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Cynthia Q.

Cynthia Q.

Joined on 04/15/06

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D-Link DGS-2208 Unmanaged 8-Port Desktop Green Ethernet Switch
D-Link DGS-2208 Unmanaged 8-Port Desktop Green Ethernet Switch

Pros: Serving well for the past few months. Got it for a new NAS-duty server build and have move a good 500GB of data through it with no problems. Got ~32MB/s upload to the Linux software Raid5 NAS from my MacBookPro with a dd [bitsize]=65536 test over a samba share -- 1000Mbs is nice. Great price.

Cons: None that I can think of. Would be nice if the 16porters would this cheap.

Overall Review: loi on newegg flagging a dd option as an inappropriate word (bit size)

Great Stuff -- Use Razor Blade

Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound
Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound

Pros: Great stuff.

Cons: Viscous i.e. thick and gooy

Overall Review: Can be hard to apply a thin coat with this stuff. Try using a razor blade. This will allow you to get a nice, thin coat.

ZALMAN VF900 – CU 2 Ball VGA Cooler
ZALMAN VF900 – CU 2 Ball VGA Cooler

Pros: Good design for the era I bought it in '06. I modded it with success to accommodate a 80x25mm fan.

Cons: A lot changes in two years. An Accelero S1 or S2 would be a better choice nowadays.

Overall Review: Zalman is no longer the king. I would go with Thermalright CPU coolers aka HR-03Plus or Ultra120Ex and the Accelero S1 or S2 if the S1 is too big, for video card duty.

SAMSUNG Spinpoint M Series HM250JI 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint M Series HM250JI 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: On the quiet side iirc, but I'm really enjoying the quietness of the Scorpio 2.5" 250GB is ended up switching to.

Cons: I got a couple (one RMA) of these for my Macbook Pro. I own and enjoy a 501LJ, but I would go with a Scorpio for 2.5" needs.

Overall Review: The Momentus drives are good ones too, but then be be slow. I think the Scorpio line is the choice for the 2.5" sector, though as SSDs become more prevalent, that could chance in the not too distant future.

ASUS Triton 75 CPU Heatsink
ASUS Triton 75 CPU Heatsink

Pros: Best top downer style heatsink I know of.

Cons: Forget about any rebates. For the same money or close to it, you are better off with certain tower-style designs. I would only go for this if you absolutely need a top-downer.

Overall Review: Check out the SPCR (silentpcreview) review of this heatsink

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S203B
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-S203B

Pros: The SH-S203B is still the benchmark. And it's remarkably cheap.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: If the cdfre aks guys like it, then it must be good. loi at newegg word filtering.