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Charles L.

Charles L.

Joined on 07/15/05

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Most Favorable Review

Good Product

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: Great adapter, haven't had any problems others have described.

Cons: Several pieces to become misplaced.

11/28/2008
Most Critical Review

Adequate, expensive, quirky

TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + eFile 2008
TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + eFile 2008

Pros: Easy to use, adequate performance. I bought this year because if import capability, but imports were not seamless. Otherwise it's pretty straightforward and generally what's expected.

Cons: Much more expensive, not as easy to use as last year, imports are incomplete so check them carefully! Check "support" to make the Registration screen go away.

Overall Review: Will try TaxAct if I get too frustrated with this. NewEgg rocks!

It works

PNY Attache 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model P-FD8GBATT-03-GE
PNY Attache 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model P-FD8GBATT-03-GE

Pros: It works and has been reliable

Cons: Sliding mechanism is a little too fat to fit in some USB slots, and it is not spring loaded.

Overall Review: I also have and prefer the Sony retractable flash drive for the above reasons. Newegg Rocks!

A Good One

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: This board is well built and provides all the connectivity I could want and then some; only items I added were a graphics card and faxmodem. RAID setup was a seamless conversion from an ICH9 on a GA-X38-DS4 that burned up after two years. Gigabyte technical support seems to have improved over the last couple years; email response within a day and knowledgeable of their products. A very nice board and reasonable price.

Cons: Tech support obviously from Taiwan and details get lost in translation, tech support is reasonably good and helpful.

Overall Review: Check a new board on the bench without peripherals; most problems seem to be no-boot or memory related (run MS Memory Diagnostics). Newegg had it delivered in two days; paying for rush processing was worthwhile (though others process overnight for competitive advantage).

Handy product

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: Very handy device, I've never had the conenction problems some others refer to. It has worked fine on all but some very old IDE hard drives.

Cons: Multiple pieces can get separated & lost easily; some very old IDE drives didn't work with this device.

Overall Review: Newegg rocks!

Wwll Built

SilverStone Kublai Series KL02-B Black Aluminum front panel, SECC body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SilverStone Kublai Series KL02-B Black Aluminum front panel, SECC body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Well built case; was able to move exterior connections to higher slot and cable lengths are adequate.

Cons: expensive.

Overall Review: Would buy this again