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Christopher C.

Christopher C.

Joined on 04/11/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great for "More than a Netbook"

Lenovo 15.6" Intel Pentium T4300 3GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium G550(2958-ACU)
Lenovo 15.6" Intel Pentium T4300 3GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows 7 Home Premium G550(2958-ACU)

Pros: Battery Life, Performance on websites with flash, integrated 1-click backup (including to DVD-R), dedicated number pad on keyboard.

Cons: Wireless B/G, no Bluetooth

Overall Review: OK, so my Internet connection is only 10+ Mbps, and I don't have a file server I'm accessing all the time, so Wireless G is FINE (54Mbps). Windows 7 boots fast, runs fast. The 1-click backup (actually about three clicks) backs up to a hidden partition, and/or to DVD-R disks. I did both because the DVD-R feature creates a bootable restore (RTeffM: this doesn't come with a restore DVD). I prefer this because I updated Windows, installed OpenOffice, Skype, etc - THEN created the restore DVD. Performance: Better than my EeePC, worse than my Quad-Core desktop (no duh). It is a perfect full-size laptop for web browsing, office apps, etc. You're not buying a gaming PC here. But a business-class PC? Definitely.

11/19/2009
Most Critical Review

Works Great - batteries impossible to find

IDEAL 62-200 LinkMaster PRO Tester
IDEAL 62-200 LinkMaster PRO Tester

Pros: This works great - it tells you a complete wiremap.

Cons: All it does is wiremap - and the battery is a specialty item I could not find at Radio Shack - I ended up having to drive 20 miles to a "Battery Warehouse" where they had one on a card that was so yellow I questioned whether I was younger than the battery.

Quick cook, pain to clean

DeLonghi Electronic Cookware
DeLonghi Electronic Cookware

Pros: Quick, very even cooking. Nonstick

Cons: Cooking surfaces are not removable.

Overall Review: For the price this unit is superior. The heating element is heavy thus conducts heat evenly. Then it comes time to clean - the unit warns you about submersing, so the only way to clean it is to lay it across the top of the sink and try to balance it as you scrub it. I found the best way to clean after cooking meat (it grills steaks and chicken really well) is to heat it and use a nylon brush followed by a sponge.

12/31/2011

Perfect

Vantec NexStar CX 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive/SSD Enclosure (Supports 7mm, 9.5mm, 12.5mm HDD/SSD) - Model NST-200S2-BK
Vantec NexStar CX 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive/SSD Enclosure (Supports 7mm, 9.5mm, 12.5mm HDD/SSD) - Model NST-200S2-BK

Pros: durable aluminum case, doesn't require external power, plug and play

Cons: it's not free

Overall Review: This was exactly what I was looking for - inexpensive ($16 with free shipping), easy to use (it took less than 5 minutes from box open to drive mounted & reading/writing), and durable. The extruded aluminum case is lightweight yet durable - one piece except the two plastic ends. The drive fits precisely in the case with no slop. I did need to use a mini screwdriver to close the case (a #1 is too big), but if you don't already have a set of these you aren't really a PC tinkerer, now are you?