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Michael N.

Michael N.

Joined on 06/05/04

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Most Favorable Review

Works perfect.

Rosewill RC-400-LX - Network Adapter 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps PCI 1 x RJ45
Rosewill RC-400-LX - Network Adapter 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps PCI 1 x RJ45

Pros: Worked out of the box. It's a nice bonus that it came with a half height bracket to mount in my micro ATX case. The included drivers work perfect.

Cons: None. Overall very satisfied.

Most Critical Review

Overall an Average LCD Monitor

HP 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA+ LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D L2045w
HP 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD WSXGA+ LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D L2045w

Pros: The overall build quality is very good. I believe the original and possibly the current price reflects this. You are more paying for the quality of the stand and build than the quality of the LCD panel it self (see below). That being said the stand is very nice. The pivot and height adjustments are great. The stability is perfect and the cable management is a nice touch. Also, I haven't found any dead or stuck pixels and there is very little back light bleed.

Cons: The LCD panel is of average quality at best. It is a typical TN panel with the typical over saturated colors and brightness. There is also the standard color/brightness shifting as you move around the monitor. Out of the box the monitor was washed out and way too bright. I have to say this was when connected to my laptop via the VGA input. When connected to my desktop via the DVI input things looked a little better, but still not acceptable. Now that I have spent 3 or 4 hours adjusting it with the monitor controls and software it looks fine, but still not what I was hoping for based on other reviews.

Overall Review: Would I buy this monitor again? No. In fact if I wouldn't loose $50 between return shipping and a restocking fee I would return it today. I still can't figure out why monitor manufactures brag about and jack up the brightness and contrast ratio of their cheap monitors when you are forced to turn down the brightness and contrast just to get a decent viewable image. Just a note: I received both a DVI cable and a VGA cable in the box.

Great Case

Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Room for (5) 3.5" drives or more if you use the 5.25" bays. Excellent cooling. Front washable air filters. Appearance and build quality are excellent. Backside cable routing. Overall very quiet.

Cons: Larger than you would expect for a micro ATX case. It was exactly what I was looking for though. The top 5.25" bay doesn't allow enough clearance for longer DVD drives since there is the large top fan.

Overall Review: I have this case loaded with an Intel micro ATX board, Intel E8400, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, 4GB RAM, XFX Geforce 9800GT, (1) WD 150GB Raptor, (3) WD 250GB in RAID5, Pioneer DVD-RW, and an Antec NeoHE 550 and everything looks great. I can still access all the cables and power connectors. Overall, I love this case and would buy it again.

Fast but what's with the price!

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Very fast transfer speeds.

Cons: None except for eighty dollars more you can get twice the capacity.

Overall Review: What's with the price hike? This was twenty dollars cheaper. I guess it's the current economic trend to jack the price on anything that is popular to try and make an extra buck or two. I guess Newegg is no different than any other corporate retailer.

Pricing seems backwards

Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit 3 Pack for System Builders CD
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit 3 Pack for System Builders CD

Pros: Nice interface.

Cons: It's cheaper to buy 3 individual licenses than it is to buy a three pack. That doesn't make any sense at all. It's Vista.

Overall Review: I have a love/hate relationship with Vista. I love the interface, but hate the performance lag even on my newer laptop and desktop. It seems I'm always waiting for Vista to index something.

Excellent Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Excellent layout and documentation. Had no problems what so ever. There were a few new features in the BIOS that I hadn't seen before and the manual was very helpful. Detected my new E8400 on the first boot using the stock F1 BIOS.

Cons: None. This is my first build with a Gigabyte board and I am very satisfied.

Overall Review: Used in my new rebuild consisting of C2Duo E8400 and 4GB (4x1GB) DDR2-800. Used all SATA drives (DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, 150GB Raptor, 160 WD).