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Donald W.

Donald W.

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Most Favorable Review

Very Good!

Mee audio M9 Classic In-Ear Headphone
Mee audio M9 Classic In-Ear Headphone

Pros: High Quality Sound On the Cheap! Nice selection of tips. I think they are comfortable. Very good noise isolation. The double flanged one in particular pretty much removes all external sound.

Cons: Cord is a little stiff

Overall Review: I've use the version 1 of the M9 for over a year and have been very happy with it (bought these because I lost them). These are apparently version 2 and have a thicker, more rigid cord with a clip attached to it. I think there a little bigger also, but sound the same. As another reviewer noted the quality of these is miles above anything else near this price. I'll note that they sound a little tinny right out of the box. They don't reach there full potential until they break in after a few days of use. If sound isolation is important to you, I think these outperform all noise-canceling headphones (probably all IEMs do). There are lots of positive reviews in the internet if you search for them.

11/14/2010
Most Critical Review

Buy Only At A Deep Discount and Be Careful With Rebates.

EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 1536MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 015-P3-N969-LR
EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 1536MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 015-P3-N969-LR

Pros: Price - If you get it during a deal for $35 or less. Quiet

Cons: 'Oddball' configuration of 1.5 GB DDR2 memory - low performance compared with other 9600 GSO products.

Overall Review: Well it's all about price. At the right price it's a perfectly good video card. Otherwise there are better choices and this card should be avoided. I get a 3Dmark06 score of about 6500. Very good when compared to most cards priced below $40. This compares badly though with other 9600 GSO products though (score of 8700). About the shell-shocker rebate - The second label required besides the UPC on box is located on the back of the hardware card. As some other reviewers noted the sticker is perforated and requires extreme care to peel off. I imagine a lot of people will get ripped off on the rebate. If you are still looking I'd recommend checking out the discounted 9800 gt cards which are 2x as fast as this and are currently going for about $50 (here at NewEgg)

Nice looking - but quality issues

Rosewill FBM-02 - Dual-Fan Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Rosewill FBM-02 - Dual-Fan Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Nice looking, good ventilation.

Cons: Only half of the motherboard standoff connectors will actually screw into the case.

Overall Review: Like another reviewer I had a lot of problems with the motherboard standoffs stripping through the metal of the case. This is reason enough to avoid this case. Also when I removed the front cover to put in a DVD drive, one of those connectors broke off also. That location connector also makes one if the drive bays unusable since the screw protrudes into the bay. The case was cheap on sale, but I the quality should have been better given what it retails for.

Dead Drive

Hitachi GST XL Desk 2TB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive HXSDNB20001BBB (0S02485)
Hitachi GST XL Desk 2TB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive HXSDNB20001BBB (0S02485)

Pros: Cheap for the storage.

Cons: Mine was dead also - $13 shipping to RMA it.

Overall Review: Maybe I was unlucky, but the drive I got was DOA also. Seems like there are a lot of dead drives with this model.

Good Computer - Some Info

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-460M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS7741G-7017
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-460M 4GB Memory 500GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS7741G-7017

Pros: - Good hardware for the money (especially when on sale) - Nice bright and clear screen - Good touchpad and buttons - Smaller / Lighter / More portable than most 17" laptops

Cons: - Keyboard quality seems a little lower than average - Battery life is short - No switchable graphics - Terrible webcam (really only works well in daylight) - Sound could be louder

Overall Review: Overall I'm real happy with this machine. The stock 5650 GPU clocks are 550 (GPU) / 800 (Mem) some laptops underclock this so these values are good). If your a die hard gamer, you can probably get another 20%+ boost i GPU if you use 'MSI Afterburner' (search for "msi afterburner unofficial overclocking"). I got a 3dMark06 of 6730 at normal speeds, and 7900 with values of 680 / 950.

Great for the price

GIGABYTE GM-M7600 Black 4 Buttons 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Notebook Mouse
GIGABYTE GM-M7600 Black 4 Buttons 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Notebook Mouse

Pros: Comfortable (I have small hands though). No leakage of light from tracking LED. There are no other no other annoying lights. Tracks very well. I use the mouse right on the laptop in the area below the keyboard on a 'silver' Dell Inspiron 1520. It didn't track as well on a glass window though. :) Scroll wheel is near silent, with some feedback (clicking)

Cons: Left and right buttons are a bit loud.

Overall Review: I pretty much concur with the previous couple reviews - A couple of notes: 1. It is about 2/3 the size of a normal desktop mouse. 2. This is probably labeled a 'notebook' mouse because the USB receiver can stored in the mouse itself (for traveling). It make a good desktop mouse though also. 3. The USB receiver fits snug - Not alarmingly so though and I view this as a plus.