Joined on 07/31/06
huh.....it works!
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Pros: This thing is awesome, my accent monochrome Xerox printer works better then it ever did on a genuine LP1!
Cons: none really, thought blue is an odd color for a cord of this type, must be a euro thing.
Overall Review: I remember back in the day (yes I'm old enough to say that) if you saw a converter cord like this you would laugh, you just knew it was some gimmick that didn't work and was there to fool the average consumer. I'm glad to see things like this working now, they have always been a great idea and If this company ever needs a spokes person I'd be happy to help lol
Form over function strikes again...

Pros: Shape and color give this case a unique look unlike most others. I believe they were trying to make it look something like a sail boat. There are no sharp edges on this case at all, they've all been rounded over. Tons of cables, thumb screws and wires included! ....However...
Cons: ...this case is downright goofy inside. This is an ATX case, yet the power supply mounts above the MB. The hard drive cages mount above the MB too, the problem with this is I always use the Thermaltake V1, which is impossible to fit due to them hanging so low. The cages themselves are not functional. They are set up so you slide the drive on a rail into what resembles a "hot swap" set up on the back of the cage, this how ever doesn't work if your going to use SSD because the connectors wont match up and larger HD's like the WD 1TB drive wont fit at all. Lastly the cables have to be routed to the bottom of the case using a detachable "conduit" of sorts. There is no way a stranded power supply would be able to reach. Also, even though I didn't get much further then mounting it, I'm sure my Mother board didn't fit quite right.
Overall Review: I got this case because I wanted some thing different. Well thats what I got... I spent a week trying to turn this into a computer and after sitting on $1400 worth of computer parts I decided to return it and shop for a more traditional case. This case reminded me of those proprietary cases I used to deal with all the time from HP and Compaq back in the day...and not in a good way...if there is one. I'm sad I have to return such a case, it looks like a lot of work went into it but perhaps not a lot of thought. Form over function never works and it didn't work for me this time for sure.
It's smaller, but perhaps too small

Pros: The 2 chamber design allows for an interesting setup where i don't feel like my hands get in the way of each other while trying to make connections.
Cons: Even with the side panel being a bit out from the case room for some videocards is an issue.
Overall Review: I recently picked up this case hoping to build my first micro ATX rig. What I didn't realize is the video card that fit so well in my last rig wasn't going to possibly fit in this one. My Sapphire 5600XT is a chonky maiden coming in at like 5+ inches across on the ports side I'd say the max you'd be able to get into the is somewhere below 4 inches, so take that into account and you should be good.
Better late then never...

Pros: This is in relation to a different version of this card. I purchased the PNY VCG88GTSXPB GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card worked great for just over 2 years.
Cons: ...shortly there after I had a random reboot problem that I tracked back to the video card. This took me 2 months to figure out... due to the fact that the card has error codes that you have to catch on the card and then look up online. I was dismayed by this but hoped I was inside what I thought was a 3 year warranty.
Overall Review: I called PNY to ask for a replacement because I assumed I had a 3 year warranty but was told that because I failed to register online I only had the one year warranty. I was also told that the series had been discontinued and so I could not be given an equivalent cart. I don't believe that since it would seem that newegg still stocks the same line. I wasn't expecting the same card per say but the "gentlemen" on the phone was completely uninterested in helping me and gave the impression that he hoped I was just hang up and go away. I paid $350 dollars for that card and they were willing to strand me with none at all do to a clerical err on my part, though I think they would have used the same reason to deny me anyway. PNY has lost a customer for life and I make sure to tell others of my experience with them. I ended up with a 350 dollar paperweight.
My first unlocked phone

Pros: Much cheaper then the locked Version I'm replacing, feature full and totally unlocked
Cons: The selector bar that you use to "roll" though menu's is REALLY touchy and takes some getting used to, also the manual was not in English.
Overall Review: I really like the idea of "unlocked" phones, and this probly isn't my last one, but setting up my media settings has been a task lol, but I'm sure I'll get it all figuared out!
Amps of doom!

Pros: It was on sale and when running this is a fantastic priter with built in duplex.
Cons: HOWEVER, when it goes into sleep mode then wakes it pulls nearly 9 amps! at first it was making the UPS plugged into an outlet in the same room beep every so often when it printed, now the lights dim and both the computers in the room reboot and some of there files have corrupted as a result. Worst yet you can't turn off the sleep feature, just increase the number of min.s before it falls sleep(at least none that I could see).
Overall Review: I called tech support and they suggested a new outlet or giving the product its own surge protector....this was after I purchased a new UPS because I thought the older one was going bad. I know its my own fault in the end for not checking wiring and amps, but in a place less then 10 years old I didn't think I'd have to worry about tripping a breaker to print....ugh