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Matthew C.

Matthew C.

Joined on 06/25/05

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
ViewSonic DPX1004WH 10.2" Digital Photo Frame Super High Resolution 1024 x 600, 128MB Internal Memory, View Photo w/ Music Background, Remote Control Included
ViewSonic DPX1004WH 10.2" Digital Photo Frame Super High Resolution 1024 x 600, 128MB Internal Memory, View Photo w/ Music Background, Remote Control Included

Pros: Excellent display, very intuitive controls with the remote. Windows detects it as a USB Mass storage device with USB cable and you just copy your pictures to it.

Cons: No fault of NewEgg, but mine came with a dead pixel and since its a gift for somebody I want to make sure its perfect so I'm getting it exchanged. But thanks to newegg, exchanges are easy :)

Overall Review: To answer a few questions I had when I was shopping for a digital photo frame, it does use a power cord (no battery), and power consumptin is only 18 watts maximum (1.5 A x 12V).

Most Critical Review

Didn't work with HP Laserjet 6L

Rosewill RCW-615 - 6-Foot USB to DB25 Female Parallel Converter Adapter Cable (For Printers Only)
Rosewill RCW-615 - 6-Foot USB to DB25 Female Parallel Converter Adapter Cable (For Printers Only)

Pros: Shipped quickly and seems like a decent cable for other models of LPT printers.

Cons: I couldn't get it to work with my Laserjet 6L, and I read a long thread on the HP forums and it seems a lot of people have the same problem although some have found ways to get it work, none of them worked for me.

Works

Rosewill RKV-2U 2 Port Slim Palmtop USB KVM Switch w/ Audio & Mic/ Black Shell
Rosewill RKV-2U 2 Port Slim Palmtop USB KVM Switch w/ Audio & Mic/ Black Shell

Pros: Does exactly what I want pretty well.

Cons: I could never get the keyboard shortcuts to work. I tried two different (very standard) USB keyboards.

Overall Review: Like I said, the keyboard shortcuts don't work, but the buttons on the device work just fine and that's all I really care about. It would have been nice if I could tuck the KVM and all the wires behind the desk, but that is not possible since I need to be able to access the buttons to switch between computers.

GOOD

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model GH22NP20
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model GH22NP20

Pros: Cheap, fast drive. Gets the job done.

Cons: Makes loud noises that one would not expect from an optical drive. First time I put a DVD in it, I thought it sounded like one of my hard drives was dying.

Falsely Advertised, but a good board all the same

BIOSTAR G31-M7G DVI LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
BIOSTAR G31-M7G DVI LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This is a great MICRO ATX motherboard. If you're looking for a full ATX size don't buy this one. With that said, I intended to buy an ATX motherboard as the newegg advertised it, but it turned out that I was very happy with this micro-ATX board and kept it. My Pentium D 3.2 Ghz actually runs cooler on this motherboard than my old biostar p4m800, don't know why.

Cons: Right now (10-20-2008 10:32 PM EST) this motherboard is falsely advertised as ATX. I have contacted newegg by email so hopefully they correct this error so by the time you are reading this it is advertised as Micro-ATX. Besides that, the only real con is that it only has 2 PCI slots, and if you have a 2-slot wide video card, that brings you down to just one PCI slot.

Overall Review: This is my second BioStar motherboard and I have to say that they make very good quality reliable motherboards (my computer remains turned on for months on end sometimes and I am constantly gaming and watching movies) and they are usually dirt cheap compared to the bigger brands like ASUS.

10/20/2008

Perfect Case!

Rosewill TU-155-P Black 0.8mm SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Rosewill TU-155-P Black 0.8mm SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Very roomy inside, internal disk drive installation was SO easy. Front panel pops off and back on very nicely. No door! (I hate cases with doors). Very good air flow after I put 2 80mm fans in the front. No ugly logos or advertising branded on it. No metal to knock off the back for installing expansion cards. HDD LEDs are very cool looking.

Cons: Nothing

Overall Review: This case is just sexy, everybody who sees my computer in it agrees.