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Brad I.

Brad I.

Joined on 01/28/05

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent!

PPA 1080 USB PCMCIA Card 4 x USB 2.0
PPA 1080 USB PCMCIA Card 4 x USB 2.0

Pros: Plenty o' ports. Self powered. Comes with a cable for powering off another USB port if you need it. No driver installation needed. (Tested on win2k)

Cons: Cable for power is a little short. Long enough for me, but maybe not for some. However, I haven't needed that cable.

Overall Review: Uses a VIA chipset.

12/17/2005
Most Critical Review

Received DOA Drive

Hitachi GST Travelstar 7K100 HTS721080G9AT00 (0A25023) 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Travelstar 7K100 HTS721080G9AT00 (0A25023) 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Came with bubble wrap. Bubble wrap makes me happy.

Cons: Drive was dead on arrival. Probably a random fluke, waiting on a replacement.

12/17/2005

No lag! No drops!

M-AUDIO 9900-40717-00 MIDI Interface
M-AUDIO 9900-40717-00 MIDI Interface

Pros: I've had issues in the past with MIDI interfaces lagging terribly, or flat out dropping messages. I have not had a single problem with this interface ever. I use one in my studio, as well as mobile, with all sorts of software Finale to Ableton Live.

Cons: None.

10/10/2008

Solid

Musical Instruments & Accessories
Musical Instruments & Accessories

Pros: I have 3 of these on all sorts of keyboards and they work just fine. It's solid. It's cheap. Has a cord that is plenty long enough.

Cons: No polarity switch, but most keyboards use the standard polarity anyway.

10/10/2008

Great Professional Card

M-AUDIO Audiophile 192 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface High-Definition 4-In-4-Out Audio Card with Digital I/O and MIDI
M-AUDIO Audiophile 192 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface High-Definition 4-In-4-Out Audio Card with Digital I/O and MIDI

Pros: I've used this card for years, both in a couple small studios, as well as a radio station for retransmission on the internet. Rock solid, works great. Well worth the money. There are 64 bit drivers available, and they have just released a new installer for better Windows XP SP3 support. You won't find a better 2 channel card than this one!

Cons: I have had one card fail on me once. Not sure what happened, but the replacement works great.

Overall Review: This is professional audio gear. You are buying a serious card with ASIO support. If you want something to simply play MP3s on, you don't need this.

Rock Solid! Used since 1996

U.S. Robotics USR0839 Sportster External Faxmodem 33.6Kbps RS-232 (Serial Port) ITU V.34 up to 33.6 Kbps Compatible with ITU and Bell standards V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, Bell 212A/V.22, V.23, V.25, and Bell 103/V.21 modems V.42/MNP2-4 error c
U.S. Robotics USR0839 Sportster External Faxmodem 33.6Kbps RS-232 (Serial Port) ITU V.34 up to 33.6 Kbps Compatible with ITU and Bell standards V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, Bell 212A/V.22, V.23, V.25, and Bell 103/V.21 modems V.42/MNP2-4 error c

Pros: I've been using this modem for 10+ years and it has never failed me. Always a great connection.

Cons: No cons whatsoever! Although it has a 56k cousin you can look for.