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Brian M.

Brian M.

Joined on 06/03/08

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Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - US English
Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint - US English

Pros: I bought it for the size: it fits in the keyboard drawer of my desk, which full-sized keyboards with the number pad do not. Touch is not as good as a bigger board, but it's perfectly adequate. It doesn't move around, and I'm used to the feel as my office computer is a Lenovo. It seems to be well-made. I forget which function didn't work when I first got it, but that was corrected when I got the newer driver from the Lenovo website--see negatives.

Cons: The keyboard does not have full functionality when received; you have to go to the Lenovo website for the updated driver. Unfortunately, the link given in the materials with the keyboard does not link directly to the driver, and the new driver for the keyboard is not listed on the Lenovo site, at least not where you would expect it to be. I had to stumble around the site and look on the internet to find find the driver.

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5

Pros: Really cheap, after rebate. Worked perfectly out of the box.

Cons: Mail-in rebate.

Intel Pentium E5200 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5200
Intel Pentium E5200 - Pentium Dual-Core Wolfdale Dual-Core 2.5 GHz LGA 775 65W Desktop Processor - BX80571E5200

Pros: Good value. Not the fastest processor out there, but hits the right price vs. performance point.

Cons: Cooling looks mickey mouse next to the heat sink & fan on the AMD it replaced, but I don't overclock & time will tell if it's adequate.

Intel BOXDG43NB LGA 775 Intel G43 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDG43NB LGA 775 Intel G43 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Worked perfecly out of the box, easy install, everything lined up with the case.

Cons: None.