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Stephen D.

Stephen D.

Joined on 10/13/04

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Most Favorable Review

Like The Extra Space

Team Xtreem 64GB microSDXC Flash Card With Card Reader Model TUSDX64GUHS30
Team Xtreem 64GB microSDXC Flash Card With Card Reader Model TUSDX64GUHS30

Pros: Space and cost per GB, at this date. I like the color scheme so it's easier to differentiate between this and my other cards. The little reader is nice too but I already have several metal ones of this style. Lifetime warranty is nice too.

Cons: No cons at this point in time.

Overall Review: If you are moving up to a bigger card for your portable device take heed. There are a few steps to do this: 1. Install the empty card into your device and format it with your device. I didn't do this and I paid with wasted time. 2. Download and install an image maker and clone (READ) your old card's image. I used "winsdcard" and it saves the image too. 3. WRITE the image to your new card using your image making software (winsdcard in my case). 4. Because of how image cloning software works, your device will see the new card as the same size as your old card. (remainder is "unallocated") 5. Use partitioning software such as Mini Tool or Easeus Partition Master (both free on internet) to change the partition size on your new card to include all the "unallocated" space. Just add the two partition sizes together on a calculator and enter that value as the new partition size (free software won't do the "merge" function). 6. My resizing stopped because of errors but because I had a back-up image already (saved by winsdcard), I just "fixed the errors" as they popped up and all is well. 7. When you are happy with your card's set up and performance, make another final image and save it for future use. You can do this periodically also to save yourself time in the future in the case of a card failure or data loss scenario.

Most Critical Review

Half Good

Tekkeon TekCharge Mobile Power & Battery Charger Black (MP1550)
Tekkeon TekCharge Mobile Power & Battery Charger Black (MP1550)

Pros: Price, design and theory of purpose.

Cons: Isn't doing what it is supposed to do.

Overall Review: If I put already recharged rechargeable batteries into the device, it will charge up my USB devices. BUT, it will not (as indicated by a flashing red LED) recharge any batteries I place into it. I have placed 2500mah and 1400mah batteries into the device in both 2 and 4 configuration only to have a "flashing red LED", which according to the manual means "Batteries are not usable, or are not rechargeable". My other battery charging devices charge them just fine.

MEE - Always Good Stuff

Mee audio M9P In-Ear Headphone w/ Microphone, Remote, and Universal Volume Control (Pearl, second generation)
Mee audio M9P In-Ear Headphone w/ Microphone, Remote, and Universal Volume Control (Pearl, second generation)

Pros: Good quality stuff if you can buy it at a discounted price. I believe that these MEE headsets are properly priced in the $20 range. Spending much more on these takes them out of the "good value" category. The sound is excellent and the controls function fine. There are also extra ear buds (two styles, two sizes of each) included. I like the 90 degree plug and cord clip too. This is my 3rd set of MEElectronics headsets and I like them. I will buy these every time if around $20 - $25 including shipping.

Cons: On of my first headset, the plastic housing around the microphone and remote control broke and on my second set, one side stopped working. Regardless, I got a long service time from both (headsets take a beating) and I still feel that at $20 these are a good value.

Overall Review: Overall good value if priced correctly.

Slow Ship But Nice Headset

Samsung 3.5mm Stereo Headset w/ Remote and Mic - White
Samsung 3.5mm Stereo Headset w/ Remote and Mic - White

Pros: Headset appears to be original. It does operate my Samsung Grand 2 controls correctly and the sound is very good. Time will tell about durability.

Cons: Shipping was slow. I had to send an email to encourage them to ship because it was being shipped to my friend at a hotel to bring to me overseas. Therefore, there was only a specific window of opportunity. When I ordered there was PLENTY of window based upon the stated shipping terms. It arrived the day before my friend's departure.

Overall Review: So far the headset seems to be a very good value. I would prefer to purchase the same headset with a 90 degree plug instead of a straight plug but I knew this before purchasing so it's not a negative. I would purchase again, especially if there was a 90 degree plug option and time to allow for the slow shipping.

Beautiful and Fast

Team F108 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (Golden) TG032GF108N3
Team F108 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (Golden) TG032GF108N3

Pros: Small size, nice metal jacket, color is "rich", LED activity indicator, cap storage on opposite end when using and solid feel. Bought this on a special sale at a nice price for USB 3.0 32 GB drive.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: I'm really happy I bought this even though I already have a Corsair Voyager (Red colored one) 16 GB USB 3.0 stick. These two seem to operate at the same speed (fast compared to USB 2.0). It took 45 seconds to transfer an 800 MB movie to the 3.0 drives using a 3.0 port. The same file on a Voyager 2.0 drive through a 2.0 port was 2 minutes. This was done using an AMD e-350 processor in a Foxconn Nettop running Win7 64.....which I am very happy with also.

Nice but 1 big Con

Foxconn NTA350-0H0W-B-A-NA AMD A45 (Hudson D1) Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System
Foxconn NTA350-0H0W-B-A-NA AMD A45 (Hudson D1) Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: Small form factor, USB 3.0, good enough processor and many USB 2.0 back ports. Power supply is dual voltage (good for international use).

Cons: After updating the BIOS immediately after boxing, setting the HD to IDE, installing Win 7 Pro (tried XP first), and loading Easy BCD (boot management program for multi-OS booting) my system blue screens when trying to install XP Pro SP3. I really would like to run the two OS's as I have some old devices and programs that are not Win 7 compatible.

Overall Review: I really like the box and it will mostly function for the purpose I bought it for but if anyone has an answer to the dual boot XP Pro blue screen, please comment. I did try to load XP first and the blue screen appeared as it also did after installing Win 7 first and then trying XP. I'm using an external DVD drive with a bootable XP disk...but not working.