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Wade I.

Wade I.

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Most Favorable Review

Better but not Best

Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms  Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers
Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built-in Speakers

Pros: Great size and great resolution for the price. Only 1 stuck pixel. Lighter than most LCD's this size. Color accurate after calibration.

Cons: At an angle from the right on one of the 2 displays I ordered I can see some backlight bleed through and on that same display I have one green stuck pixel. Color calibration out of the box was the worst I have ever seen in a monitor.

Overall Review: I ordered two of these to replace two NEC 19" on my CAD workstation in my office, along with new MB, CPU, RAM, etc... The only thing I kept were the drives. Overall, these are great monitors. I had to reduce the brightness severely, even in the bright fluorescant light in my office. The size is great. I can run all of my tools and commands on one screen while I draw my lines and assemblies on the main.

Most Critical Review

Flimsy, bad power supply...

DYNAPOWER USA Titan C05.N17.M158 Black SGCC Steel ATX Slim Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply
DYNAPOWER USA Titan C05.N17.M158 Black SGCC Steel ATX Slim Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply

Pros: OK price, nice small case for a workstation.

Cons: Arrived with a bad power supply.

Overall Review: I purchased this case to house my old CPU, MB, RAM, etc... from my old workstation to set up as a new computer for my secretary. The components were great, but the case wasn't. I can only give 3 "eggs" because it arrived with a bad power supply. The size is as small as you can get with a full size ATX board and a couple of drives. The metal is a gauge or two thinner than most basic cases though. I didn't RMA because I had a couple of older 500's and once I through one in this case to replace the bad one I have no complaints.

Horrible!!!

Ectaco 5" High Resolution e-Book Reader with Rechargeable Li-ion Battery WHITE (jetBook JB5W)
Ectaco 5" High Resolution e-Book Reader with Rechargeable Li-ion Battery WHITE (jetBook JB5W)

Pros: Lightweight... Fairly good screen... Very low price... SD Card Slot.

Cons: You get what you pay for!!! Battery gets very hot. Battery life is horrible, it doesn't even last through one flight from ATL to London and I slept through most of the flight. The case seems to absorb the oils in your hands through normal use and then those areas collect dirt. I had to constantly clean it. Charging takes a very long time given short battery life.

Overall Review: I bought this as a possible replacement for my first generation Kindle. I just couldn't justify spending $489 for the Kindle DX that I wanted and my K1 is on it's last leg. It was a mistake! I guess the adage "you get what you pay for" certainly applies here. As I mentioned above, the battery gets VERY hot when charging and using. The charging takes forever as well! After discovering these problems, I returned my first unit for another one. I was promised that this one would be better. It was the exact same. I spent over 3 hours on hold and getting bounced from person to person trying to get this returned and a refund. (NOTE: This was not through Newegg, it was through Ectaco directily. I should have purchased through Newegg because Newegg has MUCH better customer service!)

12/14/2009

DOA>>>

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996619
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996619

Pros: None!!!

Cons: Extremely large, failed to boot in my brand new P5K pro. DOA

Overall Review: I got this RAM on recomendation from a friend who has the same board as me. His works, mine were DOA. I manage to get a couple of Muskin sticks that match the specs of these and everything booted right up. These are going back!!!

Good performance...

ASUS GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card ENGTX260/HTDP/896M
ASUS GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card ENGTX260/HTDP/896M

Pros: Great for a video card. I bought this to run two 28" LCD's I bought for a new high performance CAD workstation in my office. Card pushes both screens to full res filled with windows without a hint of an issue.

Cons: Only shipped with ONE SLi power adapter, but card needs TWO SLi power cables. Kinda stupid in my book.

Overall Review: Comes with a bunch of extra stuff, leather mousepad, etc...