windows server. Linux/BSD support is weak for the all important onboard NIC.

Overall Review: On day 3 of trying to make this work. Unstable with either of 2 DIMMS purchased with it. A complete letdown.