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David F.

David F.

Joined on 11/03/02

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Folding at Home PC

DELL Desktop Computer T5500 Intel Xeon E5520 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD NVIDIA NVS 290 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
DELL Desktop Computer T5500 Intel Xeon E5520 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD NVIDIA NVS 290 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Pros: Win7, not later WinCrap

Cons: Weak Graphics card - but it did work fine. Usual crapware to be cleaned out.

Overall Review: I added an Nvidia GTX 950 card for $150, and this PC turned into a 130,000 ppd folding machine. So for $450 total, this became precisely what I wanted. Good folding performance for not a lot of money. Hopefully I can get a few years of service out of it.

Most Critical Review

Incomplete

Logitech Recertified 920-002555 MK550 Black USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Wave Combo (K350 + M510)
Logitech Recertified 920-002555 MK550 Black USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Wave Combo (K350 + M510)

Pros: Logitech is a quality, IMHO. I've have various Logitech devices at work and they always seemed to last longer than their M$ competitors.

Cons: Granted this was a refurb package. But even so, in a refurbished package, I expect all the items to be there, even if bits need to be added - a missing CD I can usually deal with, but per Logitech the following should be in the package: Wireless Keyboard K350 Wireless Mouse M510 Logitech Unifying receiver 4 AA alkaline batteries (pre-installed) Software CD Receiver extender cable User documentation I found the Keyboard K350 and the M510, No batteries, software CD, Receiver extender cable or documentation. In fact I started writing this not having found the Logitech Unifying Receiver, without which, the combo is quite useless. However, in a final check though looking for it , I located it in the mouse. This is where a reprint of the documentation sheet would have been good. Let's see what happens as I reboot....

Overall Review: Little things can make all the difference in a refurb package.

12/22/2012

Useless

Seagate Central STCG2000100 2TB Cloud Storage System
Seagate Central STCG2000100 2TB Cloud Storage System

Pros: Can't think of one at the moment...

Cons: Absolutely useless with my Linux boxes

A waste

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 1.0" Black 4GB MP3 Player SDMX18R-004GK-A57
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 1.0" Black 4GB MP3 Player SDMX18R-004GK-A57

Pros: Little thing.

Cons: Save your money - One died in less than a month, the second after a month and a half. Its simply not worth the gamble.

Overall Review: I thought Sansa was a decent brand, my e200 is fine a few years later.

Terrible

Canon PIXMA MP980 2922B019AA Up to 26 ppm Black Print Speed 9600 x 2400 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / NFC / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
Canon PIXMA MP980 2922B019AA Up to 26 ppm Black Print Speed 9600 x 2400 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / NFC / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: None that I can tell.

Cons: No Linux drivers available at all - thus it is simply a very expensive paperweight.

Sounds Good

EPSON WorkForce 600 Up to 38 ppm Black Print Speed 5760 x 1440 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
EPSON WorkForce 600 Up to 38 ppm Black Print Speed 5760 x 1440 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: Specifications look great, some riviews look great.

Cons: No Linux Drivers.

Overall Review: I'd most likely buy it if Epson supported Linux. But they don't, so I won't.