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james m.

james m.

Joined on 10/27/04

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Most Favorable Review

excellent field history

RAIDMAX RX-380K 380 W ATX12V Power Supply
RAIDMAX RX-380K 380 W ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: reliable power supply with no maintenance requirements. Survives 90v to 130v power swing without issue in over 100 installations

Cons: fan is two wire hardwired to internal board. No easy replacement in dusty or hazardous environments

Overall Review: low cost solution provider to commercial unit field support

Most Critical Review

server issues

TRENDnet TK-801R 8-Port PS/2 Rack Mount KVM Switch
TRENDnet TK-801R 8-Port PS/2 Rack Mount KVM Switch

Pros: 2u rackmount with easy install. Front panel visuals are good

Cons: will not sync with NVidia, ATi, or GeForce. We had to remove two units from WIN Server 2003 installs. Unit could NOT support server units. No SYNC on PS/2

Overall Review: documentation was just marketing sales tool. no technical info supplied for trouble shoot.

Good value

Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: good buffer, excellent suspension, runs cool, excellent warranty

Cons: none

Overall Review: repeat purchases. .

Inexpensive, basic

Cisco Small Business RVL200 VPN Router 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN Ports 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports
Cisco Small Business RVL200 VPN Router 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN Ports 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports

Pros: inexpensive solution for small business, easy GUI by category, simple setup, low maintenance, a good unit to get the customer used to easy SSL [by IP] access on a static IP setup . . Primarily business professionals for us in Detroit area. .

Cons: reboot required every 7 days on avg to 'refresh' access from bad log-off users, sensitive to line instability on DSL vs Broadband cable. I have multiple units in-the-field for clientelle support. . and average a replacement about every 12 mo for heavy users. .

Overall Review: does not always ship with latest firmware. Sensitive to unstable elec activity [ loss of firmware with a single surge] even though AVR/UPS protected. Locks out user if user goes OVER allotted time, no system release for re-entry. .

std quite drive

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3160815A 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3160815A 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: excellent warranty period, good support tools, RMA support is outstanding, reliable , takes a pounding from elec outages [DTE] and continues to perform well

Cons: none - -

reliable

LINKSYS PSUS4 PrintServer for USB with 4 port Switch RJ45 USB 1.1
LINKSYS PSUS4 PrintServer for USB with 4 port Switch RJ45 USB 1.1

Pros: easy setup, basic TCP/IP ability for LAN print

Cons: power outage wipes firmware_no 9v backup source [batt]

Overall Review: have a few in service at client corp's -VAR