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Matthew H.

Matthew H.

Joined on 03/28/05

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Solid Laptop - Strange Screen Issue

ASUS ROG G750 Series G750JX-DB71 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 16GB Memory 1TB HDD 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M 3GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8 64-Bit
ASUS ROG G750 Series G750JX-DB71 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 16GB Memory 1TB HDD 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M 3GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8 64-Bit

Pros: - Lots of Hardware for the Price - Boots and Runs Fast - Excellent Graphic Performance - Keyboard and Touchpad Worked Well - Audio Sounded Good

Cons: - Strange Faint Grid Visible on Display - No Windows 7 Driver Support - Very little Windows 8.1 Driver Support - Standard Preinstalled Bloatware - Finish Gathers Fingerprints

Overall Review: More Info: The ASUS G750JX-DB71 was one of my first stops when attempting to find the ideal gaming laptop. I liked the value as I was able to get a 770m, 16 GB of RAM, and 256 GB SSD all for less than $2000. I ended up being disappointed by a minor issue with a faint grid being visible on the screen (it is most notable on green, purple, and gray tiles on the Start Screen). ASUS's support was readily available and extremely helpful. They helped me send the unit back to them to attempt to fix the screen issue and sent it back to me all at no cost to me. Unfortunately, even after sending the unit it for repair the issue persisted. Later my local Best Buy started carrying the G750 series and even the unit in their store had the same issue. It's worth mentioning that if you're not looking for it, you might not even notice it. It definitely never interfered with any gaming, but it bothered me while doing productivity work.

Most Critical Review

Not so good...

JPAC 411 Black Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
JPAC 411 Black Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Pros: The lights on the sides have an on/off switch that is really nice if you don't want to fill your room with bright blue light.

Cons: I recieved the case damaged. The case is so flimsy that one of the screws holding the power supply in place actually tore through the metal!

Overall Review: Might want to consider something else on this.

Incredible Power and Display, Low Value

Alienware - 18.4" FHD - Intel Core i7-4700MQ - 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (Nvidia SLI) - 8GB Memory DDR3 1600 - - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit  ()
Alienware - 18.4" FHD - Intel Core i7-4700MQ - 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (Nvidia SLI) - 8GB Memory DDR3 1600 - - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit ()

Pros: - Incredible Power from SLI 770m - Beautiful Display - Excellent Audio - Solid Build - Easily User Expandable - Full Windows 7, 8, 8.1 Driver Support - Very little Bloatware - Alienware Effects are Neat

Cons: - Memory is too Low for Price Point - No SSD at Price Point - Absolutely Gigantic - Heavy

Overall Review: More Info: I rather enjoyed the Alienware 18 laptop. It doesn't have quite as much under the hood (especially considering the price), but it was super easy to add my own SSD and Memory! This display was gorgeous which is what originally attracted me to the machine. Dual 770m video cards could handle everything I could throw at them. The machine is big, but of course I knew that going in. I ended up giving it back because it's size makes it uncomfortable to use the keyboard for long gaming sessions since your wrist ends up sitting so high off the table.

It's very nice!

BYTECC SNT-1122BK IDE 5.25 Mobile Rack w/ 2 Fan, BLACK
BYTECC SNT-1122BK IDE 5.25 Mobile Rack w/ 2 Fan, BLACK

Pros: Easy to install, built in fan, works with almost no problems.

Cons: Be careful! It is longer than a DVD-ROM, mine was actually on top of the motherboard in my little case (which I'm sure you all know is bad.)

Overall Review: Good buy!

Spectacular!

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ - Athlon 64 X2 Windsor Dual-Core 2.0 GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor - ADO3800CUBOX
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ - Athlon 64 X2 Windsor Dual-Core 2.0 GHz Socket AM2 65W Processor - ADO3800CUBOX

Pros: This CPU is fast and easy to use! I'm doing a full system back-up and I've never used more than 15% of my processing power.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Buy this CPU, you will be very happy!

So good I'm about to order another...

Patriot 1GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model PSD21G8002
Patriot 1GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model PSD21G8002

Pros: Thus far it is running without a hitch.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: It's a good price and a good product.