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Steven S.

Steven S.

Joined on 10/12/06

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Most Favorable Review

I love these things

PC Power and Cooling PPCT860ESA 860 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
PC Power and Cooling PPCT860ESA 860 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Pros: Bullet proof. They work. Excellent size for the power rating.

Cons: A little more info on the USB control for the ESA would be helpful. The connector for the mobo could be longer. Needed an extension for the HAF case.

Most Critical Review

Never get out of the boat

Cooler Master UCP RS900-AAAAA3 900 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply
Cooler Master UCP RS900-AAAAA3 900 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply

Pros: Looked good on paper, easy on the eyes

Cons: DOA. OK so I know that electronics can get bumped around when shipping but this was quite frustrating. Went back to a PC Power and cooling 860ESA. I have always bought these and now I remember why-They rock!

First GPS

Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts
Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts

Pros: Easy to use Works as advertised Sat acquistion seems Ok Seems like an excellent base GPS

Cons: Cord is too short

Worked as expected

D-Link DNS-321 Diskless System 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure
D-Link DNS-321 Diskless System 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure

Pros: Easy to setup Easy to program and flash Performance is OK

Cons: Sucks with vista. This is probably a vista issue vs the dlink. XP is OK Need a separate login for each connection A little noisy

Overall Review: I was going for a cheap NAS solution with RAID1 and I got it. No real complaints. I would reccomend a buy.

Gobs of room

Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior

Pros: Plenty of room. Fans are ginormous!

Cons: Still a few sharp edges. Case is big.

Goodbye SCSI

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: OK price, good performance, I like the heat sink 2.5 design

Cons: AHCI still a pain to get going. Still need to wait for longevity numbers my Ultra320 drives are still going strong for 5+ years