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Jason G.

Jason G.

Joined on 05/14/03

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Most Favorable Review

Does Everything

Nikon COOLPIX P500 Black 12.1 MP 36X Optical Zoom Wide Angle Digital Camera
Nikon COOLPIX P500 Black 12.1 MP 36X Optical Zoom Wide Angle Digital Camera

Pros: Full featured yet intuitively easy to use if you just want to point and shoot. Outstanding optical zoom and image stabilization even at full range.

Cons: Not a dSLR, but also doesn't involve the complexity or price.

Overall Review: This is what 99% of average folks should be buying.

Great game at any price

XCOM: Enemy Unknown PC
XCOM: Enemy Unknown PC

Pros: As I get older and have less time for this stuff, I really appreciate single player games that have depth, but are easy to pick up and run with. As a turn based strategy game, you can play at your own speed. Really liked the mix of first and third perspectives. It puts you in the combat.

Cons: Some bits of the game don't feel completely fleshed out like the fighter support aircraft. Seemed liked the developer wanted to do more in certain places, but had to just let some things go to get the game out the door on a reasonable timetable.

Overall Review: Found it on clearance for $5 at a local shop. I will buy the Enemy Within expansion at some point in the future. I enjoyed it and would like to revisit it again.

These are good.

ROSEWILL RL-W93001, A19 Non-Dimmable LED Light Bulb, E26 Base, 8.2W, 55W Replace, 660 Lumens, UL CE RoHS, 3000K Warm White, Wide Beam Angle 230 Degree
ROSEWILL RL-W93001, A19 Non-Dimmable LED Light Bulb, E26 Base, 8.2W, 55W Replace, 660 Lumens, UL CE RoHS, 3000K Warm White, Wide Beam Angle 230 Degree

Pros: Purchased 5 of these to test. Have been using over kitchen table since 11/2014. Wife required bulbs that looked like bulbs when installed so these have been great.

Cons: Momentary lag between flipping the switch and getting light, but it's full intensity right away unlike a CFL which have to warm up.

Overall Review: Happy enough that I just bought 18 more off shell shocker to finish out the house.

Trident Case Green Cyclops Case for Apple iPad Mini with Retina Display Model CY-APL-IPADMINIR-TG
Trident Case Green Cyclops Case for Apple iPad Mini with Retina Display Model CY-APL-IPADMINIR-TG

Pros: Fully enclosed and relatively inexpensive solution. It is not bulky. Has a good, quality feel and look to it. It has survived my 6 year old. Easy to wipe clean.

Cons: The button and port covers are pretty stiff which makes changing volume, turning off, inserting ear buds or the charging jack a little more difficult than I have experienced on other products.

Good and Cheap

D-Link Cloud Router (DIR-605L), Wireless N300, mydlink Cloud Services
D-Link Cloud Router (DIR-605L), Wireless N300, mydlink Cloud Services

Pros: Cheap. Does what I need. Have several smart devices linked to it from iphones to android pads and streaming video devices and game consoles plus main computer via ethernet cable with no lags or connection issues.

Cons: Susceptible to dust/heat? See other comments.

Overall Review: Had problems with it a few months after setting it up with losing connection, not responding, etc. I blow it out with compressed air every once in a while now and have had no problems for over a year.

Impressed

Avatar Sirius S701-R2A-1 1GB DDR3 Memory 7.0" 1024 x 600 Tablet Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Avatar Sirius S701-R2A-1 1GB DDR3 Memory 7.0" 1024 x 600 Tablet Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Pros: I rarely ever review anything so I was impressed enough to take the time. I think the last thing I was compelled to review for being great was a 9600GSO video card. Got this on Shell Shocker and put a cheapo 32gb card in it. It has far exceeded my expectations. My wife uses it as a reader and internet, I play games on it, and my kids watch movies on it. It really gives you a lot of bang for the buck.

Cons: The sound pops upon initialization, but is otherwise fine. The touch screen seems to be just slightly off and I haven't figured out how or if I can calibrate it. Smudges easy or that could be my kids.

Overall Review: Bought it so my wife could have something in the kitchen to access the internet while she cooked and it does A LOT MORE. I put it in a plastic Ziploc to take outside in the garage while I worked on my car so I could scroll the repair scenario and view the screen shots yet keep grease and everything else off of it, but it would almost instantly crash. I don't know if it's a heat issue or static electricity or what, but it does not like being in a Ziploc even if not zipped up.