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Michael B.

Michael B.

Joined on 04/02/01

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Most Favorable Review

HTPC Users Rejoice!

HIS H567Q512 Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) IceQ 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
HIS H567Q512 Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) IceQ 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: Full on high def codec bitstreaming NO noice at all Runs 1080p without breaking a sweat

Cons: A sub $100 card which cannot play games as if it was a $500 card. It does not go to the kitchen and make me a sandwich.

Overall Review: This is the ultimate for HTPC users. It is also dead silent. And not dead as in Left for Dead silent...those guys are pretty noisy. This is dead as in real life dead...totally silent. It is a great card those who do not need the power for FPS games.

Most Critical Review

Great product for the lfe of the warranty

Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Large storage space Fast access speed

Cons: I have / had FIVE of these drives and ALL of them started to fail after three years of service. Luckily, I monitor my drives so I know when they begin to fail and I have a parity RAID array setup to restore those that fail quickly. Of the five, two of them failed without notice and three of them started having bad sectors and slowly worked their way to death. I used them as storage drives with occasional read access.

Overall Review: I would give them less than three stars, but they only guarantee these things for two years and I got three years of use out of them. To me, that is unacceptable since my 1.5TB drives from 7 years ago are still running strong in the same case, same heat, etc. Stay away if you value your data.

Great product, just as easy to use as they say!

JBL Pulse Bluetooth Streaming Portable Speaker with LED Light and NFC
JBL Pulse Bluetooth Streaming Portable Speaker with LED Light and NFC

Pros: GREAT sound, easy pairing, and even came charged already! (4 out of 5 bars charged)

Cons: Documentation gave the wrong name for the app used to adjust the light show. JBL combined two apps into one (smart) and the new app name is JBL Music. Wasted a bit of time trying to find the correct app.

Overall Review: I would certainly recommend this to others, the sound is great, the light show is fun, and there are no cords to get in the way. Easily portable, this speaker is worth it.

Works just as well as the official Canon ink

Ink4work CA-250/251XL*5 5 Pack Ink Cartridge combo replaces Canon PGI-250XL, CLI- 251XL for Canon InkJet Printers; Black, Black, Cyan, Magenta & Yellow
Ink4work CA-250/251XL*5 5 Pack Ink Cartridge combo replaces Canon PGI-250XL, CLI- 251XL for Canon InkJet Printers; Black, Black, Cyan, Magenta & Yellow

Pros: Works perfectly at a SMALL fraction of the cost

Cons: None at all.

Overall Review: I would recommend these to anyone who has a Canon printer.

Easy install and setup

Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45
Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45

Pros: FAR, FAR better than the junk they build into most motherboards these days! Error handing is far superior Traffic shaping works faster and smoother Jumbo frames works properly

Cons: Price (the one built into my motherboard is free to use), but you get what you pay for.

Overall Review: I would recommend anyone with a non Intel or non KillerNIC on their motherboard to disable it in the BIOS and install one of these instead.

Running solid for over a year now

SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: What is there to say, it is a power supply. It has flat cables, for easy routing to maintain airflow. It is fully modular so you only use the cables you need, keeping the case clean (and again improving air flow). It provides the power it claims to provide (according to many review sites) It is a well established and trusted manufacturer. Great bang for the buck. They actually READ these reviews and reply to them! Come on, THAT is customer service!

Cons: Hmmm...hard to find a con. I would say the only con is that it was not free - but I want Seasonic to make a profit and stay in business.

Overall Review: This is my second Seasonic out of about 5 different brands I have purchased. I will certainly make my next purchase a Seasonic again.