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Sean M.

Sean M.

Joined on 12/16/04

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Most Favorable Review

Working and winning

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit

Pros: So far, works as intended. Did a fresh install of Win 7 64 without a hitch. After benchmarking test from the software provided (Magician), it registered at advertised speeds. Not much more to say here, other than it works great and I am very happy with it.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Some recommend you over provision the drive (which you should do before installing OS). I did some reading and the benefits seem trivial so I did not, plus I keep the space on my drive. Also, make sure your bios is set up for AHCI on your Sata III connections (as well as your Sata II), because it will stay as IDE and yield much lower performance.

Most Critical Review

Does not seem to work

Arrow Micro DVI-8800 DVI (Female) to VGA (Male) Adapter
Arrow Micro DVI-8800 DVI (Female) to VGA (Male) Adapter

Pros: It does not work for me, so I don't see any pros, and I am not going to do anything more to see if I can get it to work. It was cheap, however.

Cons: I does not do what I was hoping for, that is connecting a DVI cable through a KVM switch and having the VGA output from the video card recognized as such and going to my monitor.

Overall Review: I don't really have a clue what this thing's usefulness is.

Nice Mouse

Sunsonny Lapop Cobra 6D Diamondback Optical USB Wired Professional Gaming Mouse
Sunsonny Lapop Cobra 6D Diamondback Optical USB Wired Professional Gaming Mouse

Pros: The mouse feels and looks nice. It tracks very well and plenty fast, even not being a laser mouse. The sides have a more rubbery grip which is also a nice feature. All in all, a very good basic mouse. It only has the left and right buttons, and a scroll wheel button, which is all I want out of a mouse.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: This mouse ships from China and is made in China. The box that it comes in has all Chinese lettering, except for "Lapop," which is also printed on the mouse itself (have no idea what it stands for). As reported by one reviewer, the scroll wheel not working, it works perfectly for me, and if it had not worked, this mouse would have been useless for me because I use it for editing reports and need the scroll wheel often.

10/27/2014

Works like a champ

Kingston SSDNow V+100 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SVP100S2B/96GR
Kingston SSDNow V+100 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SVP100S2B/96GR

Pros: This product is solid and works as intended. Using the software provided, I cloned a Windows XP installation (my work requires a computer more compatible with XP) and everything worked perfectly. I am very happy with the drive and confident that my installation will remain secure for quite some time.

Cons: Not really a con, but the Acronis software used for the installation will only recognize your drives if they are set up to be in AHCI mode in your bios. Because I am using Windows XP, I had mine set at IDE, but made the change to AHCI and everything worked fine for the installation, and I then changed it back to IDE.

Overall Review: If you want a relatively inexpensive and solid SSD for your OS and other applications that do not take up a lot of space, you really can't go wrong with this drive. I am very happy with this product.

I like colors and this monitor shines

SAMSUNG XL2370-1 Charcoal Gray 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight  LCD Monitor  Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 5,000,000:1(1000:1)
SAMSUNG XL2370-1 Charcoal Gray 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 5,000,000:1(1000:1)

Pros: This monitor is down right excellent. The crispness of the image is basically the best I've seen in a thin (LCD) monitor. I bought this monitor a while ago (not at Newegg, because they did not have it for sale, plus mine is glossy black and not charcoal gray) and have had a while to just absorb how good it really is. All things considered, hands down the best monitor you will get for the price at this time.

Cons: The controls are a tad bit hard to access at times; you have to basically rub you finger over the control area to get it to activate, such as the on-off switch and configuration menus.

Overall Review: Welp, you've heard it from me and from others; this is the best you're gonna get at this time.

Works great so far

IOGEAR KVM 2-Port USB VGA Cabled Switch - 2048 x 1536 - Remote Button Switch - Plug n Play - PC, MAC, SUN - GCS22U
IOGEAR KVM 2-Port USB VGA Cabled Switch - 2048 x 1536 - Remote Button Switch - Plug n Play - PC, MAC, SUN - GCS22U

Pros: It works great so far. Easy to install. This is an inexpensive piece of hardware for what it accomplishes. I am using a DVI converter to my video card on my main PC which has only DVI plugs and there is no discernible difference in performance.

Cons: None that I can see so far.

Overall Review: I used to run 2 DVI/USB computers through a rather expensive KVM switch, but now have to use a VGA-only computer for work, so I now switch between my work computer and personal computer (DVI) using this device. It has worked flawlessly. I know that some have experienced having it fail on them after a little while, but I shall see what happens. For the price, you can't beat it.