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Thomas M.

Thomas M.

Joined on 06/24/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Works well with FREEBSD put on FIRST IDE channel, alone

SYBA SD-CF-2IDE-U Dual Ultra IDE to Compact Flash Adapter
SYBA SD-CF-2IDE-U Dual Ultra IDE to Compact Flash Adapter

Pros: The device supports ultradma33 (might work better with 66, but freebsd doesn't seem to like). It is small, and fits nicely in the PC. Has pretty blinkies as well.

Cons: The device does not play well on 'mixed' ide channels e.g. MUST be on the first channel in order to boot.

Overall Review: Overall I now have a hybrid flash disk/traditional hard disk running on freebsd. Kind of cool.

Update to my last review (it DOES do WPA2!)

brother HL-5370DWT Monochrome Laser Printer with Wireless Networking, Duplex and Dual Paper Trays
brother HL-5370DWT Monochrome Laser Printer with Wireless Networking, Duplex and Dual Paper Trays

Pros: On my last review, I didn’t' look far enough in the printer configs. it DOes support wpa2 and a whole slew of wireless stuff.

Cons: The pokeyness was due to a complex pdf that I was printing. "Normal' pdfs are really quick.

Printer works very well, a tad poky in BR-Script mode

brother HL-5370DWT Monochrome Laser Printer with Wireless Networking, Duplex and Dual Paper Trays
brother HL-5370DWT Monochrome Laser Printer with Wireless Networking, Duplex and Dual Paper Trays

Pros: It works great with my mac on both network and on the lan. It has two settings, brscript3 and hpgl. Hpgl is faster, but not as pretty as brscript3 (aka postscript). The ppd's seem to work 'out of the box'. I was also impressed in that the unit works via HTTPS, and snmpv3 (and turns off stupid things like TFTP, telnet etc!) once you enable the https. Additionally the printer has nifty stats pages, works with static or DHCP, and automatically registered itself via dhcp. It does wireless, but only WEP, not WPA2 or WPA. Once it gets done rasterizing the .pdf files its zippy, but it can take a minute or two processing. I bought with memory, AllComponents 512MB 144-Pin SO-DIMM PC 100 Laptop Memory Model ACSO100X64/512 - OEM works great in the printer. It works with Mac, Linux, and the OTHER os (ick). The default password is 'access' the first time you set it up.

Cons: Doesn't do wpa-2 or wpa, only wep. I just use on the wireless. Its a tad pokey getting the 'first' page out when printing PDF files.

Overall Review: I like the fact that it can handle 500 sheets of paper. No more 'partial' reams. It is rather large with the 'extra' paper tray attached. Duplex seems to work well, printing was Excellent, especially at 1200 dpi.

Works great in brother HL53700DWT

AllComponents 512MB 144-Pin SO-DIMM PC 100 Laptop Memory Model ACSO100X64/512
AllComponents 512MB 144-Pin SO-DIMM PC 100 Laptop Memory Model ACSO100X64/512

Pros: Works great with the Brother HL5370DWT and its ilk.

Cons: Price!

Overall Review: I bought this because I wanted some ram to use with my printer.

Great Printer, Prints on CDs

HP Photosmart D5360 Q8361A Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality USB HP Thermal Inkjet Photo Color Printer
HP Photosmart D5360 Q8361A Up to 32 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality USB HP Thermal Inkjet Photo Color Printer

Pros: The product works as advertised. It duplexes, prints on DVD's, or CDS (inkjet printable), and does a good job of it. It also has a memory card reader and will read SDHC. Which came as a little surprise me. Works beautifully in both m$ and Linux.

Cons: The ink cartridges are one unit, rather than separate units for each ink type. The black is one cartridge, and the color another.

Overall Review: For $75.00 it is a GREAT buy, and the duplexing is a definite plus. Get 'waterproof' dvd/cds for printing to keep smearing down.

Good Program easy to use

Intuit TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State for Tax Year 2007
Intuit TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State for Tax Year 2007

Pros: The product works as advertised, it even types in your w4's for you!

Cons: The price, but its deductible.

Overall Review: Kind of scary how much info is out there electronically