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Gaylon H.

Gaylon H.

Joined on 06/07/03

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Most Favorable Review

It works

NETGEAR WN111-100NAR RangeMax Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
NETGEAR WN111-100NAR RangeMax Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: I plugged in into my new WD HD Live Plus media player and it worked.

Cons: None.

Most Critical Review

Two out of Three ain't bad

Team 16GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TG016G0MC28A
Team 16GB microSDHC Flash Card Model TG016G0MC28A

Pros: Inexpensive 16GB Class 10 card

Cons: I've bought three of these over the last couple of months. No problems at all with two of them. The last had write errors out of the box.

Overall Review: I expect a lot from Newegg, and their customer service handled this defective card in a manner beyond my expectations. I will pay more to buy from Newegg (but typically don't have to) for the peace of mind of dealing with a reputable company. And a tip of the hat to Meatloaf for the review title.

Worked great for 1 year, then pump died

be quiet! PURE LOOP 2 360mm | All In One Water Cooling System | Intel 1700 1200 1150 1151 1155 | AM5 AM4 | BW019
be quiet! PURE LOOP 2 360mm | All In One Water Cooling System | Intel 1700 1200 1150 1151 1155 | AM5 AM4 | BW019

Pros: => It cooled fine while it worked => Good CPU temps, low noise => Customer support was excellent on the RMA.

Cons: => Reliability - Coolant pump died after 1 year.

Overall Review: I'll never buy another AIO CPU water cooler again unless absolutely forced to. Not a knock on BeQuiet, just the whole AIO water cooling design approach. This cooler gets 3 stars mainly because the customer support on the RMA was good. I'm currently cooling an AMD 9900x processor, and temporarily have a Hyper 212 cooler on it which keeps temps under 70C worst case with no overclocking, although it's noisy. I'll be putting a better air cooler on later, probably a Noctua (you get what you pay for). The KISS principal definitely applies here.

Failed after 45 days

Rosewill RV2-600 600 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply
Rosewill RV2-600 600 W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Cheap. Failed after about 30 days of continuous operation.

Overall Review: I've purchased a lot of Rosewill products from Newegg over the years. Now I get to find out how well they stand behind their manufacturers warranty and just how painful it will be to get this PS replaced. Either way, the downtime is annoying. I'll weight in on the RMA process later.

Works great with Samsung UN46C6400 TV

Rosewill RNX-N1 Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle (2T2R) IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB2.0 Up to 300Mbps Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key authentication) Cisco CCS V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant Vista/Win7/MAC
Rosewill RNX-N1 Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle (2T2R) IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB2.0 Up to 300Mbps Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key authentication) Cisco CCS V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant Vista/Win7/MAC

Pros: => Plugged it into my new Samsung UN46C6400 LED TV and it was recognized and configured with no problem => Cost about 35% of the OEM Linkstick

Cons: None

Overall Review: OEM/Proprietary hardware is a deal breaker for me on most things. I wouldn't have bought this TV if I hadn't found the Rosewill substitute for the Linkstick.

So close to great

Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player
Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player

Pros: Cheapest solution out there that supports external USB media, network shares, and Netflix streaming. Does an excellent job with various video formats. HDMI output looks great on a 42" LCD. Fairly easy to set up for USB wireless networking.

Cons: First player worked okay but had a mystery loose part inside that rattled. Newegg did an Advance RMA and had a new player to me next day. Second unit occasionally freezes and has to be powered down to reset. Network occasionally locks and has to be reset. It appears the latest firmware leaves a little to be desired. With a few (hopefully) minor bug fixes, this could be a great box. Be sure to check out the WD forums before you buy – make sure you have realistic expectations.

Overall Review: Only gave this 3 eggs because of the uncertainty about upcoming firmware fixes. Slightly dissappionted with the Netflix and networking issues. I'll base any future WD purchases on how they handle these issues on this device. From browsing the WD support forums, they at least acknowledge these problems, which is a good start at least.