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Bruce M.

Bruce M.

Joined on 01/09/02

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Most Favorable Review

Great Little Extender

EnGenius ERB9250 Wireless N Range Extender
EnGenius ERB9250 Wireless N Range Extender

Pros: Very Easy setup Works Well Inexpensive

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: I bought this to use as a Client Bridge and it is working very well. I'm streaming Netflix and mkv movies which are 1 - 2 Gb big over the network using a WD Live TV Plus, also purchased here at Newegg. Also used it to network another Directv HD box and have been playing the recorded shows from another DVR flawlessly. I'm very happy with this.

Most Critical Review

Falls short for me...

Mapower Map-AE31FSCSJ-01-H-0 Aluminum 3.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure
Mapower Map-AE31FSCSJ-01-H-0 Aluminum 3.5" Black SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: Keeps the drive cool.

Cons: Fan is pretty loud. If it is sitting on your desk, it can be annoying.

Overall Review: I had problems with this case's eSata interface. It would shut the drive down and if you restarted the computer it would not show up. You had to turn the case off, and back on. This isn't that big a deal if you are sitting at the computer, but if you are remoting in from 20 miles away, it is a royal pain in the rear. I had the latest drivers for the eSata in WinXP and Vista Ultimate 64, same problem. Got a new enclosure from Thermaltake and it works just fine (Drive goes to sleep, but spins back up on access.)

Awesome Deal

Planex MZK-W04N Wireless Broadband Router Design in Japan by Plannex Communications Inc. (PCI) IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft
Planex MZK-W04N Wireless Broadband Router Design in Japan by Plannex Communications Inc. (PCI) IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft

Pros: Price. Performance. Looks pretty cool.

Cons: QoS, Tech Support...

Overall Review: The only problem I've had with this router is the QoS feature, or lack there of... Tech support never got back to me, and I never tried again as it really isn't an issue with me cause I have plenty of bandwidth on Comcast. Everything else works great. The wireless works excellent, I've NEVER had a drop in over 4 months of use. I upgraded the firmware to 1.08 as soon as I got it. I haven't tried the 1.09 firmware, cause frankly, it is working great. I have this hooked to my XBox 360, HTPC, normal pc and I have two laptops that hit it wireless. I got better speeds with this than another D-Link router that I tested in the exact same configuration, multiple times. It's a good router, the only thing keeping it from being GREAT the QoS. Port forwarding and everything else work great. (that I've used anyway, I'm sure there are couple things I don't use...) Good for a home network.

Great Value

ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
ENCORE ENLWI-N Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Good interface on XP, also works well in Vista 64. Good speeds compared to my 54M network.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I tried this with two different routers and it performed well with both. One was a $50 planex from Newegg, the other was a $150 D-Link from CC. Speed isn't always proportional to price. I'm using the planex router, though both performed better than 54M...

Good PS

SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Lots of power, plenty of cables.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This is currently running 4 harddrives, two cd rom drives, and ati 3870, and the case fans in an antec 900 case. No problems at all. Excellent PS. Very quiet.

Jump on the bandwagon

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

Pros: There isn't much more I can say, the other reviews pretty much handle it. I just wanted to submit 5 eggs for this excellent case. Best case I've ever owned.

Cons: none