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Roman S.

Roman S.

Joined on 07/06/06

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Most Favorable Review

Large, Fast, a bit loud. So far they work despite the poor packaging...

Toshiba 14TB Enterprise HDD SATA 6.0Gb/s 512e 7200 RPM 512MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive MG08ACA14TE
Toshiba 14TB Enterprise HDD SATA 6.0Gb/s 512e 7200 RPM 512MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive MG08ACA14TE

Pros: Large, fast, not too loud as some have complained.

Cons: Poor shipping practice by newegg.

Overall Review: The drives came in mostly intact but they shipped in cheapo clam shells. 3 drives stuffed in a rather large box filled with those air bag thingies. The drivers fell out of their clam shells and were just sloshing around in the box. I was expecting 3 doa, but some how they are spinning so far. The NAS is testing them right now, hopefully they are all healthy. 1 egg off for neweggs sub par packaging. Will update if they fail.

Most Critical Review

Questionable... First had bad caps, Second overheats...

NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Business-Class Desktop Switch - Lifetime Warranty (GS108)
NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Business-Class Desktop Switch - Lifetime Warranty (GS108)

Pros: *Sturdy metal construction *No Fan (quiet, one less thing to wear out, not always a plus) *Store and Forward *Small but enough helf so the cables dont drag it down *General speed is not bad for sub-$200 switch. *Lifetime warranty (a big big plus)

Cons: *No fan (Must have it around exposed to open air) *First set of units had bloating Caps. *Second set of units Overheats in a 60F office in open air.

Overall Review: I have generally had very good luck with Netgear ProSafe products; I have over 30 between the office and my home lab. This model seems to be the weakest cog in their line up. I have two of these GS108's, and each only lasts about 6 months before RMA time and then the RMA's fail 6 months after that. If you are actually going to be push data through these heavily, you might want to go with another Netgear model.

They are great for the price... Got my kids each a set (no fights if they are all the same)

Anker Soundcore Life 2 Noise Cancelling Over Ear Headphones
Anker Soundcore Life 2 Noise Cancelling Over Ear Headphones

Pros: NC is good (not Bose or Sony good, but at a small fraction of the price, good) They fit my big head well and dont press on my ears. Well padded headband, doesnt hurt the top of my head after long sessions. Surprisingly robust feeling, doesnt feel as cheap as many under 50 random sets from scamazon.

Cons: Old school MicroUSB for power. Remember, they aren't Sony or Bose, but awesome for the price.

Overall Review: Remember, everything is relative. For the price, they perform better than expected. NC actually does something, unlike most cheap sets on scamazon. They sound not bad and the battery lasts a long time. USB-C would have been nice, but these are older... I got some magnetic microusb charger adapters so the kids don't destroy them trying to plug them in. All in all, happy. After the first one elsewhere, when i saw a deal here, I ordered 4 more (kids and extended family).

Great cheap routes, after you throw DDWRT on them...

Linksys LINK-M20-RM Valet Plus Wireless-N Router IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Linksys LINK-M20-RM Valet Plus Wireless-N Router IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Pros: Great replacements to my old WRT54G's that I had spread around my familys houses to a family WAN. No reboots or crashes yet. Use 15668 if you plan on using PPTP client, if you plan on OpenVPN, go for the latest. Dont waste your time trying to flashing out of windows, everything but IE acts up.

Cons: No external antennas. I have yet to crack one open to see if I can mount some rp-sma antenna on it.

16 GIG of sweet memory...

G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Laptop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-16GBSQ
G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Laptop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-16GBSQ

Pros: Works great in my HP 2560p. Can run 3 VMs with great performance, who needs a test lab now anyway!

Cons: Wasnt free.

YAY... works...

Mushkin Enhanced 128MB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model 996647
Mushkin Enhanced 128MB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model 996647

Pros: RAM is working just fine in a DFI mitx mobo with intel 2710qm.

Cons: None... A bit pricey, but very stable...

Overall Review: RAM works perfectly with default settings. I dont overclock... Just save some of the money you'll end up wasting on fancy heatsinks and water cooling, etc... and buy yourself the next model up of proc. Stable performance is WAY WAY more important to me then raw speed.

11/28/2011