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Gregory A.

Gregory A.

Joined on 10/12/07

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Most Favorable Review

Great adapter for a desktop

Rosewill RNX-N250UBE - Wireless N300 Wi-Fi Adapter - IEEE 802.11b/11g/11n, (2T2R), Up to 300 Mbps Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, Two 5 dBi High Power Detachable Antenna
Rosewill RNX-N250UBE - Wireless N300 Wi-Fi Adapter - IEEE 802.11b/11g/11n, (2T2R), Up to 300 Mbps Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, Two 5 dBi High Power Detachable Antenna

Pros: You can plug this right into a USB port, but the antennae are a bit big for that. Better is using the wire it comes with to plug in and then place the unit nearby for improving reception. That makes it a lot more suited to a desktop than a laptop or netbook. Plugged it into Linux Mint and had it working right away.

Cons: Not dual-band, so you have to keep your wireless router broadcasting at 2.4GHz even if it can also do 5.0GHz.

Overall Review: For $10, this was a good deal.

Most Critical Review

So close to being great

Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30 Watts 2.1 3 Piece Flat Panel Design Subwoofer & Satellite Speaker System
Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30 Watts 2.1 3 Piece Flat Panel Design Subwoofer & Satellite Speaker System

Pros: Clarity, power, and style for the money

Cons: Lacking midrange. Tweeter stands are too light and narrow to stay up if you accidentally bump the desk, and come crashing down.

Overall Review: If only these speakers didn't have a noticeably weak midrange, they would be worth double the money.

11/10/2016

Good headphones when they work

Rosewill Prelude Lite - RWH-002 - On-Ear Wood Headphones, Headset
Rosewill Prelude Lite - RWH-002 - On-Ear Wood Headphones, Headset

Pros: -Snug fit -Low price -Nice, deep sound

Cons: -Might be too tight to wear comfortably, with no way to loosen them -Volume switch on cable does not work -The audio is finicky so that whenever I turn my head even slightly, I lose the right side audio. These aren't usable anymore without fixing this problem. Since I don't know whether it's the audio jack on the headphones or the audio cable provided, I'm just going to donate these.

10/30/2017

Would not buy again

Brother MFC-J450dw 6000 x 1200 dpi USB / Wireless Duplex InkJet MFP Color Printer
Brother MFC-J450dw 6000 x 1200 dpi USB / Wireless Duplex InkJet MFP Color Printer

Pros: Scanning is fine. Steps to set up Linux drivers via command line are (mostly) clear on the Brother website.

Cons: If you thought you might use this as a black and white printer, think again. You can't print anything if one of your color cartridges is empty, even if you have plenty of black ink.

Overall Review: I bought this printer to scan documents and print basic text documents and now I need to shell out three times as much money as I should to buy ink I have no use for.

Junk

Pros: Read my tire pressure and displayed it to me a few times.

Cons: Battery lasted about nine months. Considering I rarely used it and it was a lithium battery, it obviously shipped with something almost totally used up.

Overall Review: I bought mine because it was on sale for $5 and I thought I'd give it a shot. It's not worth buying at any price though, assuming you are buying a tire pressure gauge that you expect to work.

12/30/2015

Disappointing

D-Link DHP-309AV PowerLine AV500 Mini Adapter Starter Kit
D-Link DHP-309AV PowerLine AV500 Mini Adapter Starter Kit

Pros: Cheap, easy setup, throughput seemed to be very good

Cons: Dropped connection two to three times every session when trying to stream music or video. No response from vendor for support, so these had to be returned.

Overall Review: I tested these with one unit plugged into the wall by my router in my basement and then moved the other unit to different outlets upstairs connecting to my desktop. One outlet allowed only 10-12 Mbps; another, only three feet away but on another wall, allowed for as much bandwidth as my Internet connection could handle (about 54Mbps). Unfortunately, they don't like to stream much. Even finding good outlets for my desktop connection, the unit would stop working whenever I tried to stream any music or video, requiring a manual reset. This was every time I sat down for a session at the computer. I tried contacting support, but there was no response. I don't know if it was a heat issue or what, but that really killed the convenience of having them, so I went back to wireless.