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Douglas G.

Douglas G.

Joined on 06/25/09

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Most Favorable Review

A Dream Come True

NETGEAR WPN824NAR RangeMax Wireless Router IEEE 802.11b/g
NETGEAR WPN824NAR RangeMax Wireless Router IEEE 802.11b/g

Pros: After buying dozens of routers from linksys, netgear, and others... This router stands the test of time with fantastic reliability, easy configuration, peace of mind. All my other routers came with some issue, but this is what you buy when you don't want to fool around. If you absolutely need 802.11n speeds, well ok, but in any other case this is the one they got right. I highly recommend it.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I really mean it, this one gives you a great feeling. It just works.

Most Critical Review

Very Skeptical User

Western Digital My Book Studio II 4TB Dual-Drive External Storage System with RAID
Western Digital My Book Studio II 4TB Dual-Drive External Storage System with RAID

Pros: Large with variety of interfaces

Cons: I have a pile of dead dual drive external WD drives. They run for a while then they just stop responding, even to the WD Raid application. I don't own one of these, but I am unwilling to invest in yet another expensive drive. The idea of two drives in mirrored mode sounds good, but the dual drives didn't help these stay viable. I guess we will have to see how these perform for brave adopters.

Terrible Product to be avoided

Microsoft Office Mac 2008 Home and Student
Microsoft Office Mac 2008 Home and Student

Pros: Good for nothing if you cannot install it without breaking your system

Cons: This package destroyed my system keychain during installation and ultimately caused me to have to reload everything, os, apps, and data. It was very disappointing for this product to behave so badly.

Overall Review: There is other software available (for free) that served this function.

Great little openbsd server

MSI Wind PC Intel 945GC Barebone
MSI Wind PC Intel 945GC Barebone

Pros: Runs openbsd beautifully except for X which I have not managed to get going. X is not necessary for my application though. Cute, quiet, priced well. I am very happy with my purchase.

Cons: The front bezel is a little tricky to reinstall. The manual doesn't mention that you must remove two screws on the front before the drive cage comes free. Manual font is small.

Overall Review: Perfect for small unix server use.