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Brett K.

Brett K.

Joined on 01/16/06

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Very convenient

ATEN CE300 KVM Extender
ATEN CE300 KVM Extender

Pros: I have a DVR for security cameras, with these Kvm extenders, I can control the system from different locations in my house.

Cons: I had several of these units that would not come online, sometimes they will go offline, but not often anymore.

Overall Review: Aten was easy to work with, I since the units to them, and they fixed them and sent them back at no charge.

Most Critical Review

Cheap Knock-offs

LG HBS-730 Black TONE+ Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset
LG HBS-730 Black TONE+ Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Pros: The LG HBS-730 headset is the best bluetooth headset on the market in my opinion.

Cons: The headsets that arrived are cheap imitations. They have the same box, (colors slightly different) and are missing the charger, user manual, "three sets of ear rubbers" The power switch is upside-down, some of the hard black plastic pieces are soft rubber. The ear buds are bigger than they are supposed to be, hard to fit in ear. It only says "power on", does not tell battery life, and it refuses to pair with any phone.

Overall Review: I have purchased many sets of LG headets for myself, friends and family members. When they went on sale at Newegg, I bought three more to replace some that are getting beat up and to have a spare. I am very disappointed, this was a waste of money.

Failed after a month

StarTech.com SV565UTPUL USB VGA KVM Console Extender over CAT5 UTP (1000 ft)
StarTech.com SV565UTPUL USB VGA KVM Console Extender over CAT5 UTP (1000 ft)

Pros: Looks cool.

Cons: Product failed after a month. The picture slowly grew fuzzier and out of focus, then the picture became dimmer to the point it was hard to see it. I emailed StarTech, Attila Tamas, and received no help. I was told to reboot the computer.... didn't help.

Overall Review: I replaced this unit with an Aten CE700A, picture is now clear, the unit works great! I should have stayed with Aten to begin with. I had a problem with an Aten unit in the past, and they sent me a new unit quickly.

Good case

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Compatible with ATX (not included) Power Supply
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Compatible with ATX (not included) Power Supply

Pros: Looks cool, I like the lights on the two big cooling fans in the front. Plenty of room inside. Nice cable management.

Cons: It's really big! Had to cut out the back of a standard computer desk to make this case fit in the hole. :0)

Frustrating

SABRENT TV-VGA2 RCA/S-VIDEO/VGA to VGA Converter
SABRENT TV-VGA2 RCA/S-VIDEO/VGA to VGA Converter

Pros: It will work.

Cons: It loses horizonal sync often, (daily). Sometimes it will work fine for an hour, then the picture will lose color, start skipping.

Overall Review: There are two dip switches on the side of it to adjust the picture. Not good enough, doesn't stay adjusted. I've tried it with every resolution. Looking for a different product now to take its place.

Pick a different power supply

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-350 350 W ATX12V Power Supply
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-350 350 W ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: Didn't last long, ended up having to replace them at my cost.

Overall Review: I bought about four of these because they were a good price. They all worked fine the first week, but soon started squealing, and caused intermittent problems. All had to be replaced. I contacted the Antec RMA supervisor, Don Macagba, but he is not willing to fix or swap them out. I recommend replacing it with a 380 watt green p.s. Yes it's still an Antec, most of there products are decent, just not the PS-350's.