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Brian H.

Brian H.

Joined on 05/27/01

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Most Favorable Review

good drives, bad packing

Western Digital WD RE4 WD1003FBYX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD RE4 WD1003FBYX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: I've been using WD RE3 and now RE4 for some time now in my server. They have been great. I bought four for a Raid "10" setup and so far they have been working well (second day).

Cons: The experience shipping these with Newegg has severly disturbed my calm and has effected my feelings about Newegg. Bought on Friday, I called customer support and asked that the drives not be shipped until Monday. I could tell the customer svc person didn't do anything and sure enough they were shipped on Friday. When I received them the box had clearly been dropped on one end. When I opened the box I found ALL the craft paper was on TOP of the hard drives. The drives themselves were at the very bottom of the box in a foam device and well wrapped in buble wrap, but I would have packed that box so that the craft paper would have kept the drives in the middle of the box. It would not be a difficult task and it was clear that the person packing the either did not care or was not well trained.

Overall Review: I have been a Newegg customer for a couple of decades. I bet I started with them not so long after they launched. While they ship fast, this is not the first time I have had concerns about how items are packed. This experience has created significant doubt about my desire to remain a loyal customer.

10/20/2012
Most Critical Review

huh?

Razer RZ02-00320300-R3M1 Vespula Mass Effect 3 Edition Dual-sided Gaming Mouse Mat
Razer RZ02-00320300-R3M1 Vespula Mass Effect 3 Edition Dual-sided Gaming Mouse Mat

Pros: Nice, but rather large. I like the ME licensing.

Cons: The N7 on the gel pad is simply a decal on fabric. I bought this on 5/8 and had it on 5/11. It's been decaying for days now. The N is gone and most of the 7 and it's only 5/19. That is unacceptable and I expect this is common and known.

Overall Review: Cheesy ME applique on gel pad decays rapidly. A different decision on the ME applique for the gel pad needs to be made.

SATA 2 only

LSI MegaRAID Internal  Low-Power SATA/SAS 9240-8i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 RAID Controller Card, Kit--Avago Technologies
LSI MegaRAID Internal Low-Power SATA/SAS 9240-8i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 RAID Controller Card, Kit--Avago Technologies

Pros: fair card

Cons: The manual and data sheet specify that it only supports SATA 2. It is six gig only for SAS.

12/15/2011

Eggs good, milk bad.

Test 033
Test 033

Pros: Excellent product. Thank you Newegg for another quality product. Eggs worked perfectly, at least when my girlfriend cooked them. I am not so skilled at the culinary arts.

Cons: My girlfriend did an great job cooking up the three eggs over easy, but I forgot to check the date on the milk. Our stomachs ended up having multiple blue screens that morning.

Overall Review: Don't forget, RT*M.

Quick but picky

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3F1600LV4GK
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3F1600LV4GK

Pros: Quick, low voltage. Lower latencies than many other 1600mhz DRAM. Fatal1ty branding goes with my Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty PCIe Sound Card.

Cons: This DRAM and my Asus M4A87TD/USB3 just do not get along on auto settings. It's wise to check out the OCZ forums to learn how to set the timings correctly. I expect that I am close to a stable setting now after two months of efforts. The most significant setting is "Set CPU/NB Offset Voltage to { +0.1 to +0.25 volts }" Right now I am at listed latency and timing for the memory at an offset voltage of .168750.

Overall Review: Auto settings with this memory and my Asus board results in a very unstable computer. I will be curious as to if I buy another four gigs of this memory, if I will need to push the CPU/NB offset voltage further in order to have a stable computer.

10/12/2010

ACK!

ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: I've owned a lot of Asus motherboards. It's been years since I've owned anything else. Right now my HTPC is using a M3A78-T. I was running a M3A78 in my main computer. That just counting the motherboards I'm using now. Layout is nice and pretty much ideal for my needs

Cons: One heck of a sketchy motherboard. Blue Screens at the drop of a hat, then other times will run for hours without problem. Loves to Blue Screen in the morning. I've been battling with it for almost a month now and I am not exactly happy with it. Will replace it, would rather stay with Asus but I'm feeling spurned by Asus and am wondering if the grass is greener over by Gigabyte.