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Pete H.

Pete H.

Joined on 08/24/02

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Owned since 2002 - 10years

Western Digital Blue WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Blue WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Long lasting

Cons: slow speed, small size, it doesn't want to die so I can get rid of it

Most Critical Review

Just ok

ADVUEU PD710 Portable DVD Player w/ 7" 16:9 LCD Monitor
ADVUEU PD710 Portable DVD Player w/ 7" 16:9 LCD Monitor

Pros: worked for awhile

Cons: died after about 2 years.

Working and good deal

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

Pros: I previously owned DDR2 G.SKILL memory and I NEVER had a problem with it for over 4 years. So, when it was time to upgrade to DDR3 memory G.SKILL again came out on top as a first buy. This DDR3 memory from G.SKILL seems to work well at 1600 MHz but I haven't yet tested it beyond that. It's rated to go to 1866 MHz but I need an AMD FX processor to get to that higher memory frequency (unless I overclock it). The price was really good compared to other brands because I purchased 2x4Gb sticks on sale. Windows 7x64 indicates a memory subscore of 7.4 out of 7.9. Perhaps when running at higher frequency that subscore will go up a tiny bit as I understand that there can be a 1%-3% increase in performance when running at 1866 MHz vs. 1600 MHz. The 7.4 subscore works for me.

Cons: Considering worldly events, some people may not like the memory subname and logo on the memory casing heatsink, unless your a Gamer ;-).

Overall Review: The "PC" of the name and logo doesn't change the memory performance.

Working no problems for just under 3 years

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

Pros: No problems. No hiccups. No errors. Working fine.

Cons: Not DDR3,4,5,6,7, or 8 ...lol

Still working...no hicups (7 months)

WINTEC FileMate 8GB Professional Class 10 Secure Digital SDHC Card - Retail
WINTEC FileMate 8GB Professional Class 10 Secure Digital SDHC Card - Retail

Pros: Good price, still working...not much else to say.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I've used this in different cameras (Fuji and Cannon). It's a good idea to format the card when you use it for different cameras, but make sure you get your pictures/videos off first before formatting..lol

Budget Econo Card

EVGA 01G-P3-1441-KR GeForce GT 440 1024MB (Fermi) DUAL DVI PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1441-KR GeForce GT 440 1024MB (Fermi) DUAL DVI PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card

Pros: - Made by EVGA - No extra power cable needed - Dual monitor support - 1 Gig of VRAM - Can play some games at 1920 x 1080 - Short card (not 8-9 inches long like others) - Economical Budget - Econo card compared to what's out there now but don't let that stop you from getting this card if your just going to use it for watching videos, running your basic dual monitors, and some older games now and then at a resolution up to 1920 x 1080. If your looking for a video card just to see your computer screen (lol) this is overkill but the price is pretty good for even that.

Cons: If your going to play 3D GPU intensive games at 2560 x 1440 (or x 1600) don't get this card. :-) LOL...but then you probably already knew this if your a hard core gamer.

Overall Review: I got this card because I will be giving my current GeForce card to somebody (hand me down). I wanted to have a spare card until I get a chance to get a more beefier card so I bought this one. If your trying to impress your gamer friends with this card (don't most gamers do this?) then good luck with that one.