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JACOB P.

JACOB P.

Joined on 03/13/06

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Most Favorable Review

Good stuff.

OCZ Throttle 16GB eSATA Flash Drive Model OCZESATATHR16G
OCZ Throttle 16GB eSATA Flash Drive Model OCZESATATHR16G

Pros: Nice and fast over eSATA, pretty quick over USB. Flawless behavior so far.

Cons: My eSATA port, like those of the other reviewers so far, did not provide power. The included USB cable worked just fine to provide power. (Don't worry, the USB connection is only used for power if eSATA is connected). There's nowhere to place the cap for the eSATA connector, so I've already lost mine.

Overall Review: It's unfortunate that this is off to a pair of lackluster reviews - It's a very, very nice USB stick.

Most Critical Review

Great keyboard, terrible USB port

Rosewill RK-9000BL - Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Black Switches
Rosewill RK-9000BL - Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Black Switches

Pros: The keyboard's keys feel great. Quiet, relative to MX Blue at least, nice and responsive.

Cons: The USB port and/or internal PCB is utterly awful. I'm about to submit for a third RMA for this keyboard in less than a year. I'll be putting any replacement keyboard in the closet for emergencies. It's a shame, the keyboard itself is otherwise fantastic compared to the competition, and for the price.

Overall Review: Uhg.

Flaky, questionable USB connector location

Rosewill RK-9000BL - Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Black Switches
Rosewill RK-9000BL - Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Black Switches

Pros: Fantastic keyboard, gives most of the mechanical feel of an MX Blue or similar, but without the loud noise. Still has a substantial sound to it, but it's lower and more of a thumping noise than an audible, high-pitched clack.

Cons: The USB port location on this thing is pretty questionable. It's located where a fixed cable would enter the keyboard, but it's a Mini USB port that doesn't feel well-supported internally. I had to RMA the keyboard for loss of use of the 2-6 keys (not numpad), but I don't think that was related to the USB port.

AMD Drivers Strike Again

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100352-3L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100352-3L

Pros: It worked once after initial driver install.

Cons: AMD drivers continue to suck wind. After the first reboot after driver install, Windows won't fully load with 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10 beta drivers installed - including after a clean reinstall of Windows 7 x64. What an absolute delight! At least my 7790 this 7950 was replacing worked after all that, so I can wait for my nvidia card to come.