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Matthew F.

Matthew F.

Joined on 02/21/05

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Most Favorable Review

Amazingly Comfortable

SENNHEISER Over the Ear Bluetooth Headset (FLX 70)
SENNHEISER Over the Ear Bluetooth Headset (FLX 70)

Pros: This is by far the most comfortable headset I have ever used. Works great for my PS3. Highly suggested for gamers or others that will be wearing it for prolonged periods.

Cons: The sound quality is decent, but a little on the quiet end. A little bit of a feedback issue when mic sensitivity is turned up on the ps3, but not as bad as the Samsung I tried.

Overall Review: Have not noticed the power issues I read about somewhere.

11/13/2008
Most Critical Review

Died the second time I tried to use it.

BYTECC ME-350U2(V3)-BK 3.5" USB 2.0 Aluminum External Enclosure
BYTECC ME-350U2(V3)-BK 3.5" USB 2.0 Aluminum External Enclosure

Pros: Cheap, worked for a while and seems sturdy...thats about it.

Cons: I had this connected to my old computer for quite some time, but only transferred data once, which was my entire music library. I just brought it to work and the power inverter is buzzing on a periodic interval and every time it buzzes you can hear the drive lose power. The power connects to the enclosure using a proprietary connector resembling a PS/2 port so I cannot test a different power adapter. I gave 2 eggs because I could not confirm that it was just the power inverter or if the controller board shorted out and the inverter is just shutting off because it senses it.

Overall Review: The drive fits very loose in the enclosure so it can slide around if you move it around a lot.

Way Better Than My WRT54G

NETGEAR WNDR3700-100NAS V.5 Wireless Gigabit Open Source Router/ USB port Rangemax 2.4/5 GHz Simultaneous N600 Dual Band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
NETGEAR WNDR3700-100NAS V.5 Wireless Gigabit Open Source Router/ USB port Rangemax 2.4/5 GHz Simultaneous N600 Dual Band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab

Pros: Simultaneous dual band with firewalled guest networks with different passcodes. Gigabit LAN. Stable and Reliable.

Cons: USB port doesn't support printer sharing, only files. Have had some minor UPnP problems, but have not been able to trace them to the source yet. The LEDs are a little on the bright side(now I'm getting picky).

Overall Review: Used a WRT54G for years and got used to having to restart it once a month. Switched to the WNDR3700 when I wanted to upgrade to a dual band 802.11N router. Have only had to restart it once or twice and I suspect those times were actually due to the modem not the router, but restarted it anyways.

Works Great

Wilson Electronics Sleek Cell Phone Signal Cradle Booster 815226
Wilson Electronics Sleek Cell Phone Signal Cradle Booster 815226

Pros: Went from roaming to 2-3 bars (-100dB to -84dB) when I fist plugged it in. Only have to set the phone in the cradle for a drastic increase in signal. Antenna cord is pretty long and magnet is strong.

Cons: Mounting bracket is not very tall, kinda awkward if not mounting vertically. No wall adapter. No short usb cord for accessory power to charge phone.

Overall Review: I am not using as directed because I work in a concrete building with no windows, I still get a decent increase in signal with just having the antenna on some metal. I look forward to using it this fall when hunting to see how good it works in an outdoor situation. I may even have to get a 2nd one to keep in my car full time.

Amazing Drive Speed

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: This drive is a must have for your base OS drive. I chose to go with this drive for my base partition and a 1 TB Caviar as a storage drive. Running on SATA 3.0 this is by far the fastest hard drive access I have ever seen. Running Vista x64 with no load times at all. (4 GB DDR3 1800 MHz RAM)

Cons: None...

Overall Review: I have not noticed any noise or heat issues. I have a large case with 6 fans and the CPU controlled fans almost never kick on high(I have 4 of the fans on an external controller, but they are so quiet(special fluid bearing system) I keep them at 1600 RPM full time)