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David T.

David T.

Joined on 03/12/09

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Acer S241HLbmid Black 24" Review

Acer S241HL bmid UM.FS1AA.001 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 5ms 60 Hz D-Sub, DVI, HDMI Built-in Speakers LCD Monitor
Acer S241HL bmid UM.FS1AA.001 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 5ms 60 Hz D-Sub, DVI, HDMI Built-in Speakers LCD Monitor

Pros: excellent amount of real estate. picture looks excellent. Comes with all the cables.

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: I heard the audio is terrible, but I'm not using the monitor to transmit my audio so I can't say how bad it is. However, if you want a good monitor and you can get it for under $140, then don't delay

Most Critical Review

I like the NAS, but...

BUFFALO LS-CH1.0TL 1TB Network Storage
BUFFALO LS-CH1.0TL 1TB Network Storage

Pros: NAS drive!

Cons: I am used to NAS drives at work that are ready when I am. I turn my computer off after most uses and then when I restart my computer the NAS drive isn't available right away about 50% of the time. I've poked around the settings but can't find out why this happens.

Overall Review: Good price for a NAS and you can connect a USB drive to it also, but I just don't like the delay before I can use the drive.

11/23/2014

Great machine for the price

HP Grade A Compaq Pro 6300 Tower, Intel Core i5-3470 3.20 GHz (up to 3.60 GHz), 16 GB DDR3, 2 TB HDD, DVDRW, Intel HD Graphics 2500, Windows 10 Pro (English / Spanish), 1 Year Warranty
HP Grade A Compaq Pro 6300 Tower, Intel Core i5-3470 3.20 GHz (up to 3.60 GHz), 16 GB DDR3, 2 TB HDD, DVDRW, Intel HD Graphics 2500, Windows 10 Pro (English / Spanish), 1 Year Warranty

Pros: ample memory, I5, windows 10

Cons: no SSD

Overall Review: not disappointed. All I did was add a 120GB SSD and this desktop is awesome. I have not had any issues since I bought it 4 months ago.

Wife couldn't be happier

DELL E2414HM Black 24” 5ms 1920 x 1080 Widescreen HD LED Backlight LCD Monitor 1000:1 DVI & VGA
DELL E2414HM Black 24” 5ms 1920 x 1080 Widescreen HD LED Backlight LCD Monitor 1000:1 DVI & VGA

Pros: more real estate to display your windows...

Cons: None

Overall Review: I replaced a 17" flat screen for my wife. She couldn't be happier with the upgrade. All the computer/monitor is used for is email, surfing the web, and some light MS Office work, so the monitor is great. I can't talk about how it works when playing games, but for our use and to get a good sized desktop, it can't be beat for the price.

Breaths new life in a core duo...

ADATA Premier SP550 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP550SS3-120GM-C
ADATA Premier SP550 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ASP550SS3-120GM-C

Pros: Works great, copied my O/S and use as my boot device. I had a core duo that booted in about 75 seconds. Now my boot time is under 30 seconds. Windows O/S upgrades used to take many, many minutes to install, now those same installs are cut in 1/2.

Cons: None

Overall Review: If you've been contemplated an SSD, just do it - you'll be glad you did... A 120 GB is more than enough to store the O/S and all of your programs (I'm not a gamer so I don't know about games). If you want to cut costs to the minimum, I would say a 120 GB drive is the minimum. I have windows 10 and office running on a 60 GB drive, but I'm constantly checking to make sure my disk space is not running low.

Sandisk 240GB SSD

SanDisk SSD PLUS 2.5" 240GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G25
SanDisk SSD PLUS 2.5" 240GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G25

Pros: Works great, copied my O/S and use as my boot device. I had a fast machine (i7 with a fast drive) that booted within 20 seconds. Now my boot time is under 10 seconds. Windows O/S upgrades used to take many minutes to install, now those same installs are cut in 1/2. A 220 GB is more than enough to store the O/S and all of your programs (I'm not a gamer so I don't know about games). If you want to cut costs to the minimum, I would say a 120 GB drive is the minimum. I have windows 10 and office running on a 60 GB drive, but I'm constantly checking to make sure my disk space is not running low.

Cons: None

Overall Review: An SSD will blow the doors off a hard disk any day, so if you're contemplating an SSD to speed up you computer, just do it.