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Mr. F.

Mr. F.

Joined on 01/14/05

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Fast and Stable

CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT

Pros: Low timings, heat spreaders, stability

Cons: all high-end memory is really expensive

Overall Review: I'm using these on an asus p4p800-e deluxe with p4 3.4E. They are sepc'd to run at 2.75 volts with the low timing settings, but are unstable on this board at that voltage; runs at 2.65 volts fine.

Most Critical Review

It works

BYTECC BT-200 USB2.0 to IDE Cable With Power Adapter
BYTECC BT-200 USB2.0 to IDE Cable With Power Adapter

Pros: Use this little guy to try and save data on an old dying drive.

Cons: No power adapter for 2.5" drives. Impossible to use with a slim cd-rom.

Good case for Media PC

CODEGEN MS-33-CA Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W c/UL P/S ( 20+4 Pin Socket 775 Ready) Power Supply
CODEGEN MS-33-CA Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 300W c/UL P/S ( 20+4 Pin Socket 775 Ready) Power Supply

Pros: Good looking, everything fits well, and 3.5 floppy space can be used for a internal hard drive.

Cons: Noisey power supply and poor instruction manual. I'm eventualy gonna replace the power supply with a silent one.

Overall Review: I bought this item from a different supplier, but they no longer have this item. So I thought I'd write a review here. Be careful when installing a 5.25 CD/DVD-ROM, I pinched and ruined a IDE ribbon cable with the drive (use round cables). This made me a little worried at first that the hard drive was defective. I would suggest using a slim DVD-ROM with a bracket and adapter. ASUS Motherboard (I forget which model) PIII 1.0Ghz/133Mhz/256KB Diamond Max 300GB Western Digital 160GB LITE-ON DVD-ROM 640MB PC133

Good value

TOSHIBA HDD2193 (MK4026GAX) 40GB 5400 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
TOSHIBA HDD2193 (MK4026GAX) 40GB 5400 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: 16MB cache Quiet

Cons: ?

Overall Review: I used this guy to replace a dead 5GB travelstar from an Acer 332T and it definitly works. I don't now about speed since I inherited the laptop dead, but I bet it's faster than the stock 512KB, 4400RPM. I have not had any overheating issues.

Best AV/IS out there

TREND MICRO PC Cillin Internet Security 2006
TREND MICRO PC Cillin Internet Security 2006

Pros: Has all the internet security in one lower-than-normal priced package. Can scheldule many scan tasks. Just as with any active or real time scanning AV, this software is a bit of a resource hog, but not as much as SNorten.

Cons: Nada

Overall Review: I have 6 serial numbers that I purchased since being introduced, I was getting very frustrated with my currect AV (the big name) causing problems and getting corrupted.

The Little Drive that could

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300R0 300GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300R0 300GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap Fast

Cons: A Maxtor, who knows when it'll give up the ghost.

Overall Review: This is the second Maxtor I've purchased new (the other being a 120GB old one-touch) and I have one original in a Dell. Most people have Maxproblems with this manufacture, I'm knocking on wood right after I type this).