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Darrel O.

Darrel O.

Joined on 09/28/07

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent monitor.

Acer Nitro VG280K bmiipx 28" IPS 3840 x 2160P 4K 1ms UHD AMD FreeSync HDR 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort, Built-in Speaker Gaming Monitor
Acer Nitro VG280K bmiipx 28" IPS 3840 x 2160P 4K 1ms UHD AMD FreeSync HDR 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort, Built-in Speaker Gaming Monitor

Overall Review: When I first hooked this up to my work laptop, I thought the image looked fuzzy and not good at all. Then I hooked it up to my home desktop, which has a much better video card, and the monitor looks EPIC. I was watching 4K videos on YouTube, and it looked like I could reach through the screen, the quality was so good. I like it so much, I'm buying another one. I had also purchased two KG281K monitors that were refurbished. I hooked up one next to the VG280K, and the VG is much better. I might even return the KGs and just get more VGs.

Generally great laptop, but lacking in sound.

ASUS FX705GM-NH74 17.3" Laptop i7-8750H GTX 1060 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 1TB HDD W10
ASUS FX705GM-NH74 17.3" Laptop i7-8750H GTX 1060 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 1TB HDD W10

Pros: The display is nice, it's got good power, and is generally a really good laptop.

Cons: Some genius decided to put the speakers pointing out to the left and the right such the sound is lost. Even with the volume maxxed out, it's often not loud enough. The solution is to either wear headphones or connect a sound system, but I don't always want to do that. This flaw is major enough that I won't buy another laptop without making sure the speakers aren't oriented like these.

Overall Review: I would get this PC if you always wear headphones, because then my sound issue won't bother you. Everything else is great on this laptop.

It's doing the job

SIIG IC-510012-S2 5.1 Channels 16-bit PCI Interface SoundWave
SIIG IC-510012-S2 5.1 Channels 16-bit PCI Interface SoundWave

Pros: Inexpensive, easy install, sounds great, some cool features and effects on the installation software

Cons: none

Overall Review: Got this card based on the other recommendations, and it hasn't disappointed. I just needed a decent sound card since my on-board card croaked, and this filled the bill for just $25. Haven't had a problem yet.