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Adam D.

Adam D.

Joined on 09/15/05

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Most Favorable Review

Powerful, but bloated

bitdefender Sphere – Unlimited Devices
bitdefender Sphere – Unlimited Devices

Pros: Powerful scan Lots of options Unlimited devices

Cons: Extremely SLOW Bloated Very expensive Less-than-intuitive UI

Overall Review: This product is sort of a mixed bag for me. The scans work very well, and it has a lot of options to work with, including social networking protection and identity theft protection. This is all fine and dandy, but perhaps there is a bit too much. I have had it block "port scans" when I am trying to install a printer, and other ridiculous things. In addition, it did not work with Windows 8, and it was a bit overly-complicated to find the update needed to get it to work. This program is very, very, very slow. When I start up, it takes a good one minute or more to finally load, and often stops many of my other autostart programs from ever starting. I have to open them manually. Overall, it's a very powerful product, and I love that I can put it on all of my devices. But it is slow and bloated, and doesn't play nicely with some other programs. It's also extremely expensive.

Most Critical Review

Good, But Not Great

Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M USB Laser Gaming Mouse - Diamond Black
Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M USB Laser Gaming Mouse - Diamond Black

Pros: Nice design, high quality materials, solid functionality

Cons: Oddly shaped, not very adjustable, light, squeaky wheel

Overall Review: This purchase was an unfortunate necessity for me. My previous mouse was a R.A.T. 7, which is nearly perfect in every way, except for the terrible tracking issues. So, when they came out with a newer (more expensive) version that still had the same tracking issues, I had to part ways, and I chose this new one. The mouse feels pretty nice in general. It is very solidly-constructed, and has a comfortable grip. Unfortunately, it is too light for me, and doesn't include weights. In addition to that, the palm rest is oddly thin, and doesn't accommodate my entire palm like the R.A.T. It feels nice, but not perfect. The R.A.T. fits like a glove. The buttons on the side are well-placed for the most part, but I found the ones on the left to be so easy to press accidentally that I had to just turn them off anyway. =-( The lighting scheme is very nice, and the three LEDs are individually adjustable, with several colors to choose from. The software is total junk, like the software for just about every mouse or keyboard I have ever used. The mouse seems to track well, and doesn't have any of the laser issues that plagued my R.A.T. Fortunately, this was the main issue, and I am willing to deal with a mouse that has somewhat inferior design in order to have stability. On another note, the sticker over the laser is really cheap, and tears instead of coming off cleanly. When trying to remove the pieces that stuck, it tore off some of the label on the underside of the mouse. Not very nice. Thermaltake, use a sticker that comes off cleanly please. Also, the mouse wheel has a loud squeaky sound if you scroll fast. It's pretty obnoxious. Overall, a solidly-built, nice-looking mouse that lacks in innovation and true customization. But it works well, and that's what really counts.

10/22/2012

Not perfect, but definitely good

GIGABYTE GM-KRYPTON Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis Gaming Mouse
GIGABYTE GM-KRYPTON Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis Gaming Mouse

Pros: Nice size Customizable weight and lights Wide range of DPI options Doesn't have a terrible, low quality laser

Cons: Cheap plastic feel Not the most amazing-looking mouse Feet don't last

Overall Review: I'm pretty picky about mice. It seems like I've gone through a thousand of them. It has been very difficult recently to find a nice-looking mouse that fits a large hand well, just plain works well, has some customization options, and doesn't have a laser that skips or jumps around. This mouse doesn't have the most amazing look or feel, but it does the job otherwise. It does have customizable weight, it doesn't feel tiny or narrow in my hand, and it has a high-quality laser that doesn't give me issues. If it was a tiny bit wider (or customizable in size), had a more premium feel and a nicer aesthetic design, it could be perfect. Then again, it's also a good bit cheaper then some comparable options.

Sleek and Nice

Mushkin Enhanced Ventura Plus 32GB USB 3.0 Ultra High Speed Flash Drive MKNUFDVS32GB
Mushkin Enhanced Ventura Plus 32GB USB 3.0 Ultra High Speed Flash Drive MKNUFDVS32GB

Pros: Very nice metal design Works great High capacity Fast

Cons: Haven't found any

Overall Review: This is a great drive. It's fast, USB 3.0, and the capacity is nice. In addition, it also has a very sleek metal design, which can't be said for many drives out there. I love it so far, and haven't had any issues.

Great Improvement

Roku 3 Digital HD Streaming Media player w/ Headphones Game Remote
Roku 3 Digital HD Streaming Media player w/ Headphones Game Remote

Pros: Much faster than the 2 Sleek new interface Works nearly perfectly Streams most anything you would want Physical design is improved

Cons: Thumbnails sometimes don't load Could have a built-in DLNA feature

Overall Review: I replaced my Roku 2 XS with this. It's much faster and more fluid. Haven't had any major issues with it. Every now and then, the thumbnails on the menus don't load, which is a bit of a pain, but nothing I can't work around. It even looks nicer, and they took out the useless old-school RCA connections Haven't found a better streamer yet.

Perfect

Team 64GB microSDXC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 100MB/s (TUSDX64GUHS03)
Team 64GB microSDXC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 100MB/s (TUSDX64GUHS03)

Pros: Works perfectly

Cons: None

Overall Review: It's fast enough for the job, it works without issues, the price is good, and it has a great capacity. Not much to complain about. Picked this up as supplementary storage for my phone.