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Chris K.

Chris K.

Joined on 07/26/01

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Most Favorable Review

Amazing Little Case

LIAN LI PC-Q03B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-Q03B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: - compact - high quality materials - fits ATX power supply - no wasted space - cleverly engineered

Cons: - compact - reduced airflow (possibly?)

Overall Review: This case is absolutely amazing. The finish of the material is great, the interior materials are all high quality. The layout is very well thought out, given the cases small dimensions. The fact that it can take a full ATX power supply sold me, given it's tiny dimensions. It also fits a PCI-E video card, 1 thin 3.5" HDD, one slim optical drive, two memory sticks, and a stock Intel CPU fan. I bought the very low profile (VLP) memory sticks and they helped save space. By far, the power supply hogs almost all the space in the case (about 1/3 of the available volume). That being said, I have an i3 3220 running in there and it seems to be relatively cool (30 degrees idle). So, the airflow/heating hasn't been an issue yet. Overall, sweet case, well-though out and designed, excellent materials. I don't mind having paid a premium for it, since I think it will last a while and it is very compact/mobile. I had to buy it from moc.nozamA since Newegg didn't carry it. It also saved me money on tax!

Most Critical Review

Good until...

2 Pack ADVANCED High Speed HDMI Cable DIGITAL 3 FT HDMI 24k GOLD SEALED CONNECTOR CABLE! One of few cables certified to support future upgrades to your HDTV devices. Supports: 1080p,1080i,720p,480p, Xbox 360, Playstation 3. - Retail
2 Pack ADVANCED High Speed HDMI Cable DIGITAL 3 FT HDMI 24k GOLD SEALED CONNECTOR CABLE! One of few cables certified to support future upgrades to your HDTV devices. Supports: 1080p,1080i,720p,480p, Xbox 360, Playstation 3. - Retail

Pros: short thick

Cons: broke

Overall Review: This cable was fine until it didn't work anymore. It may have been my fault, but I noticed that when the cable was bent slightly at the connector, it would work fine. But when there was no tension pulling the cable (i.e. it was perpendicular to the wall outlet connector) there would be no signal. So, my guess is I must have yanked it at some point, which may have broken a connection inside. I don't remember doing anything crazy...but I'm left with a busted cable.

Nice little light

24 LED Superbright Worklight/Flashlight with Built-In Hook Hanger and Magnet
24 LED Superbright Worklight/Flashlight with Built-In Hook Hanger and Magnet

Pros: Compact Bright Light

Cons: Hang clip could be sturdier

Overall Review: Nice flashlight. Price wasn't too much. Very bright, does what it's supposed to do. Somewhat versatile.

Works Great

SMC LG-ERICSSON SMCWGBR14-N 802.11b/g/n Barricade N ProMax Broadband Gigabit Router up to 300Mbps
SMC LG-ERICSSON SMCWGBR14-N 802.11b/g/n Barricade N ProMax Broadband Gigabit Router up to 300Mbps

Pros: - Well-built - Nice design - tri-pole setup - good color scheme - long-lasting

Cons: - clunky web setup interface

Overall Review: I bought this router to serve as the main wired and wireless hub for internet connected devices in my house. It is situated inside a central closet under the stairs. The closet door is closed and I have strong signal to most places of the house. It hasn't died on me and has been very reliable. I called their tech support once and they were pretty unhelpful. It was mostly because my product was either out-of-warranty or not supported anymore. They referred me to a 3rd party tech. support which I could not get in touch with. I took one star off because of the sometimes clunky router setup interface. Otherwise, the product itself has been rock-solid for me. I am very happy with the purchase.

Fabulous

SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW
SAMSUNG 830 Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7PC128B/WW

Pros: Very fast Very small Very light Very quiet

Cons: So small it's difficult to safely mount it in the case w/o a separate mounting kit (~ $5) Relatively expensive for the capacity. I got a similar 1TB drive at the same time for the same price -- 8X as expensive as SATA.

Overall Review: I wanted to try an SSD to see what the fuss was about and I was blown away. The drive is ridiculously fast, no noise at all, and so tiny. The first PC I had was a P200 with a 4GB SCSI HD. After that, I went through the whole IDE/PATA and SATA route. But SSD is something altogether on its own. Very nice. So far, no problems. Let's see how this thing holds up. And for $70 + tax, it was a decent price. I am waiting for SSD prices to drop and then I will buy a larger capacity HD.

Died after only 2 burns

LG  WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
LG WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM

Pros: Looks nice and sleek Burned discs pretty well the only two times I tried

Cons: I bought this drive Dec. 2010 and only burned two discs with it (both blu-ray). I never tried watching a blu-ray with it. I tried burning another disc recently, and the drive just clicked. It died after two burns...waste of money.