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Jess T.

Jess T.

Joined on 05/24/06

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Most Favorable Review

Great oven and quiet

Rosewill 6 Slice Convection Toaster Oven Countertop, Stainless Steel, Large Capacity for 12 Inch Pizza with Bakeware Pan Broiler Rack RHTO-17001
Rosewill 6 Slice Convection Toaster Oven Countertop, Stainless Steel, Large Capacity for 12 Inch Pizza with Bakeware Pan Broiler Rack RHTO-17001

Pros: Several different types of racks that only really expensive units include

Cons: No bake setting without convection fan on. One wire rack :( 2 would be better but a pizza pan and broiler/baking sheet is helpful (it's included) No 3 prong ground plug

Overall Review: I've had the oven for a month to replace my manual Farberware MC25EX. This Rosewill is a similar size & functionality and doesn't take up much counter space however it's big enough for a 12" frozen pizza (round or square) and I can bake with various size glass dishes. The oven is spectacular for the price. There are 4 different rack positions available which is so helpful when cooking different foods. If you're broiling, you can get the food directly under the top elements for a nice char or if baking you can move the rack to a middle position of the top or bottom of the food isn't scorched by being too close to the elements. The fan is quiet, the manual countdown timer tick is low, and the bell can be clearly heard when it rings. The only feature that could be improved upon is having a setting to bake without the convection fan and to bake with the convection fan. Sometimes it's helpful to not have convection fan on so that baking can be slower.

Most Critical Review

Works so far but crunchy!

Hitachi GST Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: worked on arrival. the price is low.

Cons: it's very crunchy while reading and it's loud! it sounds like it's on its last legs. it sounds like popcorn popping in my case. i'm not going to trust this refurb to hold up. i'm switching it out asap.

Cable works fine

IOGEAR G2LU3AMB6 Blue USB 3.0 Type A to Micro B Cable
IOGEAR G2LU3AMB6 Blue USB 3.0 Type A to Micro B Cable

Pros: Great length Thick insulation

Cons: none

Overall Review: It works fine for a data connection between the drive and my Win10 machine. I had trouble getting it the Passport to show up in Explorer under a Win7 Pro system with this cable although it would power the drive's led, etc.

All Fired Out

BIOSTAR TA75M+ FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TA75M+ FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: works for the short term

Cons: major on-board component failure

Overall Review: My first TA75M+ ran fine for a solid 1 year or so without any issues before I accidentally shorted the board it by not seeing a loose screw left in the case. I ordered another TA75M+ after having a good record with the first board and there's where the trouble started. Maybe 3 months into having the board, it started randomly shutting down and USB ports only worked intermittenly. I checked all drivers, etc and found no problems. I returned the board for RMA and it was decided the board needed to be replaced. I received the replacement board (3rd TAM75+) and the onboard audio ports didn't work so I added a soundcard. However, it's only been 2 months and again major problems. Random shutdowns and USB problems. It finally started smoking near the USB ports. I'm sorely disappointed with Biostar's quality. Very poor experience.

10/31/2013
EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 01G-P3-1302-RX
EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 01G-P3-1302-RX

Pros: Works fine.

Cons: The fan is horribly loud. I can't recommended this card beyond the fact is works fine. The nose level would be fine for a very noisy area where the noise could be drowned out (i.e. warehouse, construction). For a home/business office, the level is unacceptable. :(

best bang for your bucks!

ASUS V3-M2A690G AMD Socket AM2 AMD 690G 1 x HDMI Barebone
ASUS V3-M2A690G AMD Socket AM2 AMD 690G 1 x HDMI Barebone

Pros: hdmi, card reader, 8gb/4 slots memory cap, small form factor

Cons: none really. just setting up the audio drivers can be a hassle if you don't follow certain steps in bios before/after installing drivers

10/13/2008