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Manoli D.

Manoli D.

Joined on 09/24/08

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Most Favorable Review

Nice Dock...

Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0 & eSATA
Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0 & eSATA

Pros: Price, E-sata, Hot Swap

Cons: Not really a con... Eject button does require a moderate amount of force to eject the drive.

Overall Review: While my board does have an e-sata port, it is not hot swappable. I bought an E-sata to Sata cable and am now running this dock directly from one of the sata connectors on my board. Much faster transfer speeds than my previous usb dock. All e-sata cables i have used tend to come loose with normal use. I've found by slightly bending the locking tabs on the cable, you can minimize this. Overall I'm very pleased with dock and will be purchasing another in the near future.

Nice

ASUS Laptop Intel Core i5-2450M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 610M 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit A53SD-NS51
ASUS Laptop Intel Core i5-2450M 6GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 610M 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit A53SD-NS51

Pros: Great Specs

Cons: Maybe a little overpriced No illuminated keyboard

Overall Review: Why anyone would go to Asus for the latest gpu drivers when you have a dedicated Nvidia card is beyond me. The current stable driver package from Nvidia (as of this writing) is v301.42. This driver/installer for whatever reason will not work with this card. The current beta drivers from Nvidia are v304.48 and v304.79. Both betas installed perfectly.

Love this phone...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Titanium Silver 3G Unlocked GSM Android Smart Phone w/ Android 4.0 / 5 MP Camera / 16GB Internal Memory / NFC (GT-i9250)
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Titanium Silver 3G Unlocked GSM Android Smart Phone w/ Android 4.0 / 5 MP Camera / 16GB Internal Memory / NFC (GT-i9250)

Pros: Display, notification light, battery life

Cons: Not really a con... price dropped $100 a month after I bought it

Overall Review: Upgraded to yakju 4.04 from yakjuxw 4.02 using the guide at XDA and am very glad I did. Huge increase in battery performance for me. Purchased an Otterbox case for this phone and in the short time I've owned it have managed to drop it many times, all without any damage. Another reviewer recommended Light Flow Lite. This is a must have app in my opinion. The Lite version is free. Also, box arrived unopened.

Nice Case

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Price, Look, Air Flow

Cons: Very minor cons... The rubber "feet" on the bottom of this case really bite. My system resides under a desk on a tile floor, I cannot slide it out when I need to, it must be lifted out. The reset button is recessed to the point where you need a tool to completely press it.

Overall Review: Watercooled X4 955... Rad is mounted externally at rear fan mount. Four 12 cm Noctuas pulling air in. 14 cm fan removed, air pushed out through top. Runs very cool and very quiet. More than enough room to house a watercooled system. I could not be more pleased. If you want a simple and clean looking case that has the potential to move a lot of air, look no further.

A Great Buy...

Nokia E71 Unlocked GSM Bar Phone with Full QWERTY Keyboard 2.36" Gray 110 MB internal dynamic memory
Nokia E71 Unlocked GSM Bar Phone with Full QWERTY Keyboard 2.36" Gray 110 MB internal dynamic memory

Pros: -Price -Build quality -Look & Feel -GPS with voice guidance -Features -Not a BB

Cons: -CPU slow at times -Menu layout -2.5mm headphone jack -Radio will only function with headphones plugged in, not with BT headset or loudspeaker

Overall Review: -BT works perfectly with my Asus laptop, T505 and S9-HD -Dropped it twice and still works fine -Decent battery life -Good free app selection from Ovi Store I use this phone primarily as a music player, modem for my laptop, GPS unit as well as call and text. Does all well. Overall I'm very pleased with this phone even with the "cons" (all minor) I've listed above. I'd buy it again.

12/10/2010

Great buy

XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card HD-477A-YDFC
XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card HD-477A-YDFC

Pros: Price, Overclocking potential, Tech Support

Cons: Initially fan speed would randomly ramp up with no load on gpu. After contacting XFX, I was emailed an updated bios within two days which fixed the problem. Apparently there's a bug in the bios that's shipped with this card.

Overall Review: Rock solid overclock: 910/1000 Modern Warfare 2 with all settings maxed out runs great.