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Lloyd B.

Lloyd B.

Joined on 06/14/01

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Most Favorable Review

Just Right

Olympus VR-340 Black 16MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
Olympus VR-340 Black 16MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom

Pros: Mostly I like the size and weight of it, slightly larger and heaver than others. It allows for a decent grip with a place for my thumb. Easy to hold and fingers don't accidentally press the wrong button. Menus are good and there is dialog on screen for each of them. Features and specs are comparable for the price range. I like the battery included which eliminates the longevity problems and expense when using AA or AAA cells. I'm using a 16 gb memory card and it holds more pics than I'll shoot in a year or two. The mem card is a class 10 fast and it actually is pretty fast in high res. Cam starts up quick. I did not install any of the provided software, just notice that it reads as an external drive in Win7 and grab the images off it, then delete them from inside the cam in the same window.

Cons: The screen is definitely hard to see in very bright daylight - I've got it adjusted to a darker exposure in order to get a true blue sky. Like all the point and shooters I've seen (not really a problem with just this one) the image is very contrasty and the sky washes out if the shadows are well exposed and if the sky is blue then the shadows are a bit too dark. If I really want the image, I'll use photoshop to correct it and so I tend to underexpose them a little. To be honest I really do miss the subtlety of old school film emulsion.

Most Critical Review

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Linkworld A319-C2628-P4 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply
Linkworld A319-C2628-P4 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply

Pros: Fairly cheap. New Egg service and delivery was excellent as usual.

Cons: This thing is a tour-de-force of bad ideas that just get in the way of what a case is made to do. You will wonder how to negotiate all the "helpful" little positioners and gee-gaws on almost everything that inevitably get in the way of all that unhandy stuff on your motherboard - like capacitors, processors and such. I tipped the case sideways and the boot-up speaker fell out of its positioner. One power connector is just plain made incorrectly - hook it up, turn on the power and watch for smoke. Or go find another computer to check it out by comparison first. You'll need a magnifying glass to, first, find the instructions sheet, and then to read them.....tiny and useless. I'm amazed at all the contrived junk on this "basic" enclosure. If you think the outside is a little bit ugly, just wait till you get inside it and take a look at the basic design concepts. There is more, but just avoid this thing and save yourself some time, trouble and money. This is no bargain.

Overall Review: I'm trying not to think about this thing any more at all.

Really good so far

Lenovo Laptop T430 Intel Core i5 3rd Gen 3320M (2.60 GHz) 4 GB Memory 250 GB HDD 14.0" Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Grade B)
Lenovo Laptop T430 Intel Core i5 3rd Gen 3320M (2.60 GHz) 4 GB Memory 250 GB HDD 14.0" Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Grade B)

Pros: Clean, cant tell from a new one. Every thing doing Ok as it should. Seems like a lot for the $. 90 day warranty with shipping paid.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I will update as it goes along.

Excellent for over a year now

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Problem free for over a year now. Lots of slots. Gigabyte quality.

Cons: none

Used to be a good product

Rosewill RTCA-FX9 Black Replacement for Canon FX9, FX10, C104 (0263B001) Toner Cartridge
Rosewill RTCA-FX9 Black Replacement for Canon FX9, FX10, C104 (0263B001) Toner Cartridge

Pros: Price - earlier ones worked fine.

Cons: I read the reviews on this Rosewill compatible cartridge many months ago and decided to give both it and the printer (Canon MF4350d on sale) a try. They worked great together for 2 of Rosewill's cartridges. The quantity printed was good. Then recently with the last two RW carts ordered and installed I get the out of toner beep and light after only a few prints. I can reset the cart in the slot in the printer but nothing changes. Last cart printed a good number of prints even though it warns that it is our of toner - I just ignore it and it goes on printing. Now working on the second one that beeps and blinks after printing just 2 sheets. Maybe Roswell has changed something in their reman process and it does not work as well as the first ones they made. It is a sight inconvenience to just print through the beeping and blinking. Also the power save function cannot be set while the toner out light blinks so I just turn on and off the printer each time I use it.

Overall Review: Because these toner carts are so expensive to get from the OEM mfgr, I'll probably go back to the kind of refillable inkjet printing I used to use. I kept the old reliable Canon for just this reason and it has worked fine since 2004. I also sometimes use compatible inkjet carts from Sophia Global which work just fine and are a small fraction of the price of new ones. So if you don't actually need a laser printer the old inkjet may be a cost effective alternative.

Not too bad

Rosewill 15.6" Notebook Cooler with Dural 80mm Vertical Adjustable Fans RLCP-11001
Rosewill 15.6" Notebook Cooler with Dural 80mm Vertical Adjustable Fans RLCP-11001

Pros: Good looking and allows decent convection air circ. without the fans running. Thoughtful little compartment for cables and such. Good price at about fourteen bucks.

Cons: The small rubber feet come off - originally only stuck on with some weak double side tape or something. Suggest remove them and then reattach with something like "Goop" or whatever it is now called.