Joined on 07/08/04
Great Motherboard, lots of options, just one thing...
Pros: Has a connector for almost everything. Looks good. Performs well. Well thought out placement of connectors and hardware.
Cons: Did not come with manual. Did not come with board diagram showing where connectors were placed. Did not have documentation explaining their plug, jumper, and connector labels.
Overall Review: It's a nice board and I'm pleased with it. It would have saved me lots of time if they would have just included a diagram of the board with descriptions of the plug ID's. I had to search the Internet for this documentation, I could not locate it on the company website either.
Great for the price, just a couple things to mention...
Pros: Excellent value, good performance, mostly clean.
Cons: Loose metal slot cover inside the case, globs of gooey (what I can only describe as earwax) in one corner inside the case, no documentation (see other below).
Overall Review: I would recommend this product to someone looking for an inexpensive computer for general tasks. The computer comes with the Microsoft Windows Certificate of Authenticity (Windows Key) sticker on it with part of the key obscured by a gray patch. I figured out that you have to GENTLY scratch this gray patch off to reveal the full key. Wish they would have included a piece of paper telling me to do that. I have a rule of thumb for ANY computer that has been shipped.. OPEN THE COVER and check for loose parts, unplugged cables, giant spiders, etc.. :) Glad I did on this one, it had an extra slot cover loose covering part of the motherboard which would have immediately shorted out had I plugged it in without looking first. I removed this slot cover and checked everything else while I was in there. All other plugs were connected tight and looked good. I did find a few blobs of what I can only describe as earwax in one corner. It was amber brownish sticky globs. I wrapped a paper towel around the extra slot cover and used it to scrape it all out. It wasn't a big deal, but knowing it was in there just bothered me. I turned the computer on and it booted quickly and started the setup process which went well until it got to the Windows Code.. which I mentioned earlier. But it runs well and I'm pleased with my purchase. If there hadn't been a loose metal part rolling around in the computer case, I'd give it a 5 star. But that could have been disastrous if I'd plugged it in before looking. ALWAYS OPEN the case and look it over first. By the way, this wasn't a slot cover from this computer, this computer had all its covers in place. This one came from another computer somewhere. I totally understand things that shift or aren't plugged in completely, but not extra loose metal parts. That should have been caught from the beginning. One last thing to note, this does NOT come with any software.. No operating system, no drivers, no applications, nothing. Be ready to make your own disk image, backup, or something that you can restore to another drive in case this one fails or your computer becomes corrupted. I think that is probably par for the course though. Enjoy.
Works Great, Good Quality
Pros: Fast shipping, as advertised, well-made, works great, fast charging.
Cons: None
Overall Review: This is a very nice usb charger. It charges my devices quickly and appears to be very well made. Don't fall for those cheap-o chargers, most are not suitable for apple products and are usually low powered. This charger I can use my device while I'm charging it and have energy to spare. The USB ports feel firm and not sloppy loose like some I've seen. It has two ports so two devices can charge at the same time. This charger will probably charge just about any usb device. Most of the cheap ones would never work for tablets. I was tempted by the inexpensive cost before but it's not worth trashing my expensive devices to save a few dollars. I think you'll be happy with this charger.
Fast, Well Packed, As advertised, A+
Pros: Exactly what was advertised. Perfect condition.
Cons: None
Great, as always..
Pros: It's Western Digital.. no need to say much more. It works perfectly, fast, quiet, dependable. This one is probably going to be tested to its limits in a security DVR constantly writing video.
Cons: None. If you get a bad Western Digital hard disk, you are just unlucky. Almost every one I have ever bought became technologically outdated before they ever failed. I still have a 250 Meg (NOT GIG) WD drive that works.. not that I can use it for much these days.
Overall Review: You just can't go wrong with Western Digital drives. If you really want to play it safe, look at the number of reviews.. you'll probably find a few "favorite" drives of the techies with a millions reviews.. buy it. Yes its a few dollars more sometimes.. do it anyway.
VERY NICE
Pros: We use an Everfocus professional DVR at work that cost about $900 and this little DVR is just as good minus a couple of unnecessary features. User friendly, excellent price, just add your choice of hard drive (takes about 5 minutes with one screwdriver). I was expecting a piece of junk to have to make work but I was very surprised and what I got for the price. it feels a little cheap but works very well. Setting it up using the console and mouse is a little tedious, do yourself a favor and just setup the network first and then log into it from your PC to do the rest.
Cons: lack of documentation is annoying but if you are like most techies.. we like figuring it out ourselves rather than reading instructions anyway. I think you can find the docs but it wasn't really a problem experimenting with it to get it setup.
Overall Review: This would be a really good choice for a small business, home security, or other situation where a high dollar security DVR is not in the budget. Lots of features for not a lot of money..
Easy order process, slow delivery.
I think my order actually got lost for a little while. I got the order confirmation but then it took many days for it to show as processed and shipped. It really wasn't a problem for me, but it did come quite a bit later than expected. I haven't installed the item yet so I can't comment on it's functionality. It appeared to be packaged well. I'm happy so far. I certainly can't complain about price, it was priced right.
Good price, easy transaction, as advertised or better
Would definitely buy from again. Good product, good price, great condition.