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Ryan N.

Ryan N.

Joined on 04/16/02

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Most Favorable Review

Nice Complete System

YAMAHA YHT-497BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater System
YAMAHA YHT-497BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater System

Pros: 4K support for new coming technology. Complete setup in a box. Sounds great and happy with the kit.

Cons: Don't use the supplied wimpy speaker cables, get some 16 Gauge copper. You loose too much through the thin stuff they give you.

Overall Review: If you need a budget setup, and don't need big tower speakers, and want full sound, get this.

Great Drive for the Money

Mushkin Enhanced ECO3 2.5" 480GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDE3480GB
Mushkin Enhanced ECO3 2.5" 480GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDE3480GB

Pros: Fast, inexpensive, MTBF 2,000,000. Replaced a friend's failed mechanical 500GB HDD with this drive. He was blown away with boot time all the way until the last background app loaded. The high IO specs help. Hoping the high MTBF rating isn't over-exaggerated, but given the reviews so far it looks like it could be a winner.

Cons: None. And no stupid comment like "it won't do my laundry" here.

What's Up, Dock?

VANTEC NexStar NST-D400SU3 Plastic 2.5" & 3.5" White SATA USB 3.0 & eSATA Dual Bay SuperSpeed Hard Drive Dock
VANTEC NexStar NST-D400SU3 Plastic 2.5" & 3.5" White SATA USB 3.0 & eSATA Dual Bay SuperSpeed Hard Drive Dock

Pros: Nice to have dual docks in case you need them concurrently. Makes it easier than opening your case, or swap drives in an external enclosure to access loose drives. eSATA, USB3/2 gives great flexibility.

Cons: White - Prefer black

Overall Review: The 1st one I received was faulty. Just got the 2nd one back and I put it through it's paces. All seems well! Fast RMA via NewEgg.

Fast and reliable.

LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support

Pros: Lightspeed, Inexpensive. Upgraded from an old LiteOn EIDE 4X DL drive. Haven't made a coaster yet on any DVD5 or DVD9 media.

Cons: None

Fast Dual Band N

Rosewill RNX-N600UBE Wireless N600 Dual Band USB 2.0 Adapter
Rosewill RNX-N600UBE Wireless N600 Dual Band USB 2.0 Adapter

Pros: Works great from 2 levels below my Linksys E3000 a/b/g/n Dual Band router. Keeps connected. I keep all USB Wireless adapter's USB power management setting set to not let the device go to sleep just to avoid any issues with wake up.

Cons: none

No Issues

Patriot Signature 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Laptop Memory Model PSD24G8002S
Patriot Signature 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Laptop Memory Model PSD24G8002S

Pros: Paired perfectly with another 4GB Module in an HP dv7. Good value.

Cons: None