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Andy Y.

Andy Y.

Joined on 09/11/03

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it does work.... however...

Nintendo Wii Remote
Nintendo Wii Remote

Pros: it works. (my second one does at least) The first one didn't work on me due to problems with motion detection and I had to RMA it with Newegg. Took a while to get my replacement due to labor day weekend, but it's understandable.

Cons: it performs quite differently compare to any other wiimotes that I own. The camera doesn't detect the IR light from the sensor bar like the other wiimotes (it detected different intensity and distance between the two IR light sources), so the other player have to stand at a different distance from the sensor bar in order for this wiimote to perform the same way. (weird enough) You can't press the A button as deep as the other wiimotes, the construction just feels cheaper than the wiimote that came with my Wii and another Wiimote that I bought elsewhere. The expansion slot is really stiff and it's hard to plug/pull the nunchuck/classic controller. You really have to jam it in.

Overall Review: Both wiimotes that I received from newegg are the series FCC ID: P00-WC45 IC:4250A-WC45 I RMAed my first wiimote because the motion detection doesn't work. The replacement seems to work, but still perform differently from the original ones. Try both controllers on the same game and you'll see what I mean. I'm not gonna bother RMA another one especially when this new one does work somewhat. This new Wiimote performed the same way as the one that I RMAed with the bad motion detection, except the motion detection works on this new one. I noticed that the packaging color is slightly more "yellow" than my other wiimote. Also the wiimote graphic on the package is off-centered compare to the packaging of my other wiimote. It seems like Newegg has a bad batch of wiimotes....

terrible quality control

MSI Gaming N780 TF 3GD5/OC G-SYNC Support  GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
MSI Gaming N780 TF 3GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Pros: runs everything at ultra decent price

Cons: Causes my computer to not boot after a few months. I spent 5 hours trying to debug what happened to my computer as it randomly turned off and wouldn't start back up. Pulled out cables and minimized it to be the video card's problem. Then, I found a small chip dropping out of my video card when I pulled it out!

Overall Review: now I'm worried about their quality, my motherboard is a MSI board as well, mpower Z87......

bad arrow keys

RAZER DeathStalker USB Gaming Keyboard
RAZER DeathStalker USB Gaming Keyboard

Pros: hard to find a gaming keyboard that uses Chiclet style key looks nice with the lighting if you're looking at it at a distance.

Cons: bad arrow keys. The arrow keys feels completely different from the rest of the keys. Most of the keys are pretty much responsive, EXCEPT the arrow keys. I can press the arrow keys all the way down and it will not register. I have to push it all the way down, and then force the key down and it will eventually register somewhere (pass the "click" feeling, there is no actual "click") It gets extremely annoying because you pretty much have to slam the arrow keys for it to register. I'm not sure why the arrow keys feel so different from the rest of the keys, but this is getting extremely annoying. Not sure if this is a defect on the keyboard or a design problem. But all four arrow keys behave consistently bad. the lighting is a little inconsistent. also you can see the plastic inside the keys from the light (for example, you can see an obvious piece of black plastic in key F5 and F6, bad design

did not work

MSI Z87 MPOWER LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform Intel Motherboard
MSI Z87 MPOWER LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform Intel Motherboard

Pros: it looks nice, cool lights

Cons: stuck at the AE error code on first boot, no video output with the both of the onboard HDMI ports (I haven't bought my video card yet) have done a lot of trouble shooting and none of that worked.

Overall Review: I have a rebate for this card, so I need this to work ASAP. I hope newegg will still honor my rebate since I can't really test this at all.

12/15/2013
Rosewill Patented 5" Anti-skid Cushion for GPS
Rosewill Patented 5" Anti-skid Cushion for GPS

Pros: pretty useful, product works fine

Cons: what I've received from Newegg appears to be either an open box, or refurb/used product. The paper that is at the bottom of the cushion is detached right when I opened the box, there are scratches on the plate where the suction cup should be. Unfortunately because I have to send in a rebate for this and I'm moving across the country and needed this for my GPS, I can't really spend the time to return it. The product itself is good, just that the condition of it is questionable, or perhaps poor packaging on rosewill part that causes the product to bang around when getting shipped.

Authentic wiimote?

Nintendo Wii Remote
Nintendo Wii Remote

Pros: another problem of this wiimote added to the previous comment that I've made.

Cons: In games like resident evil umbrella chronicles, I tested a chapter with my original wiimote and the one I bought from newegg, and here are problems that I notice with the wiimote from newegg which I don't find from my original controller: the camera cursor will get "stuck" at the same on screen position for about 1 sec randomly, about every 1-2 minutes or so. within that 1 sec, the buttons actually work (B button shooting). the camera keeps moving within about 4-5 pixels or so, even when I place it down on a stable object. it doesn't improve/gets worse if I move the wiimote closer/further from the sensor bar.

Overall Review: I have tested both wiimotes in the same lighting condition, same set of batteries, same sensor bar for comparison. Same problem exist when I tested it on my friend's Wii. All these problems that I'm getting are all pointing towards newegg's wiimote's image sensor as the main problem up. I've seen similar problems on my parents' wii before with a wiimote that they bought online, which I doubt it was a real nintendo one. (they didn't understand the difference) Notice there are other using having DOA wiimotes, that gives me doubts about these wiimotes that newegg carry whether they're real nintendo wiimotes or not.