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James P.

James P.

Joined on 02/16/06

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Most Favorable Review
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Western Digital rocks. i have always used western digital drives and i will pay the $5 extra to get an identical western digital drive over any other HD brand.

Cons: None

Overall Review: i have been building custom systems for a few years now and have never had a person had a problem with data loss or hard drive failure on a western digital drive. BUY WESTERN DIGITAL.

Most Critical Review

Piece Of Junk

WD My Passport Essential 320GB USB 2.0 2.5" Portable Hard Drive WDBAAA3200ABK-NESN Black
WD My Passport Essential 320GB USB 2.0 2.5" Portable Hard Drive WDBAAA3200ABK-NESN Black

Pros: None

Cons: Died within first week. had to send back to western digital for new one. Took 4 weeks to receive a "Recertified" drive. They did not even replace my broken drive with a new drive. Ridiculous if you ask me. Do not buy ever.

Great SATA DVD Burner. Under $20

LG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS70 OEM
LG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH22NS70 OEM

Pros: Great Drive for the $. Basically it is what you expect.

Cons: None.

Works Great

Kingston SSDNow V+100 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SVP100S2/96G
Kingston SSDNow V+100 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SVP100S2/96G

Pros: Much Faster data write speeds than traditional hard drives. Installs programs in a snap.

Cons: Wish it had TRIM

Overall Review: This SSD is a great starter SSD and when I bought it had $50 Mail in rebate so it was great bang for the buck. But If I was looking for top-notch performance I would purchase an SSD with TRIM.

D-Link WUA-1340 Wireless G USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates
D-Link WUA-1340 Wireless G USB Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Works great. linux has the driver for it.

Cons: had to use windows wireless zero config because the D-Link software sucks.

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2P-04
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2P-04

Pros: Not much to say except that it works great.

Cons: OEM = no cables :-(.

Overall Review: Buy a retail box if you need the cables.