Joined on 04/16/01
Very Good!
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.
Buy Only At A Deep Discount and Be Careful With Rebates.
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
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
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
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
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.