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kevin s.

kevin s.

Joined on 09/26/06

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Most Favorable Review

Great product

LG Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache USB 2.0 External DVD Burner Model GSA-2164D
LG Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache USB 2.0 External DVD Burner Model GSA-2164D

Pros: Very quiet, fast & great looking. I was expecting great performance, but was surprised at how nice this thing looks, & especially how quiet it is. Can hardly hear it spinning with your ear above it. Solid case & the drawer moves without rattling as with my Pioneer. A light touch closes the drawer too.

Cons: Could have a longet USB cable. Haven't tried a regular cable without the ferrites. Power switch would be nice.

Most Critical Review

Disappointed with performance

ZALMAN CNPS7000B-Cu LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan
ZALMAN CNPS7000B-Cu LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan

Pros: This cooler is a bit better than the stock AMD cooler, but not by much! It is quiet, but really only at the lowest fan speed.

Cons: Zalman made a poor effort with regard to Athlon 64 installation. I had to remove my metal back plate to put on their plastic one. The Silverstone cooler mounts with the stock Asus back plate. I was reluctant to use a cooler that spreads the heat down & out, but my case limits the height I can use. I prefer the Silverstone NT01 cooler.

Overall Review: This cooler doesn't seem to be able to sink heat very quickly. The evidence is the very high core temp at 100% load compared to another cooler. I'm talkin' 133F VS 117F. Maybe the heat pipes make the difference on the NT01. I am not a fan of the coolers that blow down. I have decided that you need to move air through the fins & out of the case. That is, of course, assuming that you don't want gail force fans sucking the air out.

Monitor perfect now.

Ergotron 33-310-060 Black/Silver Neo-Flex LCD Stand for 15-20" LCD Monitors
Ergotron 33-310-060 Black/Silver Neo-Flex LCD Stand for 15-20" LCD Monitors

Pros: Very sturdy Stylish Allows for proper monitor adjustment

Cons: None

Overall Review: My new monitor, LG 27", sat way too high with the stock stand. It also wobbled if the desk was bumped. The Neo Flex stand allows me to lower the screen to the perfect height & it doesn't shake at all. Very solid stand that adjusts very easily.

Bare basics, but just enough.

Canon PIXMA iP1700 1436B002 Up to 22 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality USB InkJet Photo Color Printer
Canon PIXMA iP1700 1436B002 Up to 22 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality USB InkJet Photo Color Printer

Pros: This printer is inexpensive & compact. Print quality is surprisingly good & it's reasonably fast.

Cons: Kinda noisy. The most annoying thing about this printer is its lack of an output tray. I thought that would be OK, but it feeds the paper out at a downward angle, so the first sheets tunnel onder anything on the desk. I am going to try & put some sort of paper tray in front of the exit shoot.

Overall Review: Unless you can't go any more expensive I recommend stepping up to something that is not stripped. The output tray issue is the biggest downer, but if you have a place to put the printer where that is of no concern go for it! Just be aware that this is a very basic unit!

11/17/2006