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Taylor W.

Taylor W.

Joined on 11/27/09

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Most Favorable Review

Superb!

XFX Double D Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-687A-ZDFC
XFX Double D Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity HD-687A-ZDFC

Pros: Works like a champ. Running it for a couple years on games like SC2, Skyrim, and D3 and I get to always set it to highest graphics settings. I am more than satisfied with my purchase. A little glitchy (seldom) on D3, but troubleshooting leads me to believe it is not the module.

Cons: The software is kind of confusing, but after reading the manual a little bit I can find my way around.

Overall Review: I am not running CrossFire, just the one module.

Most Critical Review

Nothing Special

DELL Laptop Latitude E6400 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20GHz 1 GB Memory 160 GB HDD 14.1" Windows 7 Home Premium 18 Months Warranty
DELL Laptop Latitude E6400 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20GHz 1 GB Memory 160 GB HDD 14.1" Windows 7 Home Premium 18 Months Warranty

Pros: The computer arrived and was packaged VERY well. Kudos to the warehouse people. It is an older computer, so you know what you're buying, but it came in a like-new condition. There was a little dirt on a sticker... I took it apart and the internal components looked to be in good condition.

Cons: It came with a non-standard replacement AC power adapter. It's rated at 65W and upon turning the computer on it gave the error message. It works and is compatible with the computer, but it takes longer to charge then the 90W one that Dell gives with a new computer.

Overall Review: The AC adapter is made by a company "www.sibusa.com". That site is blocked, and their official site has a hyphen (www.sib-usa.com) instead. Someone in QA isn't doing their job.

11/13/2014

Nothing Special

DELL Laptop Latitude E6400 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20GHz 1 GB Memory 160 GB HDD 14.1" Windows 7 Home Premium 18 Months Warranty
DELL Laptop Latitude E6400 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20GHz 1 GB Memory 160 GB HDD 14.1" Windows 7 Home Premium 18 Months Warranty

Pros: The computer arrived and was packaged VERY well. Kudos to the warehouse people. It is an older computer, so you know what you're buying, but it came in a like-new condition. There was a little dirt on a sticker... I took it apart and the internal components looked to be in good condition. It actually came with 2GB of memory. I checked the syslog and the people turned on the computer before they shipped it-thanks for testing it guys.

Cons: The AC adapter is made by a 3rd-party company and isn't the original Dell AC adapter. It's rated at 65W and upon turning the computer on it gave the error message warning you to use a Dell adapter. It works and is compatible with the computer, but it takes longer to charge then the 90W one that Dell gives with a new computer.

11/13/2014

>1yr Print Issues

Brother MFC series MFC-J425w Up to 33 ppm Black Print Speed 6000 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
Brother MFC series MFC-J425w Up to 33 ppm Black Print Speed 6000 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: It had great quality prints and was extremely easy to set up to the wireless network when it did work.

Cons: I bought this on 08/27/2012. It has lasted until 11/25/2013 before it had this problem. Not bad, but not impressed. The magenta either got clogged... or I don't know to be honest. Basically it wouldn't print that specific color. I've printed less than ~200 pages in the last year. There was very little self-help tips from the manufacturer's website or online. It basically told me to self-clean 5 times and call them if it didn't work.

Overall Review: I bought this because someone I know had a Brother printer. I don't know much about printers - I'm just a infrastructure guy. However, I would figure that a printer would be able to print more than what I did without problems, or at least be fixable without calling the manufacturer.

12/11/2013
Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0 & eSATA
Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0 & eSATA

Pros: I have owned this for about 9 months. It even worked after taking it on a 6 month deployment with me with no issues. I recommend this if you wont be moving the docking station around a lot. Good quality at a fair price. I like that it holds the 2.5, or 3.5 hard drive in place with the spring loaded flap.

Cons: The 1394 connection in the back isn't a snug fit after some wear and tear. After 9 months of good use the connection on the back fell out just enough to sever the connection to the PC while I was moving some information. Its a personal preference but I am not a fan of LEDs. It would be nice if the data LED on the front was a little more discrete.