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Philip S.

Philip S.

Joined on 06/05/06

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Most Favorable Review

Nice Drive

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner

Pros: LiteOn makes some of the best drives I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Wow, they sure are getting inexpensive these days.

Cons: None whatsoever

Overall Review: Burn CDs or DVDs very reliably all at top performance speeds ... nice :)

Most Critical Review

Its cool ...

Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel
Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel

Pros: Floppy and Flash cards in one 3.5" bay.

Cons: Card reader doesn't look like it supports anything above 2GB cards (at least with the SD cards that I tried). It should have internal USB mobo block connectors instead of this stupid rig of looping an A-type USB plug out the back of a slot and into a USB port (thats a stupid rig, and kind of negates the point of getting an internal card reader).

Overall Review: Its really not worth it. It probably would have been cheaper just to get the floppy drive and internal card reader separate (and I would have gotten internal hookups for the card reader). I guess if you're building a media box or something that only has one 3.5" bay then this would be useful.

Quiet!

ARCTIC COOLING AF12025 Case Cooling Fan
ARCTIC COOLING AF12025 Case Cooling Fan

Pros: This fan is very quiet.

Cons: Not very high CFM, but thats OK on most modern setups because they run so cool. Only has 3 prong system connector, no molex adapter.

Overall Review: Makes a great quiet replacement fan. Make sure you get a molex adapter or make sure you have a free system fan port if you are planning on using this as an addon.

It's quiet

COOLMAX CX-400B 400 W ATX v2.01 Power Supply
COOLMAX CX-400B 400 W ATX v2.01 Power Supply

Pros: This PSU is nice and quiet with a 120mm fan. It doesn't look half bad either with the nice shiny finish. All the leads are properly done, without any tangled wires - this makes it easy to isolate and/or tie back one rail without making a big mess of wires.

Cons: nothing yet

Overall Review: I've only had it for about a week, but it seems to be doing great. I can't honestly say whether it is going to last a long time or not.

Does it's job

ASUS GeForce 6200LE 256MB(64MB on Board) DDR PCI Express x16 Graphics Card EN6200LE/TC256/TD/64
ASUS GeForce 6200LE 256MB(64MB on Board) DDR PCI Express x16 Graphics Card EN6200LE/TC256/TD/64

Pros: Nvidia drivers rock! This card will do a dual monitor setup without problem.

Cons: Turbocache (yuck)

Overall Review: This is a great work card with support for dual monitors that I would recommend for any office type of setup. I would not recommend this card for gaming or 3D applications.

Its cheaper than retail!

Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack
Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack

Pros: MUCH cheaper than a retail copy of this OS. It's the exact same thing as retail, minus that pretty blue box.

Cons: Well ... its windoze ....

Overall Review: Save yourself some big bucks and buy this instead of a reatil copy. trust me.