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Carl H.

Carl H.

Joined on 11/15/04

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Perfect MacBook Pro upgrade

Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Laptop Memory Model 991685
Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Laptop Memory Model 991685

Pros: This memory was quick to order, fast to ship (thanks Newegg), and upgraded my 2007 Santa Rosa MacBook Pro to 6 GBytes in about 5 minutes. Couldn't be happier.

Cons: None.

11/30/2010

Quad-core is a great upgrade

AMD Athlon II X4 640 - Athlon II X4 Propus Quad-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - ADX640WFGMBOX
AMD Athlon II X4 640 - Athlon II X4 Propus Quad-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor - ADX640WFGMBOX

Pros: I purchased this processor to upgrade my son from an old single-core Athlon64. Because of the difference in sockets, we had to pick up a new motherboard and memory too (and while we were at it, we went from PATA to SATA on the hard disk), but boy was it worth it. For $200, his computer went from tired to a delight to use.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I continue to love the AMD line for its value and simplicity compared to the complexity of the Intel family. They may not be the ultimate in performance, but they are affordable and quite quite fast enough for most applications.

No-problems memory

Wintec AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXH1333C9WS4GK
Wintec AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXH1333C9WS4GK

Pros: I was looking to pair some inexpensive memory with a GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 AM3 motherboard and a 3GHz AMD Athlon quad-core. This met the specs, so I bought it, even though I didn't know anything about Wintec. The memory tests and works flawlessly in this combination

Cons: None

Gigabyte shows its quality again

GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3 AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: We bought this MicroATX motherboard to upgrade my son from an old single-core machine to a $99 quad-core Athlon II. The layout was a delight to work with and it booted flawlessly the first time.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is my second Gigabyte motherboard that has been a no-hassles upgrade. I love being able to rely on the fact their boards work the first time.

Great upgrade

Seagate Momentus 5400 ST9640320AS 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Momentus 5400 ST9640320AS 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Upgraded my Macbook Pro from a Samsung 500GB 5400 RPM drive. Seagate drive is bigger, faster, and lower power than the Samsung. The drive delivers on it's specs and performance ratings on Toms Hardware.

Cons: None to date.

Overall Review: I originally supposed the performance bump came from a larger cache, but rechecking the specs showed both drives have 8 MB caches. So it's the higher density tracks are what are driving the performance boost.

Great MacBook Pro external monitor

SAMSUNG 2343BWX High Glossy Black 23" 5ms 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000:1 (DC) w/ HDCP Support
SAMSUNG 2343BWX High Glossy Black 23" 5ms 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000:1 (DC) w/ HDCP Support

Pros: I was looking for more desktop real estate than I was getting from my Apple 20" 1680x1050 Cinema Display. What I really was looking to upgrade to was a 30" display, but I couldn't justify the ~$1K price of those. This display fits the bill nicely. With 2048x1152 pixels at one fifth the price of a 2560x1500 pixel display, it gives me the real estate I was looking for. Don't let the 110+ dpi resolution of the screen bother you if you're using this from a MacBook Pro; the images on this screen match up beautifully and at roughly the same size as they are on the 'Pro screen. The screen is plenty bright and sharp; I don't find it significantly different in quality from the old Cinema Display.

Cons: Even after color matching the display, it is ever so slightly warmer in color than the MacBook Pro screen. I chalk this up to my unwillingness to spend more than 15 minutes or so calibrating it; I suspect that I can tweak the color profile to exactly match.

Overall Review: I originally agonized over whether I wanted this 2048x1152 resolution or a more traditional 24" 1920x1200 resolution (i.e., 16x9 display ratio instead of 16x10). After a few days of using it, I find I actually prefer the 16x9 now. While I'd like another 48 pixels vertically, I can do more with an additional 128 pixels horizontally, largely so that I can display two pages of text at a time plus the Microsoft Word Toolbox pane.

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A very high quality cable

I bought this DisplayPort 1.4 cable because cables designed for DisplayPort 1.2 often cause trouble(i.e., don't work or don't allow the displays to sync up) with 4K and 8K displays. This one worked out of the box. One thing buyers should know is that the connectors on each end are locking connectors (i.e, you have to push on a button on the top of the connector to unplug it). As such, you may find it difficult to unplug on monitors where your fingers don't fit in the space between the monitor and the plug.

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