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Christopher D.

Christopher D.

Joined on 03/09/04

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Nice Cable

Link Depot MHHSN-6 6 ft. Mini HDMI Male to Male High Speed Networking Cable Male to Male
Link Depot MHHSN-6 6 ft. Mini HDMI Male to Male High Speed Networking Cable Male to Male

Pros: Purchased for a Canon T2i to interface with my Sharp HDTV. Works perfectly.

Cons: No cons.

Overall Review: Nice budget cable that performs just fine.

Most Critical Review

If at first they don't succeed...

SeaSonic S12 II SS-430GB 430W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified  Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic S12 II SS-430GB 430W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Attractive layout, plenty of connectors. I like the power switch on the back. Replacement unit was very, very quiet.

Cons: Ticking fan led to RMA of original unit.

Overall Review: The fan in the first unit I received had an intermittent ticking noise that was quite audible. Since I wanted a very quiet PSU for a HTPC I RMA'd it. The RMA process went smoothly and the replacment unit had a non-ticking fan.

Poor battery life and random shutdowns

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 1.0" Black 4GB MP3 Player SDMX18R-004GK-A57
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 1.0" Black 4GB MP3 Player SDMX18R-004GK-A57

Pros: Overall a nice player, good sound quality and ability to add microSD card is very useful. Very small and lightweight. Works well in Linux as a mass storage device.

Cons: I experienced only 7 hours (not the 15 claimed) on my first unit. I sent it back for a replacement. The replacement was left outside my door by the delivery person and was stolen. I bought a second one and the battery behavior was identical. The battery indicator gets down to half-full after about 6 hours then rapidly drops to zero in about 1 hour after that. Both players I've owned have exhibited this same behavior. In addition, the player will stop playing a song and need to be rebooted occasionally, this happens about once every 2 hours or so.

Overall Review: I would say you probably get your money's worth since this player isn't that expensive, but don't expect stellar performance and don't believe that 15 hour battery life claim.

Nice Card

Patriot LX Series 16GB Class 10 Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model PSF16GSDHC10
Patriot LX Series 16GB Class 10 Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model PSF16GSDHC10

Pros: Very fast card at a competitive price.

Cons: Limited when shooting RAW (might be limit of camera itself).

Overall Review: Bought this for a Cannon 550D/T2i DSLR and it is working nicely for that. I can shoot video and continuous shooting at highest JPEG quality without slowdown. The only thing that chokes is trying to shoot more than three continuous RAW photos or trying to shoot raw stills during video, but I think this may be a limitation of the camera itself.

Died on me after 5 months of normal use

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223F
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223F

Pros: It basically functioned for 5 months. Not expensive.

Cons: The tray began opening at random and it stopped reading discs. This occurred in both Linux and Windows. When it did work, t was very loud at full speed but silent at lower speeds. It would regularly have difficulty reading DVD discs even when it was new and operating.

Overall Review: I can't recommend this drive based on my experiences.

Excellent Drive

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223F
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S223F

Pros: While audible at full speed, at regular DVD playback speed it is very quiet, perfect for my HTPC.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Recommended.