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Steven P.

Steven P.

Joined on 11/10/04

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Most Favorable Review

I LOVE THIS THING

WD Passport 60GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDXML600UETN
WD Passport 60GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDXML600UETN

Pros: Size, powered via usb, capacity.

Cons: NONE!

Overall Review: This HD is excellent! It litterally fits in my shirt pocket. I take it everywhere. Stores my music, ebooks, and when I am at an internet terminal, I save files directly to it. Just plug it in and go! Make sure that you have your drivers updated on Windows to run USB 2.0. The difference is amazing!

Most Critical Review

Cheap construction

Logitech Extreme 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural PC Gaming Headset
Logitech Extreme 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural PC Gaming Headset

Pros: Somewhat comfortalbe. Cheap. In cord volume control.

Cons: 2 days after I had them I walked too far from the computer and the earphone wire that conects into the on-cord volume control broke and popped out.

Overall Review: At least the microphone still works which is the real reason why I bought it.

12/30/2005

As expected

NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 Wireless Glasses Kit (For Use With Any 3D Vision Ready Display) Model 942-11431-0007-001
NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 Wireless Glasses Kit (For Use With Any 3D Vision Ready Display) Model 942-11431-0007-001

Pros: Quality construction. Worked out of box. 3D movies are better than theater. Easy to use. My non-tech mother uses them without issue.

Cons: Games are dark. To the point they are unplayable in 3D (at least for me). World Of Warcraft(tm) was unbearably dark for me. Although now I am starting to get used to it. Waiting a while before I get a LightBoost(tm) monitor until they shake the bugs out and prices come down. (Maybe a year?) It's why I got these version 2 glasses kit.

Overall Review: Although games seem to be too dark for me, I have faith that in a year or two LightBoost monitors will be on the market to try out. 3D movies are PHENOMENAL. I use the 3D SBS (Side by side) and the Stereoscopic Player(tm) configured accordingly.

Beautiful

PLANAR SA2311W Black 23" 2ms 3D 120HZ Full HD Swivel  Height Adjustable WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1
PLANAR SA2311W Black 23" 2ms 3D 120HZ Full HD Swivel Height Adjustable WideScreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1

Pros: No Dead pixels. Comes with Dual-Link DVI cable. I bought this with nVidia's 3D Vision 2 kit here on Newegg. There was terrible 3D ghosting in my games until I realized I hadn't selected 120hz in game. (Some games overide system settings and thus have to be configured again in game). Once I selected 120hz, no ghosting that I could tell. Beware that due to technology the games are dark. When nVidia LightBoost monitors are on the market for a while I may upgrade to those. 3D movies are PHENOMENAL!!! I use the 3D SBS mkv, avi etc. with the Stereoscopic Player (The actual name of the player, not a description). I mean breathtaking.

Cons: From my subjective, non 'pro' experience, nothing that would dock an egg. When I turn monitor to complete black some light 'bleeding' along the top. I don't notice it during play or work. I don't notice it now since I've gotten used to monitor, but at first colors seemed a bit 'washed' compared to my HP 2159m. Limited control options to adjust 'washedoutness'. Absolutely no controls in 3D, save for contrast. They're locked out.

Overall Review: Standard 2D gaming is excellent. The high FPS games I play I didn't notice any lag as reported. Full disclosure though, I am not a 'leet' player and probably dont' have a trained eye for it. All in all, worth every penny I paid for it. If there were time tested LightBoost(tm) monitors to market I would have invested in one of those. Too many complaints on the ones that were out, so this will more than satisfy for at least a year before I buy one of those.

Satisfied

Apple MB110LL/A White USB Wired Slim Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple MB110LL/A White USB Wired Slim Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

Pros: Bought this for my hackintosh build. Very satisfied. Looks beautiful.

Cons: The USB cord is WAY WAY to short. Since Apple is so big on user experience, maybe they either extend the usb cable length or at these prices include a usb extension? Apple how can you put so much thought and engineering in such a beautiful keyboard and mess it up with such a completely unacceptably short cord?

Overall Review: Coming from a classic keyboard to this takes a couple days to get used to. But once I got used to it very satisfied w/ the keyboard layout and keyboard feel. Again, my only gripe is the usb cord is and unacceptable length and now I have to factor in more money for a USB extender cable.

Solid

ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Booted up right away. Solid board for the money. Slick bios menu. Looks like there are some overclock options for unlocked CPU's and memory. (I never overclock and I am not savvy to this)

Cons: None, board met my expectations based on features listed.

Overall Review: Be aware that there is no raid support. Lacking a PCI slot is obvious, but no raid support may be less obvious to other buyers. I knew this but didn't care.