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Douglas K.

Douglas K.

Joined on 05/22/10

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Most Favorable Review

Great Memory for a Great Price

CORSAIR ValueSelect 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9
CORSAIR ValueSelect 16GB (2 x 8GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9

Pros: Works great in my 15" 2011 MBP! Price Installation Make Lion (OS X 10.7) much more snappy I can run multiple VM's without the system slowing down from disk thrashing

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: NewEggs rocks as usual! Great price and it arrived a day early! I highly recommend this to any MBP user who really pushes their machine by running many high performance apps at the same time.

11/29/2011
Most Critical Review

Disappointment thy name is Hitachi

Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 - 0A30356 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 - 0A30356 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: The only pro here was that I ordered it from NewEgg so I knew that the RMA process would be simple.

Cons: Tisk, Tisk, Hitachi... I ordered this drive for a client where speed and price were a factor but drive space was not. This item seemed to fit the bill. However, Hitachi dropped the ball on this one. The drive arrived in a very, very poor state. The static-free bag it was wrapped in was no seal. The drive was scratched, scuffed, and dirty. There was grime and dirt in the corners and looked like it had been pulled from an old server and sent to me. I thought, "Wow, you get what yo pay for!" yet I plugged it in and I got the click of death from the drive: Spins up and then click, click, click, click... Not a good sign. The computer wouldn't even get through the POST while it tried to ID the drive. Luckily, I had a spare drive I could swap for this so my client could be up and running even though Hitachi left me down.

Overall Review: I have ordered thousands of items from NewEgg in my business and I can count on one hand the number of items I have had to send back because of a defect. Newegg can only sell what they are given so I do not hold them responsible this poor part from Hitachi. When I contacted NewEgg, explained the situation, they helpfully had an RMA and UPS tag in my email within 20 mins. I think the fact that I can count on one hand the number of bad parts I have had is a testament to the QA NewEgg puts on their suppliers.

Fantastic Display

HP 2511x Black 25" 5ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
HP 2511x Black 25" 5ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 DC 3,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: I bought 5 of these for our company and they are amazing! Bright, razor sharp, light weight, and with lush colors on a huge display, these monitors were a great buy @ $199.99 plus 10% off with free shipping. NewEgg rocks! All five had zero bad/dead pixels. All have been working perfectly since we turned them on.

Cons: Seriously, I can't think of any... Oh, yes, I can, I wish I would have bought 5 more at that price.

Overall Review: NewEgg had it to our door 2 days early! If you see them again at this price, BUY!

Awesome Product!!

Sceptre 40" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV
Sceptre 40" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV

Pros: This is a great HDTV! -The picture is amazing -The audio is very good -The sharpness, contrast, and color are very good -Very well packaged

Cons: Given the price, I cannot think of anything.

Overall Review: I needed to buy two HDTVs for my kids for their birthday. I saw the reviews on the Sceptre and thought I would order two. They arrived today and they both work flawlessly. I saw others complain about the audio but for built-in speakers I thought they were fine. If you want a better range you could output to a stereo. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who wants a great HDTV at a great price! Newegg rocks on price and shipping!

Mercury thy wings are named Cucial

Crucial M4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT512M4SSD1
Crucial M4 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT512M4SSD1

Pros: This drive is incredibly fast! Works great in my 2011 MBP! Honestly, I can't believe how fast everything is now. Booting, multitasking, switching between VMs...it is the difference between night and day. Crucial continues to improve the firmware on the SSD NewEgg got it to me a day early!

Cons: I'm sure people will say price but given the performance boost and high capacity, the price is very reasonable. I could never go back to a mechanical HD now...

Overall Review: I run a pretty high end machine (MBP ,16 GB of memory, i7 2.3 Ghz SB) with many, many applications open at the same time along with multiple VMs. There was always a tad bit of tag between some applications but the VMs could get pretty bad too. I never realized how 'data starved' my computer was with a regular HD. All this time that I thought the CPU/VC was just bogged down. I had no idea the HD couldn't feed data fast enough. I have two great examples: If you start two or three VMs -say 2 GB each- and trying jumping between them it can really bog the computer down. Having moved to the SSD has completely changed that. I can flip back and forth without a problem. I also like to play the SIMS 3. I run everything max on the graphics. Moving about the game would see lag in screen updating. I thought it was the video card not keeping up. Having moved to the SSD, the textures are being fed so much faster that it has eliminated that. I could never go back.

Fast, Portable, Cheap!

TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged 10/100 Mbps GREENnet Ethernet Desktop Plastic Housing Switch, 5 X 10/100 Mbps Ports, 1Gbps Switching Capacity, TE100-S5
TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged 10/100 Mbps GREENnet Ethernet Desktop Plastic Housing Switch, 5 X 10/100 Mbps Ports, 1Gbps Switching Capacity, TE100-S5

Pros: I was looking for a switch that did the following: 1. Portable - I could throw it in my bag and use it on the go. 2. Fast - Just plug and go. 3. Lightweight - I wanted something that wouldn't add weight to my computer bag. 4. Price - Affordable. This product worked great! You just plug and go!

Cons: None that I can think of.

Overall Review: NewEgg rocks as usual! This has been great when I needed to share one Ethernet connection about two or three computers. Great for gaming, business, and personal use. For the price how can you go wrong?