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justin c.

justin c.

Joined on 12/05/07

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Most Favorable Review

7 months still going

COOLER MASTER R4-L4S-10AB-GP Blue LED Case cooler
COOLER MASTER R4-L4S-10AB-GP Blue LED Case cooler

Pros: Smooth air flow. It's not noisy. It looks good if you keep it clean. It was easy to mount. I have some horror stories about mounting fans.

Cons: I did not receive the 5 dollar rebate. Number one reason why I purchased this fan. I can't knock CM CS. They've been great thus far. I'll consider a competitor for cooling components from this point forward. Minus 1 egg. It feels like a 3 1/2 though.

Overall Review: I mailed this rebate out along side another rebate from product I purchased the same day. The other product's rebate arrived within 2 months. The last time I checked this rebate status it said "Waiting for my letter." Something to that regard. A few months went by. I checked the tracking today. No record. This is the first time I ever lost a rebate. The letter never came back.

Most Critical Review

Rapid Replacement Nightmare

ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1
ASUS VS Series VS238H-P Black 23" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1

Pros: I got it for a great price. The warranty looks great on paper. Rapid Replacement was the second most important reason to buy this.

Cons: I filed a rma for rapid replacement In September 2013. DVI port is malfunctioning. (Some sort of green feedback). Since then I've spoke with 5 or so agents. I couldn't get the rma department to acknowledge me at all. I received the email with the proper Rapid Replacement forms. Filled them out and faxed them. Never heard back. I called in to inquire about the situation. The rep told me there was nothing in my rma.. Put me on hold for over 10 minutes. The rep told me she escalated the situation to a supervisor. The rep said they would contact me within 7 business days. It's been 2 months with no contact and 3 months since I opened the Rapid Replacement RMA.

Overall Review: I need both the dvi and the hdmi to function on my monitor. I can't be without the monitor for any period of time. Rapid Replacement sounded like the solution for me. It probably would be if it worked the way it's advertised. I'm knocking off 4 eggs because of my experience with ASUS RMA department.

8 years later

Western Digital WD Green WD7500AARS 750GB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD7500AARS 750GB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Served me well for a lot of years.

Cons: Refused to cold smoke provolone. Had no quarrel with mutating into a dark phoenix.

Overall Review: I feel like WD makes a good internal HD. The tech has changed quite a bit in 8 years. I'm looking at SSD at this point which means I'll be parting ways with the manufacturer. The memory is gospel.

lasted four years

MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: remained cool and quiet. I didn't goof with the fan setting much. I ran the clocks at whatever the default setting was at 950/1200. Decreased my load times quite a bit. Most noticeable in Bioshock: Infinite.

Cons: The length of the thing. I practice bad cable management. Trying to dock this thing is like taking a stroll through Jumanji.

Overall Review: Started crashing during my gameplay. Complete gray or black out. I have to hold the reset button down. Took a look at the card while it was running. One of the fans was twitching. Who knows how long? I cleaned it which revived the fan. Still seems to spin a smidge slower. Crashes are still there.. Started noticing artifacts about a year ago.. I should of hit up MSI.. I never overclocked it. Operated way below oem recommended temps. I expected more life out of this product.

Wasted.

ROCKSOUL ER-202H750 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Stereo Headsets for  Internet Telephony
ROCKSOUL ER-202H750 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Stereo Headsets for Internet Telephony

Pros: The price was right. I needed a quick resolution in the absence of my work headset.

Cons: Mic cord got ripped at the base. I had to tape it up. Sometimes the ear buds would pop off when I put the headset down on my desk. That's when I noticed the little wires. Thin as a human hair.

Overall Review: It looks like the wires are glued. The headphones fell from my desk onto the carpet floor. One of the ear buds popped off. The red wire was separated from whatever it was glued to. No sound in that ear. Unable to RMA. Hi ***** We are apologize. Base on our company policy Returned product(s) must be in good physical condition (not physically broken or damaged) So we cannot give you a replacement

Hard to hate when it's free.

NETGEAR N600 Dual Band WiFi Router (WNDR3400)
NETGEAR N600 Dual Band WiFi Router (WNDR3400)

Pros: It can be really cheap. It depends on where you buy it and when. It's got a bright light on it. It's cool looking for a while. You do not need a cd to setup. Just login to the router from a web browser. I get great range on this router with both networks. 4 bars on 5ghz when I'm 50 feet from the router. The signal goes through 2 walls. My in-laws were picking up the 2.4ghz from the guest house about 200 feet away. wow.

Cons: 10/100m. The wifi pops after a while. 5ghz will just vanish. 2.4ghz will flicker. This can happen after a good 4-5 days of downloading stuff non-stop. The issue is resolved with a 10 second reset. For now. I can't figure a way to reset it from the admin page. First router I ever owned with no remote reboot function.

Overall Review: Picked one of these up at another website. The seller never confirmed the shipment. I got it for free. My last router was a E3000. It bricked after a month with ddwrt on it. That router lasted 3 years or so. Hopefully this one will last at least that long. I wouldn't spend more than 45 bucks on this.