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David E.

David E.

Joined on 03/30/05

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ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD / DVD Re-writer MacOS Compatible Model SDRW-08D2S-U
ASUS USB 2.0 Black External Slim CD / DVD Re-writer MacOS Compatible Model SDRW-08D2S-U

Pros: it works. looks cool,

Cons: noisy

Overall Review: what else is there, it's a cd drive, it's portable, it's somthing till you have it you dont realize how much you really really like it. seriously though i dont need to buy a cd drive any more for any pc, just to use it once, because i have this thing.

Most Critical Review

oh msi....

MSI B85M GAMING LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI B85M GAMING LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: good feature set, good price for what is on the board and nice layout, nice

Cons: marketing nonsense from MSI, promising potential OC on the bundle g3258 which as everyone is mad about doesn't have. when testing it out on my bench, i had to play around for a while trying to figure out why it wouldn't post... it was running but nothing happened. the resolution was that since i was using a single ram module because well if i use one good module is usually reduces the change of conflicts on initial booting. i had to figure out it wanted to be in dimm slot 4 im usually it's dimm 2 in all the other boards i've used. but there was no mention anywhere in the manual other than "place dimms in slots" that's how helpful the manual was.

Overall Review: I was really torn on how to rate this MB because due to the combo it has value even with no OC, above its price point, but on the other hand, i picked this because of the budget OC promise. i always seem to have an issue like this with msi i go budget and get a little burned at the same time, the included software is not as polished as the two top dogs, but you pay less and get less. the warranty is soldi and i have a couple old am3 which are a good 4-5 years old now still going so i feel this board will last once it gets past the first 30 days of use, but i guess i have to go with 3 because of bad marketing that's deceiving people. if there are bios updates coming then it may have to get updated but I'm not getting my hopes up

its good

G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter (FF-TSDG32GA-C10)
G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter (FF-TSDG32GA-C10)

Pros: good dollar vs size value when it was on sale

Cons: none

Overall Review: works well as just some storage on a tablet so minimal read and writes and it works well

it's just plain useful

ASUS Transformer Book T100 Intel Z3740 Quad Core 2GB DDR3 RAM 64GB SSD 10.1" Touchscreen Tablet w/Dock, Windows 8.1 (T100TA-C1-GR)
ASUS Transformer Book T100 Intel Z3740 Quad Core 2GB DDR3 RAM 64GB SSD 10.1" Touchscreen Tablet w/Dock, Windows 8.1 (T100TA-C1-GR)

Pros: small, light, tablet and laptop, inexpensive. can run dual monitors. runs full windows, can even play some basic games well like AOEII

Cons: charging! the need for the use of the included charger and there is one that is marketed for this device for about $12 on another retailer are the only ones that will charge it while in use and with any speed as most chargers just don't work Other minor gripes are the track pad, rear facing speakers

Overall Review: neutral comments and realizing what this product is a cheap dual purpose tablet screen resolution is lower than other tablets, track pad is not so great, the tiny chicklet keys are tiny (but i still can type decent on it) the 2 gigs is understandable but it can impact performance, but your really pushing it outside its comfort range at that point anyway. i would only suggest the 64 gm version not the one without the hdd as being light versatile.

Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red Switches
Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red Switches

Pros: key are linear switch es so double tapping is easy, has some nice media keys, build fees really solid and caps feel nice. braided cable is a good thing. as a switch to help with usb keyboard compatibility issues.

Cons: none

Overall Review: remember as along as your buying this form gaming and not writing books, then you should really enjoy using, the red switches are situational and the other features are really nice and it was on a good sale. i however would not buy this if i could only afford to have one keyboard to do everything because long typing sessions would suck. i would in that case go for brown switches

a mix

BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: it looks cool, it has a great layout, has lots of little thing that give you tons of options

Cons: some of the material like the plasic on the thumbscrews, and how the cd drive bay is held in. how the front clips work. the ways the side panels fit all seem kind of cheap. the usb ports are upside down compared to every laptop, mother board i have ever used.

Overall Review: i can see whay the case is sop popular and i like it, and i can understand that some thigns like the screws noth fitting well and feeling cheap is because this is a budget case that looks really nice. But i do not find it to be perfect. but still you can toss some serious hardware in it. it's good i have no regrets, but it doesn't blow me away.