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Cyril W.

Cyril W.

Joined on 12/12/06

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Most Favorable Review

decent fan

GELID Solutions FN-PX09-20 92mm Case cooling
GELID Solutions FN-PX09-20 92mm Case cooling

Pros: low noise, inexpensive

Cons: audible pwm ticking, no included accessories, only 50,000 mttf

Overall Review: This fan was used in a pc that stays on 24/7, so it's life span seemed short. I have since switched to a fan costs twice as much, but has three times the life expectancy, includes low noise adapters and mounting options, and does NOT have the PWM ticking. Much more for the money.

Most Critical Review

Dead in less than six months. My old mx570 is still going strong!

Logitech Recertified 910-001799 M570 Black 5-button 1-wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Trackball
Logitech Recertified 910-001799 M570 Black 5-button 1-wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Trackball

Overall Review: I bought this to replace an aging mx570. I know that refurbs may not last as long as a brand new component, but my original mx is still going strong. This isn't a dead switch or something easily replaceable either, some part of the logic is busted. Blinking green of death. Six months is NOT worth the effort. This burns me up quite a bit. I do not know whether logitech or the refurbisher is to blame, but I am not amused.

Inexpensive, and it works.

Vaseky Mini 1.8'' mSATA SSD 60G MLC Solid State Drive for Notebook Standrad Mini-Sata 60G SSD Micron MLC Grain SSD
Vaseky Mini 1.8'' mSATA SSD 60G MLC Solid State Drive for Notebook Standrad Mini-Sata 60G SSD Micron MLC Grain SSD

Pros: The disk is inexpensive, and it works.

Cons: There are no cons.

Works great, plug and play.

PCI-E PCIe to mSATA SSD + SATA 3.0 Combo Extender Adapter PCI-E to SATAIII Card
PCI-E PCIe to mSATA SSD + SATA 3.0 Combo Extender Adapter PCI-E to SATAIII Card

Pros: - Acts as an msata to pci adapter, AND as an additional sata port - Able to boot from bios (if supported by bios or uefi) - Does not need power or data cable

Cons: I have not had the card for long, but there are no issues so far.

Overall Review: This allowed me to easily add an mSATA drive to a system that did not have any additional sata ports (data or power) available.

Pleasantly surprised

StarTech.com OPT2SATA SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter
StarTech.com OPT2SATA SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter

Pros: Mounts to the drive with included screws

Cons: None.

beautiful case

Fractal Design Node 605 Black Aluminum/Steel ATX HTPC/Media Center Computer Case
Fractal Design Node 605 Black Aluminum/Steel ATX HTPC/Media Center Computer Case

Pros: Beautifully minimalist, compact, quiet, very well designed.

Cons: Motherboard tray relief extends TOWARD the motherboard, creating cpu-backplate-fitment issues. Considering that there isn't anything under the tray, I don't see why Fractal opted to push the relief UP into an already crowded area, instead of DOWN into open-space.

Overall Review: Existing fan configuration is good for filtration, but should be re-arranged for better airflow characteristics (one in, one out)