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David N.

David N.

Joined on 10/24/04

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Most Favorable Review

Cute Lil' Thing

Rosewill RNX-N180PCe Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express Revision 1.1 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Rosewill RNX-N180PCe Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express Revision 1.1 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Low price, super cute small size, dual antennae

Cons: none that I can see

Overall Review: Replaced a USB adapter that was a nightmare with disconnects and low speeds. This stays connected all the day, but I don't see higher than 72Mbps on this network. I think that is about near capacity with the router we have.

10/12/2011
Most Critical Review

Cruddy

StarTech BRACKET Metal 3.5" to 5.25" Drive Adapter Bracket
StarTech BRACKET Metal 3.5" to 5.25" Drive Adapter Bracket

Pros: meh

Cons: Screws didn't want to thread through this thing very well

Overall Review: I managed to get it crammed into a bay, there it will stay even when my case hits the dumpster

10/12/2011

Failed...

OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX60G
OCZ Vertex Series 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-1VTX60G

Pros: Fast, good value

Cons: my first one failed after about 6 months. Basically it wouldn't respond until I fully power cycle my system.

Overall Review: The OCZ RMA process was pretty painless, but I don't want to RMA things.

10/12/2011

Love it!

Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Great value, low power use, quiet

Cons: not as fast as a 7200 RPM drive

Overall Review: I don't need it to be fast, I just need it to hold data. OS and program files go on the SSD.

10/12/2011

Love it!

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100283-3L
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100283-3L

Pros: Pretty quiet, excellent value, stable

Cons: doesn't seem to want to overclock very much

Overall Review: This replaced my aging 8800GT and is significantly faster. Has no problem with any current games at 1680x1050. Good for bitcoin mining.

10/12/2011

High DOA Rate?

Western Digital WD Green WD15EARS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD15EARS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Had it replaced with another that worked just fine!

Cons: The thing would spin up, and usually be recognized by windows partially, but wouldn't format.

Overall Review: bad batches seem to really rock ratings on things.

10/12/2011