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Dustin C.

Dustin C.

Joined on 02/24/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Web Cam

Logitech HD Webcam C525, Portable HD 720p Video Calling with Autofocus
Logitech HD Webcam C525, Portable HD 720p Video Calling with Autofocus

Pros: Crisp video and great frame rates. Is much better than my built-in 1.3M laptop web cam. Easy to mount on my laptop and has a nice swivel feature.

Cons: None that I've encountered.

Overall Review: I only performed a custom install, and just installed the drivers. I did not test out any of the software included with the web cam. I have only tested this out with Skype and it has performed very well. I have a laptop with a i7 Quad Core processor with 8GB of RAM, running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I installed the latest drivers from Logitech's website and did not attempt to use the driver's on the CD that came with the web cam. It was easy to install and set up this web cam.

Most Critical Review

Nice overall for the price!

Lenovo Laptop Intel Core i5-5200U 6GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 5500 15.6" Non-Touch Screen Windows 8.1 G50-80 (80E501U3US)
Lenovo Laptop Intel Core i5-5200U 6GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 5500 15.6" Non-Touch Screen Windows 8.1 G50-80 (80E501U3US)

Pros: Light weight Cheap price Easy to open up, maintain, and upgrade. 5th Gen Intel i5 Core processor

Cons: This laptop has an annoying white list for a finite list of acceptable wireless cards. I tried to install an Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 7260NGW wireless card, and the BIOS said it was an unauthorized wireless card. I then attempted to install a card even listed in the Lenovo G50 Maintenance Manual, which was an Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 3160NGW wireless card, but it too was blocked! Doesn't have a higher resolution LCD screen, but what do you expect for this price.

Overall Review: I purchased this Lenovo G50-80 laptop a few weeks ago. I got it on sale. Overall I've been pleased with it. I have upgraded it to 16GB of RAM for only $110 more. Things like not being to upgrade the wireless card will tend to make me want to look elsewhere for another brand next time I'm in the market for a new laptop. It looks like I'm going to have to use a USB Dual-band wireless adapter instead. Bummer. :( I want to use the 5GHz spectrum so I don't have to deal with problems of living in a very population dense neighborhood on the 2.4GHz spectrum.

Works as advertised!

Silicon Power 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL9,UDIMM,(512Mx8 SR),w/HS Model SP016GXLYU16ANDA
Silicon Power 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL9,UDIMM,(512Mx8 SR),w/HS Model SP016GXLYU16ANDA

Pros: - Pretty heat spreaders. - XMP memory settings. - It just works, no hassles.

Cons: None found yet.

Overall Review: This RAM is installed in a GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3P Motherboard with a Intel Core i7-4790K CPU. It works well with no issues. I set the XMP mode in the BIOS along with other cookie cutter automatic RAM performance settings and was off to the races. I haven't tried playing with advanced timings since I'm not a tweaker so much anymore.

Great sound for the price

Bluedio Turbine 2 Bluetooth 4.1 Wireless Stereo On the Ear Headphones (Black)
Bluedio Turbine 2 Bluetooth 4.1 Wireless Stereo On the Ear Headphones (Black)

Pros: - Adjustable head band and can accommodate larger heads. - Great sound quality for the price. Much better than I had expected. - Bluetooth 4.1 - Fairly simple to pair to a phone. - Covers the whole ear. - Can produce loud sound. (Be careful) - Seems to be well constructed. - Not too heavy. Can wear for long periods of time. - Can use a traditional 3.5mm jack ended cable to listen to music, or use it to share music with another person with regular headphones. (I haven't tested this, but it's listed in the manual.)

Cons: - Bleeds sound outside of the headphone to where others can definitely hear it about 10-15 feet away when you turn it up loud.

Overall Review: The manual is OK, but I was able to set up the headphones just fine. It's pretty much like any other bluetooth device. Overall, I'm happy with these headphones.

Works well in Dell Servers

AMD FirePro V3900 100-505860 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Workstation Video Card, Brown Box
AMD FirePro V3900 100-505860 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 Workstation Video Card, Brown Box

Pros: Easy installation. Plug and Play in Dell Servers. Comes with low profile bracket. Works as expected. No additional power needed. DVI-I analog output capable, for those who need to use a DVI to VGA adapter.

Cons: Doesn't come with a DVI to VGA adapter if this is something you need for your environment. Doesn't come with a drivers CD in the box. It directs you to download the latest version from AMD's website. The AMD graphics driver installation package is too bloated in my opinion, even when doing the custom installation option.

Overall Review: I did not put this card through its paces and stress it. I needed this card for a Dell PowerEdge R210 II server running Windows 7, because the onboard Matrox graphics processor did not have drivers available for that version of Windows. We needed some basic graphical performance that the Windows "Standard VGA Adapter" driver was just not able to deliver.

Works Great!

Kingston 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) System Specific Memory Model KTD-PE316/16G
Kingston 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) System Specific Memory Model KTD-PE316/16G

Pros: Simple, easy to install memory. Packaged well.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Installed this RAM into a Dell PowerEdge R410. I mixed it 2 other 4GB RAM sticks per processor. It complains about not all being the same size on boot, but my system is stable and even Dell claims this is OK to do. I'll eventually buy 4 more of these sticks to have 16's only in this server.