Joined on 10/18/09
Notebook CoolerBasic
Pros: Simple, Straight Forward, Functional, Not Complicated, Mobile, Sturdy
Cons: Small Footprint
Overall Review: I bought this to provide passive cooling to a laptop I use primarily for VOIP service. The Cooler worked as expected. Others who have seen it have also expressed an interest in getting one and have done so on several occasions; All who have purchased seem pleased. Albeit, I believe $25 bucks list may be a bit high, when on sale these units have value.
Polk Powered SubWoofer
Pros: I was very impressed with the speaker. I have never had a separate subwoofer before, but my first set of speaker were a set of Bose 601's I bought in 1979 so I had a good benchmark for evaluation.
Cons: Speaker Arrived w/ Gril splintered into many,many,many pieces. There was no visable damage to the box. The Speaker is heavy and packed in such a way that the box that the speaker and grill are protected by molded styrofoam blocks on top and bottom. The packaging does not afford any support for incidental bumps and bruises one would expect a box of this size would take in transit. A simple bump on th Grill side of the box could easily result in Grill damage. There was a thin layer of packing that prevented the splintered plastic from the damaged Grill from causing damage to the speaker (cone) itself. Faced with the option of returning the speaker, I opted to call the mfg'r. Polkaudio gladly cut an order for a replacing Grill at no charge but lead time for the replacement Grill(for the speaker received in mid December of 2011) is February of 2012. Well, patience is a virtue........
Overall Review: The damaged Grill had absolutely no impact on the speaker's performance. I really like Polk Audio overall..... Not super, super,duper but their products all seem to be of a high quality and seem to have consistency. I had just bought a pair of Monitor 60's Series II as part of my Home Theatre project. I plan to get a set of Monitor 70's to help finish my project. NewEgg has been offering the Polkaudio products at a very, very fair price resulting in a very,very good value.
Asics Watch Review
Pros: Watch had more features than I knew I would use. Product was priced right and keeps time well. It was fairly easy to set-up
Cons: I hate to say it but I'm getting older every day and so are my eyes. The instruction manual has typeset sooooo small it was a challenge to read it.
Overall Review: I'd buy it again all things considered w/o regret. Seems rugged and well made. Time will tell how durable it is.
123 Copy Platinium
Pros: After reading reviews I was a bit skeptical abt purchasing this product. If the product is loaded correctly following the simple directions and one owns a BD burner it works like a charm. The only drawback is the sloooooow prep time. Avg abt 4hrs before a very fast burn. I am very happy with the product.
Cons: The very, very, very, slow prep time. I have a very quick machine w/ an x6 processor and plenty of RAM. Not sure it is normal but I've accepted the slow pace.....The finished product is well worth it.
Overall Review: I looked very carefully at all products out there before purchasing this item.....I'm very satisfied.
Ashford Watch
Watch was sent in a very timely manner. The product met or excedded my expectations. Vendor did their job well.