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Stephen J.

Stephen J.

Joined on 07/24/05

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Most Favorable Review

Works fine in PS3

Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I put this drive in a PS3, replacing the original 40GB drive and it works fine. Seems cool and quiet.

Cons: None that I've seen.

Most Critical Review

Nice looking small case

APEVIA X-QPACK2-RED/500 Black/ Red Aluminum Body/ Front Mask Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 500W Power Supply
APEVIA X-QPACK2-RED/500 Black/ Red Aluminum Body/ Front Mask Micro ATX Desktop Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Pros: This is a nice looking, roomy MicroATX case. Handle seems more solid than other similar cases I've used.

Cons: The power supply is not very good. There are 2 12V rails and only 1 PCI-Express power connector, so it is not suited to power-hungry graphics cards. I replaced with a better power supply which fit just fine.

Overall Review: The fit and finish of the case is a little cheaper than I would like, but once it is all together, it is a nice compact case.

Really nifty

SiliconDust HDHR3-CC HDHomeRun PRIME 3-Tuner US CableTV with CableCARD Stream Premium Channels and Cut the Cord
SiliconDust HDHR3-CC HDHomeRun PRIME 3-Tuner US CableTV with CableCARD Stream Premium Channels and Cut the Cord

Pros: This unit works very well with my Cox CableCard and Tuning Adapter. It receives 3 HD channels at a time can can stream them to separate Windows Media Center PCs or Extenders, like Xbox360s.

Cons: The software and firmware is still being revised on a nearly daily basis. The shipping firmware didn't work well, but an update a few days later seems quite good.

Overall Review: This is a great idea and anyone with Cable TV who wants good video on multiple PCs should get it.

Fast and quiet

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250S0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250S0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Comments: This is a fast and quiet drive and quite the bargain. Windows Hibernate and restart from Hibernate and unbelievably faster with this drive than they were with my older Seagate SATA drive. I had some problems with data corruption on the drive with the NVidia drivers on an NForce4 MB, but a BIOS update _seems_ to have solved it.

Beware CL claims

OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ4001024PFDC-K
OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ4001024PFDC-K

Comments: This memory works well and has very nice heat spreaders. I use it in an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium and it is very stable. The motherboard detects the memory as 2.5-3-3-6, so don't believe the CL 2 claims. I have a hunch OCZ is just marketing slower memory as fast and hoping the heat spreader does the job at CL 2. With such a low price, I guess we get what we pay for.