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Ryan F.

Ryan F.

Joined on 11/11/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Seiki SE39UY04 39", 4K, 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV
Seiki SE39UY04 39", 4K, 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV

Pros: Crisp picture, surprisingly solid sound, easy interface.

Cons: First one arrived defective, which is always unfortunate. The 30hz is a bummer for the 4k stuff, but I knew that going in. There's no optical port, which is also a bummer. The stand wasn't threaded right, so getting the screws in was not fun at all. Also, one of the three HDMI ports is in a TERRIBLE position, making it nearly impossible to get anything plugged into it. Lord help you if you have to unplug everything to move it.

Overall Review: Dealing with the seller (BM Distributing) was painless and they did a good job with the RMA process.

Most Critical Review

Not worth the money, but it's okay

NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router, Gigabit Router, Open Source Support, Circle with Smart Parental Controls, Compatible with Amazon Alexa (R7000)
NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router, Gigabit Router, Open Source Support, Circle with Smart Parental Controls, Compatible with Amazon Alexa (R7000)

Pros: It's competent and reliable enough.

Cons: The wireless range is garbage for something so expensive, and the LAN speeds aren't nearly as good as they should be. I'd be less offended by it all if it were a cheaper product, but alas.

Died in 13 months.

Intel 730 Series 2.5" 480GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BP480G4R5
Intel 730 Series 2.5" 480GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BP480G4R5

Pros: Looks cool, which is silly for something you don't really see unless you have a clear case, but appreciated nonetheless. It's fast, efficient, and everything you'd want from a SSD.

Cons: Nothing really as far as I've noticed. Update: Died 13 months after purchase. Out of warranty. Not happy, as one can imagine.

Overall Review: I got it on sale for quite cheap, so I'm very happy with my purchase. Update: Since it died, I'm now less happy, but I'm not as upset with the purchase as I could have been since it was bought on sale.

Great GPU for the price

SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Tri-X OC Version w/ backplate (UEFI) Video Card 100382NTOC-2L
SAPPHIRE NITRO Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Tri-X OC Version w/ backplate (UEFI) Video Card 100382NTOC-2L

Pros: It plays games really well; I've not really had any issues with it on any of the games I play on Ultra settings...BUT

Cons: It is super loud when it's working hard. Like, I had gotten used to how quiet my build used to be; the ceiling fan was louder than anything in my build. But now, I have to...relearn to block out the noise that is the GPU fan powering up when it's being put through its paces. Also, the thing is HUGE, and even in my full-size Cooler Master HAF X tower, there was barely enough room for it. On my Sabertooth 990FX, it had to go on the bottom PCIe slot, since the SATA connection points are in the way on the top slot. Not a huge problem for me since I wasn't using the bottom slot, but I'd have been upset if I was.

Overall Review: Highly recommended for high-end builds on a budget.

12/20/2015

Almost Perfect!

Novelty Recesky Tetris Puzzle DIY Constructible Retro Game Style Stackable LED Light Desk Lamp
Novelty Recesky Tetris Puzzle DIY Constructible Retro Game Style Stackable LED Light Desk Lamp

Pros: It's awesome looking and fun to play with! Great for any Tetris fan! A super cool product that lights up in any configuration, so long as the pieces are touching.

Cons: BUT, and this is a big but, the power cord provided is very short. Additionally, there is a design flaw in the product itself; the switch to turn it on is on the primary blue long tetromino, which is really quite baffling. So, by design the lamp isn't the most stable of objects; it's made up of 7 tetrominos, one of every shape. When you try and turn it on or off, you're pretty much guaranteed to wobble the individual pieces enough that the overall lamp will lose some connections while you jostle the switch on or off. Why isn't the switch on the power cable, like normal lamps? That would have completely solved this issue!

Overall Review: Despite a couple frustrating design decisions, this product is super neat and highly recommended. Even when it's turned off it's fun to play with/display, and the 'magic' of the light working regardless of configuration is really cool.

12/20/2015

Great so far

HP Envy 4500 ISO speeds: Up to 6 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality WiFi 802.11n HP Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
HP Envy 4500 ISO speeds: Up to 6 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality WiFi 802.11n HP Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: I bought this for my grandma for Christmas and she really likes it. She's technology illiterate, so it speaks volumes that she has little trouble making copies on this, as well as using more advanced features, like blowing up an image, for example.

Cons: It felt pretty cheap as I installed it, and I kind of suspect it will die within a year, but we'll wait and see.