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William T.

William T.

Joined on 03/07/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great backup drive

Hitachi GST Deskstar H3IK30003272SW (0S03208) 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Deskstar H3IK30003272SW (0S03208) 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Works great. SATA III My backup has completed to this drive without incident. It will hold multiple backups which was my goal. ATTO Benchmark transfer rates: Read 153 MB/sec Write 151 MB/sec Faster than my Western Digital SATA III drive (120 GB/sec)

Cons: 3TB became 2.72TB after initializing disk. GPT partitioning scheme used.

Overall Review: Using Windows 7 - 64. Windows asked which partitioning scheme when I was initializing disk thru Windows Admin Tools ; MBR or GPT?? For windows to use all 3TB as 1 partition I am using GPT. GPT will eventually become the new standard. Do not use GPT if is this will be your system drive. This is my backup drive. I did NOT use the suggested download software from Paragon for this drive. I did add the Windows optional update for drives Larger than 2TB drives.

Most Critical Review

Disappointed

Individual Software Total 3d Home, Landscape & Deck Suite 12
Individual Software Total 3d Home, Landscape & Deck Suite 12

Pros: none yet

Cons: First, I have NOT spent a lot of time yet with this program. The little time I did spend was very disappointing. Software appeared cumbersome to use with rudimentary results. I felt I'd be better served with a pad and pencil.

What has Microsoft done?

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, DVD - OEM
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, DVD - OEM

Pros: Not enough

Cons: Why does Microsoft feel compelled to completely change the customer interface? Why do we want to waist time learning a completely new system, when the new system interface is NOT better?

Overall Review: I was going to build a new Microsoft based computer, but after my experience trying to learn the "new" operating system, and after reading all the other negative reviews, I will be changing to an iMac. And I'll keep my older computers with Windows 7 until they die.

10/22/2015

nice BD drive

LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support
LITE-ON 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support

Pros: No problems to this point. The included Cyberlink Power DVD player worked great for me with Blu-Ray disk. Win 7 64 bit. Have not burned a Blu-ray disk yet.

Cons: No problems yet

D.O.A.

SYBA SY-IPO20011 USB Power Charger
SYBA SY-IPO20011 USB Power Charger

Pros: WAS what I needed

Cons: Dead On Arrival

Stayed with proven G technology

Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)
Linksys WRT54GL 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router up to 54 Mbps/ Compatible with Open Source DD-WRT (not pre-load)

Pros: I stayed with Linksys since I was replacing old "b" Linksys router. Similar type set up for this router. Works great.

Cons: none

Overall Review: My old Linksys 802.11b bombed after many years and reviews on "N" wireless routers seemed to show more problems. Decided to just go with proven 802.11g technology and maybe save some headaches.