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Samuel M.

Samuel M.

Joined on 08/08/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Product, Great Price

LG 27EA83R-D Ocean Black 27" 5ms WQHD HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS pivot&height adjustable 350 cd/m2 5,000,000:1
LG 27EA83R-D Ocean Black 27" 5ms WQHD HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS pivot&height adjustable 350 cd/m2 5,000,000:1

Pros: External Power Adapter bracket (great when using monitor arms), Perfect color, great viewing angle.

Cons: none

Overall Review: After months of research and waiting, finally settled on this.Was on sale for 700 and it was worth it. I loved it so much I bought a second. The 2560 x 1440 resolution makes all the difference. It's also very aesthetically pleasing.

Great Product

Ergotron 45-241-026 LX Desk Monitor Arm and Mount
Ergotron 45-241-026 LX Desk Monitor Arm and Mount

Pros: Strong, stable, and fine-tuning works great. Using this with an LG 27EA83R-D and it's phenomenal. Also a great price compared to similar products.

Cons: None.

Excellent Product

Ergotron 60-589-060 Quick Release LCD Bracket
Ergotron 60-589-060 Quick Release LCD Bracket

Pros: Comes with longer bolts and risers in case your VESA mounts on the monitor are recessed and could possibly block the clip mechanism.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: Does what it should and is relatively inexpensive. Highly recommend.

Small Form Factor, Plenty of room

LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: Sleek look, good space, even though it's small there is plenty of cable routing space. Match it with a good modular power supply and you can make a really clean SFF PC. Also 6 bays for HD (+1 2.5" bay underneath ODD) which makes it a good choice for media center PC's

Cons: No motherboard tray. Tray is actually the right side of the case.

Overall Review: I chose this for a SFF gaming rig and I'm glad I did. It fits video cards up to 11.8" in length, and has plenty of room for high quality components. I put a Corsair H70 in as my CPU cooler which, due to it's height, I had to mount the fan on top of the case instead of inside. It doesn't bother me, but some people may not like this.

12/10/2010

Good Product

ASUS 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST
ASUS 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST

Pros: Burns well, looks good

Cons: none

Overall Review: Didn't buy it because it had features that the other ones didn't, but because the "B" for "Bluray" was blue and it matched the color scheme of my case. Haha.

12/10/2010

Small size, great performance

GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Tiny foot print, chock-full of features. The OC'ing abilities are great

Cons: No raid support (but this is for this chipset across the board). Only the Intel board has RAID. I am not going to subtract an egg for this as this is a small form factor board and not meant to be full featured.

Overall Review: on-board video REQUIRES a processor that has that capability. The i7 series DOES NOT have this and the on-board video WILL NOT work. Just beware