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Marcus L.

Marcus L.

Joined on 01/15/07

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Most Favorable Review

So easy even a caveman...

Shuttle XPC SN21G5 AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Barebone
Shuttle XPC SN21G5 AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Barebone

Pros: great looking box, works well as media center

Cons: only 250w power supply

Overall Review: this was my first computer that I put together and it was very simple; all cables well labeled and manual goes through it all

Most Critical Review

Not Practical

First Alert SCO7CN Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm
First Alert SCO7CN Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm

Pros: loud voice alarms, combo smoke and co2 monitor

Cons: automatically tests itself -- almost randomly which is quite annoying and impractical...

Good Router, East Setup

ASUS RT-N66U N900 Dual-Band WiFi Gigabit Router
ASUS RT-N66U N900 Dual-Band WiFi Gigabit Router

Pros: dual band, host of admin options

Cons: still want more range

Overall Review: I've had this router for 6+ months now and have not had any problems using it. Setup out of the box was easy and I had my network up and running in less than 30 minutes. The admin tools are great and give you a good look at what is going on with your network once you get it setup. You can see all of your connected devices, the band that they are on, and how strong the signal is between them. A nice feature is the GUEST setting that allows you to set up temp passwords for people visiting without actually having to give up your main passwords. Router itself has 4 LAN wired gigabit ethernet ports in the back which makes it nice to use as a hub for the rest of the house. Current setup, we have this in a network box on the 3rd floor. It streams wireless throughout and sends wired signal to four separate room. The wireless signal does drop off with distance though which is not a knock on the router given that the signal is traveling through walls, floors, etc. Just be aware in case you have a big place. I ended up purchasing a replacement antenna which kicked the signal up from the included 3dbi-5dbi antenna to 9 dbi. Signal strength did improve so replacement worked well for me.

Great Right out of the Bubble Wrap

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording) Bare Drive

Pros: decent price for lots of storage, 16MB cache -- formatting was easy and i had it up in running in no time.

Cons: none that i can think of, we'll see how it holds up over time...

Overall Review: Not as loud as I thought it was going to be based upon other posts here; hooked it up to a Dlink NAS with ease, no cables needed.

Great for the Price!

Shuttle XPC SN21G5 AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Barebone
Shuttle XPC SN21G5 AMD Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Barebone

Pros: For the price you can't beat it! I've never put a computer together and with all of the documentation that was included, this was a breeze...

Cons: i would've given it a 5 except for the power supply. If you are planning to put in a good video card, you're probably going to want more than 250w. Plus this tops out at 2GB of ram.

Overall Review: using it as a media center pc --- AMD x2 4200, 2GB DDR Ram, ATI x700PRO video, ATI TV Wonder 550, DVD burner.