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John B.

John B.

Joined on 10/06/05

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Most Favorable Review

Good features.. quiet

Oregon Scientific PE830 Pedometer with PC Download
Oregon Scientific PE830 Pedometer with PC Download

Pros: I like all the features. Especially recording up to 7 days and downloading info to the PC. IT also looks nice (not gaudy or cheap looking like other pedometers.

Cons: I only wish it had a sensitivity setting. The slightest move causes this pedometer to count no less than 10 extra steps. I'm fidgety and one day I wore it it said I walked over 2 miles when I was inside a conference room all day.

Overall Review: It's much easier to setup up the pedometer options through the software than using the buttons.

10/16/2008
Most Critical Review

If I could give it a zero, I would

RAVPower RP-PB04 10000mAh 3A Lithium Polymer External Battery Power Bank for iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Note, HTC One (M8), Google Nexus, Moto X and other Mobile Devices
RAVPower RP-PB04 10000mAh 3A Lithium Polymer External Battery Power Bank for iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Note, HTC One (M8), Google Nexus, Moto X and other Mobile Devices

Pros: Sounds good on paper to charge those devices that seem to run out of battery before the day is through.

Cons: Doesn't work. I charge it up completely and when I try to plug my phone in (an HTC Droid Incredible 2) it shuts off. I cannot get it to turn on when something is plugged in. I contacted the vendor and they replied that it is probably defective and to return it. I responded back asking for an RMA number of something twice and have never heard back from them in months. So now I have a literal brick on my desk that is DOA.

It's Windows

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit

Pros: It's not Windows 8. Still not ready to move to Win8 after reading the comments here and elsewhere.

Cons: If you try and move your outlook IMAP .ost file to another HDD location using Outlook 2013, I've yet to find a way for it to work. All the complicated instructions assume Windows 8 OS. More of an issue with Outlook 2013 though.

Good SSD and software

SAMSUNG 840 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD120BW
SAMSUNG 840 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7TD120BW

Pros: Good SSD. It does what it says on the tin. The utility software that comes with it is nice. There's tests to evaulate the performance and check to make sure it's optimized the way you want. There's also utility to help you move things from another HDD. Although since I built new, I didn't need that.

Cons: I only wish I would have got one with more space. I tried moving what I can to the HDD, but some software fights you on this. I'm already over half the space used on the 120GB.

Overall Review: Not specific to the SSD, but since I got it to only put the OS and soe programs on it for performance, I thought I would share this. If you want to move outlook files to you HDD, do not get Outlook 2013 if you want to use IMAP and Windows 7 as the OS. So far I've not found a way to do it unless I upgrade to Win8 (ugh) or use POP3.

Forgot to add on my last review

APEVIA X-DREAMER4 Series X-DREAMER4-BL Black / Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
APEVIA X-DREAMER4 Series X-DREAMER4-BL Black / Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks good. Lots of fans

Cons: The front panel pluggable sata bay door gets stuck when you put a drive in and take it out. The only way I can get it to go back is to open the case and push it back from the inside.

Nut Cooler, but for a Full size case

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Did not block the memory slots. Direct heat sync contact

Cons: Big. Big. Did I say big?

Overall Review: To be fair I gave it 4 eggs since I had to return it because it would not fit the rather roomy mid size case I bought (Apevia X4 Dreamer). I knew it was going to be close when I ordered it.