cover
Chris G.

Chris G.

Joined on 01/26/06

0
0

Product Reviews
product reviews
  • 6
Most Favorable Review

Cross-platform compatibility

AZiO BTD-V201 USB 2.0 Micro Bluetooth Adapter
AZiO BTD-V201 USB 2.0 Micro Bluetooth Adapter

Pros: Works on ubuntu! Works on win7!

Cons: It's small so you might lose it!

Overall Review: I've used this to connect a Wiimote to my ubuntu machine and it just works. I also use this on a win7 computer with a bluetooth keyboard & mouse and it just works.

Most Critical Review

lasted 3 years

COOLMAX NW-650B 650W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready / CrossFire Ready and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply
COOLMAX NW-650B 650W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready / CrossFire Ready and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply

Pros: Lasted 3 years. worked well when it worked.

Cons: Failed after 3 years.

Overall Review: bought on 2/15/2012, lasted until 2/?/2015

Nice Linux Support

Genius 32200318100 WideCam 320 USB 2.0 Ultra wide angle Video Conference Webcam
Genius 32200318100 WideCam 320 USB 2.0 Ultra wide angle Video Conference Webcam

Pros: Works out of the box with linux. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Good framerate for a webcam. Nice WIDE angle.

Cons: The color is a little more red than in real life. Video has a sort of a poster effect to it.

11/12/2013

Messed up screen

ASUS Notebook - A Grade K53 Series Intel Core i5-2430M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit K53E-BD4TD
ASUS Notebook - A Grade K53 Series Intel Core i5-2430M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit K53E-BD4TD

Pros: Windows is easily removed. Runs ubuntu 12.04 flawlessly. Plays Minecraft at ~30fps with openjdk 6.

Cons: Has a horizontal line of stuck/dead(?) pixels along middle of screen. Volume buttons (fn + vol) cannot be pressed with one hand.

Overall Review: Have better luck than me!

Works Afterall

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: It works!

Cons: Bad molex to sata power adapter.

Overall Review: First two sata drives I tried did not spin up. turns out it was a bad molex to sata power adapter. Didn't have a spare but I did some wiggling and got it to work.

Great GFX Card

XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card PVT98WYDFH
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card PVT98WYDFH

Pros: Great card! Plays all my games great. Urban Terror- constant 91 fps. Works great under ubuntu with the official nvidia driver. Fits in my Antec 300 case just fine.

Cons: no cons.

Overall Review: I'm going to get another! SLI babay!

10/31/2008