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Paul W.

Paul W.

Joined on 01/09/07

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review
Nippon Labs USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader 3.5" All In One  ICR-BB
Nippon Labs USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader 3.5" All In One ICR-BB

Pros: The reader fits well in a floppy drive slot and connects easily to a USB & SATA header. Ubuntu linux and Windows XP immediately recognizes it and sets up the drives. The speed is good and it supports SDHC.

Cons: It is seen as 5 drives by the OS

Overall Review: I do not have any eSATA devices

Most Critical Review
Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab, 802.11a/b/g, Draft 802.11n
Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab, 802.11a/b/g, Draft 802.11n

Pros: Very nice looking router. It has a lot of features - Dual-N and USB storage. Good solid 2.4Ghz connection and speeds - after some work

Cons: Range is not very good on 2.4Ghz N and 5Ghz N is only useful if you want add wifi to perfectly open pasture land. The USB transfer speed is slow - I can only get 4.5Mb/s.

Overall Review: My 6 year old G router gave me 65% at the other end of my house. This new unit gives 50% in 2.4Ghz and will not connect in 5Ghz. The lack of an external antenna looks nice but function would be better. After a lot of time in the advanced setting I was able to get good performance out of the 2.4Ghz G and N radio but it took a lot of research and testing.

WD Elements Portable 400GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDE1MSBK4000BN
WD Elements Portable 400GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDE1MSBK4000BN

Pros: Small size and low cost for a lot of storage.

Cons: Very slow while it worked and it failed in 2 weeks.

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Works great. A lot of storage at a low price.

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: The OEM version does not have cables or screws

neuros OSD Digitize your VHS tapes, DVDs and other Videos
neuros OSD Digitize your VHS tapes, DVDs and other Videos

Pros: Records anything, plays most things. Record and playback via network connection or SDHC slot. Video can be transfered to most any video player from smart phones to laptops. A network SAMBA share works best for recording and playback. Playback is near DVD quality if you transcode on a computer.

Cons: The software is very quirky, slow and the unit locks up a lot. There is no power or reset button - unplugging it is the master reset. The USB port is does not support most devices and is only USB 1 speeds - very slow transfers and useless for recording. Recording quality is not very good for large screens.

Overall Review: The current version no longer has the CF slot and now uses 'Arizona' software - this is the newer hardware/software - the software is still classified by Neuros as Beta and a lot of pictures still show a CF slot - it does not exist. Great idea not very well implemented. This is mainly a tech toy and requires a good understanding of linux and networking, and a lot of patience to get it working correctly. Once it does its a nice DVR/media player replacement.