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Scott H.

Scott H.

Joined on 12/28/06

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Most Favorable Review

No clue what others are complaining about...

BELKIN BV106050-CW 6 Outlets 900 Joule USB Charging Surge Protector
BELKIN BV106050-CW 6 Outlets 900 Joule USB Charging Surge Protector

Pros: - Two top-mounted USB power supplies - Bolts securely into place on the wall - Appropriate brightness LED indicators of protected/not-protected - Charges all my devices despite what other dorks claim. (A dork is someone who is confused by cool stuff, often electronics)

Cons: - Two toned :'( - Only comes in white!

Overall Review: The trick to charging any device is that the display consumes the vast majority of energy. I just close unused applications and the USB power supply is enough to charge my devices while using it! It can charge any of them with the display off overnight easily.

Most Critical Review

Doesn't work well with AT&T

HTC Desire HD Unlocked GSM Smart Phone with Android 2.2 / 8MP Camera / Wi-Fi / GPS 4.3" Black
HTC Desire HD Unlocked GSM Smart Phone with Android 2.2 / 8MP Camera / Wi-Fi / GPS 4.3" Black

Pros: Great phone, apps, amazing camera,

Cons: Doesn't work well with AT&T network like it is suppose to...the SIM card magically disconnects sometimes, I can't get a signal and have to restart the phone to get one...

Overall Review: Buy a phone from the actual provider.

Heat Sensitive SSD portion

Seagate Hybrid Drives STBD1000400 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 2.5" Laptop SSHD -Retail Kit
Seagate Hybrid Drives STBD1000400 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 2.5" Laptop SSHD -Retail Kit

Pros: - Very fast boot-up times. - Easy installation options (Seagate provided program powered by Acronis to clone your drive)

Cons: - Sensitive to heat - Noisy when failing!

Overall Review: I already owned a backup external HDD, so I just plugged in the adapter for it (which you can just buy separately from a retailer for USB 3.0 or Lightning connections) and run the application to clone your current HDD for easy installation! Same thing as the commercially offered hardware and software, but cheaper and you get to have an external HDD to keep! No waste! My exhaust port was blocked for an hour when I went downstairs, and I came back to a screen that said "OS NOT FOUND" before it kept making noise when it was apparently hot. Sounded like really noise processor noise. More like nails on a chalkboard annoying... Thankfully they have a long warranty length!

Broke quickly, Belkin warrantied it!

BELKIN BE108230-06 6 Feet 8 Outlets 3390 Joules Surge Suppressor with Coax Protection
BELKIN BE108230-06 6 Feet 8 Outlets 3390 Joules Surge Suppressor with Coax Protection

Pros: It has a surge protector for the cable to my TV, and cable organizers (that I never used) and are removable if you need extra space for odd shaped plugs.

Cons: It broke pretty quickly, one strip stopped working shortly after I got it. Nothing was damaged from the odd 'malfunction' but it was annoying to deal with... Belkin replaced it under warranty, and quickly!

Overall Review: I don't get paid to think...

Does NOT work for Windows 7

HP USB 2.0 External Slim Multiformat DVD/CD Writer Model DVD557S-H014 LightScribe Support
HP USB 2.0 External Slim Multiformat DVD/CD Writer Model DVD557S-H014 LightScribe Support

Pros: It's an HP product and thin

Cons: It rarely works, and the print quality is poor unless you have the entire thing as a JPG image using the included software.

Overall Review: The drivers only exist for Windows XP and Vista.

Annoying GUI

Golden Sun Nintendo DS Game
Golden Sun Nintendo DS Game

Pros: Classic series

Cons: you have to press the A button 1000 times during one battle with two bad guys