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Mikhail B.

Mikhail B.

Joined on 03/16/09

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Most Favorable Review

Great for laptop users

SteelSeries Siberia 51004SS 7.1 Channels USB Interface Sound Card - Black
SteelSeries Siberia 51004SS 7.1 Channels USB Interface Sound Card - Black

Pros: Very small. Greatly improved the sound quality when using both the Steelseries Siberia headphones, and my Creative 2.1 speakers. It is great for people like me which use laptops and do not have an option to upgrade their sound card.

Cons: For some reason my microphone randomly stops working, or people say that I start to sound "weird". I am not sure if this is caused by the sound card because I only have 1 microphone which could be starting to age.

Overall Review: Overall a great product, made me realize how much better my music can sound. I would recommend this to anyone that uses a laptop (or a desktop and doesn't want to mess with the internal hardware) and wants to improve their sound quality.

Most Critical Review

Great while they work

Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 2-way Speakers
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 2-way Speakers

Pros: Some of the best sounding 2.1 speakers I've heard.

Cons: About half a year after I got them, they started making stack noise every once in a while. The problem remained for a couple of days and then went away. Then about a year later the problem came back, except worse. Now about 2/3 of the time that I turn them on they have the static problem.

Overall Review: I have a friend that owns these speakers as well (for about half a year so far). He started having the same problem as I did a year ago. Don't expect these speakes to last.

Amazing monitor for gaming and movies

DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel
DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel

Pros: - 1440p 144hz is perfect for most situations currently - Picture quality is great - If your hardware can handle it, having 100+ fps is incredibly smooth.

Cons: - If the monitor falls asleep, my computer can't detect it until I power it off and turn it back on. It's only a minor annoyance, but I thought the monitor was DOA initially because it fell asleep before I set my computer up properly for display port.

Overall Review: - I've owned this monitor for well over a year now, and I am still incredibly happy with it. I was lucky enough to catch it on sale for $499, but at the time I was getting ready to pay $700 for it. It is definitely worth the money.

11/25/2017

Best mousepad I've ever used

XTRAC PADS Ripper Mouse Pad
XTRAC PADS Ripper Mouse Pad

Pros: Fist I have to say that this is the first mouse pad I've gotten that has lasted me over a couple of months without starting to get in the way of the mouse movements. Second the size is great for gaming. I've never run out of space even when I spas out in mw2.

Cons: When traveling back and forth between college I have to roll it up because it's too big otherwise, and it takes a little bit of time before the mouse pad feels flat again. So if you travel a lot it might now be for you.

Overall Review: Awesome mousepad, if you're looking for something inexpensive and great for gaming, this can't be beat.

A pretty good card

HIS H587F1GDG Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity
HIS H587F1GDG Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity

Pros: As everyone said before, this is a beast of a card. Runs games great on max settings. The only games I have trouble with are crysis (blame poor coding) and GTA IV (probably need at least 2 GB v-ram to run this maxed out, and it doesn't support SLI).

Cons: Well first I have to say that my card fried on me after 3 months of use. I've always watched my temperatures and kept the system clean, then one day the card just stopped sending image to the screen. I contacted the company HIS uses for RMA and they worked well but it took them almost a month to send me a replacement which is a painfully long wait time. The second problem is with the fans. The ATI drivers keep the fan at 20% and NEVER make it go higher even when temperatures go up. I have to change the fan speed manually in the options to keep the card cool. Even at 60% speed the fan sounds like my air conditioner. I personally don't mind my computer being loud but this may be an issue for others.

Overall Review: Overall the card is great for gaming, but loud and if you are unlucky like me and end up with a bad card you will end up without it for almost a month.

Great backpack

Wenger Swiss Gear PEGASUS 17" GA-7306-06F00 Laptop Computer Backpack
Wenger Swiss Gear PEGASUS 17" GA-7306-06F00 Laptop Computer Backpack

Pros: - Lots of pockets. - Very comfortable to wear - Doesn't let rain through - Feels very solid

Cons: - May be too small for some people, The laptop section has a lot of space but other sections feel tight. - If your laptop is 14" or smaller (mine is 14") then it may not be held securely. - Doesn't have good pen holders (yes people with laptops still use pens)

Overall Review: - Great laptop backpack for the price, much more comfortable to wear than previous bags I've had.