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Noel A.

Noel A.

Joined on 05/02/02

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Most Favorable Review

Beware AC97 Front Audio

Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: It's roomy, quiet and better looking than the pictures show. Awesome slide in bays. Can't ask for much more except...

Cons: The darn thing comes with the antiquated AC97 front audio connectors. All of the new mobos come with High-Definition Audio and the AC97 connectors in this case will not work right with them. Buyer beware!

Overall Review: I'm bugging Antec now for an HDA connector for the case to get the front panel audio to work with my Foxconn C51XEM2AA.

10/14/2006
Most Critical Review

No Good

WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: None

Cons: Windows started warning that the driver was reporting failure immediately. I downloaded WD tools and the drive was so bad off that WD's own tools could not scan it. I had to pay shipping to send back a defective drive.

Overall Review: Don't know what to say other than look at the failure rates here. At least UPS is doing great business, getting paid on all the initial sends, all the returns and all the replacements.

Dead on Arrival

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: None

Cons: Had 4 Gig (2x2) of basically the same Gskill memory in the machine. Wanted to upgrade machine to 8 gig (4x2) so ordered these, thinking everything would work fine. They were dead on arrival. So bad that when the system powered, it wouldn't even show the setup screen. Replaced the old 2x2s back in and machine booted to OS like a champ.

Overall Review: Reading the review here, it looks like GSkill may be having serious quality control and testing issues. Some people are having good luck. Others, not so much.

No Brainer at this price

LG In-The-Ear Bluetooth Headset with Multi-Connection (HBM-520)
LG In-The-Ear Bluetooth Headset with Multi-Connection (HBM-520)

Pros: Nice fit. Great sound. Good noise/echo reduction. Charge lasts a long, long time.

Cons: Not the noise reduction of a piece that costs 10 times as much

Overall Review: For this price, you will not find a better Bluetooth headset.

11/17/2010

Good Bargain

Sennheiser Black CXL400 Black 3.5mm Gold-Plated Connector Canal Lanyard Headphone
Sennheiser Black CXL400 Black 3.5mm Gold-Plated Connector Canal Lanyard Headphone

Pros: Great crisp sound. Noticeably better than the Sony Fontopias that they are replacing. Bass is very good, but not up to over-the-ear models.

Cons: As mentioned by almost everyone, the length between the lanyard and the earphones is too short. But a knot at the top of the lanyard solves this problem.

Overall Review: The one small flaw doesn't really detract from what a bargain these phones are. You'll have a hard time finding better sound for this price.