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Aaron S.

Aaron S.

Joined on 07/31/04

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Most Favorable Review

Nice UPS for home network equipment

Tripp Lite 300 VA Standby UPS Back Up, 120V 150 Watts Ultra-Compact Desktop 6 Outlets, Tel / DSL / Ethernet Protection, TAA (INTERNETOFFICE300)
Tripp Lite 300 VA Standby UPS Back Up, 120V 150 Watts Ultra-Compact Desktop 6 Outlets, Tel / DSL / Ethernet Protection, TAA (INTERNETOFFICE300)

Pros: Small, takes up very little space. Outlet spacing is nice for accommodating bricks. Has RJ-45 jacks for protecting network equipment or phone line from surges. Seems very solidly built. I have it running a Cisco 871, cable modem, and a Dlink AP.

Cons: None yet.

Most Critical Review

Garbage - very poor wifi performance

D-Link DCS-930L Cloud Wireless IP Camera, Mydlink Enabled
D-Link DCS-930L Cloud Wireless IP Camera, Mydlink Enabled

Pros: Price was good if it worked. Works fine on wired ethernet.

Cons: Wireless performance is horrible. Video and audio, even at the lowest resolution, is choppy and maybe pushes 1-2 FPS. Updating to the latest firmware did not resolve the problem. I have about 10 other devices working on the same wireless infrastructure for a couple years now with no issues, so it's not my network. Incidentally my AP is also a D-Link device, so you'd think they would certify on their own devices.

Overall Review: I've always been a fan of D-Link stuff because it has always been pretty solid for me. This product was a real disappointment. Good thing for Newegg's Iron Egg policy.

12/13/2011

Nice, inexpensive drive cage

Cooler Master 4-in-3 Device Module Cage
Cooler Master 4-in-3 Device Module Cage

Pros: Nice drive cage for installing 4 drives into 3 5.25" bays. Very quiet fan. Easy to install drives and mount in case. Inexpensive.

Cons: Does not have hot-swap capabilities.

Overall Review: Bay is lit with blue LED's. This may or may not be desirable for some people.

State of the art

EVGA GeForce GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 01G-P3-1280-AR
EVGA GeForce GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 01G-P3-1280-AR

Pros: This thing flies. It benchmarks 4-5 times faster than my old 7800GT. Runs Warhammer Online buttery smooth at 1280x960 with game set to maximum quality, 8x anti-aliasing, and 16x aniso. Games look beautiful. Reasonably quiet. I can hear it spool up when gaming, but it's not obnoxious at all.

Cons: nVidia drivers seem to have depreciated support for CRT's. There is no native function to force refresh rates. I had to try about 6 different things before I could force the refresh rate in games to a higher setting than 60hz. The application that finally worked properly is Refresh Lock.

Overall Review: Rebate was here in less than a month. I don't think I've ever got a rebate back so fast! Very much worth the price I paid for it.

Great power supply for the money

Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 550 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 550 W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails

Pros: Ample power. Fairly quiet. Lots of connectors. Inexpensive.

Cons: No modular cables. These are nice to have to help keep the inside of the case uncluttered. However, I knew this p/s did not have this feature during buying, so I am not rating the p/s lower because of this fact.

Overall Review: I've been running this unit in an Antec SX1040 for about 4 months and it's been solid. No complaints.

Great value for the dollar

Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model KVR667D2S5K2/4G
Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model KVR667D2S5K2/4G

Pros: It works.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Purchased this kit to upgrade an HP NC8430 laptop. There's not much that can be said about RAM other than the fact of whether it works or not, and whether it is a good value. This product is both. I've been very pleased with Kingston products.