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CHARLES K.

CHARLES K.

Joined on 10/02/03

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Most Favorable Review

COFFEEEEEEE

Keurig K65 Special Edition Brewing System with bonus 12-count K-Cup Variety Pack and water filter 20030
Keurig K65 Special Edition Brewing System with bonus 12-count K-Cup Variety Pack and water filter 20030

Pros: newer pumps are way more quiet than original ones that would shake the house. led light in water tank makes it look slick. I am drinking hot coffee within 1 minute of being out of bed!!! we lose power in the winter on my dead end street a lot and I am king of the block with my generator and keurig, the neighbors line up!!!

Cons: none

Overall Review: this is my third machine between the office and house. absolutely love it. I've tried tons of k-cups from the bland to the fancy, you can't beat the awesomeness of folgers classic roast imho.

11/23/2013
Most Critical Review

Meh

Corsair M65 Vengeance USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Corsair M65 Vengeance USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: it works, adjustable DPI from mouse buttons to change sensitivity in game...

Cons: I don't like the lack of feedback when clicking the 1 and 2 buttons. the side buttons are way too small as well.

11/19/2013

One would expect to use it out of the box...

Dell Optiplex 780 Desktop Computer - Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz - 4GB RAM - 160GB - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - DVD ROM
Dell Optiplex 780 Desktop Computer - Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz - 4GB RAM - 160GB - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - DVD ROM

Pros: don't know of any yet as I cannot connect a monitor to it until I purchase the necessary adapter...

Cons: There were two monitor connections of the back of the machine, one being a standard VGA connection for onboard video, and a second, white one for digital output off the video card. I didn't have a DVI cable handy so I used the VGA connection. Computer boots to a black screen stating that you cannot use the VGA port, but instead have to connect to the digital video card output. The problem is, this port is not a DVI as one would expect as the cable would not fit in. Upon further investigation I realized that it was a DMS-59 output for connecting two monitors. This is not a typical, commonly used interface and the computer would have definitely come with some sort of adapter to allow the connection of either a VGA cable, DVI cable or both. Not in the box....I cannot connect a monitor and now have to purchase an adapter...

Overall Review: I realize it's refurbished....cleaning the excessive dust off the front air intake would've been a nice touch...

12/26/2015

Junk

ASUS H87-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ASUS H87-PLUS LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Pros: Asus

Cons: ordered four of these for a small network build. One has DOA onboard sound and another shuts off the integrated graphics at will. I am all about Asus, but these things are garbage.

Overall Review: cheaper to get a rosewill sound card than to disassemble the machine and RMA the motherboard. Probably going to have to purchase a video card for the other one. Just disappointing.

Solid Ram

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM

Pros: Speeds stable as advertised and cool(~75 degrees F). New to G.Skill - 5th set in 4 months, no problems with any. This is definitely my new, go-to ram.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Running on Asus Sabertooth

Overkill

ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z87 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z87 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: slick looking, great cooling, defends dust, solid back plate, great software

Cons: didn't install the fans at the factory, for the price we pay for this...kinda silly

Overall Review: it's a beast with plenty of expansion room, it's the first motherboard of hundreds that I've handled that made me say, wow, this thing is heavy!

11/23/2013