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Ariel K.

Ariel K.

Joined on 02/24/04

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Most Favorable Review

Works great

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N56GOC-1GI
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card GV-N56GOC-1GI

Pros: Quiet except under 100% fan load, which ONLY happens under Furmark and the like. Fast and pre-OC with warranty Doesn't put out that much heat

Cons: Under 100% fan load (which only happens in benchmark programs) the fans get a little whine. Bundled software is useless, ended up with MSI Afterburner.

Overall Review: Does what it is supposed to very well, would buy again.

Most Critical Review

Horrible

Patriot Signature 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Flash Card Model PSF2G40SD
Patriot Signature 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Flash Card Model PSF2G40SD

Pros: It arrived fast...

Cons: ..and that's about it. Card came with the lock switch broken off/missing! When I put it in my card reader to access and write files, the computer tells me that the card is locked; and I have no way to unlock it.

Overall Review: First and last time buying anything Patriot. Horrible quality control if your cards are being sent out with broken locks.

10/22/2010

Nice when it worked

Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) PEF8GUSB
Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive (USB 2.0 Portable) PEF8GUSB

Pros: Was fast and tough.

Cons: After a few months of light usage it started to develop problems connecting to my computer. Over the further course of time the speed dropped by a significant amount and now it barely connects; I usually have to plug it and disconnect around ten times till it's recognized.

Overall Review: Wouldn't spend this much again on a USB2 stick that dies so fast. This is the second flash based product in a row I bought from Patriot that was bad; the first was an SD card that came with the 'Lock' switch broken off and stuck in lock position, meaning that I couldn't even use the darn card. Patriot has some serious QA issues that need looking into.

Worked as advertised

Rosewill RNX-N100 IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB2.0 Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle (1T2R) Up to 300Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key authentication) Cisco CCS V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant/ Vista/Win7/ MAC
Rosewill RNX-N100 IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB2.0 Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle (1T2R) Up to 300Mbps download and 150 Mbps upload Data Rates/ WPA/WPA2 (AES, 64,128-WEP with shared-key authentication) Cisco CCS V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant/ Vista/Win7/ MAC

Pros: *Worked with my Macbook Pro from 2006 running 10.6.7 after installing the Rosewill software. *Works with Windows 7, just plug it in and it works.

Cons: Nothing off the top of my head other than the size of the unit, it is quiet large compared to other wireless dongles.

Overall Review: No regrets.

Too loud

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Pros: Very stable lines and everything else you would expect from a PSU. Very nice sleeving on the wires. Runs cool.

Cons: Incredibly loud, and an annoying sound at that. Kind of like those little hand held fans brushing against your finger. Nothing I have done has managed to quiet it down, which is a real bummer since everything else in my system was purchased to keep sound levels down.

Overall Review: Disappointed overall in Corsair, I expected a much higher quality product for this premium price. Would not buy again.

Bitter half

SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Works great, runs very cool. Fast.

Cons: I bought 3 of them, one of them had a bad disk and is now in the junk pile. Takes about 5 sec to spin-up from idle.

Overall Review: 33% failure rate by me on the HDD. I bought dozens of Western Digital drives over the years without ONE failure, so for my first Samsung purchase this has left a bitter taste in my mouth. It works beautifully otherwise.