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Christopher W.

Christopher W.

Joined on 08/29/04

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Most Favorable Review

Well-padded

Swissgear LEGACY 10.2" WA-7629-02F00 iPad/Tablet/Netbook Sleeve
Swissgear LEGACY 10.2" WA-7629-02F00 iPad/Tablet/Netbook Sleeve

Pros: This sleeve has thick, soft, and firm padding. It's not just a cheap neoprene sleeve- it puts at least 1/4" of padding on each side of its contents. Well-built, yet inexpensive! The inner surface is lined with soft bumps that hold contents in place.

Cons: All that padding does add some thickness to my netbook. However, since most 10" netbooks have mechanical hard disks, I'd say the extra protection is worth the bulk.

Overall Review: The fit is perfect for my Eee PC T101MT- the netbook isn't too snug, but it doesn't have room to bang around inside.

Most Critical Review

Garbage

Thermaltake A2426 80mm Blue LED PCI SLOT Blue LED FAN
Thermaltake A2426 80mm Blue LED PCI SLOT Blue LED FAN

Pros: Fan spins Pretty blue LEDs

Cons: Barely pushes any air Conventional fan design seems sub-optimal

Overall Review: I've had good luck with Thermaltake products in the past, but this thing is a joke. I bought it to help ventilate the dead space in the lower rear of my older ATX case, but this fan is almost completely ineffective. In a case with negative air pressure, it would probably fail to move any air at all. Shouldn't this sort of cooler use a centrifugal blower instead of a regular bladed fan?

Does the job

ARCTIC COOLING Accelero L2 Pro Fluid Dynamic VGA Cooler for nVIDIA and ATI
ARCTIC COOLING Accelero L2 Pro Fluid Dynamic VGA Cooler for nVIDIA and ATI

Pros: Cost effective, works RAM heatsinks included

Cons: Stupidly tall aluminum heatsink blocks two adjacent slots- assembled video card is 3 slots tall.

Overall Review: I bought this to replace the stock setup on my ECS 9800GT. The fan had frozen after a few years of continuous use. I chose this item because it was inexpensive and looked close to the stock unit. Sure enough, it's the exact same fan with some extra connectors, and a very similar (but much taller) heatsink compared to the stock setup. Installation was very easy, since the parts were almost the same. The extra height is annoying, but I guess that if I need one of those slots back, I could put the new fan on the old heatsink. I don't think I'd recommend this product as an upgrade for video card cooling, but if you're looking to replace an Arctic Cooling stock cooler, this is a good solution at a good price.

Meh

RAZER Lycosa RZ03-0018010 Black 104 Normal Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard
RAZER Lycosa RZ03-0018010 Black 104 Normal Keys USB Standard Gaming Keyboard

Pros: Lighted, decent build quality, rubber-coated keys, short keystroke, USB port on keyboard (for a mouse, I guess). Works fine without drivers with Windows and Linux.

Cons: Backlight is not very bright, or adjustable. The lighting is also uneven- the keys in the middle are dimmer than the ones on the far left and right. The lighting is less noticeable when viewed at an angle.

Overall Review: The keystroke is short, but this does not feel like a laptop keyboard to me. The board sits pretty flat, even with the feet out. It uses two USB ports (one for the extra USB port on the keyboard, I presume). Bottom line: decent keyboard, but not worth what I paid for it.