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Tom W.

Tom W.

Joined on 11/19/09

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Most Favorable Review

awesome laptop

DELL Laptop XPS Intel Core i7-2670QM 8GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit 15 (L502x)
DELL Laptop XPS Intel Core i7-2670QM 8GB Memory 750GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit 15 (L502x)

Pros: crazy fast i7 Cpu chews through everything I throw at it. graphics are average but this is not bought for gaming. plays battlefield play for free on high with no problems. Usb 3.0is very fast and the screen is sharp just all around great laptop

Cons: one problem with computer. the Cpu can reach 90c durring stress testing. but as most people don't stress test daily this is a Minnie issue. usually stays around 60c in normal use and 40c idle.

Overall Review: I bought this from dell.com and it cost me 1100 and it has the 2.0ghz Cpu. this ones faster. ive never had a problem with dell ever and this is another great computer I'm glad to add to my collection of dells.

Most Critical Review

ok

Patriot X-Porter 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) PSF2GUSB
Patriot X-Porter 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) PSF2GUSB

Pros: cheap now

Cons: cost close to 40 when i bought it and 2 gb was decent on a flash drive then but now not much mem failed after 2 years had a write protection failure i went to patriot and they told me how to fix it but i lost all my data on it. i didnt care. 1 month after that failed again but then came up as a code 10 (device could not start) patriot said to rma it but it is not worth it now shiping cost more than device

Overall Review: not the most reliable and speeds of about 12 mb/s read and 8 mb/s write sequencial on CrystalDiskMark

11/29/2011

XFX = Great quality

XFX Double D Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card FX-785A-CDFC
XFX Double D Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card FX-785A-CDFC

Pros: double fans! xfx quality great oc ability

Cons: $270 woa thats getting pricey. my 6850 only cost $140...

Overall Review: i have bought only xfx graphics cards and only on one occasion have i had one fail, which was replaced for free. this is for the guy below who wrote his review on this card twice... and gave it 1 egg. i would give any gpu with this styling at least 2 eggs!!! xfx is the way to go if you want superior OC ability with low temps. my old 6850 had one fan and i OC'd it to 850mhz on stock voltages. it was very stable. i have yet to test this one out yet but i will.

very nice upgrade

Crucial 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Laptop Memory Model CT12864X40B
Crucial 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Laptop Memory Model CT12864X40B

Pros: wow this put my computer from unability to play 480p videos without freezing up to 720p with no issues. boots up faster allows all my programs to be played at the same time and still screaming fast.

Cons: none

Overall Review: why is this more money than other ram? it has less voltage and my laptop cannot support 2.6V ram. so i pay the price oh well. i bought 2 of these.

COME ON!!!

Hauppauge Colossus - Record your high definition video gameplay and TV programs by H.264  for resolution up to 1080i, PCI-Express x1 Interface
Hauppauge Colossus - Record your high definition video gameplay and TV programs by H.264 for resolution up to 1080i, PCI-Express x1 Interface

Pros: the only Componet video recorder out there with military grade capasators allows you to control satalite box from remote and record from Dish or direct tv even away from home. cool software and does everything a regular DVR that would be included with a satalite dvr package lots of cabling ability and full hd recording ability from almost video output source( no vga dvi or dp but you knew that)

Cons: where to start... first i got this in with a bunch of my build stuff in the new build im doing. everything else i got worked beautifully no problams. not this card. put it in a pciEx1 slot, put it in a pciX16 slot. the card will not install the proper drivers. instalation cd says compatable hardware not found. so i go the website and download the drivers for this card and same problem. at this time i figure its a programing error and being angry at somthing that was suposto be easy made me go streight for an RMA. 2 weeks later i get the second one. SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!! i called hauppagge this time and the tech support is good. guy says to try other pci slots because hardware id is wrong. if that dosent fix it (and i dont think it will) then you have to put it into a 32 bit system and run their program that reprograms the card. I HAVE A 64 BIT SYSTEM WHERE AM I SUPOSTO GET A 32 BIT SYSTEM???? luckly i happen to have a father who will let me put this into his 32 bit CON

Overall Review: ran out of space in the cons section but this is continued. i have to run the reprogramer and hope that the card will be recongised by my system. wow that was NOT easy. plug and play should be DELETED from this listing. im very annoyed with hauppage. why cant they just install the right programing with this im only paying $141... MY SYSTEM ASUS crosshair V formula motherboard 8 gb DDR3 ram gskil amd phenom ii x4 945 cpu OC'd to 3.805 standard HDD and a dvd burner 850W 80+gold PSU amd radeon HD 6850