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Jesse B.

Jesse B.

Joined on 10/10/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Mobo for price

ASRock A770DE+ AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock A770DE+ AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Everything is running great, no BSOD's, all ports work fine, it also runs faster than my old Mobo with the same hardware (probably due to better NB and SB clock frequencies). Lots of flexibility in connection types and plenty of cables included. Some nice utilities are included though they have their quirks (see cons).

Cons: I wasn't able to connect one of my case's AC97 cables (just HD Audio). Getting the suspend operation to work was a chore. I can still hear fans and everything still running when suspending. Fortunately they added an "Instant Boot" utility to get around this. However, the computer must restart 1 time, so you'll also want to modify your Windows settings and remove the login screen to get it to auto hibernate, otherwise if you walk away it just sits at login the whole time. Their AsRock OC Tuner is another nice utility for overclocking and providing nice computer health statistics including voltages and temperatures. However, it must have a memory leak in it as it constantly grows in memory size (i.e. right now it's using 313 MB of memory after starting below 10 MB!) Just periodically restart it if you have limited RAM.

Most Critical Review

Good for short term use

WD Blue 320GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD3200AAKX
WD Blue 320GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD3200AAKX

Pros: Device was good while it lasted.

Cons: Died after about 1 1/2 years of use.

Excellent mouse pen tablet

Genius MousePen 8x6 Tablet 2000 LPI Resolution 1024 Pressure level, Cordless Pen & Wireless Scroll Mouse
Genius MousePen 8x6 Tablet 2000 LPI Resolution 1024 Pressure level, Cordless Pen & Wireless Scroll Mouse

Pros: Device works as promised. Handy switching between mouse and pen, writing is smooth.

Cons: None.

Device works but can't transfer files

SONY ICDBX112B Digital Voice Recorder
SONY ICDBX112B Digital Voice Recorder

Pros: The device works and records audio normally. All playback and menu options work well.

Cons: Comment that it records MP3 files is misleading. There is no way to transfer these files (there is no USB port). I tried purchasing a cable to transfer audio output to my computer, but it did not work on either computer. There is no way to transfer files whatsoever.

Didn't work with Blackberry

PLANTRONICS Explorer 230 Bluetooth Headset
PLANTRONICS Explorer 230 Bluetooth Headset

Pros: Device turns on.

Cons: Did not work on Blackberry phone. Unsure if it works with other phones (untested).

Dead

2.5’’  300GB VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS  10000 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Enterprise Hard Drive -Bare Drive
2.5’’ 300GB VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS 10000 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Enterprise Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Pros: It shows up in the BIOS

Cons: After telling Windows Vista to initialize it in Disk Manager then proceeded to a quick format, it got stuck. Cancel never worked. I rebooted, and Windows freezes every time I log on as long as the hard drive is connected to my motherboard. Disconnecting it fixes the issue. DO NOT BUY!

Overall Review: At least I got a 1-2 year warranty.

seller reviews
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Quick delivery, fast problem resolution

Seller was very fast with delivery. There was a problem with the 1st delivery, but the seller quickly resolved the issue and promptly delivered the 2nd hard drive without any problems.

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