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Eugene C.

Eugene C.

Joined on 08/16/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great

LITE-ON SK-2085 Black 4 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-2085 Black 4 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard

Pros: Very quiet. Solid feeling. Good so far

Cons: Not as thin as I thought it'd be from the pictures.

Overall Review: It's not apple keyboard thin by far, but what would you expect at this price. It definitely seems durable and solid, doesn't have a cheap feel. The travel distance is shorter than a normal one of course. But if you like thinkpad keyboards, I think you'd probably like this, though the thinkpads have a bit more of a tactile "click" feedback, this one's squishier.

Most Critical Review

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LITE-ON SK-2085 Black 4 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-2085 Black 4 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard

Pros: Have to update my previous 5 star review... Pros: Cheap, slim, small

Cons: Upon some longer term usage, some problems became apparent with the action of the keys not registering. It's kind of "squishy" in that some keypresses do not register, especially the spacebar. This got so annoying I spent another 15 bucks and got a logitech, and declined to return this one since the refund would be almost as much to ship back

Best standard+media ever

CM Storm QuickFire XT - Full Size Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue/Green Switches
CM Storm QuickFire XT - Full Size Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with CHERRY MX Blue/Green Switches

Pros: Great clicky feel for typing. Not quite buckling-spring (like the old IBM keyboards) but closest I have gotten. Satisfying travel and sound. It is quite loud, so if typing quietly while webcamming is important, don't get this. Or get it anyway b/c it's worth it. Windows key lock is a good feature for gaming. N-key rollover via ps/2 is good. No ghosting whatsoever. Didn't try on USB. Cable is a normal-sized USB plug, which can also disconnect from the keyboard itself.

Cons: Wish the media keys didn't require a Fn keypress, but it's a minor gripe. Not backlit, but doesn't matter. I'd rather the LEDs not burn out/distract.

Overall Review: Wish there was something this good in a split/ergonomic form factor.

10/13/2013

Mostly good

TP-LINK TL-WR740N Wireless N150 Home Router, 150Mbps, IP QoS, WPS Button
TP-LINK TL-WR740N Wireless N150 Home Router, 150Mbps, IP QoS, WPS Button

Pros: Stock firmware actually isn't that bad. Easy to use, straightforward. Cheap router. Pretty fast. Comes with wireless AND 4 physical ports.

Cons: I had to reboot after 20 days, when it started showing erratic behavior (it'd load part of a webpage, once in a while). The reboot fixed it easy though. I wouldn't put anything mission critical on it. DD-WRT HAS MAJOR LIMITATION(S), posted on the DD-WRT wiki page for this router: as of v4: -LAN client cannot see each other (possibly fixed on latest build) -No TX rate increase -No 40Mhz channel (means NO 150mbps advertised speed, capped to 20mhz which is at 72 Mbps) That means double check your needs before flashing. I never flashed to DD-WRT so I can't comment on that for this router.

Overall Review: My setup is just one laptop and one android smartphone, so it's comparatively light.