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Ian C.

Ian C.

Joined on 10/14/13

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Most Favorable Review

Absolutely fantastic

SYBA GamesterGear P3210 Rumble Effect PC & PS3 Wired Gaming Headset
SYBA GamesterGear P3210 Rumble Effect PC & PS3 Wired Gaming Headset

Pros: - The sound is great. -The mic is one of the best-sounding mics I've ever dealt with. -Even the rumble effect, which I was tentative about, is a nice touch. Think of it as a subtle bass effect. It's pretty good. -Cord is nice, long, and durable. -The volume control is easy to use and very worthwhile. -Very comfortable headset. Haven't worn it for too long straight, yet (just a few hours), but pretty good so far. - Pretty much plug-in-and-play (once I got it working).

Cons: When I first tried making this headset work, the mic refused to pick up any sound. At all. The audio worked great but no fiddling with sound settings, headphone controls, or restarting the computer did any good. My comp registered the mic but would pick up no sound. Couldn't get it working on my roommate's laptop either, but could get HIS headset working fine on my computer. I went off to do something else for several hours and then tried again, and it worked perfectly the second I plugged it in. Strangest thing. I have no idea what went wrong the first time-- I plugged it in multiple times securely before. Anyways, everything is working great now-- see pros. One other con: -The chat volume control on the volume control does absolutely nothing. Mic turns on and off fine, bass control works, and Game volume just controls the general volume. Chat volume is not altered as far as I can tell. Not a huge thing for me, but notable. -Lastly, if your mic is on, you will hear the mic in the headset, very well and very clear. The mic is fantastic and I personally like this, but some people do not like this.

Overall Review: Overall a very nice, great-looking and performing headset. Would recommend even at the current $65, even though I managed to get it on a much deeper sale.

Most Critical Review

Not exactly plug-in-and-play

Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 2TB 3.5" USB 3.0 Mac Storage - Desktop Model STCB2000900
Seagate Backup Plus for Mac 2TB 3.5" USB 3.0 Mac Storage - Desktop Model STCB2000900

Pros: Once I got it working, it's been great, exactly what you want from a USB 3.0 portable hard drive. Once I got it installed, the Dashboard is simple and easy to use.

Cons: Initially showed up as a device, said it was installed, but wasn't in Computer. Well ok, set options to show empty drives. Oh? Still not there? Well alright then, Disk Management here we go. There it is! Wait, why doesn't it have a name? Just a blank field for a 2 TB drive. Well, alright, I'll just rename it. Right click on the drive, and every single option is greyed out. Ok then... can't rename the drive to be recognized. Fun. 15 minutes of troubleshooting later, including installing the Seagate troubleshooter, Windows 7 drivers, and Dashboard (which also did not automatically install like it was supposed to), I just reformatted the drive. No more shenanigans, little drive. Set up and named the drive through Windows, and it worked like a charm immediately. This darn thing wasn't formatted correctly, it appears. That's a bad move, Seagate.

Overall Review: It's a good drive, but it's also hard to have a bad drive. Either it works or it doesn't. I shouldn't have to reformat the darn thing to use it.

Works as intended

ORICO H727RK-U3-BK 7 Port USB3.0 HUB with Premium 12V/2.5A Power Adapter (Black)
ORICO H727RK-U3-BK 7 Port USB3.0 HUB with Premium 12V/2.5A Power Adapter (Black)

Pros: Worked right away in every way the description says. Good make, lots of ports, great profile, good indicator lights

Cons: The USB cord is pretty darn short-- easily replaceable but annoying.

Good.

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

Pros: What can I say? It's RAM. I bought it to upgrade my computer just a tad and it gets the job done.

Cons: The sides are a little more bulky than other sticks, past the actual connector points. The color and look aren't that great either, but I have an enclosed case anyways.

Overall Review: No problems, happy buyer

Meh, barely passable.

SAMSUNG 20" TN LCD Monitor 2ms (GTG) D-Sub, HDMI S20B350H
SAMSUNG 20" TN LCD Monitor 2ms (GTG) D-Sub, HDMI S20B350H

Pros: The monitor looks alright. Not bad, not good, just average for the current level of monitors. Once it gets going, it has no notable problems. Just don't touch the controls or turn it off... Great price for an HDMI capable monitor if you get it on sale.

Cons: It takes 30 seconds or more to recognize input on my computer, just shifts between the grey "HDMI/VGA" for a while then realizes it should be doing something. Also, the buttons are slow to respond and very cheaply made for touch controls. I find myself activating them multiple times in frustration a lot. I have a 3 year-old HP 20" that looks as good and is very responsive. This is getting returned, I can get a better monitor than this for a $100 with sales

Overall Review: This monitor is pretty cheaply made and is passable but not desirable, in my opinion. It works. Frustratingly, but it works.

Exactly what I wanted

ASUS VE247H 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA DVI-D HDMI Built-in Speakers LED Backlit LCD Monitor
ASUS VE247H 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA DVI-D HDMI Built-in Speakers LED Backlit LCD Monitor

Pros: I was a little bit tentative about buying this monitor due to half and half good/bad reviews (which is usually a bad sign), but with the Black Friday sale price of $109 it was too good a deal to pass up. The monitor is everything advertised. Great picture, extremely fast refresh rate, great monitor size. No dead pixels or other problems.

Cons: The monitor's buttons are very responsive, but the control scheme is very unintuitive and a pain to use. I haven't been able to get the speakers working yet, but I don't think that's the monitor's fault. My motherboard is finicky with audio systems of any kind. I have a great audio setup already so I probably won't try too hard.

Overall Review: Definitely would recommend.