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Daniel B.

Daniel B.

Joined on 11/16/03

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Most Favorable Review

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Fujitsu MHY2200BH 200GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Fujitsu MHY2200BH 200GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Seems to support parking the head, ie working with Thinkpad shock protection system. Quiet.

Cons: Not the cheapest disk for the space.

Most Critical Review

Bad image quality

ViewSonic VFA713W-10 7" 480 x 234 Digital Photo Frame
ViewSonic VFA713W-10 7" 480 x 234 Digital Photo Frame

Pros: Plug & play, usb port.

Cons: Bad image quality.

Overall Review: I expected better from ViewSonic. I'm returning this.

12/10/2009

Didn't work with Ubuntu 10.04

Zonet ZEW2545 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Draft 2.0 USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter 1T1R Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Zonet ZEW2545 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Draft 2.0 USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter 1T1R Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Cheap.

Cons: Didn't work with Ubuntu 10.04. I was detected, but no wireless networks were found.

Horrible Support

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model OCZ2M8004GK
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model OCZ2M8004GK

Pros: Came quickly as usual (thanks newegg) and had a good price.

Cons: Memory tested defective immediately. Getting an RMA from OCZ was an ordeal that took over 2 weeks.

Overall Review: I'm sure the memory will be fine once I get a working kit.

So so

Elo E266835 1915L 19" Touchscreen Monitor, OSD, SAW (IntelliTouch Surface Acoustic Wave) Single Touch - Dark Gray (Americas, EMEA)
Elo E266835 1915L 19" Touchscreen Monitor, OSD, SAW (IntelliTouch Surface Acoustic Wave) Single Touch - Dark Gray (Americas, EMEA)

Pros: 1) Touch screen works very well as an input device. 2) Fedora 9 linux kernel has support for it as a usb device.

Cons: 1) Display is harsh on my eyes. 2) Viewing angle in which colors are accurate is VERY small. If I'm lined up with the top of the monitor, the colors already start to look funny on the bottom and vice versa. 3) Less important: Elo's linux drivers don't support current versions of the linux kernel or X server, and the built in support isn't easy to calibrate or right click with.

Overall Review: For a point of sale device or similar this would probably be great, but for a desktop monitor the display quality isn't there.

10/23/2008

I like it

Logitech Gray Wired TrackMan Wheel Mouse
Logitech Gray Wired TrackMan Wheel Mouse

Pros: Works well. Durable. Looks and feels nice. I bought this because I've got RSI affecting my wrist and forearm and it seems to be much less stressful than a traditional mouse.

Cons: No back and forward buttons.