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Scott L.

Scott L.

Joined on 02/02/05

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent value but lacks microphone

COMPAQ Laptop Presario 3000+ 512MB Memory 40GB HDD ATI Radeon Xpress 200M IGP 14.0" Windows XP Home V2405CA(EH466UA#ABL)
COMPAQ Laptop Presario 3000+ 512MB Memory 40GB HDD ATI Radeon Xpress 200M IGP 14.0" Windows XP Home V2405CA(EH466UA#ABL)

Pros: Excellent value. Vibrant wide screen suitable for multimedia. Fast processor plus 512mb internal memory

Cons: No microphone!!

Overall Review: This unit is nice. It looks sharp and works crisply. The only compromise is that it lacks a microphone. That is odd, considering that one would add perhaps only $2-$3 to the cost.

Most Critical Review

Mixed Bag

NAVMAN 3.5" GPS Receiver
NAVMAN 3.5" GPS Receiver

Pros: Very affordable. Fast bootup. Quick acquisition of GPS signals. Small, compact unit. Easily detachable.

Cons: Has yet to direct me correctly anywhere! Consistently directing me to turn left or right when those turns are not allowed. Brings me to highway exits pointing in the right direction. Says destination is on right when it is on the left.

Overall Review: This is my first GPS so perhaps all systems are like this. But literally every time I have used this device it is wrong. Whether in cities or suburbs, same story: inaccurate.

Picks up a pin drop across the room

Logitech ClearChat Stereo 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Headset
Logitech ClearChat Stereo 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Headset

Pros: Picks up every single noise in the room. Crystal clear.

Cons: I use it on Skype and people complain constantly that I'm making a racket but all I'm doing is lightly typing, opening envelopes, putting paper in the waste basket. But the microphone picks up EVERYTHING. I have to literally sit motionless while talking on this headset. Otherwise people on the other end of the Skype call ask "Are you hammering something? What are you doing?" This works for me more like a speakerphone than a headset

Overall Review: Maybe a gaming headset like this isn't right for Skype calls?

Junk that does not work

Targus ACP45US Universal Docking Station w/ Digital Audio
Targus ACP45US Universal Docking Station w/ Digital Audio

Pros: Wedge shape

Cons: This device is terrible with my laptop. Half the USB items connecte d to it do not work. The Ethernet port does not work. It sometimes shorts out my laptop and causes it to reboot. If I unplug a USB device and then plug it back in, it does not work. The VGA-out port is male so most people wanting to connect a monitor will have to purchase a separate adapter ("gender gender") for maybe $20. Someimes I can get this device to work by unplugging it and its USB cord and then reconnecting. And this is the second of these devices I've tried. The first I RMA'd.

Overall Review: I don't think the problem is my laptop. It is a 2006 model Compaq Presario V2000 with Windows XP.

10/18/2007

Nice but one quirk

Vantec NexStar 3 3.5" SATA to USB 2.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure (Onyx Black) - Model NST-360SU-BK
Vantec NexStar 3 3.5" SATA to USB 2.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure (Onyx Black) - Model NST-360SU-BK

Pros: Good price for an external hard drive.

Cons: For some reason, to get my PC to recognize the hard drive when I wake from standy, I have to turn the hard drive off and then back on every time. Not sure what the problem is! Could be that this is normal and I am just surprised it wasn't automatically recognized.

Overall Review: Excellent product overall; it works very well -- as expected.

Excellent - much more than a hard drive

WD Passport 60GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDXMS600TN
WD Passport 60GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDXMS600TN

Pros: Excellent backup capability. Included DMailer software works terrific at backing up files, allowing me to check email from others computers, leaving no files behind. Excellent use of a password and 128-bit encryption in case I lose the drive. Small size for a large hard drive.

Cons: One of the files that DMailer transfered was garbled and I noticed when I needed the files the most. Had to delete the file and resynchronize when back at the main computer. Case seems to scratch easily, like an iPod. Purchase the $20 external case to protect it.

Overall Review: This has much more value than an ordinary hard drive. The Dmailer software is an excellent way to access the files from your main PC handy when using another PC. Plus this is a small form factor, excellent for putting into your laptop case and traveling.