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James T.

James T.

Joined on 10/17/03

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Super drive, Super price

SAMSUNG Spinpoint M7E HM641JI 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint M7E HM641JI 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very quiet, faster than the WD640 by about 10MB/s. Lots of storage, use mine for esata external and it performs flawlessly.

Cons: None!

Overall Review: These are the ultimate in affordable storage and mobility when powered through USB on a esata. I wouldn't use any mechanical drive for OS since going to SSD. I hate to admit I would buy this one again over my two WD640s.

Most Critical Review

Gets Hot

DVico TVIX Portable Mini HD Media Player W/ TV Tuner & PVR PVRR2210
DVico TVIX Portable Mini HD Media Player W/ TV Tuner & PVR PVRR2210

Pros: Nice design, good features.

Cons: Gets very, very hot! The base is a strange fan array that is not very practical. Won't play BluRay ISO.

RE: confirm icemanss review

OCZ Vertex 4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX4-25SAT3-512G.M
OCZ Vertex 4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) VTX4-25SAT3-512G.M

Pros: I own the 256GB version and it is spectacular.

Cons: I had the same issue as icemanss on my 256GB V4 on my Asus M5A97 EVO. Went back to AHCI and bought a syba RAID controller for my RAID0 array and back to 7.9.

Overall Review: I even called OCZ about it and they were considerate, but did not know of this issue.

10/18/2012

Excellent upgrade

Transcend 2.5" 64GB PATA MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) TS64GSSD25-M
Transcend 2.5" 64GB PATA MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) TS64GSSD25-M

Pros: Fast reads, quiet and cool. Natve TRIM, hasn't slowed a bit without any tweaks except the excellent suggestions the earlier reviewer gave us.

Cons: Relatively slow write speeds. In our use of this drive it is negligible though.

Overall Review: Definitely extended the life of our Acer 1691. Makes the laptop much more enjoyable. CPU fan comes on less frequently. Transcend makes quality gear.

Great drive

OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX60G
OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX60G

Pros: Very fast read speeds. Came with the latest FW 1.5. Supports TRIM. OCZ forums are a great resource.

Cons: None!

Overall Review: OCZ is the best SSD company out there. I only wish I could afford the SE 200GB. Installed Win7 in 15 minutes and this drive scores a 7.3 rating. Just hope the rebate is as smooth as this drive.

Awesome case-caution

Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Excellent case, great quality.

Cons: Large fan on top of case restricts long optical drive placement.

Overall Review: About that fan. I used an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 that is great. The large fan on top of the case disrupts the air flow going to the cpu cooler and causes the cpu to be HOT. Just unplugged the fan and the temp went down 40 deg F.

11/10/2009