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Larry H.

Larry H.

Joined on 12/18/03

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Most Favorable Review

Great Cable!

Rosewill 3.3-Foot Black Flat eSATA to SATA Cable - Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps Transfer Rates (RC-3.28-SATA-MM-BK)
Rosewill 3.3-Foot Black Flat eSATA to SATA Cable - Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps Transfer Rates (RC-3.28-SATA-MM-BK)

Pros: First - The two negative ratings are from dummies who cannot order parts properly. They did not know what they were buying when it was clearly labeled and then they blame the product. Geeeeze! This cable is durable and well constructed. It is a great buy for the money.

Cons: No negatives to report

Overall Review: This is SATA to eSATA cable. It is used primarily to connect an External SATA (eSATA) device to one of the internal SATA connectors (usually on your motherboard where they are pleantiful). This will allow you to use one of the cheaper external drives without having to buy an eSATA card or adapter. Take a look at your connectors before ordering. One is straight and the other is "L" shaped. Make sure that this is the cable that you need.

Most Critical Review

Good Blu-Ray player but watch out

Sony Bravia 3D WiFi Built-in Blu-ray Player BDP-S580
Sony Bravia 3D WiFi Built-in Blu-ray Player BDP-S580

Pros: Nice look at a great price

Cons: I specifically bought a Sony Blu-ray player because I own a lot of other Sony products such as Video Cameras, Digital Cameras, etc... I wanted to ensure compatibility. Most specifically, I wanted to play my HD videos from my Webbie HD cam. Most video formats played well. I updated the firmware and the the player would NOT play my MP4 videos from my Sony HD Camera. I searched the net and others suffered the same fate. Actually, I could not find a video format that it would play except standard store bought movie Blu-Ray disks. Before the update, it played a fair amount of formats. Sony has a reputation for doing this. It looks like their movie production division weilds more power than their home products division. I returned mine. Make sure that you update the firmware within your warrenty period and then make sure that you can revert back to previous firmware after the warrenty period expires.

Overall Review: Watch out, don't get stuck!

Great Remote!

Logitech Infrared Universal Harmony 200 Remote Control - 3rd Party
Logitech Infrared Universal Harmony 200 Remote Control - 3rd Party

Pros: Easy Setup. Great remote at a great price. Device looks great and is high quality. Much better quality than I expected for the price. This remote programmed my TV which my Comcast Cable box could not. Comcast recommended that I buy a third party remote. (My TV is rare)

Cons: It is kind of annoying having to create an account to program your device but it is cool that it saves all of your setup information. (not an egg looser)

Overall Review: The transmitter is on the back of the device (opposite of the buttons) so it works best with the buttons facing you. This is a good design but I was used to the remote controls with the transmitter on the top. Great design!

Great Router!

D-Link Wireless-N Home Router (DIR-601), N150
D-Link Wireless-N Home Router (DIR-601), N150

Pros: I've had it over a month and it has never locked-up. I've never had to reset it or power it down after initially setting it up. I've owned several routers which had to be reset daily. I do very heavy downloading and I am very demanding. This router was very easy to setup. I upgraded the firmware to "ddWRT DIR-601" first. (Google it). I had to powered it down a lot during the setup process but I have never have had a problem with it. I have 2 Wii's, a cable box, 3 computers, Blue-ray player, an I-Pod, two printers and a WiFi enabled cell phone connected to this and they are all running great. After installing this router, everything ran much faster and better.

Cons: There are no negative issues with this router. Does not make toast?

Overall Review: I waited a month before writing a review because you really need that much time to properly evaluate it. I am totally impressed with this router especially considering it was $19. Those who wrote negative reviews are really misinformed. I highly recommend this router and of course New Egg is a slam-dunk everytime.

Excellent fan

XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System XLF XLF-F1255 120mm Power Management White LED Black Case Fan PSU Molex Adapter/extender included
XIGMATEK FCB (Fluid Circulative Bearing) Cooling System XLF XLF-F1255 120mm Power Management White LED Black Case Fan PSU Molex Adapter/extender included

Pros: Excellent fan. I bought them for the high static pressure because I am pulling air through an air filter. They are doing a great job. Great flow, great cooling. They are quiet. I cannot hear them, even at low speeds.

Cons: The included extension cable extends only to a power supply cable. This should not be a problem unless you have some obscure motherboard.

Overall Review: Great fan for filtered applications. I connected to my motherboard fan power connectors and then turned on the fan speed monitor probe. I bought these to replace my stock fans which all four failed after four years.

Great bang for the buck

Samsung ML Series ML-2525 Personal Up to 24 ppm Monochrome USB Laser Printer
Samsung ML Series ML-2525 Personal Up to 24 ppm Monochrome USB Laser Printer

Pros: Great print quality. Nice compact, no frills design. It is quiet and fast. You can usually find these under $50 which is the current price on Newegg.

Cons: The toner cartridge has a rated capacity of 2,500 pages. Usually laser printers have a toner cartridge rating of 7,000 to 10,000 pages. The toner cartridge that comes with it is a low capacity and you can only expect to get about 1,000 pages from it. (This is typical for new printer cartridges.)

Overall Review: This is a great add on printer for those who need to print black & white documents periodically. After six months of use I just bought my first replacement cartridge on e b a y for $26. The price in the stores are more than I paid for the printer.