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Benjamin R.

Benjamin R.

Joined on 01/29/08

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Most Favorable Review

fine if they're on sale

TAIYO YUDEN Valueline 52X CD-R Thermal Printable 100 Packs Spindle Disc Model CDR80ZPP100SB-B
TAIYO YUDEN Valueline 52X CD-R Thermal Printable 100 Packs Spindle Disc Model CDR80ZPP100SB-B

Pros: Not a single frisbee, coaster, or trendy christmas decoration.

Cons: probably not the best cd's if you want to use them AND you want them to last a long time. The plastic is a little thin and the tinfoil rubs off easier than other brands. But if they're on sale and you just want some data storage or a temporary heavy use cd, then it's good to go.

Overall Review: CD's melt fast in the hot desert sun.

Most Critical Review

cheap and dreary

Rosewill RK-7310 Black 105 Normal Keys 7 Function Keys USB Wired Super Slim Multimedia Keyboard
Rosewill RK-7310 Black 105 Normal Keys 7 Function Keys USB Wired Super Slim Multimedia Keyboard

Pros: It works as a keyboard and has those nice feeling laptop style keys that I like, but still retains the full standard button layout that I like too.

Cons: It feels cheap. You know when you buy something and it just feels like a piece of junk? yeah, like that. (sorry Rosewill, but I feel I gotta be honest) It didn't sit flat on my desk, no more than 3 corners touched at a time like the thing was warped or something. It didn't matter if the back peg legs were down or not, the thing rocked worse than my grandma at a quilting party. I suppose I could have returned, but it's not worth it for the price, I just moved on. I still gave it a 3 because I doubt they're all as warped as mine, but the with the cheap overall feeling I wouldn't feel right giving it a higher rating.

Overall Review: Rosewill can make good products, but it's always a bit of a gamble with them.

throwin' my 5 eggs

Acer 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI X223Wbd
Acer 22" WSXGA+ LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI X223Wbd

Pros: It looks nice, has a low profile, and doesn't have any cheap gimmicky add-ons like an over-sized base, cheap speakers, or an ipod docking station. The color and viewing angle seem good (better than other, more expensive, lcd's I've had), but I'm by no means an expert. You can't beat that price.

Cons: when you disconect the video cable it goes out of it's way to let you know. The LED flashes and a message flashes on the screen. Hey Acer, I know the cable is unplugged, I just unplugged it, there's no need to be annoying about it. When I turn it a big "ACER" logo pops up before the screen starts working. I don't use a screen saver, I just turn the monitors off, so this can get annoying after a while if you're like me.

Overall Review: The cons I listed are just minor annoyances, the big picture is that this is a really good monitor for an extremely reasonable price. I have two, I'll probably get more unless a better deal comes along.

This keyboard makes me question my beliefs.

Logitech K740 Illuminated USB Keyboard
Logitech K740 Illuminated USB Keyboard

Pros: I don't know what deity works over at Logitech, but this keyboard is simply the best I've ever had the pleasure to touch. The buttons are just the right right travel length (slightly longer than pure laptop style) and they don't take much pressure to push (slightly heavier than laptop style I suppose, but not much), but they still have that definite "click" when it bottoms out. So you're not wondering whether or not you actually pushed the keys like with some other light-touch keyboards. The lighted button feature is nice, but I generally don't notice it except for at night when I first enter the room and the lights happen to be off. This is a rare high quality slim keyboard that also actually has the full standard key layout (rather than the compressed laptop style). I didn't think I would like the wrist rest, they're usually quite uncomfortable for me, but it's actually better than what I'm used to.

Cons: -Aesthetically I don't like the clear edged rim. (I'm glad they didn't make that glow, phew)

Overall Review: The tiny feet in the back seem cheep, but they're actually actually quite sturdy despite they're diminutive size. And Logitech said, "Let there be light" and there was light.... wait, wait that's not right is it?

Years of abuse and still going

Kensington 64365 Black 104 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard
Kensington 64365 Black 104 Normal Keys 8 Function Keys USB Wired Slim Keyboard

Pros: I've been using these for I think about a couple years at least (maybe less, maybe a little more) and the only problems I've ever had were because I spilled something directly in the keys. Even then, they still worked, buttons just got sticky (although even that cleared up over time, I wouldn't want to look in there though...). For the price range there's nothing better, I love the laptop style keys. The whole thing just feels like a nice solid piece of equipment as well.

Cons: I wish it were available with a full key layout rather than the compacted laptop layout it currently uses.

Overall Review: I've tried various other brands and styles, but none match the quality of the Kensington 64365 for the price. I still use these for my non-main PC's, but I have finally found a better keyboard, unfortunately it cost more than twice the price (see my review on the Logitech 920).

Perfect for a media PC

Intel Celeron E1400 - Celeron Allendale Dual-Core 2.0 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E1400
Intel Celeron E1400 - Celeron Allendale Dual-Core 2.0 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E1400

Pros: Good enough to play HD video on Win7 and what a price!

Cons: no

Overall Review: If you want to play games, then why are you reading this? I built myself a media PC from scratch that will play HD video (1080p, etc) for...well, for really cheap (don't want to say just how much because of the guidelines) and this cpu is in large part why that was possible.