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Richard P.

Richard P.

Joined on 08/23/06

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent Mid-range Card

XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Plug-in Card Graphics Card R7-360P-2SF5
XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Plug-in Card Graphics Card R7-360P-2SF5

Pros: 2 Gb on-board RAM Supports Direct X 12 PCIe 3.0

Cons: None, so far

Overall Review: I bought this to replace my HD 5770, that was showing it's age. While I don't play any games that require massive frame rates, I do stream a lot of video. So far this card has performed in far excess of my expectations. The only problem that I had was actually with the rebate offer. NewEgg states that it's a $20 rebate, but upon filling out the information needed for the rebate, the rebate site says that it's actually a $10 rebate. Since rebates have nothing to do with the cards performance, I didn't take off any eggs.

Most Critical Review

Junk

GPX DVD Player D200B
GPX DVD Player D200B

Pros: None

Cons: A pile of junk. Don't waste your money on this.

Overall Review: Doesn't play 90% of DVD's. Product failed after 6 months. Customer service is a joke.

Good Budget Case

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus - Mid Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus - Mid Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0

Pros: Toolless design, all black interior, good airflow, can hold up to 5 120mm fans. Motherboard cutout for aftermarket CPU coolers.

Cons: Lack of dust filters on front and bottom fan vents, cable management can be a nightmare.

Overall Review: I bought this case as a replacement for an older Cooler Master Elite case, whose power switch had failed, so I knew what I was getting into. While the case has filters for the power supply and top fan vents, there's no filters on the bottom or front vents. I cannibalized my old elite case, for it's filters, and zip tied the filters in place. Not perfect but far better then no filter. To clean the top filters will require the removal of any fans mounted there. Cable management can be a nightmare, if you're not using a modular PSU. If you plan your build wisely most extra wires can be hidden behind the HDD cage. I found it easiest to take wire management in steps by first concentrating on the motherboard connections, then the Video card connection and finally the HDD and optical drive connection, bundling and tying off wires as I went. I'm using a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler, it fits but barely. A taller aftermarket CPU cooler won't.

11/27/2017

Fairly easy install

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Quiet, comes with all the needed and enough thermal paste in case you make a mistake.

Cons: Ultra tiny print on the instructions as to which mounting holes to use on AM3+ motherboards.

Overall Review: I didn't realize just how loud AMD's stock cooler was until I installed this one. This heatsink is huge and barely fits inside of my Cooler Master Elite 431 plus case.

11/25/2017

They work

Refillable Ink Cartridge Set for Brother LC71 LC75 LC 71 LC 75 cartridges MFC-J280W MFC-J425W MFC-J430W MFC-J435W MFC-J5910DW MFC-J625DW MFC-J6510DW MFC-J6710DW MFC-J6910DW MFC-J825DW MFC-J835DW
Refillable Ink Cartridge Set for Brother LC71 LC75 LC 71 LC 75 cartridges MFC-J280W MFC-J425W MFC-J430W MFC-J435W MFC-J5910DW MFC-J625DW MFC-J6510DW MFC-J6710DW MFC-J6910DW MFC-J825DW MFC-J835DW

Pros: They work.

Cons: Minus one star for a complete lack of anything resembling instructions.

Overall Review: There's a plastic seal over the ink outlet after trying to remove it and failing to do so, I finally tried installing the cartridges with the seal intact. It took several tries before the Black and Yellow cartridges were recognized by the printer.

Good Burner, Bad Software

SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/RSBS
SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/RSBS

Pros: It's a DVD burner and does the job expected of it

Cons: The included Software CD belongs in the trash, not in the box with the burner.

Overall Review: I'd give the burner 5 stars if it included a better software package. I don't expect a full version of burning software to be included but I do expect something besides trial software and a limited edition that consists of more pop-up ads for the full version then it does of actual features. After I discovered that the limited feature burning software installs a gadget, on your desktop, that's impossible to hide or turn off, I uninstalled the software and threw the CD away.