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Jacob B.

Jacob B.

Joined on 10/06/03

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Most Favorable Review

Drives work Great

Maxtor DiamondMax 21 STM3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 21 STM3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Lots of storage, 3 gb/s works like a charm!

Cons: Be sure to change the jumper to 3.0gb/s before you install anything on it, or you'll have to start over. Also make sure you have sata power on your psu, or you'll need an adapter.

Overall Review: I was a little worried about going with maxtor, just from past experiences, but both drives work like they should.

Most Critical Review

Cheap, but too cheap

DYNAPOWER USA Titan C05.N63.M158 Black SGCC Steel ATX Slim Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply
DYNAPOWER USA Titan C05.N63.M158 Black SGCC Steel ATX Slim Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply

Pros: Compact design, great for Car PC's. Case looks pretty decent

Cons: Very cheap material, and poor design. Like many others, i had to cut off piece of the CD ROM cover to fit my drive. Also, the placement of the PSU made it really difficult to change in and out without removing nearly everything firstt!

Overall Review: If I were to do it again, I'd spend the extra money to get a decent box and not have to worry about wasted time assembling, along with cheap material down the road.

Amazing unit, Fast/lightweight/durable

ThinkPad T Series 14.0" Intel Core i7-2640M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 160GB SSD Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit T420s (41717FU)
ThinkPad T Series 14.0" Intel Core i7-2640M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 160GB SSD Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit T420s (41717FU)

Pros: Military spec on par with Toughbook (minus submersion) i7 proc is more than enough to last for years High resolution LED LCD- VERY clear Intel Wireless Display (WIDI) SATA III SSD (VERY fast)

Cons: This model is NOT capable of rapidboot extreme (7 second boot). I was actually really bummed about the RBE, but ultimately was able to tweak system settings to allow for a 28 second boot without it.

Overall Review: I was pretty excited to get this unit, but was actually happier than expected. The amazingly lightweight chassis somehow remains sturdy! I was down to this unit and a Dell XPS 14z. It took about 5 minutes to know I made the right choice!

Goodbye Back Pains!

Alera ALEEP42ME10B Alera Epoch Series Multifunction Mesh Mid-Back, Black
Alera ALEEP42ME10B Alera Epoch Series Multifunction Mesh Mid-Back, Black

Pros: VERY comfortable chair, whether for a few minutes or hours on end! The back support is incredible, as expected when purchasing anything Alera. Easily setup in under 15 minutes, and loved it as soon as I sat down. I've had the higher end Alera's before, and short of the adjustable lumbar, feel this model to be very comparable.

Cons: As I said, there isn't the adjustable lumbar feature of the higher end Alera chairs, but it's also 1/10th the cost so you won't catch me complaining!

Overall Review: Ordered it Monday @ 10AM, arrived Tuesday @ 2:00PM... I claim NewEgg read my mind and shipped it before my order was placed!

10/19/2010

2 RMA's in 9 Months

acomdata 1TB USB 2.0 / eSATA 3.5" External Hard Drive PDHD1000USE-72
acomdata 1TB USB 2.0 / eSATA 3.5" External Hard Drive PDHD1000USE-72

Pros: Runs very cool, Small form factor (1 drive), light weight. 1 TB of storage!

Cons: I've had this drive die twice in the past 9 months, losing over 500gb of data both times. There is no warning, just one day it'll show a red light on the front, and that's all she wrote. Acomdata customer care is fantastic in issuing RMA's and sending out a new drive, but that doesn't undo the massive amounts of data I've lost in the mean time.

Overall Review: Do yourself a favor and spend the money to get a reputable drive. Maxtor, Western Digi, Seagate.

USE HAND LOTION

SAMSUNG 22" a-si TFT/TN WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI 2233bw
SAMSUNG 22" a-si TFT/TN WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI 2233bw

Pros: Great Monitor... if you can get the stand on

Cons: USE HAND LOTION around .... it works like a charm... seriously!

11/24/2008