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mark p.

mark p.

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Most Favorable Review

Works

StarTech.com DP2HDMI2 DisplayPort to HDMI Video Converter - Video / audio adapter - DisplayPort / HDMI - 19 pin - DisplayPort (M) HDMI (F)
StarTech.com DP2HDMI2 DisplayPort to HDMI Video Converter - Video / audio adapter - DisplayPort / HDMI - 19 pin - DisplayPort (M) HDMI (F)

Pros: Easy. Worked.

Cons: Wouldn't play through my HDMI switch (built into Onkyo receiver)

Overall Review: Was able to hook my Lenovo W520 up to my plasma TV to HDMI via the DisplayPort (DP+). The nvidia driver recognized that I plugged it in and made the TV a mirror of the 1600x900 LCD on the laptop. With the the docking station, you might be able to have extended mode and an full 1080i or 1080p to TV, but I could not with my setup

Most Critical Review

too noisy

WHISTLER PRO-100W 100 Watt Power Inverter
WHISTLER PRO-100W 100 Watt Power Inverter

Pros: Works, nice size

Cons: Too noisy

Overall Review: Fan runs at startup and then intermittently. Only using it to recharge emergency car starter, so draw is low.

10/26/2011

Nice

SYBA CL-CAB31007 30 ft. Black HDMI Cable Male to Male
SYBA CL-CAB31007 30 ft. Black HDMI Cable Male to Male

Pros: Works Seems built well

Cons: None

Overall Review: What more can I say? It's a cable.

10/26/2011

Works great in Lenovo Thinkpad W520

HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 HyperX Plug n Play Laptop Memory Model KHX1600C9S3P1K2/8G
HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 HyperX Plug n Play Laptop Memory Model KHX1600C9S3P1K2/8G

Pros: 16GB (4x4) of this has run flawlessly in my W520 w/ 2720QM

Cons: None

10/26/2011

So quiet! Works great

Rosewill RCP-E150C – 150-Watt Can-Sized Silent Car Power Inverter with 1 Amp USB Port
Rosewill RCP-E150C – 150-Watt Can-Sized Silent Car Power Inverter with 1 Amp USB Port

Pros: Makes no noise

Cons: Kinda big, but that is okay for my use. needs to disspate heat somehow, so I chose quiet over small.

10/26/2011

2nd Crucial M4 512GB Bites the Dust

Crucial M4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT512M4SSD2
Crucial M4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT512M4SSD2

Pros: When it runs, it is fast, fast, fast

Cons: -Not ready for prime time. -Failed 11:30 pm before flying out 8am for a week long biz trip -It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt

Overall Review: First M4 lasted 3 days and then partition disappeared. Second M4 lasted 2 weeks and most files written in second week became corrupted and unreadable after a reboot (windows reported I/O errors). Only lost some files thanks to nightly backup. Time lost = 80 hours reinstalling multiple times, recustomizing, trying to recover files with robocopy after repeatedly powering off drive, adding a new file to exclude that caused the robocopy to hang (and many times rebooted both my W520 and my desktop). Macrium Reflect would not image after this. Setup: Windows 7 on a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 with a i7-2720QM processor. I am a computer professional in the industry for 20+ years. Even though I work with top notch software/hardware professionals, I am the guy everyone goes to when they get in a jam. I have 3 laptops in my house running on SATA II SSDs and have installed many for other people. I will wait a couple of months for these wounds to heal and see what other drives get good r

10/26/2011