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Claude L.

Claude L.

Joined on 07/24/07

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Most Favorable Review

No Frills No Thrills

Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC34G1333ELK
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC34G1333ELK

Pros: Works as advertised.

Cons: Not the greatests of timings.

Overall Review: If you don't overclock, this is your ticket. It's cheap as DDR3 goes.

Most Critical Review

Lack of Reliability/Compatibility

ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST

Pros: There are pros? Bought it to read discs, which it can't.

Cons: It's slow, noisy and doesn't ready many BluRay discs. Keep getting AACS error or drive simply wont read the disc. Use Bluray player on my Lenovo notebook and it reads no problem with OS and software app.

Beautiful and Quiet

LIAN LI PC-A04A Silver Aluminum Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-A04A Silver Aluminum Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Small Foot Print Quiet Aluminum Great Ventilation

Cons: Not all bays can be used Tight Spacing Inside

Overall Review: Bought this case to replace a Lian Li Full Tower as I moved into a smaller place. It has a tiny foot print and is ultra quiet. In addition, cooling is outstanding given the top cover fan. Spacing in side is at a premium so chose your components well. Although it has plenty of bays, most Micro-ATX motherboards do not have that many SATA connectors. If you use the Lian Li optical drive face plates, chose your drives carefully as they need to be a specific length. Otherwise, the backside will hit the motherboard. I had to purchase a new Optical Drive for this. Cable management is tough, although you should expect this with a small case. My full size ATI 6850 graphics card fits nicely but you will need to remove one of the 3.5 bays to allow room for the power connector. This is a great little case, provided that you chose your components carefully. You can easily build a very mid-high end PC, but over-clockers should look elsewhere.

Complete Rubbish

Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K2/4G
Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K2/4G

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Doesn't work. Multiple random crashes. First time I've seen BSD in ages.

Worthless

NETGEAR WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server 802.11b/g, 4 x RJ-45 USB 1.1
NETGEAR WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server 802.11b/g, 4 x RJ-45 USB 1.1

Pros: None. It took forever to setup. Now I just get garbled characters or no printing at all. Updated firmware of unit and tried multiple drivers from HP. No bueno.

Cons: It doesn't work.

Slightly Louder

Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: It's fast and easy to install.

Cons: Slightly louder that my previous Seagate 5400rpms.

Overall Review: Both my desktops and notebook have Seagates hard drives. No RMA yet, can't say the same for the past three WD HDs that I owned.