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Darin H.

Darin H.

Joined on 08/19/04

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Most Favorable Review

Nice

SeaSonic S12D 750 Silver 750 W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic S12D 750 Silver 750 W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Brand name. Silver 80 plus award. Lot's and lots of cords. Non-Modular plugs.

Cons: Price. Fan is smaller than my old psu. Kinda lighter than I thought. One rail would of been better instead of two.

Overall Review: Great power supply. Not pushing it. Overkill for what I am using it for...htpc. But what the heck...I wanted quality. My old PSU had a 140 mm fan while this one is 120 mm. That is my biggest disappointment. It's not as heavy as I thought it would be ether. They say the heavy the better. But still, what do I know. It's a psu with a company with a good rep for psu's. Seasonic even makes psu's for other company's. So if you buy it from the source you can't go wrong. Also, it is good that these plugs are non module. Contrary to popular belief, module plugs actually create resistance and decrease efficiency. Also, a few minutes after I opened it my cat chewed on one of the wires. Isn't that great?

10/13/2009
Most Critical Review

Disappointed

Seagate BarraCuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Price. Performance for low heat drive.

Cons: Quality. This is the second drive I bought of this model. The first one started making loud mechanical clicks after about 3 weeks. Now this is one is beginning to do the same.

Overall Review: I used to be a loyal Seagate fan because I have never had one die on me. But the combination of Seagate decreasing their warranty from 5 to 3 years and now this make me think they have degraded their quality.

Memory Errors after 6 years

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Memory failed after 6 years. I started to get segfaults. I ran memorytest which reported errors. When I removed these two sticks of ram, I ran memorytest again which reported no errors.

Overall Review: I do not game or do anything intensive, just Linux stuff and compiling.

Awesome

HP  Pavilion  25xi 25"  7ms  HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS250 cd/m2  10,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
HP Pavilion 25xi 25" 7ms HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: Stunning picture. Glossy is best.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I bought this for my mom. When I went over to her house to see it, it was absolutely astounding. It looks really cool cosmetically also, very Mac like. For the money, this is a steal. I'm a fan of glossy monitors as color is rich and glare has never been a problem(I've been using HP glossy monitors for years). This is a real gem in the monitor market.

11/30/2013

A++

OCZ Vector Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC VTR1-25SAT3-128G
OCZ Vector Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC VTR1-25SAT3-128G

Pros: No issues....fast. Great support and info on OCZ forums.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have a Vertex 1 that is probably about 3 years old and is still running strong as my root drive. I bought the Vector as my second drive and it's awsome. My co worker bought a Samsung SSD drive and his broke after a month...glad I stuck with OCZ.

I Like It

Hogood HCOF-11006 Special Aroma, 1lb Bag, coffee (Beans)
Hogood HCOF-11006 Special Aroma, 1lb Bag, coffee (Beans)

Pros: Good flavor.

Cons: Can't buy it in one cup packs.

Overall Review: I tried the sample that came with my newegg order. I liked it- it tasted good. I go to coffee shops alot, so I do have a decent standard.