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Pat S.

Pat S.

Joined on 01/13/05

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Most Favorable Review

Super clean build

IN WIN 904.PLUS Black 2mm / 4mm Aluminum, Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
IN WIN 904.PLUS Black 2mm / 4mm Aluminum, Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. So clean looking. lots of holes in the back panel for cables. four front panel usb3 ports. One piece aluminum. Well crafted. Room for 3 hard drives and two SSD. Like the HotSwap HD bays. I put some case lighting inside the case. Awsome!

Cons: Pricy. A little tight inside. The I/O shield. has a funcky fit up. It will take some finesse if you want water cooling.

Overall Review: Take notice this case is for an ATX board, E-ATX motherboards will not fit. one inch wider case and it would. For those reviewer that say water cooling will not fit inside the case. I mounted mine inside using a Corsair H80i using just one fan and a Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 motherboard. It looks clean and does the job. runs about 27C under normal operations. There is also room for two exhaust fans inside I mounted a Corsair rubber mount 120mm above the drive bay and 70mm at the rear. It's very quiet. 100% modular power supply is a must. do you homework. Some power supply's will not fit if they are too long. Contact me how to mount CPU cooling inside.

10/31/2014
Most Critical Review

HD?

Genius HD Vehicle Recorder w/ 6 IR Lamps, 120-Degree Viewing Angle, 2.4" LCD, SDHC Compatible & 12MP Images!
Genius HD Vehicle Recorder w/ 6 IR Lamps, 120-Degree Viewing Angle, 2.4" LCD, SDHC Compatible & 12MP Images!

Pros: Descent windshield mount, led screen, some nice features, design.

Cons: Xrappy picture quality. Instructions xuck

Overall Review: It has most things you want except for what you bought it for, like HD picture quality. I should have read the reviews first, but for the price I should have expected it was xrap. I checked the manufactures website and all their cameras must use the same picture sensor. They have videos of actual camera videos and they all look the same, So-So. Also if someone can figure out how to set the time stamp let me know.

Boot fast eliminate hangtime

HyperX 3K 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive) SH103S3/120G
HyperX 3K 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive) SH103S3/120G

Pros: The best thing about this dive is the boot time. With just win8 installed it booted in 10 seconds. After office, cad, and the rest it takes 33 sec that includes the hang time after its up. Big improvement there. I also saw a slight improvement in 3D rendering of my cad models. Otherwise I don't see any difference. Runs cool, quiet, bang for the buck 5 eggs.

Cons: Limited storage, It is a bit small for my needs. I'm using 80% for programs. All other data is stored in raid config.

Overall Review: I haven't tested this drive to see if there is a performance difference between SATA II or III. Or if compressed data was used to get their numbers. From all reviews I've read about read/write decay you should expect this drive to last as long as any budget HD or longer. Time will tell. Backup is your friend.

FU track ball

IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel
IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel

Pros: Great for HTPC compact enough to stow in a end table. Edges of keyboard are slanted slightly and thickened for grip and ergonomic feel. The trackball, mouse buttons and scroll wheel are positioned well and not awkward.

Cons: The biggest weakness is the track ball. it does not always function well It had intermittent response and really annoying. I found if you use pressure on the ball it will respond better but as time goes on it is getting worse. You also have to tear down the unit to access and clean the ball. It would be great if you could remove top bezel. IOGEAR really needs to address these problem and fix this. Reading previous posts This is an ongoing problem IOGEAR has not yet addressed. I would like to get another one but why bother.

LED Headlamp Magnifier w/ 3 Lenses
LED Headlamp Magnifier w/ 3 Lenses

Pros: Works in a pinch

Cons: Uncomfortable to the point it hurts, but for the price you can expect it to be. The head band sucks and the hard plastic cuts into your face.

Overall Review: Don't waste your money. I will toss this one in the trash.

12/23/2011
Panasonic LUMIX FH25 Black 16.1 MP 8X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle Digital Camera
Panasonic LUMIX FH25 Black 16.1 MP 8X Optical Zoom 28mm Wide Angle Digital Camera

Pros: Leica lens, anti shake, ease of menus, price

Cons: Colors are washed out on daylight shots