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Glenn G.

Glenn G.

Joined on 10/23/04

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Most Favorable Review

Best drive out there.

Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner

Pros: This drive has never EVER failed me. I burn at least 20 DVDs a month and no coasters, no picture freezing, no nothing. This writes accuratly, fast and above all, reliable. Through hundreds of dvds and countless cds, this drive has performed without hesitation, and without any problems. Quiet enough to where all you can hear is the air moving away from the disk, sounds like you turned on an extra fan.

Cons: I don't have anything to set my drinks on anymore.

Overall Review: Get the SATA version if you can, or maybe get 2.

Gotta love/hate printers...

Brother TN450 High Yield Toner Cartridge - Black
Brother TN450 High Yield Toner Cartridge - Black

Pros: Toner produces good prints and last at least as long as advertised.

Cons: PRICE. Still cheap when you talk about cost per page but I recently made the mistake of replacing the drum and toner on my 7065DN. Could have bought a brand new comparable printer for less, new drum and toner included. Oh well, I guess that is just me doing my part to keep some more E-Waste out of the system.

Overall Review: If anyone can find a way to make printer companies stop charging more for ink/toner than it costs to just buy a new printer please let me know.

10/19/2013

nice

Delonghi EW7707CM 1500W ComforTemp Electric Oil-Filled Radiator Heater
Delonghi EW7707CM 1500W ComforTemp Electric Oil-Filled Radiator Heater

Pros: Quiet, heats the room, enough control to get the job done without a bunch of fiddling. Excellent to augment your central heating in a room that just never gets as warm as the others, or leave your heat turned down lower if you are going to be in a room for a period of time and just have that room warm, being heated by a nice silent radiator.

Cons: Still has a smell to it after a lot of use. It isn't a really unpleasant smell, but I'd really rather there not be any indication of this thing other than a couple lights and a warm room. This may be a con for some, but it is really a pro for me. This is not a direct heat solution. If you are cold and sitting more than 8 inches from this unit you will not feel warm until the room is warm, starting from the ceiling down. For those of you who like hot air being blown on you or having infrared heaters directed at you, look somewhere else. To me this makes the half of my body facing the heater too hot and the other half still cold.

Overall Review: Somewhat hard to keep clean, as with almost all heaters, dust accumulates and gets toasted on. Also, tried once to put a fan behind this to direct heated air towards a sitting area rather than just straight up with dismal results. The radiator fins may have slots cut in them to increase surface area, but it just isn't even close to enough to effect the constant barrage of cold air passing over it. If you have a fan that has a VERY low speed I'm sure that you can have great results, but my slowest moving fans are much too fast.

10/19/2013

SWEET

BELKIN F5C980-TEL 12 Feet 8 Outlets 2960 joules Power Surge Protector
BELKIN F5C980-TEL 12 Feet 8 Outlets 2960 joules Power Surge Protector

Pros: Looks great, performs great, lasts forever, smart features included like the cord wrap and the 12' cord, recessed toggle switch so the cat doesn't step on it (yes, this has happened with others), and best of all it is subtle.

Cons: not cheap

Overall Review: A simple, perfectly designed solution. This product meets all my criteria for excellence.

surprised

MAXTOP Signature CSX-147K2F NO PS Gray Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
MAXTOP Signature CSX-147K2F NO PS Gray Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: I actually had bought this for my first build 7 years or so ago and this case has been through hell and back and is no worse for wear. Not going to win any awards or anything, nothing about this case is stand out great in an respect, but nothing is wrong with it either. Everything works exactly as designed, the metal is just thick enough to feel sturdy and do the job well but still reduce cost and weight, it doesn't look like anything other than a computer case, and it was a simple enough build

Cons: could have slightly better colors

Overall Review: Have never found a comparable budget case since. The original price is higher than the price charged for budget cases now, but this was the cheapest case at the time of purchase. Have been through several brands and many more cases and none have quite found the sweet spot between price and performance that this case has.

HIS Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity H679F1GD
HIS Radeon HD 6790 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity H679F1GD

Pros: Great performance and great looking card.

Cons: Heatsink design could be better. Power connector is difficult compared to other cards and the plastic has way to much give. Cooling perfomance is decent though, so can't complain much.