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Mitchell S.

Mitchell S.

Joined on 09/26/04

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Beautiful Monitor

SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1
SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1

Pros: Not all monitors are created equal, and this one is definitely ahead of the curve. The colors are vibrant, the detail is excellent, and the viewing radius (horizontal) is very very good.

Cons: The monitor does wiggle a bit when you're typing if your desk isn't 100% solid. You can try to reduce that, but if you're moving your desk around at all when typing, the monitor will wiggle. In addition, if you have this monitor in the same room you sleep in, you'll have to power it off manually or the very bright power LED will continuously blink indicating it does not have a data source. The vertical viewing radius is not as good as it's horizontal, although I just recently noticed that. It wasn't enough to bother me.

Overall Review: I bought this monitor to for gaming and graphics editing purposes. So far it's served both with style. I almost want to throw out my old CRT television in the same room, because this monitor is so large I can watch streaming and downloaded video content on it just fine at a distance. It is VERY bright (just like a television). Newegg shipped very fast, and I the monitor came with 0 dead pixels. Not relating to the product... Newegg failed to charge my credit card several times, and their customer service staff seemed un-knowledgeable and confused. Using paypal (and the very same credit card), I was able to purchase the order successfully after Newegg failed to. This was quite frustrating considering I've always used the same card when buying from Newegg.

A decade of this keyboard

Microsoft A13-00002S White 104 Normal Keys USB or PS/2 Ergonomic Natural Keyboard Elite
Microsoft A13-00002S White 104 Normal Keys USB or PS/2 Ergonomic Natural Keyboard Elite

Pros: I can't use any other keyboard. Seriously. I've been typing of MS Naturals for about a decade now, and I go through about one every 2-3 years (I break them out of overuse and abuse, nothing wrong with the actual product). They're dirt cheap and made like tanks. They're big BIG so my gorilla hands have no problem typing on them.

Cons: They get a bit loud after a few months of use. I haven't been able to successfully take one apart and put it back together again... yet (but that's probably a personal defect and not one with the keyboard). Lastly, you will get addicted to this keyboard and you will not be able to function without it for the rest of your life. AND should you break yours, you will end up having to buy one and pay 50 dollars to ship it to yourself if you move to Japan, because they don't sell these guys here. =p Ok, so that's also probably a personal problem as well. =p

Overall Review: The little rubber feet on these can fall off, so be mindful of that (and stand ready with some superglue).

Good Deal

Canon PIXMA MP560 3747B002 9.2 ipm Black Print Speed 9600 x 2400 dpi Color Print Quality USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
Canon PIXMA MP560 3747B002 9.2 ipm Black Print Speed 9600 x 2400 dpi Color Print Quality USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: -Cheap. -Does duplex (automatic printing to both sides of a sheet of paper) -Scanner is actually pretty good. -Separate large black ink tank. -Wifi -Good print quality and color representation -Printed maybe 900+ full color sheets in a month and it's still working perfectly. -Ink tanks used in this printer are easily refilled. Buying kits at my local store, it comes out to be around 2 dollars per tank refill. That was a big plus for me.

Cons: SLOW. I bought this printer to do mass print jobs (sort of like here, print all this stuff and when you break I'll just buy a new one), and uh, yeah, what you save in dollars buying this guy you certainly spend in time waiting for it to finish its work. I didn't consider this con big enough to take off an egg simply because for your average user, a moderately-slow printer probably isn't a problem. (I should've gone laser).

Overall Review: It doesn't have an ethernet port. So if you have a home network of desktops and no Wifi, you'll need to hook it into a computer using a USB cord and then share it via Windows (which isn't exactly something an average user would probably figure out). It seems odd that they didn't include a network port for an obvious network-ready printer. Scanner can be noisy. Print tray auto opens, but doesn't auto close? Paper tray doesn't hold more than 50 or so heavy-weight pages. Duplex bleeds through on normal copy paper. Ink tanks have cool red LED lights that provide intuitive information (properly secured, running low, out of ink). I wouldn't say that's a pro, but it is sorta ... neat? Overall I'd recommend the printer to anyone buying it for a home, home office, or small business. For this price, you just can't beat it.

Works on Nike MP3 player

Belkin F3U138-06 Black Pro Series USB 5-Pin Mini-B Cable
Belkin F3U138-06 Black Pro Series USB 5-Pin Mini-B Cable

Comments: I got this because CompU** was charging xx dollars for the SAME item. If you guys didn't know already, cables are a great area to make profit for traditional stores (like this cable selling for xx in the store, and x on NewEgg). Works great for my Nike MP3 player. Came two days after i bought it (NewEgg you own).