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Mark B.

Mark B.

Joined on 11/05/03

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent product.

BenQ MP512ST 800 x 600 DLP Short-Throw Projector with HDMI Input and Built-in Speakers 2200 ANSI lumens 2500:1
BenQ MP512ST 800 x 600 DLP Short-Throw Projector with HDMI Input and Built-in Speakers 2200 ANSI lumens 2500:1

Pros: This is a superb product. I use it with an ASUS EEE 901 for showing robust PowerPoint presentations and it works beautifully. Had no problem setting it up. My first projection was on a brown wall - the whites were beautiful and the blacks were.. well, black. Superbly black. Great picture.

Cons: Would be nice to have a carrying case but that would be definitely asking for the moon at this price. And a $100 rebate? I was surprised to see it included cables at this price, but it does.

Overall Review: First projector, simple setup. Great price point. Can't lose. Of course I had to connect it to my gaming system, Battlefield 2 never looked so good;

Solid but slightly flawed

ThinkPad T Series 14.0" Intel Core i5-2520M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 4177Q5U
ThinkPad T Series 14.0" Intel Core i5-2520M 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 4177Q5U

Pros: Very durable. Feels like military grade case! Bright screen. Good keyboard. The function keys are great, speakers are good enough. Power options are good and the battery life is oh so sweet compared to the Toshiba I just put in the closet.

Cons: Microphone is terrible. Locks up for 5-15 seconds randomly since the day I took it out of the box. USB inputs are ridiculously TIGHT. Speakers are a bit quiet at full volume.

Overall Review: I bought this laptop because I did not want to dedicate any keyboard space to a numeric keypad like most laptop configurations out there. Happily the company with the right layout was Lenovo! It's a strong machine. If anyone has any insight on the 10 second freeze-up, I'll owe you a beer.

10/10/2012

I'm in love with this monitor

SAMSUNG P2770HD Rose Black 27" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 50,000:1(1000:1) Built-in HDTV Tuner & Speakers
SAMSUNG P2770HD Rose Black 27" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 50,000:1(1000:1) Built-in HDTV Tuner & Speakers

Pros: This is an exceptional monitor. Several reviews mention some blurring when using HDMI - I had the same thing at first but some fiddling under the Settings (especially changing from Dynamic to Standard or Movie) took care of the issue. I tried DVI as well, and it's true - the picture is just as good as HDMI. (I probably would have left it on DVI b/c I'm lazy, but I didn't want to have a second cable for speakers!) It's bright bright bright. So nice. So many settings, you can even control the brightness of the 'button's on the front of the panel. Oh yes and about those buttons... see cons. The base isn't particularly stable - but it's not unstable. Looks like they spent the stand R&D money on the screen instead to achieve this price point. Good choice! Blacks are super black, no color surprises, no edge glowing. I bought this to play Skyrim and it's as good as being there - no lag at all, no ghosting on quick in-game moves. Completely immersive

Cons: The buttons on the front are not traditional buttons, they are a touch-sensitive surface are like an i-Phone. No reason to subtract an egg here, but they do take some getting used to. Once you've got the hang of it, they are perfectly responsive.

Overall Review: For the price, this is the best monitor I could find and it is AWESOME.

Love it.

Aluratek AUCR200 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 SD, miniSD, MMC, RS-MMC, MS, MS Pro, MS Duo and MS Duo Pro. ALL-IN-1 Multi-Media Card Reader
Aluratek AUCR200 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 SD, miniSD, MMC, RS-MMC, MS, MS Pro, MS Duo and MS Duo Pro. ALL-IN-1 Multi-Media Card Reader

Pros: All good. BIg cards, little cards. Works just as it should.

Cons: Just what I need - another dongle floating around the house.

Overall Review: I would buy it again.

Not a single glitch on install

ECS Goal3+(1.1C) AMD Sempron 3000+ 754 SiS 761 GX Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo
ECS Goal3+(1.1C) AMD Sempron 3000+ 754 SiS 761 GX Micro ATX Motherboard / CPU Combo

Pros: I have made many Frankenmachines in my life, and never has a homemade PC booted on the first try - until now. This motherboard had no problems whatsoever, only had to refer to the instructions once (see cons). I too was surprised at the speed of this unit. I built it for a relative who thought his CD-ROM drive was a drinkholder, so I wanted to build a unit that was cheap but not so much so that I felt guilty. I have given this unit to the owner with total confidence!

Cons: I actually had to read the instructions to find the sequence/layout of the pins for the front-of-tower ponytail. (But now you know why none of my Frankenmachines work on the first try...!)

12/11/2008

Quiet, good contact

Rosewill RCX-Z80-AL 80mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
Rosewill RCX-Z80-AL 80mm Sleeve CPU Cooler

Pros: Quiet. Comes with goop already loaded onto the heatsink and a plastic goop condom that prevents it from getting smudged in transit. Did I mention quiet? Excellent mount, great contact with CPU. I am building a no-maintnenace machine for mom-in-law, so I don't know how this unit does with overclocking - but for a reliable fan, so far so good.

Cons: None that are related to this product!

Overall Review: Bravo, Rosewill!

12/11/2008