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Bruce L.

Bruce L.

Joined on 02/25/03

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect upgrade for my 2011 13" MacBook Pro

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BC1339
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BC1339

Pros: Works perfectly in my 2011 13" Core i7 2.7GHz MacBook Pro.

Cons: Packaging is difficult to open (prepare to get bloodied!). Eggsaver (free) shipping was disappointing - 5 days to ship two states away. No real tracking.

Overall Review: Next time I'll skip the Eggsaver and go UPS

Most Critical Review

WARNING - can't change unit's IP address

IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wifi Adapter for Internet Ready TV, Game Consoles & Ethernet-Enabled Devices
IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wifi Adapter for Internet Ready TV, Game Consoles & Ethernet-Enabled Devices

Pros: Small form factor, okay wireless range, no problem connecting to my wireless network.

Cons: The unit's IP address is set to 192.168.1.252 and is not configurable (per IOGear's tech support). This makes the device unuable if you have that address in use on your network. Actually you can't confgure any of wired network settings at all.

Overall Review: Hopefully this will be addressed by a firmware update at some point - but until then the unit is worthless to me.

11/17/2011

Works with iPhone 5S & iOS 7

Coboc Light-White 6 ft. MFi Certified White Apple 8-pin Lightning Connector to USB Cable for Apple iPhone5, iPad4, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen, iPod Nano 7th Gen - Charge and Sync Cable
Coboc Light-White 6 ft. MFi Certified White Apple 8-pin Lightning Connector to USB Cable for Apple iPhone5, iPad4, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen, iPod Nano 7th Gen - Charge and Sync Cable

Pros: 6 ft. long Works with iPhone 5S and iOS 7 - no warnings about it being unsupported. Heavy duty (thick) cable. Solid connection to phone.

Cons: Cable is thick and not very flexible.

10/28/2013

Great value

DuroMax 4000 Watt Gas Powered RV Camping Portable Generator RV Camping - XP4000S
DuroMax 4000 Watt Gas Powered RV Camping Portable Generator RV Camping - XP4000S

Pros: Great value for the price - particularly with Shell Shocker deal with free shipping. Item arrived in perfect condition. Relatively easy to unpack and setup if you have some small engine experience (think lawn mower). After removing the shipping retainers and adding oil and gas, the engine started on the first pull and ran flawlessly. Not quiet, but not as loud as I expected so I guess that's a pro.

Cons: Helps to have some mechanical experience to unpack and set up. You need to remove bolts and shipping braces and then fill with oil before trying to start. Included "tool" pouch was useless. Noisy - but not more than any other generator in this class (other than a 3 times more expensive Honda).

Overall Review: Knocked off one start for the marketeplace seller. The seller put the wrong tracking number on my order and it said it was going to Texas (I live in Indiana). Newegg wouldn't help and just passed me on the the marketplace seller. After three tries of "I'll have to have our Newegg specialist call you back" (who never did) I got upset and asked to escalate the problem. Low and behold the customer service person was able to get me the correct tracking number after all (after several "let me check on that's"). After I got the correct tracking number everything was fine and I could see that the shipment was going to the correct address and on time. Frustrating experience that started with Newegg passing the buck even though I purchased from their site.

Good overclocker

AMD Opteron 180 - Opteron Denmark Dual-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 939 110W Processor - OSA180CDBOX
AMD Opteron 180 - Opteron Denmark Dual-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 939 110W Processor - OSA180CDBOX

Pros: Great overclocker! 2.8GHz at stock voltage; 3.1GHz at 1.55V (with water cooling). On the other end, it'll run at the stock speed (2.4GHz) with the voltage all the way down to 1.1V.

Cons: Memory controller is a little weak compared to other AMD X2's I've owned. Doesn't like memory frequencies over 250MHz even if the memory can handle it (unless you really loosen up the timings).

Overall Review: Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

Revised version works with Asus A8N32-SLI

Antec NeoPower 550 550 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
Antec NeoPower 550 550 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Revised version solves Asus compatibility issues. Stable voltage.

Cons: Had to pay shipping to RMA because of Antec's poor design.

Overall Review: In my earlier review I noted that I had to RMA this power supply because of a "known" incompatibility with Asus motherboards. I too had to pay for shipping to return the incompatible product. The good news is that the replacement power supply is a revised version that does work correctly with my A8N32-SLI motherboard. The revised version has a different power cable layout. The primary difference is that the 4+4 power cable has been removed and replaced by discrete a 4 pin and a separate 8pin power connector. The original had a two 4 pin connectors that could be "joined" to make an 8 pin connector. One of the 4 pin connectors was labeled as "use for 4 pin motherboards". Apparently this what was causing the compatibility issue.