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Tom O.

Tom O.

Joined on 04/27/05

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Better Second Time Around

NETGEAR R6250-100NAS Wireless AC1600 Dual Band Gigabit Router
NETGEAR R6250-100NAS Wireless AC1600 Dual Band Gigabit Router

Pros: neat design dual band wi-fi latest standards (USB 3.0, 5G wi-fi)

Cons: not as fast as the R6300, not as feature packed as the WNDR4700 requires extensive customization to achieve it's full potential

Overall Review: Because Newegg doesn't allow me to edit my previous review I'm posting another one: This is the 2nd unit I obtained from Netgear after a rough start with the 1st. I couldn't get the network drive feature to work, more on that later. The modem is a well designed unit, glossy black with indicator lights that arent too bright. The rubberized base stays upright and keeps it from slipping if you plug in heavy peripherals. Aside from form this is one of the most advanced routers available as of May 2013, with both USB 3.0 & 802.11 ac wi-fi. I was pleasantly surprised to find out it has dual band wi-fi on both 2.4 GHz & 5GHz channels, in effect this is like having 2 wireless routers in 1! And I can attest that file transfers via the 5GHz channel are about as fast as wired transfers. As mentioned previously I had an issue where I couldn't access the network drive feature wirelessly. After spending days trying to troubleshoot with customer service we finally figured out that you have to set the network location to home or work , the public setting will not allow this feature to work. The Netgear genie portal is simple but robust, I'm hoping they'll develop a more visually pleasing interface in future. Customer service is a mixed bag, the lower level reps leave something to be desired but the managers and engineer reps are nothing short of first rate! I had all but given up on this unit until a rep responded to my email and we corresponded for about a month until we resolved my problem. He even assisted with issues not directly pertaining to the router - Thanks YiFan!!! I'm holding off on giving this router 5 eggs because it took a fair amount of customization to achieve close to full potential. When Netgear adds this router to their readySHARE cloud feature, it will be impossible to beat. Also, I seem to be experiencing dropped connections but because I'm unable to rule out the fault lying with the receiving device I won't gripe about that.

Most Critical Review

too loud, jeez!

EVERCOOL FAN-LD6025B-EC2 60mm Blue LED Crystal Blue LED Light Case Fan
EVERCOOL FAN-LD6025B-EC2 60mm Blue LED Crystal Blue LED Light Case Fan

Pros: good looks powerful cooling potential

Cons: LOUD! - I recommend pairing them with a fan speed controller a little wide

Overall Review: I got these when the LED's that came with my case conked out, but they sounded like a blowdryer on low, no exaggeration! They do blow a lot of air though so I'll be getting Zalman's fan speed controller to hopefully quiet them down

10/27/2012

simple, cheap, funtional

SONY PS3 Media/Blu-ray Disc Remote Control
SONY PS3 Media/Blu-ray Disc Remote Control

Pros: does what it needs to do doesn't need line of sight operation (thanks Bluetooth) inexpensive

Cons: not quite plug & play, you may have to read the manual when pairing for the first time (for those that don't like reading instructions) the PS3 power button ends up being in the middle of the remote!

Overall Review: The PS3 is still the best bluray player after all these years but using the controller in a home theater setup just doesn't cut it, so I decided to get this remote and can't believe how useful it is. I don't know why all remotes are not Bluetooth, even Logitech's Harmony remote can't do this without an annoying additional dongle and costs almost 20 times the price.

10/27/2012

not the fastest but stable

HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory XMP Model KHX16C9K2/16X
HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory XMP Model KHX16C9K2/16X

Pros: low profile so they will not impede/ be impeded by aftermarket CPU fans/heatsinks high capacity, I believe they go up to 32GB if not higher plus they are available in 2 stick configuration for motherboards that don't have 4 slots

Cons: not the fastest, top out at 1600. I tried to overclock them beyond that and failed. sometimes they default to a lower than max speed so you have to go into the BIOS to adjust fairly expensive

Overall Review: I got these when the hyperx predator's would not POST. They have worked great from day one and give the OS and installed programs lots of elbow room. One MAJOR advantage is their low profile, a lot of people don't realize that aftermarket fans take up too much room. Honestly, the tall cooling fins on other kinds of memory are just overkill, the build quality on these more than adequately keeps them cool.

10/27/2012

needs a mounting kit

Intel RTS2011AC LGA 2011 CPU Cooler
Intel RTS2011AC LGA 2011 CPU Cooler

Pros: other people seem to like it LED's

Cons: has good reviews but what you don't realize is that it needs to be mounted with a separate backplate/mounting kit and is not very compatible with the readily available ones copper is a better conductor than aluminum - just saying ...

Overall Review: I ordered it because I thought it would fit my pressed-for-space clear mini-ITX case but it turns out it needs extra mounting material and Intel's site was no help. I ended up going with a Zalman and have no regrets, they are the specialists. Intel should stick to what they know - processors

10/12/2012

noisy little ...

ASUS Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card EAH6570/DI/1GD3(LP)
ASUS Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card EAH6570/DI/1GD3(LP)

Pros: fits low profile builds - the only reason I got it

Cons: NOISY - this is a whiny little bugger. The little fan is inefficient and runs louder than my 120mm fan, what the? Only gives a 6.4 Windows Experience rating - by far the weakest link in my build DVI socket mysteriously never worked and VGA connection is not modular when used with the low profile bracket - beware of the wide heatsink no DisplayPort!?

Overall Review: I really thought ASUS would put out a winner here but they left lots of room for improvement. My biggest complaint is noise, then low performance, then poor design, then poor integration with the Catalyst software, etc, etc, etc. Very deceptively short rebate window

10/12/2012