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James R.

James R.

Joined on 05/14/09

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Most Favorable Review

Perfect

Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Perfect replacement for the drive that died in my 27" iMac. Quiet!

Cons: None, works as designed and as expected.

Most Critical Review

Flakey with Ubuntu

ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth Dongle
ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth Dongle

Pros: Very tiny!

Cons: I cannot boot my Unbuntu machine with the dongle plugged in. I have to plug it in after the machine has booted up and then restart the bluetooth service. Can't seem to find a way around this deficiency, but obviously it's an OS issue and not a hardware issue. If you are an Ubuntu user, I would recommend some other dongles that are 100% compatible out of the box.

It Screams

Patriot Xporter XT Boost 16GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) PEF16GUSB
Patriot Xporter XT Boost 16GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) PEF16GUSB

Pros: Very fast throughput.

Cons: Larger than most 16GB USB drives.

Overall Review: Ii've had the 8GB for a couple years, and got this 16GB to have a Mac Lion + iLife + Office 2011 install disc. I wiped a mac and had it back up and running in under 30 minutes.

Perfect

Crucial 2GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CT25664BC1339
Crucial 2GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CT25664BC1339

Pros: Works as designed and as expected. Very pleased!

Cons: None!!

Good Little Box

Zotac ZBOX-ID41-U Intel NM10 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System
Zotac ZBOX-ID41-U Intel NM10 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: Good size and good amenities (HDMI, optical audio, commodity ram/hdd easily accessible).

Cons: The blue light on the side is annoying. You can turn it off in the bios, but the setting is buried and a bit obscure.

Overall Review: It is supposed to come with 512MB DDR memory, but my memory banks were empty and there was no separate dimm included with my shipment. In any event, I had already ordered a couple of 2GB dimms and used a 120GB SSD. The thing screams with Ubuntu 11 and is very usable. Very pleased!