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Brian V.

Brian V.

Joined on 01/19/11

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Most Favorable Review

Never would have believed

MSI GT Series - 17.3" NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX - Intel Core i7-3630QM  - 12GB Memory - - Windows 8 - Gaming Laptop - (GT70 0NC-494US )
MSI GT Series - 17.3" NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX - Intel Core i7-3630QM - 12GB Memory - - Windows 8 - Gaming Laptop - (GT70 0NC-494US )

Pros: The network card, the speaker systems, the Steelseries keyboard, the i7, you name it.

Cons: The second hard drive bay is SATA II and this limits the second hard drive bay to 3.0 Gbps transfers. So if you are looking to add an SSD make sure that you know you are going to have to move the HHD to the second hard drive bay and this will slow down the HHD.

Overall Review: It really is hard to find any cons about this particular unit, especially when looking for a decent gaming laptop at a good price. Many people will tell you to take Windows 8 off of the machine, don't bother, the machine will slow down noticeably

Most Critical Review

Not impressed

Genius GX Gaming SW-G2.1 3000 70 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System
Genius GX Gaming SW-G2.1 3000 70 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System

Pros: Sound Great for both gaming and music, when they worked.

Cons: Stopped working shortly after the first power up. Cannot get in touch with the manufacture at all. Only worked for a few days at most. Already on their way back.

Overall Review: At $99.99 plus shipping these are just too much for all the aggravation. And when the manufacture does rely to this, please give a number that works, not one that says "all circuits are currently busy, please try your call again later, code 100."

12/28/2012

Great case, plenty of room; however, assembly and QA are lacking

Thermaltake Tower 900 Black Tempered Glass Fully Modular E-ATX Vertical Super Tower Chassis CA-1H1-00F1WN-00
Thermaltake Tower 900 Black Tempered Glass Fully Modular E-ATX Vertical Super Tower Chassis CA-1H1-00F1WN-00

Pros: This case is HUGE. Pay attention to the dimensions and make sure you have room for this thing. Plenty of ways to cool your computer, even if you chose not to go with a custom built liquid cooling system.

Cons: At this point I would have to say not to expect this to be perfect when it arrives. Two if the glass thumbscrews do not sit in at a true 90 degree angle, which I can live with, but is irritating when I think about how much I paid for this case, and my friends point that out. I also had one of the cages thumbscrews break while screwing it in, again not a super big deal as the case has plenty of those.

Overall Review: Others are 100% correct in saying that this case has plenty of places for fans, and is built for custom water systems. That being said, I was able to use my A.I.O cooler, I just had to replace the short tubes with custom cut length tubes. It honestly is a great case, I just wish Thermaltake's QA had caught the issues with the off square drilling.

Well...

ASUS O!Play Live TV Live Streaming Media Player, Wi-Fi, Full-HD, Dolby TrueHD Digital Surround Sound
ASUS O!Play Live TV Live Streaming Media Player, Wi-Fi, Full-HD, Dolby TrueHD Digital Surround Sound

Pros: You can watch any video file that you want on your TV.

Cons: Will not connect to the internet, wireless or wired.

A sad day

RAZER Naga Hex Wired USB Gaming Mouse - Red
RAZER Naga Hex Wired USB Gaming Mouse - Red

Pros: The mouse has a great feel in my hand, and slides with a grace that I have not had in a long time. Side buttons work great in D3 and other games. The software is awesome and it looks great.

Cons: Mouse cursor stutters. I really wanted this mouse to work, but alas, it does not. The mouse will move along fine for a few minutes and then the cursor freezes up. It did this right out the box. I tired for 2 days to fix through my OS and software, nothing worked. So I then called Razer and 2 hours later, and many system changes, the mouse still does not work.

Overall Review: I put in a RMA for this item, I'll update this after I get the second one.