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Bruce R.

Bruce R.

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Most Favorable Review

Mostly great

Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick and Throttle for PC, VR
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick and Throttle for PC, VR

Pros: Accurate, solidly built joystick with good feel and motion. Throttle sweep is smooth and accurate. Plenty of buttons/switches/hats Pretty much everything is tweakable and/or programmable.

Cons: Focuses on being an accurate replica over being a perfect PC joystick. The pickle button, for example, requires a significant amount of force to engage - probably accurate for the A-10 and not a problem for launching missiles...but not great if used as a secondary fire button. Throttle stalks/handles are plastic and flexy - they feel cheap. The physical action of coming off center with the joystick isn't as smooth as it could be.

Overall Review: Don't forget to get rudder pedals - there is no twist. Since this is a replica, the throttle has a lot of toggles that are NOT the typical momentaries on most joysticks/throttles. For *most* games this will require setting up a profile in the target software (so the toggles can be 'programmed' as momentaries), then launching the game's script (and the game as well, if you like) from the target software - it's not a huge deal, but it's worth noting. The software itself is relatively straight forward and gives the HOTAS system great flexibility.

12/10/2014
Most Critical Review

Not bad, not great

EDIMAX EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n Nano USB Adapter
EDIMAX EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n Nano USB Adapter

Pros: Wireless N, very small, great for older laptops

Cons: Only 2.4GHz (no 5GHz), somewhat limited speed and range - I see Wireless N connection speeds; but when actually transferring files and surfing, the speed drops to Wireless G equivalent (54Mbs).

Overall Review: Got this on sale for $10 and it's a decent deal for that price, but due to it's lack of 5GHz and mid-low range speed/range I'm not sure if I'd have been happy if I'd payed full price.

Disappointing

Saitek PRO Flight Combat Rudder Pedals
Saitek PRO Flight Combat Rudder Pedals

Pros: Tracking is pretty good Adjustable tension for the rudder motion It's a decent looking unit

Cons: For the asking price it feels a bit cheap. While the heel rests are metal, they are just thin sleeves slipped over plastic parts. Almost everything else is plastic. Brake pedals are *WAY* too easy to trigger and the tension isn't adjustable. Unit is *NOISY* - every move of the pedals sounds like plastic pieces are being pushed through a grinder. The rubber feet on the bottom of the unit *might* keep it from sliding on a tile/wood floor, but they are useless for carpet. Instead of engineering a proper solution, Saitek included two strips of velcro that you have to stick to the bottom of the unit. Since a lot of carpet isn't any thing like the hooks/loops used in velcro, I wasn't really surprised when it didn't work at all for me. Due to the fact that the unit is mostly plastic it doesn't weigh very much either, which contributes to how easy it slides around.

Overall Review: I got this as part of a bundle with a Thrustmaster Warthog - if not for that, I'd probably consider returning them...they just aren't worth the asking price with the noise, the too-easy to press brake pedals, and most especially if they can't stay in place when used.

12/11/2014

Excellent value

MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G

Pros: Fast, quiet, reliable, amazing bang for the buck.

Cons: I have no cons to list...

Overall Review: This is my 3rd or 4th TwinFrozer style card from MSI - each one has been outstanding and this one is no exception.

12/10/2014

Fast and stable

CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A2133C11R (Red)
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A2133C11R (Red)

Pros: Fast, stable, looks great

Cons: Pricey right now

Overall Review: Great RAM, very happy with my purchase. Looking forward to buying another set when prices drop.

Great case

Corsair Graphite Series 600T CC600TM Graphite Grey Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Corsair Graphite Series 600T CC600TM Graphite Grey Mid-Tower Gaming Case

Pros: Lots of room, almost everything fits perfectly (except short bay items like fan controllers), tool-less everything except motherboard (yes, even power supply). decent amount of cable management space behind backplane

Cons: Case is a fair bit larger than a standard medium tower (longer and wider) - if space is at a premium, take note. The tool-less setup doesn't work with short bays like fan controllers and the tool-less rails don't seem to come off so I had to kludge the rail to hold the fan controller. The empty space directly 'behind' the lower drive bays is a little tight for cables considering how many cables tend to accumulate right there.

Overall Review: A bit pricey, but worth every penny. Best case I've ever owned. Fit and finish wasn't 10/10 perfect (had to snap a piece back into place), but it's a solid 9.5/10. A joy to work with.

seller reviews
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Made things right

I ordered a number of new items from Sunvalley Brands and two of them that arrived were clearly open box. Sunvalley quickly took ownership of the problem and arranged for a refund. They never tried to deflect or delay - I had my refund within days of the initial contact. All the other products I received from them were in new condition and had no problems. I considered knocking one star off for the fact that the two open box items should never have been shipped as new items in the first place, but Sunvalley handled the situation so well and so quickly that a full 5 stars still seems deserved.

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