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Heather M.

Heather M.

Joined on 09/24/05

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Most Favorable Review

Love This Board

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Everything about this MB is great! I've purchased 2 of these in the past month and I love everything about them. Both boards are setup with a 400w Power Supply, A10-5800K APU and 8GB DDR3-1866 memory. Windows 7 experience ratings: CPU: 7.3 Ram: 7.4 Graphics: 6.9 Gaming Graphics: 6.9 The UEFI Bios is easy to follow and even easier to setup for proper memory timings, etc. It also has easy, painless bios updates direct from the internet. I did both boards after setting up Window 7.

Cons: It doesn't make coffee.

Overall Review: The first one of these that I purchased was for a customer that wanted a budget PC that would play games. He's thrilled to death that he can play all of his games on their highest settings without a separate video card. This has become my go-to motherboard for budget PCs. Great job ASRock! If I could give 10 stars I would!

Most Critical Review

Good But...

LaView LV-KH944FT4A8 Premium 1080p / 720p HD DVR 4 Channel TVI Security System w/ 4 HD 720p Night Vision Outdoor Camera
LaView LV-KH944FT4A8 Premium 1080p / 720p HD DVR 4 Channel TVI Security System w/ 4 HD 720p Night Vision Outdoor Camera

Pros: Great picture Easy setup

Cons: Cameras record multiple files for each event. Exported MP4 files are compressed too much.

Overall Review: I made the mistake of replacing our video surveillance system before completely testing this system. While the picture on screen is fantastic, the exported MP4 files have too much compression resulting in blurred images. And the cameras record multiple files for each motion event resulting in up to 20 recordings of the same event. When I contacted LaView support, they said the recorder might be defective and offerred to replace it. That would be great, except that would leave me with no video security while the exchange takes place. When I asked if the firmare version would be different than the version in the DVR we have now, and if it's possible to update the firmware all communications from the support department stopped. The firmware question was because if the firmware wasn't newer than what we had, the same problem would happen again. And the update question was to avoid the need to send the DVR back. So while I'm going to keep the DVR, I'm taking 2 eggs off for support dropping the ball and the cons listed above.

Good But Some Minor Problems

EVGA TEGRA NOTE 7 Tablet - 16GB Flash, 1GB RAM Quad Core NVIDIA Tegra 4
EVGA TEGRA NOTE 7 Tablet - 16GB Flash, 1GB RAM Quad Core NVIDIA Tegra 4

Pros: The fastest tablet I've owned yet. Excellent resonse and the few games I've tried are fantastic.

Cons: I would have given 5 stars, but the tablet will not update to Android 4.3. It always stops at 200mb and gives a checksum error. I've tried resetting the tablet, and clearing data as suggested on the EVGA site with no difference. The download still stops at 200mb and errors out. When I called EVGA support I was told to check with Nvidia since they are the ones that push the updates. Their forum has several reports of the same thing happening with no reply. So I guess I'm stuck with 4.2.

Absolutely Perfect

AMS DK-1220SEBK Comet Value Series (Black) - 5.25" Removable Rack (SATA-to-SATA)
AMS DK-1220SEBK Comet Value Series (Black) - 5.25" Removable Rack (SATA-to-SATA)

Pros: This rack makes swapping drives simple. I've used it many times since I first installed it and it's a breeze. Dismount the drive, hit the power button and pop out the drive. It's that simple. The fan does a good job of keeping the drive cool.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I won't put a hard drive inside a case any more. I always use racks like this to make drive changes simple.

Great Drive

SanDisk 2.5" 64GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDP-064G-G25
SanDisk 2.5" 64GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDP-064G-G25

Pros: Easy setup, it was picked up properly by XBMCBuntu without any problems. Lightning fast boot time. From Bios display to XBMC main screen in less than 7 seconds.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This drive has been running the operating system for an HTPC since January 2013 and it hasn't missed a beat yet.

11/12/2013

Good but don't be fooled

Rosewill - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Dual Front Mounted USB 3.0 Ports, Three Preinstalled Fans: 1 x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1 x Top 140mm Fan, 1 x Rear 120mm Fan - CHALLENGER-U3
Rosewill - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Dual Front Mounted USB 3.0 Ports, Three Preinstalled Fans: 1 x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1 x Top 140mm Fan, 1 x Rear 120mm Fan - CHALLENGER-U3

Pros: This is a good case. The cable routing is sufficient for most needs and provides a nice clean look to the finished product. Routing of the front panel cables can be done and worked quite well. More than enough fans to keep your system cool. If you want more fans, you can install 2 more on the cover.

Cons: The one thing I noticed BEFORE I ordered is this case DOES NOT have 4 external 5.25 inch bays. If someone isn't paying attention, they could get burned. And despite what the video says, you can't use the bay behind the front panel controls. At least I see no reasonable way of using it. So, 1 egg off for the mis-information in the description.

Overall Review: If you don't need that 4th bay, I would recommend this case.