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Shawn L.

Shawn L.

Joined on 10/25/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Value!

Lenovo / IBM X200 ThinkPad Laptop 12'' Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz 4GB RAM 160GB HDD Windows Vista with Webcam
Lenovo / IBM X200 ThinkPad Laptop 12'' Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz 4GB RAM 160GB HDD Windows Vista with Webcam

Pros: -Great price! -Came in pretty good shape for 10 year old computer -Runs great with Windows 10 -I bought 2 laptops and they were both in decent condition -The Core 2 duo processor is as fast as many of these new computers and supports 64 bit architecture.

Cons: -Comes with 32 bit Vista, so you need a license for 64 bit Windows 7 or 10 available or need to purchase one. -One of two of the computers showed 60% wear on the battery (other was 25%). New battery can be purchased for $25. -No USB 3.0, but you could put a USB 3.0 adapter in the 54mm ExpressCard slot.

Overall Review: -The black sticker they put on the lid is unnecessary. If you buy a laptop this old, you should expect wear. I peeled the stickers off. -You will need a small amount of computer skill to create a Windows 10 USB boot drive and set the bios to load from the boot drive to install a fresh operating system, since it comes with 32 bit Vista and you should want 64 bit Windows. -Lenovos are very easy to swap hard drives, so add an SSD before loading your operating system.

Most Critical Review
APEVIA X-TELSTAR-JR G-Type X-TSJGT-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
APEVIA X-TELSTAR-JR G-Type X-TSJGT-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: -Fan control -Temp gauge on front -Sturdy -IEEE 1394 plug

Cons: -No room behind motherboard for cable management -Power LED too bright, HDD LED not bright enough -No mounts for 2.5" drives -No USB 3.0 support -Power button behind front case; need to open door to startup computer. -Power, reset, HDD LED and Power LED cables not long enough because they are directed through door. -Supplied fans have molex connectors only with no adapters to plug directly to motherboad if preferred -Not all of the LEDs worked on supplied fans -Fan LEDs are too blue and don't match standard LED color schemes that most fans use. -PCI holddown clips are cheap plastic and don't support a video card or accomodate screws well -Drive slide clips do not hold drives well -Can only read temp when looking straight on with case. -Does not have vents in top or bottom

Overall Review: I bought this case because the temp gauge looked cool and seemed like a good value for the price, but was disappointed after assembling my rig. Ended up buying another case (Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case), at near the same price but did not have any of the cons mentioned above.

Great Computer!

Lenovo Edge E430 Intel i5 Dual Core 2500MHz 500Gig Serial ATA 4096mb DVD-RW 14.0” WideScreen LCD Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit Laptop Notebook
Lenovo Edge E430 Intel i5 Dual Core 2500MHz 500Gig Serial ATA 4096mb DVD-RW 14.0” WideScreen LCD Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit Laptop Notebook

Pros: Looked brand new! Arrived extremely quick! As for the computer, the Lenovo Edge is a heavy duty laptop made of quality materials . The computer is also easy to upgrade with a separate panel for the ram and the hard drive. I got it on sale for $219 and that was a bargain!

Cons: Absolutely none!

Overall Review: I put a Samsung SSD in as soon as I got it and it boots 5 times faster. Performs like a $700 laptop with the SSD.

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case with White LED Fans ATX Power Supply (Not Included)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case with White LED Fans ATX Power Supply (Not Included)

Pros: -Plenty of room behind motherboard for cable management with sides the protrude out -Bottom mount PSU -All black case with black cables and black hardware -USB 3.0 on front -Plenty of fan mounting locations -2 nice 2.5" HDD mounting locations -Comes with 3 total fans (2 LED fans in front and 1 back panel fan)

Cons: -Side Panel screws do not fit well and striped out and I had to replace with larger screws.

Overall Review: Very nice budget gaming case with all the features of much more expensive cases.