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Howard L.

Howard L.

Joined on 05/03/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great Product

AFT PRO-57U USB 3.0 5.25" Bay, CompactFlash/ SDHC/ SDXC/ microSD/ microSDXC/ miniSD/ miniSDHC/ MultiMediaCard/ Memory Stick/ xD-Picture Card. All-in-one Internal Media Card Reader
AFT PRO-57U USB 3.0 5.25" Bay, CompactFlash/ SDHC/ SDXC/ microSD/ microSDXC/ miniSD/ miniSDHC/ MultiMediaCard/ Memory Stick/ xD-Picture Card. All-in-one Internal Media Card Reader

Pros: 1.Works right out of the box. Win7 recognized right away and installed driver. 2. Mobo 20pin adapter is great. I got it on a gigabyte z68xp-udp3. 3. slot for microsd is great for me. 4. 5.25 form made it sit flush with my dvd drive. cleaned up the look on my case a little

Cons: Pricey but if it works longer than the cheapy internal ones then in the long run you are better off. If i dont have to use an external card reader it just makes things look cleaner on my desk which would be worth it.

Overall Review: I snaked the usb3 cables through some power cables to take some of the weight off of the 20pin adapter on the mobo.

Most Critical Review

Windows 7 64bit beware

Rosewill RCR-IC001 - 3.5" Internal 40-in-1 Card Reader with USB 2.0 Port & Extra Silver Face Plate
Rosewill RCR-IC001 - 3.5" Internal 40-in-1 Card Reader with USB 2.0 Port & Extra Silver Face Plate

Pros: Price was right

Cons: Oh where to begin. Bought it for my new system. Doesnt work. Called Rosewill who I have to say has great customer service. Actually spoke to a real live English speaking person. Anyways he said this model doesnt play nice with 64bit win 7. Even though I updated the drivers blah blah blah its hit or miss. I aint gonna RMA this cause the shipping cost would equal the product itself. What a waste of time. So sad.

Overall Review: Really wish Newegg would change from UPS to Fedex. I really hate UPS.

10/10/2011

Great Gaming/Daily Use Laptop

Aorus X5 v8-CL4D 15.6" FHD 144 Hz IPS G-SYNC GTX 1070 8 GB VRAM i7-8850H 16 GB Memory 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 64-Bit Gaming Laptop
Aorus X5 v8-CL4D 15.6" FHD 144 Hz IPS G-SYNC GTX 1070 8 GB VRAM i7-8850H 16 GB Memory 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 64-Bit Gaming Laptop

Pros: - Crazy fast bootup - Plays AAA games easily -Screen is fantastic - Solid build. - Fans are not overly noisy - RGB keyboard

Cons: - Keyboard layout is tight. I keep hitting the "Num Lock" Key on the right side - A little bit of give on the bottom left front side of the laptop - Wished non gaming battery life was a little longer but cant have everything

Overall Review: Waited 4 months for this review and so far no problems with this laptop. Its a great machine that is well worth the money. Bought this laptop as a daily use machine with gaming every once in a while. Coming from a Dell XPS 13 so yes it does seem a lot bigger in that respect but not overly large and you definitely cant game well on a XPS 13. But the X5 travels well in a backpack.. It fits right in the middle as far as portability and power. I have an Alienware 17 that is my main gaming laptop but that thing is a giant brick and not very portable.

Great Case

IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
IN WIN Dragon Rider Black 1.0 - 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: Chose this case for my first self build. Was wavering between this and Antec 1200 V3 but since I already had a Antec 900 I wanted to go with something different. Anyways... Looks very nice. Nice blue leds. Easy case to build with. Lots of space. It's huge! Cable management was easy. I like the easy install cages. Had a nice slot for SSD. Side panel takes 6 120mm fans which is nice. Those swivel feet on the bottom holds it nice and secure.

Cons: Hmm what I didnt like. - The top I/O panel has too much flex when you plug something in. It works but my old Antec case didnt have any flex. - DVD burner doesnt quite sit flush with the front of the case. Kinda sits a little back. Wish it sat just a touch forward. - The 220 mm fan on the side panel definitely touches my Zalman cpu cooler. Just enough to bend it a little. I read someone just shaved it down and I guess you could do that. I'm going to put 4 new 120mm fans instead.

Overall Review: All in all I'm very happy with the case. Looks great. Cools nicely. I got my i7 to 4.2 and it runs a nice 30c under normal load. Dual GTX 580 sli runs 40 idle and 79 load. I think it will be cooler once I get my new side fans in. Oh well not bad for my first build In Win Dragon Rider Intel i7 2600koc to 4.2 Gigabyte z68xp-ud3p GTX 580 x2 sli 16g gskill ripjaw 120g intel ssd 510 os wd 2 terabytes black x 2 data windows 7 64bit zalman 9900max thermaltake 1200w toughpower

Works with Sprint Novatel EX720

SIIG JU-EP0012-S1 USB to ExpressCard
SIIG JU-EP0012-S1 USB to ExpressCard

Pros: Bought this to connect my Sprint Datacard to my new sony laptop which has no expresscard slot. Adapter was recognized immediately and connected no problems. Went with this adapter vs the other Koutech one because was worried the Koutech would block the other usb ports.

Cons: None

GREAT FUN GAME

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga Playstation3 Game
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga Playstation3 Game

Pros: I've been playing this game with my 5 yr old and it is by far his favorite. We play every night. Pros - easy for "younglings". Lots of levels. Long play time - we've been playing for I think almost 2 months and we are only at 60%. Its fun as an adult to go through all the movies as the game play kinda mirrors the movie plots.

Cons: Cons - none I can think of. Yes the graphics are simple and controls are simple but I think that is the what makes this game appeal to youngsters.

Overall Review: Have to say newegg shipping has improved. When they were using UPS my stuff would always arrive late even with 3 day guarantee shipping. Now with DHL I noticed that things are quicker. Thank you newegg for ditching UPS