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Gregory G.

Gregory G.

Joined on 12/21/03

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Most Favorable Review

Good drive

OCZ Petrol 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PTL1-25SAT3-256G
OCZ Petrol 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) PTL1-25SAT3-256G

Pros: 1. Pretty large for these days 2. Inexpensive 3. No firmware upgrade is needed 4. Laptop is much quieter after HDD->SSD upgrade 5. 1 month of ownership - no issues.

Cons: 1. Slower than other SSDs on the market 2. Few hiccups during installation

Overall Review: I am using this drive on SATA II laptop (Dell Studio 15), so slower controller is not an issue. Boot time is about 10-15 sec, wake up from hibernation is about 5 sec. During installation process, it was impossible to format drive in usb enclosure. I have to use e-sata enclosure, then put drive into laptop. On the first day it reported 7 raw read errors (which scared me) but then no issues detected. Benchmark (HD Tune) reports that transfer rate is just 50% faster than WD Scorpio Blue (~125MB/sec) but access rate is much much better (<0.1msec)

Most Critical Review

Does not take off

Night Hunter 2-Channel Glow-in-the-Dark Gyro Remote Control RC Helicopter (Orange)
Night Hunter 2-Channel Glow-in-the-Dark Gyro Remote Control RC Helicopter (Orange)

Pros: N/A

Cons: Copter spins on the floor, does not take off. Lower blades does not spin at all.

Excellent choise for low power systems

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan

Pros: Quiet. I am using this fan for celeron based system, fanless AGP card and couple add-on cards inside MATX In-Win case (instead of original fan). No problem with temperature even if system is 100% loaded.

Cons: Price?

Overall Review: It is not prime fan for gaming system but might be good choise as second (intake) fan