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Richard T.

Richard T.

Joined on 06/20/01

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Most Favorable Review

Outstanding laptop memory!!!

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-16GRSL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-16GRSL

Pros: Bought the matched pair for use in an Asus X54C only to discover that there is only 1 memory slot. (My bad for not looking deeper. I honestly thought there was a second slot under the protective barrier in the memory slot. Anyway, removed the 2Gb stick and replaced it with one of these.) The boost in performance is outrageous! I also replaced the original proc (B960) with an Ivy Bridge i7-3720QM (and yes it works with the H65 Sandy Bridge chipset) along with a Blu-ray burner/player and 1Tb HGST 7200 HDD. This upgraded laptop is screaming fast and rock solid stable. Not bad for a $50 basket case

Cons: None, other than I couldn't use all 16GB's.

Overall Review: I would recommend this G.SKILL memory to anyone. Very fast, stable and reliable.

Most Critical Review

Great looking monitor, quick response, but....

ASUS VZ249H Frameless 24" (Actual size 23.8") Full HD 1920 x 1080 5ms (GTG) IPS Widescreen LCD/LED Ultra-Slim Design Monitors, w/ Eye Care Feature & Flicker Free Technology, Built-in Speakers
ASUS VZ249H Frameless 24" (Actual size 23.8") Full HD 1920 x 1080 5ms (GTG) IPS Widescreen LCD/LED Ultra-Slim Design Monitors, w/ Eye Care Feature & Flicker Free Technology, Built-in Speakers

Pros: Great looking and responds quickly. Price was outstanding. Adjustable tilt is a great feature since mine sits higher up than just on a desk surface. Virtually frameless except for the 1/4" on the sides and top, but provides a lot of real estate for the money. Got this on sale for under $100. VGA and HDMI cables were a nice bonus. I bought this to replace a smaller LG that served me well for 10+ years before giving it up. I guess longevity does count and I can only hope this lasts at least half that long.

Cons: Light bleed is horrendous in the lower left and right corners in dark scenarios. For normal daily usage, i.e. web surfing, email, office applications, this isn't an issue. If you intend to play movies and games, this is not the monitor for you. Speakers are very weak and tinny. No DV-I, VGA and HDMI only.

Overall Review: If you are looking for a monitor that works well and looks good for everyday stuff, then this is a great item. If you're looking to use this for gaming or movies, keep looking and find something with substantially less light-bleed. Otherwise, it's just okay.

Great refurbished product at an outstanding price!!!

Linksys Home WiFi Solution AC1750 Router & AC1200 Range Extender Bundle
Linksys Home WiFi Solution AC1750 Router & AC1200 Range Extender Bundle

Pros: Got this on sale for $35 and is well worth every cent. I bought it mainly for the wi-fi range ac extender and not the router. (I already have a Linksys EA9200 ac router as the core of my network) I wanted the range extender to expand the range into my garage/shop area. It took several attempts to get it to connect to my network, but once connected, works great. I would recommend this to anyone looking to find an outstanding piece of hardware for your network,

Cons: Took several attempts to get this to connect, but eventually connected and took off.

Overall Review: I would definitely recommend this to anyone needing extended range for their home network. Really didn't need the router, so I may give it another family member to upgrade their network. Don't get me wrong, but the router is no slouch. ANY ac router is gonna improve your network. Newegg had this on sale for $34.99 and free ship. The range extender alone is $100 from Linksys so this is an outstanding deal. I'm not gonna knock off any eggs for the set-up issues as it finally took off and is working great. Linksys products are top-notch, and I have used them all. Their tech support has always been good,so I will continue to use Linksys for my network needs.

Excellent SSD - Mushkin is rock-solid

Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 500GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE500GB
Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 500GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE500GB

Pros: Outstanding price and cloned and Installed flawlessly with Macrium free. Boot time for Win 7 Pro/64 bit is 11 seconds from power-on to desktop screen. This is blazingly fast and has enough room for all of my data and then some. I also have a Samsung EVO 850 and this Mushkin holds it's own in performance. I would recommend this drive to anyone looking for a fair sized SSD at a killer price (even if it's not on sale). I used this drive as an upgrade to a Gateway (yeah, Gateway) P-7811 FX laptop. I also upgraded the processor from a P-8700 to an X9100 extreme along with a 1Tb HGST /7200 RPM Hdd in the second bay for data. The Windows performance index went from a 5.6 to a 6.9 when I completed the upgrade of the Mushkin SSD and X9100 proc. I also changed the memory from PC8500 to PC12800. This laptop now has a new lease on life for several more years (not too shabby for a $100 laptop)

Cons: None so far. We'll have to wait and see if the longevity of the drive is up to Mushkin's reputation.

Overall Review: The only thing that could make this drive better would be a five year warranty. It's not a mechanical drive to I'm not sure why Mushkin wouldn't make their drive even better with a longer warranty. I'm not going to knock a star off for the Mushkin SSD review, even though Newegg's coupon codes NEVER, EVER work when you're trying to apply them. This drive was on sale for $139.99 and the coupon was good for an additional $20 off, but when you applied the code, it only reduced the price by $15 ($124.99). Still a very good price for a 500Gb SSD but it's the principle of the issue with Newegg. Ended up having to call Newegg customer support to get the correctly advertised price. Newegg needs to step up and get their act together when it comes to the email specials and their coupon codes. This is the exact reason I have reduced my buying from Newegg, it's just way too much hassle. I don't have the time to spend an hour or more on the phone just to get the right price for something I would like to order.

Outstanding laptop drive

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 HTS721010A9E630 (0J22423) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive (Standard Model) Bare Drive
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 HTS721010A9E630 (0J22423) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive (Standard Model) Bare Drive

Pros: Outstanding performance boost for a laptop. I just purchased another one from the Egg for my HP Pavillion DV9700 CTO, and getting ready to order two more for my Toshiba and Acer. Upgraded all of my laptops to Blu-ray and these drives are great for saving digital copies of movies. Also, the three year parts/labor warranty is great for a small form factor drive. Have always used HGST drives in my laptops and desktop systems.

Cons: None, nada, nil, zilch...

Overall Review: Have not found a more reliable drive for the price point. Thanks Newegg for putting out the great deals!

Great card for the money, but...

HIS IceQ X Turbo Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H679QNT1G2M
HIS IceQ X Turbo Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card H679QNT1G2M

Pros: Very fast card and it's already OC'd out of the box. Very big so make sure you have the room for it. Bought this to replace a GT9600 and it's a world of difference. Jumped my Windows performance rating to 7.3.

Cons: HIS drivers disk suck big time!! Drivers would not load and wouldn't recognize or detect the card. Numerous tries with the same result. Went to HIS's website and downloaded the latest install package and it still wouldn't work. Finally went to AMD and downloaded their Catalyst package and everything went smooth first try. got a little tweaking to do, but other than that, up and running great.

Overall Review: Took away one egg for the cr_ppy HIS software package, and gave it back for Newegg's great shipping, rebate and free Dirt 3 that came with the package.