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Ronald D.

Ronald D.

Joined on 01/07/05

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Most Favorable Review

Decent all-in-one

EPSON Stylus CX3810 C11C612001 Up to 18 ppm Black Print Speed Up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi using RPM on various media Color Print Quality USB InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
EPSON Stylus CX3810 C11C612001 Up to 18 ppm Black Print Speed Up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi using RPM on various media Color Print Quality USB InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: A little noisy, a little slow, but a very reliable unit. Really a very good value.

Cons: NONE...I was wanting reliable, not top of the line. That's exactly what I got. :-)

Overall Review: Did not come with a USB cable...if you order this you'll need to pick one up.

Outstanding!

Acer Aspire 18.4" Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit LX.ADT0X.216
Acer Aspire 18.4" Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit LX.ADT0X.216

Pros: Fast, GREAT picture (arrived with no dead/stuck pixels and hard to overstate just how beautiful the display is), good sound ( I give it an 8/10), lots of hard drive space, great graphics card and processor, SOLID construction...overall a VERY nice machine. Lots of extras I didnt expect from a laptop at this price. Went from the 5920 to this and am SO happy with this laptop. No problems being a desktop replacment. Fingerprint reader, full numpad, a crisper picture than my trinitron crt, low heat, very long range wifi, respectable battery life(3hrs+ for normal browsing and media), absolutely the best laptop I've owned. If you need a portable gaming machine and all-in-one desktop replacement for mobile use, this is it!

Cons: Not as portable as I'm used to (not outrageous, but it IS rather large), but really not bad considering how well this thing works. A pleasure to pack the extra couple pounds around. The only real con to this is Vista, but it actually runs pretty smooth on this machine. Installed Windows7 RC in a dual-boot config, and am really pleased with it on this machine (it's Vista done RIGHT).

Overall Review: Some people have mentioned the "spongy" keyboard (in other reviews of a similar model with the slower processor). Yes it flexes a very slight bit, but honestly I like the feel of this keyboard. Only notice it if I'm actually looking at the keyboard when I'm typing-a feature, not a flaw in my opinion. The smooth gloss finish is a bit of a fingerprint magnet, but the sleeve of my shirt takes them right off-I look at the screen, not the backside of the display anyway =p

Great!

Thermaltake BlacX N0028USU External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0
Thermaltake BlacX N0028USU External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5" & 3.5" USB 2.0

Pros: Performs like a champ. No problem recognizing any drive i've thrown at it (from 80Gb to 1Tb drives) and transfer speeds are respectable.

Cons: None. Quite happy with my choice on this one.

A8N-SLI PREMIUM Compatible!

CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 433 (PC 3500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3500LL
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 433 (PC 3500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3500LL

Pros: Running 241 FSB 1:1 @ 2.5-3-3-7 1T prime stable 12 hours and memtest stable for 24hours-all at stock voltage (2.75v). Matches the FSB/timing combo of my previous 2x512 sticks of OCZ Platinum, but this has slightly higher bandwidth. My mainboard is P-I-C-K-Y about RAM so I'm pretty pleased. Would no doubt go farther than 241FSB but I haven't had the time to do more with it...will post back when I do.

Cons: Thought I had a bad set initially. Would not do rated timings at rated speed and voltage-In fact, had errors at ANY timings and ANY speed. After 3 days of nothing but trouble, I did two things: cleaned the contacts with rubbing alcohol and used the secondary (black)DIMM slots. Not sure which one solved the problem, but I've been off to the races since!

Overall Review: Fast memory and clocks like a champ.2 gigs let me disable page file for a slight performance boost. Things really do load faster now. Oh-and as always, Newegg ROCKS!

I love my Typhoon...

Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Big Typhoon CPU Cooler
Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Big Typhoon CPU Cooler

Pros: Bar none the best heatsink I've ever owned. I read the reviews here before I bought it, but was still not prepared for just how big it really is. Mounted VERY easily on my A8N sli premium motherboard (took about 3 minutes-didn't have to pull the mainboard out, no problems). Replaced the fan with a thermaltake thunderblade with blue LEDs to match my case fans-great looking rig. Cools very well (dropped 10c-12c compared to factory cooling on a 4200 x2) and helps cool my mainboard and ram as well. No downside here!!!

Cons: Not having one before now!!!

Overall Review: Newegg was fast and reliable, as always.

No Complaints

Acer 19" TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 12 ms AL1912s
Acer 19" TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 12 ms AL1912s

Pros: Clear crisp display. Bought two- got the first one for my wife and she's VERY happy with it. The second was for a family member, and again, very happy. Great price-no complaints...

Cons: There were 2 dead pixels on one of the two I purchased, but it took some real searching to find them. If I didin't know they were there I'd never notice them...