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RICHARD E.

RICHARD E.

Joined on 03/09/02

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Most Favorable Review

Just got the rebate yesterday

Galaxy GeForce 8500 GT 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Graphics Card 85GFE8HDFCXX
Galaxy GeForce 8500 GT 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Low Profile Graphics Card 85GFE8HDFCXX

Pros: I ordered this item on 7/24 at 9:41PM. The rebate arrived yesterday, which means it took 83 days, or two months, 21 days to arrive. However, I ordered two computers' worth of parts across two orders, and this is the second rebate check to arrive (eVGA was first!), so the price of this video card was impossible to beat for a half-height card that I could stick in my workstation at work to have dual-monitor capability. It still works, it's still quiet, and now it only cost me $17+ whatever fraction of the shipping cost. WOOT!!! - Rebate - Half-height - Quiet - nVidia - 8500 has PhysX capability with the 177.39 Forceware driver WOOT!!!

Cons: Not a super fast gaming card, but that's not what I needed anyway.

Overall Review: Remember to make copies of EVERYTHING and read and follow ALL of the directions before mailing off rebates.

10/15/2008
Most Critical Review

I bought two. One works, the other one died an fried a perfectly good motherboard

ePOWER EP-600-TD2 600 W ATX12V Power Supply
ePOWER EP-600-TD2 600 W ATX12V Power Supply

Pros: One works.

Cons: One died an fried a perfectly good motherboard

Overall Review: I haven't figured out how to get the bad one replaced under warranty.

Easy fix for Brother MFC-4450

Sabrent USB 2.0 to Printer Converter Cable Printer Cable [CN36M] (SBT-UPPC)
Sabrent USB 2.0 to Printer Converter Cable Printer Cable [CN36M] (SBT-UPPC)

Pros: Works great with WinXP, it was Plug n Play - I didn't need to use the driver CD. It was an easy, inexpensive fix for having my old parallel Brother MFC-4450 work with a notebook computer that did not have a parallel port. It's shiny and spiffy-looking. It's compact.

Cons: There was some delay in the shipping, but I'm not sure that was Newegg's fault.

Overall Review: It's a winner!

12/29/2008

Shiny! Comfy! Fast! Cordless!

Logitech MX Revolution Black 7 Buttons 2 x Wheels RF Wireless Laser Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution Black 7 Buttons 2 x Wheels RF Wireless Laser Mouse

Pros: It's Shiny! Comfy! Fast! Cordless! Seriously, this is a very convenient and comfortable mouse. And it can be programmed to do many different things in different apps.

Cons: I bought it for my wife, so now I have mouse envy.

10/29/2008

Got my rebate last week!

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK

Pros: I ordered it on 8/24, got my rebate last week! Thank you OCZ! Works great, passed a full night of MemTest86 tests. It's shiny, and pretty. It's pretty shiny. Nice tight timing: 5-4-4-15. I can multitask like crazy, and all my games run smooth.

Cons: 32-bit Windows XP only recognizes 3.2GB. But that's not OCZ's fault.

Overall Review: Wow, what a deal this is now! WOOT!!! Folks, whenever there's a rebate involved please remember to follow ALL the instructions, and make copies of everything, just in case it gets lost. Also, whenever you install new RAM, you might want to run MemTest86 or some other memory test all night long for burn-in and evaluation. And make sure you plug 'em in snug, and take ESD precautions.

10/29/2008

eVGA really rocks! Fast rebate

EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N761-AR
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 256-P2-N761-AR

Pros: It was a good deal and has a lifetime warranty! It's quiet, and has more power than my wife is likely to need (she's not a hardcore gamer), but it allows her workstation to double as a gaming machine. It plays BF2142 & UT2004 just fine. If you download the nVidia v178.13 driver this card has PhysX capability, as do all the GeForce 8xxx/9xxx and newer cards.

Cons: None really. Didn't come with games?

Overall Review: I ordered this on 8/24/2008, and we received the rebate check last week - we ordered a number of items that had rebates starting on 7/24, but this was the first rebate to arrive. Major kudos to eVGA for rapid rebate fulfillment!