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Eric R.

Eric R.

Joined on 01/09/06

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Most Favorable Review

Happy with it

OCZ Agility Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1AGT60G
OCZ Agility Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1AGT60G

Pros: See below on install , had it up and running in 20 minutes on clean install. Pretty fast , in win7 64 ult i was getting 180/110 reads and writes on 1.5 firmware it shipped with. OCZ forums full of too much info in too many dfferent places but go read a bit. Windows restarts in 47 seconds , 23 seconds from power on to desktop . Games don't stutter as much and movement seems smoother. Window is much quicker all around so I'm happy with it.

Cons: no documentation , not much info except going to OCZ forums where there is alot of good info , but its not very organized. Read there before you buy and before you install and do some of thr tweaks.

Overall Review: Easy to install on Win7 64 ult , just plug it in and install , do not do custom and format it 1st or it may misalign the partition...just select the drive and install .

Most Critical Review

Garbage!!!

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes PC Game
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes PC Game

Pros: looks pretty if you have a fairly beefy PC ...thats about it.

Cons: Stinks of SOE...very poor support ...not ready for launch...many many bugs and no balance yet ..Simply its not ready yet and need 6 to 12 months of work yet. AVOID!!!

Overall Review: read forums from other sites and see for yourself . I was in beta and retail and its garbage now... might be good in 2008.

Works Great ! Does it all!

Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player
Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player

Pros: New firmware was out 11/17 but mine has played everything i throw at it , iso to MKV to old divx and vob. netflix works great too . Had it for about 4 months now no issues at all. I used it with a synolgy 210j nas and a USB seagate. New firmware has improved slow navigation for me.

Cons: it sometimes gets slow , heat is a problem so keep it cool. i put a small fan blowing across it and my router and cable modem. it has locked up maybe 3 times in 4 months , may have been a bad video file or heat before i had the fan on it. on screen keyboard is no fun to use.

Overall Review: I really only use it for netflix and streaming movies and ISO dvds. not so much for the other stuff like pandora and youtube but its does work fine for that too. heard you can plug a usb keyboard into it for typing but have not tried this myself yet.

11/17/2010

Works well so far

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

Pros: This is used to back up a synolgy NAS just for a redunant backup , its working fine for that purpose.

Cons: none so far

11/16/2010

Great for the bench tech

LIAN LI PC-T7B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Test Bench Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-T7B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Test Bench Computer Case

Pros: Great for the PC repair bench , I used to test various hardware , data recovery , and entertainment in the server room. looks cool and functions very well. Its a peice of art, 6 stars !

Cons: some sharp edges on some of the peices, may want to run a bit of sand paper on the edges or it could cut you or cables. Assembly was a bit of a pain , about 45 minutes.

Overall Review: Some of the cabling has to run around the inside and outside of the case depending on how you do it. Active cooling should be considered if the PC is going to be used all day on the bench

11/14/2010

Just awsome

Synology Disk Station DS410J Diskless System Budget-friendly 4-bay NAS Server for Personal and Home Use
Synology Disk Station DS410J Diskless System Budget-friendly 4-bay NAS Server for Personal and Home Use

Pros: so many features , simple to use and rock solid. This is my 3rd unit form synology and all have performed 100%.

Cons: sometimes formating can take a day or 2 for the varios raid types. So far only 2TB max supported drives , check thier site for HD compatability list

Overall Review: buy with confidence

11/14/2010