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Andrea R.

Andrea R.

Joined on 10/07/06

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Most Favorable Review

Best Router Alive for 802.11n

TRENDnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T) IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX) IEEE 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
TRENDnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T) IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX) IEEE 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Pros: Very fast router. Gigabit networking. Lots of cool features. Very fast wireless. Sleek glossy black look.

Cons: My router died out in like 3 days, called up Trendnet Tech Support, and they're RMAing it for a new one. Had to pay for the shipping to California. Oh well, someone has to be unlucky. Thank goodness for 3 year warranty.

Overall Review: I'm sure this is a very rare event for a router of this quality to just die out like mine did. The wired portion still worked, but the wireless was totally inoperable.

12/19/2007
Most Critical Review

Worst Adapter Ever

ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Very fast connection speed when it worked. HTTP and any other non-network intensive applications work very well.

Cons: This adapter has got to be the worst adapter I have ever owned in my life. I would gladly prefer a Wireless B connection over this. With this adapter, I am getting CONSTANT connection spikes and drops every minute of its use. Whenever I play any online game, I am ALWAYS getting "Connection Problems" or even getting disconnected from the game. This is unacceptable.

Overall Review: This adapter worked well for about 3 weeks. Do yourself a favor and get a brand name adapter that will not let you down. You get what you pay for.

Very Good Drive, but...

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive

Pros: Very fast hard drive. No errors upon arrival. Has been very reliable so far.

Cons: HHD Health is reporting 65% drive health. It's end is coming near. I've already noticed this because my computer is getting a lot slower. I'm currently backing up all my stuff just in case.

Overall Review: I don't know if it's this drive in particular, or all drives in general, but 1.5 years of uptime doesn't sound like a whole lot. I may look into the R***or for my next drive.

Network Adapter Problems

GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050/nForce 610i Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050/nForce 610i Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very nice BIOS utility. Overclocked my e2140 straight to 2.6ghz. I probably could go higher if I wanted to.

Cons: The onboard NIC, and the two PCI slots just REFUSE to work. I may have gotten a defective board, but neither the onboard network card or my PCI gigabit NIC would work. I emailed Gigabyte, and their website says they aren't responding to any emails until the 11th... How disappointing.

Overall Review: Initially this board was very pleasing... until after the network adapters would not work. I am using this motherboard for a server build, so networking is the up most important thing. If Gigabyte does not give me a solution to my problem, then I will probably RMA this board and get one of Gigabyte's P31 motherboards. I know Gigabyte isn't this bad, because I own a 965P-DS3, and I love it.

Best RAM Ever

GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA=
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA=

Pros: After a year of using this RAM, it's still performing wonderfully. Only about a couple months ago I finally figured out that I was .1v away from being able to run stable at DDR2-1000 5-5-5-15 2T. Voltage is only at 2.1v right now, I'm pretty sure I could go to DDR2-1200 speeds if I do some massive tweaking.

Cons: None at all. The only thing, which was all me to blame, was that the RAM will not work at DDR2-1000 at 2.0v, and stupid me didn't realize that I needed to bump it up more. Also, the heatspreaders are racing orange, so it will more than likely not match with your rig. My rig is black and blue, but hey, the more I look at it, the better it looks in my case. The orange gives a good accent to the inside.

Overall Review: I paid $100 for this RAM last year. It's amazing how prices drop so rapidly. Oh well, either way I am still very, very happy with this RAM! I will definately buy this RAM again once I get to that point where I will be moving to Vista. Good job Geil!

Very Good Router While it Lasted...

TRENDnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T) IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX) IEEE 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
TRENDnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T) IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX) IEEE 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Pros: This router is very fast, very good connections for all network devices, I have a mixed G/N network. I get 300mbps through many large walls in my house. The router is positioned in the front of the house, while my computer and Xbox 360 is upstairs in the back of the house. My computer gets 5/5 bars and 300mbps with my host's full DL/UL rates.

Cons: Died within 4 days with a Wireless Init error like the other reviewer. I called Tech Support, and they RMA'd my router for a new one. Time will tell whether or not this one will do the same.

Overall Review: I hope that my second router will not also get the Wireless Init Failed error like my previous one. Other than that, it's a very great router!