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Mr. Z.

Mr. Z.

Joined on 02/07/05

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Most Favorable Review

Decent fan

IPCQUEEN IPC-404010 40mm Case Fan
IPCQUEEN IPC-404010 40mm Case Fan

Pros: Price, this thing is about as cheap as it'll come, but the real reason I bought online 'cause I can't find 40MM fans anywhere in this small town I live in.

Cons: Material looks cheap, but again it's what you get for such a cheap price. No screws or anything came in the package, just a small paper box with the fan in it.

Overall Review: I can't really hear the noise from this fan but again I'm running 5 other fans in the case so it might just be covered up. The person before said something about the sticker flew off, I'm not sure what he's talking about as far as the sticker being oval, it might look that way on the picture but it's just that part of the sticker is painted in different color, the entire thing is in fact circular.

Most Critical Review

DONT FALL FOR THE REBATE SCAM!!

SCEPTRE X24WG-1080P Black 24" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 4000:1 w/ Built in Speakers & HDCP Support, US Warranty
SCEPTRE X24WG-1080P Black 24" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 4000:1 w/ Built in Speakers & HDCP Support, US Warranty

Pros: VERY good monitor, solid color, low black light, no dead pixels, good viewing angles, fast response time, HUGE on the desk, awesome gaming monitor replacing the 8ms 19" LCD I had previously, a BIG improvement. Speakers aren't as good but didn't expect them to be. On the Newegg side it was FAST delivery, ordered on a Tuesday and got it through standard shipping before the weekend started.

Cons: I purchased this monitor on 4/8/08 with a promised rebate, thought it was a good deal at the time. Monitor worked fine out the box, kept for a few weeks made sure it's all good before sending out rebate on 5/3/08... Now 2+ months later got an email from Sceptre... "Rebate rejected because postmaked more than 21 days..." 21 DAYS?! On the rebate form it clearly said 30!! The amount isn't significant to me but I just feel cheated, I probably could've have gotten a better deal at the time with another brand/vendor. I'm trying to clear up with Sceptre but unlikely I'll buy another Sceptre or anything with rebate again.

Overall Review: It was said in a nationwide statistic that only 2 out of every 3 rebate is honored, companies try to deny them through any means necessary and even when they do send the rebate check they make it look so much like junk mail and counting on the consumers to just discard it. I would've just sucked it up if it was out of my fault but this isn't the case. Guess the lesson here is never to count on the rebate as part of the deal, do more research to find a better deal and if possible only get those "paperless" rebates. Be smart and don't become another statistic like I did.

Not worth it

Sony 46" 1080p 60Hz LED-LCD Internet HDTV NSX-46GT1
Sony 46" 1080p 60Hz LED-LCD Internet HDTV NSX-46GT1

Pros: 1. Price, this TV was purchased for about $1000 during a sale. 2. Nice finishing, good quality product from Sony as expected. 3. Internet, very convenient for streaming videos.

Cons: 1. 60Hz. This is the biggest bust for me on this TV, while the graphic is great during still motions but for videos with fast moving graphic the flaw shows, the picture become pixilated and it's horrible, nobody should make a TV of this size and only 60Hz. 2. The remote is fancy, somewhat unnecessary. Guess Sony wants people to use this as a computer in the living room to browse the internet, the remote is basically a keyboard.

Overall Review: My parents bought this TV for their house a few days before Christmas, I visited them 5 days after they had the TV and made them return it. While the TV is Sony quality the 60Hz refresh rate is the killer, watching a fast moving scene in a movie or sports the TV had little pixels on the screen and turned the whole thing blurry, not unwatchable but definitely shouldn't happen on a TV that's about $1000 in value. They returned the TV and bought a Samsung 47" with 240Hz refresh rate and are much happier with it now.

So far so good

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500 W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500 W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply

Pros: Cheap, solid build, quiet, been running 24/7 for almost 2 months since arrival, no problem what-so-ever.

Cons: Wish it had 2x PCI-E and more juice, oh well it's what you pay for.

Overall Review: Running Q6600 with 9600GT, 2x SATA HDD and 1x Optical, plenty of power for all that.

Good bang-for-the-buck

Kingston 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Flash Card Model SD/2GB
Kingston 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Flash Card Model SD/2GB

Pros: Cheap, right now 2GB would cost about 2-3x in regular stores and this is the best value around for a trusted brand in memory making.

Cons: Slow write speed, definitely not for anyone want to take picture after picture in fast sequence. Horrible delivery, 2-4 days USPS my @$$, ordered on 4/11/08, came in the mail on 4/21/08, since USPS deliver on Saturdays that's in actuality 8 business days!

Overall Review: Would given a higher rating if not for the SLOW shipping, doesn't say if item is shipped via an alternate location, but in future if buying such light weight items I'll look into other online venders.

Excellent Product

CyberPower Intelligent LCD UPS CP1350AVRLCD 1350 VA 815 Watts 10 Outlets UPS
CyberPower Intelligent LCD UPS CP1350AVRLCD 1350 VA 815 Watts 10 Outlets UPS

Pros: Small in size, the pictures provided by Newegg made it look a LOT bigger. Easy to install and came with battery already wired/charged. Software is easy to use, took entirely 5 mins to set everything up.

Cons: The outlets on the back are "sideways", I'm using one of the outlets with a DC converter and half of the converter is sticking out from the side, hardly a con but just looks weird.

Overall Review: With a 24 in. monitor and a high-end gaming system this thing can last 17 mins when fully charged, it's not an APC but it gets the job done just as good.