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Vinit G.

Vinit G.

Joined on 04/25/02

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Most Favorable Review

Adequately good

ENERMAX Staray ECA3170-BL Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1 Apollish Blue LED Fan and Mesh Front
ENERMAX Staray ECA3170-BL Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1 Apollish Blue LED Fan and Mesh Front

Pros: Quiet 120mm fan, fair price after rebate, sponge air filters

Cons: Fan only has 3 pins, somewhat flimsy panels, poor quality control, mail-in rebate very annoying

Overall Review: I got this case for a fair price after rebate. It did have a couple quality control related defects, but not worth the trouble of returning it. I was surprised how quiet the built-in fan was even at full speed. My Intel DH67GD mobo automatically controls the seed, making it even quieter, although the LED lights don't work at the lower voltages.

Most Critical Review

Poor quality control

ASUS  VE258Q Black 25" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Display Port & Speakers 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1 ASCR
ASUS VE258Q Black 25" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Display Port & Speakers 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1 ASCR

Pros: Good image quality

Cons: Poor manufacturing quality control (dead pixel out of the box), height not adjustable

Overall Review: My monitor came with a defective pixel (stuck on green). There is really no excuse for this other than poor quality control by the company, which is quite disappointing. The picture quality is otherwise pretty nice.

Noisy, otherwise nothing special

LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk
LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS50 Bulk

Pros: Slightly cheaper than other drives

Cons: Very noisy head movement

Overall Review: I agree with a previous reviewer about the noise. When I first tried installing XP off of an old CD-ROM, the sound was so unusually loud, I thought it was defective! The movement of the head sounded like a floppy disk drive. For some reason it was slightly less noisy when installing XP off a DVD-ROM. Anyway, there is nothing special about this drive other than the low price, but it is not that much lower than drives made by more reputable companies. I would recommend spending a few extra bux on a "better" drive.

No problems

PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD3-1333
PNY Optima 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD4096KD3-1333

Pros: Good value

Cons: Mail-in rebates are annoying

Overall Review: I don't doubt the other reports of defective memory sticks. However, I got lucky and received a good set. They did fine with the memory tests I ran.

Good and quiet

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Low price, reputable company, quiet, good quality construction, versatile connectors

Cons: Poor quality control (made in China)

Overall Review: I originally received a power supply that made an soft, but loud enough to be annoying, high-pitch squealing sound when the computer was off. I had to exchange the defective unit, but otherwise seems pretty good. I am especially happy that the fan is very quiet--hopefully, it will stay that way.

Works fine

D-Link WDA-1320 Wireless G Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates
D-Link WDA-1320 Wireless G Desktop Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g 32-bit PCI Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Excellent price after rebate

Cons: Need to be comfortable opening up computer to install card into a PCI slot

Overall Review: I set this up in my Windows XP system in the basement and it connects fine to my Apple Airport router on the second floor of the house. I disabled the software that came with the card and am just using Windows to manage the connection. It seems to be very reliable. I do get an occasional disconnect/reconnect, but I suspect it is NOT related to the card.