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James L.

James L.

Joined on 11/15/04

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Most Favorable Review

Very Nice Camcorder

SONY HDR-CX190/B Black 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" (230K) LCD 25X Optical Zoom Full HD Camcorder
SONY HDR-CX190/B Black 1/5.8" CMOS 2.7" (230K) LCD 25X Optical Zoom Full HD Camcorder

Pros: Excellent video and still quality. Relatively small and compact. Excellent product for the price.

Cons: Sony's main page about this camera LIES. http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=HDRCX190/B#overview "Vibrant 2.7" Clear Photo LCD™ touch screen makes framing up and reviewing footage a breeze." It does NOT have the touch screen. Thier specs later say it does not have touch screen. I am still happy with my purchase though.

Overall Review: It will take a few minutes to understand their menu's and allow you to get to all the settings. I have used an older sony with the touchscreen and it was quicker, but then you have finger prints all over the display. Sony says you should have at lest "Speed Class Rating" of 4, but I went with a 10 to ensure my long movies will have no issues. It's probably not quite a high end professional quality camera, but I think it's exceptional if you aren't a pro.

Most Critical Review

Do not buy for computer use

Cyber Acoustics AC-94 3.5mm Connector Earbud Stereo Netbook In-Ear Headset
Cyber Acoustics AC-94 3.5mm Connector Earbud Stereo Netbook In-Ear Headset

Pros: Audio quality is nice, when I can get it to work. Comes with nice extras (3 sizes of earbuds, bag, and mic/speaker splitter for computers).

Cons: Two concerns. The plastic clip to hold the cable to your clothing was not attached. The small piece to go over the cable snapped when I tried to attach it to the cable. Maybe why it wasn't attached already. I purchased this solely for use on my computer. I am using the included Y adapter to split the one male connection into male connections for both mic and headphone on my computer. The audio is quite unreliable. I have to constantly fiddle with the connection from the earbuds to the adapter to get audio on both left and right. I haven't even tried the mic yet. I'm no the verge of going back to my $5 (short cabled) Best Buy cheapo earbuds.

ok for the price

MASSCOOL 5W1081F1M3 90mm Long Life bearing CPU Cooler
MASSCOOL 5W1081F1M3 90mm Long Life bearing CPU Cooler

Pros: Decent airflow and not very noisy. Especially for the price.

Cons: Bought February 2011 Fan froze up July 2012

Works well

Rexus Rexflo250mm Green 250 mm Green LED Silent LED FAN
Rexus Rexflo250mm Green 250 mm Green LED Silent LED FAN

Pros: As with most large fans it is very quiet. The grill and fan lined up well. It came with all the screws I needed.

Cons: Also as with all large fans. It moves a lot of air and DUST. Make a note to clean the fan and the hardware about every 3-6 months depending on the environment. Granted, you should be doing that to your computer anyway.

Overall Review: You are going to laugh, but we actually use this fan at work on an old rackmount switch. We were running out of jacks in our office and decided to use the rackmount switch which ended up under my desk. Those fans are super LOUD. I cut a whole in the top of the switch, disconnected the screaming fans, did a little wiring to get this 250 to use one of the old fan plugs, and plugged her in. Whisper quiet. The switch never over heats. I wasn't able to get the fan mounted flush, so I doesn't look pretty, but it works great.

Disappointed

Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Perpendicular Recording Technology) Bare Drive

Pros: Seagate didn't hesitate to replace my bad drive. Seagate has always been very reliable for me in the past. I've got about 8 other HDs that have been working great for several years.

Cons: Seagate's phone Warranty & Tech support.

Overall Review: This hard drive stopped working 6 weeks after purchase (4 weeks of use). I've never had to use Seagate's support before. After waiting 20 minutes on hold, I used their online chat and I got through in about 5 minutes. The tech wasn't able to process an RMA request to return the HD. I tried calling into acquire an RMA, but I wasn't able to understand the Seagate reps very choppy english. When working with Seagate I would strongly suggest doing everything online. Also, if the SeaTools fails to run any tests on your HD, don't waste your time calling tech support. Just fill out the RMA request online.