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joseph p.

joseph p.

Joined on 06/29/03

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Most Favorable Review

Nice value for $

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Pentium P6100 3GB Memory 320GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS5733Z-4445
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Pentium P6100 3GB Memory 320GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS5733Z-4445

Pros: Matt finish,bright screen,overall fast computer for a modest priced laptop.. Passmark rates the CPU as better than average laptop speed coupled with3GB memory, DVD works well..Fired up and no issues with Windows7 home 64bit OS. Went online(wifi) with no problem at all.. Thin package but not ultra thin..

Cons: The only thing I would point out that this PC is full of, for lack of a better description,"trial software"..Not just Acer but most all mfgr.'s do it..Spent most of the time removing that add on(trial) software.. Finally: I am not a fan of the shiny screen..I can live with that..

Overall Review: The performance of this computer is comparable to a much higher priced unit.. I would purchase this one again if I needed another.. New Egg shipped it fast as usual and with free shipping..Thumbs up New Egg

Most Critical Review

Buyer Beware of what you get

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: New Egg and Gigabyte both have good reputations.. I have dealt with New Egg for years and years they have always treated me courteously.This was my first Gigabyte product..

Cons: This board has very good specifications and value but Gigabyte has saw fit to retool their manufacturing at great cost and come out with a new version..It went from 1.0 to 2.0..They must have felt it was worth it to do so. When I received the board along with other items I discovered that the board is Rev 1.0. and not the current 2.0..The 2.0 board had physical modifications as well as an updated BIOS..I wanted that board as most of you would..I called New Egg customer service and talked to two service reps and for the most part they said there is nothing they can do about it..I also contacted Gigabyte service and through a series of conversations on line Gigabyte tried to convince me that rev1.0 and 2.0 were essentially the same thing..

Overall Review: This is the most unpleasant experience I ever had with a New Egg product...New Eggs customer service told me they have no control over which version they sell and they cannot do anything about it..To New Eggs grace they did provide me with a RMA to send the board back...I truly appreciate that..But to me this compares to me going into an new car showroom and purchasing a new car only to find out that I got an 2010 model when the 2011 models were out and being sold and the dealer telling me there is no difference and We do not know which model you will get..Shame Shame on both of you..

Very good deal

WD Blue 500GB Mobile 7.00mm Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WD5000LPVX
WD Blue 500GB Mobile 7.00mm Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WD5000LPVX

Pros: Large storagecapacity Low price Quiet operation decent warranty Typical newegg fast delivery

Cons: None I can think of..

Bought a second one

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Pentium P6100 3GB Memory 320GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS5733Z-4445
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Pentium P6100 3GB Memory 320GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit AS5733Z-4445

Pros: I have a previous review and that still stands..This ones for my sister in Law

Cons: I have discovered one picky item on the keyboard..The pesky Caps Lock has no led to show if it's on or off..

Overall Review: As to the internal mouse being very sensitive..It is true, but I discovered you can go into windows mouse settings and de-sensitise it..Most onboard mouse(mice) are a pain anyway..

New Life for old lappy

G.SKILL 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model F1-2700CL3S-1GBSA
G.SKILL 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model F1-2700CL3S-1GBSA

Pros: Old Dell Inspiron 8600, XP sp3, with A11 BIOS,and M710 processor(1.4GHZ) with the default 2X256 mhz sticks installed ..Purchased one stick (1.024GHZ) and it passed with no errors of, 5passes of Memtest86(v4.2) and 4 passes of Windows Memory Diagnostic software..The computer is much much faster now..I used the one purchased stick(1gb and also used the old 256 mhz stick)..As mentioned above still passed all tests with flying colors..

Cons: Only thing I could mention is that all the previous complaints that complained about slow delivery is true IMHO..Further investigation revealed that New Egg shipped it out fast VIA DHL..It went from NewJersey to Kentucky then to Orlando Florida..It sat there for 5 calendar days including Sat&Sunday and Finally delivered by the US postal service Monday..Since it was 99Cent shipping I guess I deserved that wait..You get what you pay for..

Overall Review: If you buy one stick and use just one or two matched sticks there is no problem ..If you mix sticks like I did it matters which slot you place them..On my computer if you multiply the memory amount verses memtest speed you will get a figure of merit..Example in my case 1.279GHZx 908MB/S = 1161..When the sticks were reversed it was 1.279GHZx780MB/S=997..So placement did matter in my case.. All in all very good memory so far..

Excellent Quality heat sink

Enzotech CNB-SI Forged copper 1100 Heatsinks only
Enzotech CNB-SI Forged copper 1100 Heatsinks only

Pros: This unit is made with very high quality..It is well designed and comes with mounting hardware including TIM material....I purchased this unit to cool my Northbridge on my GA-870A-UD3 motherboard.. The quality is why I gave it 5 eggs.. New Egg as usual gave fast delivery..That alone is worth 5 eggs..

Cons: This con is not for the HS itself but for the lack of detail specifically that the specifications did not reveal the diameter of the mounting push pins..It turns out that the diameter is too small and thus will not work in the above motherboard..Their webpage does give a detail footprint of this device but not push pin diameter. It seem to be one of those un specified areas..It also comes with a small foam square material which will not prevent shorting if the HS is tilted from the two pin mounting design that Gigabyte and others use.

Overall Review: I finally got this installed but it took many modifications..First I had to make a mask of mylar to fit over the seat of the HS and cut out an open area so the Chip itself would make contact to the copper..This was to prevent the copper from shorting the adjacent capacitors next to the Northbridge..Then I had to scrap the push pin idea because as mentioned, they would not fit this board hole diameter..I had to use tiny Nylon Nuts and bolts to fasten the HS to the motherboard..Of course this all had to be done with the motherboard removed from the case..It would have been nice to see somewhere "Compatable with XYZ Motherboards...It was my fault for not questioning the Mfgr. B4 the purchase ..Overall there was some additional cooling but not a dramatic amount. Hope this will help others in their decision..Go to the manufactuer and question them about your specific need..