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Jason T.

Jason T.

Joined on 12/28/05

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Most Favorable Review

Nice tablet, Pen is to thick

Genius G-Pen M712 12" x 7.25" / 7.25" x 9.5" Active Area USB Dual-mode & Multi Media Tablet
Genius G-Pen M712 12" x 7.25" / 7.25" x 9.5" Active Area USB Dual-mode & Multi Media Tablet

Pros: This tablet is pretty nice. Very large area, more than enough room, I actually perfer the smaller standard setting it has over the widescreen b/c I have a standard lcd. Tons of macro buttons 34 to be exact, nice to just be able to click on a button to "undo" or whatever you want. The scroll buttons are nice to zoom in with as well.

Cons: The pen is a pretty big con to me. It's double the average pen size. It has a AAA battery in it. No eraser either. Its size is good for writing but I got this for drawing and it'll definitely take some getting used to b/c it is just excessively large. I hope I can get used to it's size. i may do a follow up review on this. Also when i first started using this I thought it was malfunctioning b/c it was skipping in a certain part of the pad, but I figured out that I wasn't giving it enough time after hooking up the usb, so after like 10 minutes it works fine..my computer is a little old so that might have something to do with it.

Overall Review: For the bargain price I got this for during the holiday sales I feel like I got a steal. But I can't see myself ever paying the full price for this although it is still a good value when you realize the amount of drawing area you have, I just wish the pen was thinner and then I would have given it 5eggs for sure.

Most Critical Review

Not much improvement

XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card PVT73AUDF3
XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Graphics Card PVT73AUDF3

Pros: Ran some of my games at higher frame rates.

Cons: Several issues with my games. I had unacceptable texture problems in games, including missing textures leaving numerous holes in walls, roads, then misplaced items in the middle of no where...this is a very strange issue and I installed latest drivers from Nvida and it didn't help. some of my games were slower than before as well. Already RMA'd this card...to many issues.

Overall Review: Possible conflict with my older motherboard but I don't see why since everyone else's worked and my agp slot is 8x. my system is a p4 4 2.66ghz 768mbram.350watt PSU.

Best Android mini PC

Minix NEO-X5-116A 1 x HDMI Nano Size Media Hub
Minix NEO-X5-116A 1 x HDMI Nano Size Media Hub

Pros: Fast. Plenty of ports and options. It can play games like dead trigger just fine. PS3 controller support through usb. Comes with all the cables you need. Minix is actively updating this device and they have good support. Android 4.1 jelly bean. Strong wifi and even has Ethernet port.

Cons: None so far exactly what I was hoping it would be.

Overall Review: Don't waste your money on the other android PC sticks they'll end up costing you more than this thing and won't be able to offer everything you're getting with this! Excellent product!

Simply Brilliant!

Apple iPad mini (16 GB) with Wi-Fi – Black/Slate – Model #MD528LL/A
Apple iPad mini (16 GB) with Wi-Fi – Black/Slate – Model #MD528LL/A

Pros: This is an absolutely brilliant tablet. If you're wanting the absolute best tablet experience out there, this is it. I had several other tablets and I quickly realized that I hated the 10 inch size, they are not tablets in my opinion. They are big clunky LCD screens that you seriously have to think about weather you even want to bother picking them up. Some tablets I've had and returned or sold: Asus tf300, Toshiba thrive 305, Nexus 7, iPad 4th gen (9.7) and finally the iPad mini and I'm happy. My second favorite was the Nexus 7. It got it right size wise, but the screen was just to awkward in landscape orientation. The almighty iPad 4 with retina display and A6x cpu was blazing fast but just a chore to use. I quickly started hating it. If its too heavy to comfortably hold for a long time, its simply useless to me. The iPad mini only loses 2 inches of its screen at half the weight. It's simply so light that it feels like its not even there, I never think to myself about the weight because its just not an issue. Only downside is there's not the latest a6 CPU inside which was noticeably faster on the iPad 4 I had web browsing and no retina display, but obviously that will come in the 2nd generation of iPad mini.

Cons: No retina display occasional fuzzy text. No cutting edge A6 CPU but still a speedy tablet. Almost too thin, I recommend a rubber case for it. 16gb isn't enough if you plan on playing the hd gameloft games.

Overall Review: If you're trying to decide between this and a Nexus 7 just depends on what you're wanting to do. This has brilliant performance in every game, Nexus 7 had noticeable lag in a lot of games like asphalt 7 and nova 3.

Asus Quality Control Needs Work

ASUS Transformer Pad 10.1" IPS Tablet TF300T-B1-BL NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.20GHz - 1GB DDR3 - 32GB  -Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)- Blue
ASUS Transformer Pad 10.1" IPS Tablet TF300T-B1-BL NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.20GHz - 1GB DDR3 - 32GB -Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)- Blue

Pros: Fast affordable tablet. Love Tegra 3. Jellybean update was nice. Touchscreen was very accurate until a problem arose (see Con's)

Cons: I had to RMA 2 of these back to Newegg, and after 2 I didn't want to take another chance and got a refund. Newegg was GREAT by the way. The first one had dead pixels in the center of the screen which is unacceptable on Asus' part. The second one I received had a perfect screen, and I thought it was a definite keeper, but then the right side of the touchscreen had a bad glitch where it would totally skip my touches. It made games like Dead Trigger unplayable. It almost seemed to be an overheating issue, but I know it wasn't normal as the display models in the stores did not have this issue. I am looking elsewhere for a tablet as this whole ordeal has taken a month and I've been without a tablet majority of the time. I really think Asus might need to hire some more quality control employees.

Overall Review: I'm just glad Newegg.com was so absolutely brillant in their RMA process. I really feel bad that I had to RMA two of these back to them. Hopefully it didn't cost them any money, and they will get reimbursed from Asus. Buy with confidence from Newegg.com! :)

Excellent upgrade for old laptop!!

CORSAIR 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 266 (PC 2100) Laptop Memory Model VS512SDS266
CORSAIR 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 266 (PC 2100) Laptop Memory Model VS512SDS266

Pros: Easily installed into dell inspirion 1100..Laptop feels unbelivably faster...I went from 256 mb ram to 640 with this...I just had to remove one 128mb stick and add the 512 mbram and kept one 128mb in there. that's a 250% memory increase for $20. I'll consider buying another to make it an even 1 gig but really it's not needed for what I do on this old laptop for slideshows, music, and pictures. specs. dell inspirion 1100 2.4 ghz celeron win XP (now) 640mb ram!!!

Cons: absolutely none...

Overall Review: this memory was 10 bucks more through Dell and it was a generic brand plus I KNEW i would get it faster from Newegg.com then dell. thanks! wish I would've upgraded laptop sooner b/c it really is like twice as fast now.