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Dustin Z.

Dustin Z.

Joined on 12/18/05

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Most Favorable Review

Almost perfect

Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC 3.5" HDD Trayless Hot-Swap Backplane Module Converts 3 X 5.25" to 5 X 3.5" SAS/SATA 6Gb/s HDD (Vertical) - Aluminum Cage & Tray w/ Security Keylock, 80mm Fan & LED Indicator
Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC 3.5" HDD Trayless Hot-Swap Backplane Module Converts 3 X 5.25" to 5 X 3.5" SAS/SATA 6Gb/s HDD (Vertical) - Aluminum Cage & Tray w/ Security Keylock, 80mm Fan & LED Indicator

Overall Review: As every case I've seen has tabs between each of the 5.25" bays, it would've been nice if this had slots molded into the sides so it would fit into the bays properly. I had to bend all the tabs on each bay flat so this would slide in. Not a big deal as I've already ripped the case apart for a custom built design anyway. Secondly, the two sata power plugs are very close together. For a moment I wasn't even sure if I could get both of them plugged in. These two oversights are why I docked an egg. So far after running for several days, I have not experienced any drops or disconnections in my drives (running raid-z2), so I'm happy.

Most Critical Review

Junk

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive

Pros: It didn't explode into a fireball of destruction?

Cons: Failed after a year or so. RMA process useless and refused to replace it.

Overall Review: Drive corrupted data and mixed up sectors at random. After running multiple scan tools and smart tests, it failed every one of them. All except for seagate's scan tool they use for RMA. Despite everything else in the world showing the drive was a complete failure, they refused to replace it. Never had this issue with WD, which is why I never bought seagate again in 10 years.

Best I ever had

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: 10 years and still works flawlessly

Cons: Not modular (if that was even a thing in 2007)

Overall Review: I always bought Antec before but tried seasonic after reading reviews and wanting a ultra quiet PSU. I've been using only seasonic every since. Believe it or not, this currently powers my mini-itx build (7700k and gtx 1060) until I find a modular replacement.

Great novelty drive that actually works

DANE-ELEC 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with 600 Hoyle Casino Games DA-ZP-04G-PO-R-C-HG
DANE-ELEC 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with 600 Hoyle Casino Games DA-ZP-04G-PO-R-C-HG

Pros: I've used it a lot of the years and it still works to this day. It was fairly inexpensive.

Cons: It's only a 4GB.

Overall Review: I just wanted the poker chip design, always gets people when you show them what it really is. No comment on the games, I deleted all that junk.

ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST

Pros: Works fine, don't recall any bad burns. Plays blurays (haven't tried 3D).

Cons: It can be a little noisy when it spins up.

waste of money

V1.5 Mini Bluetooth ELM327 OBD-II OBD2 Protocols Auto Diagnostic Scanner Tool
V1.5 Mini Bluetooth ELM327 OBD-II OBD2 Protocols Auto Diagnostic Scanner Tool

Pros: None

Cons: Piece of junk that wouldn't work with anything.