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Tim M.

Tim M.

Joined on 09/04/01

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Most Favorable Review

Good!

AMC CSV-F10MF 10 ft. Black VGA Male to Female Monitor Extension Cable, w/ Dual Ferrites
AMC CSV-F10MF 10 ft. Black VGA Male to Female Monitor Extension Cable, w/ Dual Ferrites

Pros: Good quality at a low prices. No ghosting.

Cons: at this price, none really.

Overall Review: I bought some vga extension cables from b***buy for twice the money and they sucked. Terrible ghosting problems. The image quality remains good (maybe not excellent) and very usable with these cables.

Most Critical Review

Sleek, sexy. and sucks...

ICY DOCK MB559 Series MB559US-1S Aluminum body w/ partial plastic 3.5" Pearl White SATA I/II USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure
ICY DOCK MB559 Series MB559US-1S Aluminum body w/ partial plastic 3.5" Pearl White SATA I/II USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: Looks GREAT. I love the dual interface. With all the great reviews I thought this would be a winner and even bought extra trays.

Cons: the eSATA interface worked fine for the first week, and then it started to fail. I've got about a TB in my main box, and was spending some time organizing files, copying large amounts of files back and forth. I noticed the ICY DOCK would work great for 30-45 seconds, and then pause for 5 seconds. Checked all connections, rebooted, etc. It then turned itself off in the middle of a large transfer. Checked everything again and 30 minutes later it shut down again. Switched to the UAS interface and everything has been fine for the last 24 hours (and I've copied 1/2 TB back and forth from it). I have running 3 other eSATA drives off this PC, with ZERO problems for 6 months.

Overall Review: USB interface seems fine. But I bought this for an external eSATA and that interface has failed miserably. When rating an external drive enclosure, 90% of my concern is RELIABILITY. I'd rather have a reliable ugly box, than a sexy, but unrealible box.

12/30/2007

Not what a flash drive should be

CORSAIR Flash Voyager 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSB2.0-8GB
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSB2.0-8GB

Pros: fast performance, etc.

Cons: I want a flashdrive that is portable, meaning I can carry on keychain. Lanyard is rubber and I can't imagine it will last more than a few weeks/months. Then you can't carry it on keychain. So whats the point? Also - mine is brand new and the cap will "shake" off with 4 or 5 flicks of the wrist. This will be lost in days.

Overall Review: for me, flash drives are all about portability. this one fails miserably in that regard.

Amazing bang for buck

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 - Core 2 Duo Allendale Dual-Core 1.8 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E4300
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 - Core 2 Duo Allendale Dual-Core 1.8 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E4300

Pros: Overclocked to 2.7 with stock cooling and no voltage increase. Absolutely stable. It just works! I suppose I could push it harder, but it screams along just fine for my needs right now. Stock cooling is relatively quiet.

Cons: could be free?

Overall Review: This should hold me till Quad prices drop 50%. Very happy. Very very very happy. Only problem I have had is with some UAD cards which would not authorized over clocked. Took to stock to authorize, and then back to OC.

It's OK, but there are better

Vantec Stealth 80mm Double Ball Bearing Silent Case Fan - Model SF8025L
Vantec Stealth 80mm Double Ball Bearing Silent Case Fan - Model SF8025L

Pros: I bought this and a Scythe Minebea NMB Silent IC Series for a new build. Despite the stated specs, this fan is LOUDER than the Scythe. It's better than my old fans, but not as good as the Scythe.

Cons: a little noisier than other same priced/same output fans.

Overall Review: Never understand the drooling comments about shipping. I ordered on Tue evening, it shipped Wed (as i would expect) and i got it the following Monday. It arrived in toen at 7pm Thursday night, and sat there till Monday morning. UPS will NOT deliver 2nd day if shipped 3 day select (as newegg does). They would rather it sit in the warehouse.

Quiet and effective

Scythe Minebea NMB Silent IC Series 3110KL-04W-B39-E51 80mm Case Cooling Fan
Scythe Minebea NMB Silent IC Series 3110KL-04W-B39-E51 80mm Case Cooling Fan

Pros: I bought this and a VANTEC SF8025L for a new build. Despite the stated specs, this fan is quieter than the Vantec. I will buy more of these.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: Never understand the drooling comments about shipping. I ordered on Tue evening, it shipped Wed (as i would expect) and i got it the following Monday. It arrived in toen at 7pm Thursday night, and sat there till Monday morning. UPS will NOT deliver 2nd day if shipped 3 day select (as newegg does). They would rather it sit in the warehouse.