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Paul B.

Paul B.

Joined on 03/30/04

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome!

i-rocks IR-4100 Blue 4-ports Aluminum USB Hub
i-rocks IR-4100 Blue 4-ports Aluminum USB Hub

Pros: Smooth finish. Ideally located ports. Doesnt require the power cable to have the blue led light up. Very sturdy and compact.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I dont know why this unit has received bad reviews. I love it so much I've ordered an additional one for work.

Most Critical Review

Poor Choice

OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK
OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK

Pros: Looks good and seems well built. 2 of these made a cheap 8GB setup.

Cons: These run very hot, so hot that it's hard to touch them when they are running (not something I do everyday, but I'm trying to give you a sense of how hot they run). I've been getting poor performance compared to similar priced sets. I will have to OC to make these run at the mentioned cas latency.

Overall Review: These are in a abit IN9 32Max motherboard with dual 500Gb raid0, dual teaming nics, dual sli 8600GT's and a q66000. I was hoping that these offered better performance than they currently are, I feel like this is really holding my school computer back. I've ordered 8GB of the OCZ Reaper HPC edition memory in hopes of better performance.

Unhappy

Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System

Pros: They sound decent on high volumes. Can play lows decent.

Cons: It just doesnt sound as natural as I hoped for. I thought I could get the equalizer on the computer or tv to fix some of the sound problems with mids and highs but was not able. If I adjusted it so it sounded reasonable at low volume levels then when I did turn it up to louder levels it sounded bad. Also, the sub plays lows fine, but its muddy with kick drums. Very limited input options.

Overall Review: Price dropped 30 dollars after I bought it. I wish I had spent the extra money and purchased the Logitech z-5500 instead. I ordered a similar setup from boston acoustics to replace these.

pzaully likes

Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready   Power Supply
Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Quiet, blue leds, multi speed fan.. what more could you want?

Cons: Highest fan setting makes it a bit loud, not really a con though, thats to be expected. Cables are a bit cluttery.

Overall Review: I like, wouldnt put it in a gaming machine, but it works well for my school computer.

As advertised

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK

Pros: Seems fast. Has a pure black bezel, with no buggery white/silver text thats normally on similar dvdrom bezels.

Cons: The unit makes a bit of noise when it closes, when the cd tray is almost in all the way and the lips snug up to the bezel.

Overall Review: Unit is quiet other than when closing, I wouldnt hesitate to purchase this again.

Works Good Now

LITE-ON USB 2.0 External Slim 8X DVD Burner with LightScribe Model DX-8A1H-01 LightScribe Support
LITE-ON USB 2.0 External Slim 8X DVD Burner with LightScribe Model DX-8A1H-01 LightScribe Support

Pros: Small, maybe a little bigger than a 2.5 external enclosure. Was picked up fine with all my machines.

Cons: Can get pretty loud, if you are in class or public you might want to use cd/dvd-rom speed control software, to limit the rotational speeds. There was something rattling inside the device, I had to take the unit apart and there was a very small metal piece that fell out. I hope it wasnt very important, unit works fine none the less.

Overall Review: Good product, I'd but it again because I like its size.