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Ryan T.

Ryan T.

Joined on 08/28/03

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Most Favorable Review

Nice compact router

Linksys WRT120N-RM 802.11b/g/n Wireless Home Router up to 150Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4
Linksys WRT120N-RM 802.11b/g/n Wireless Home Router up to 150Mbps/ 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port x4

Pros: Very smooth setup, very versatile, speed is excellent (you can tell a very significant difference in the G vs. N laptops in the household in speed and signal quality, it's worth paying extra for).

Cons: Software it wants you to install beyond the setup from Cisco is rather annoying. Don't install it.

Overall Review: One laptop occasionally struggles to be assigned an IP address, but this has been an ongoing issue with the laptop. The problem appears to be due to the laptop and not the router.

Most Critical Review

Underwhelmed

Bell & Howell 9277 Audio Dongle
Bell & Howell 9277 Audio Dongle

Pros: Functional, decent battery life. Clear sound.

Cons: It only seems to broadcast in mono, on the left side. I can swap it out and plug in the 3.5mm jack and all four speakers work in the car. When I switch to this bluetooth, I only get sound out of the left side.

Overall Review: If it broadcast all channels I would give it 5 stars, but it's very annoying getting all the sound from one side of the car. I use it more for sports talk radio than anything but for music it could really cause problems.

Very solid

ASUS VE278H 27" Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA HDMI Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free Built-in Speakers LED Backlight LCD Monitor
ASUS VE278H 27" Full HD 1920 x 1080 VGA HDMI Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free Built-in Speakers LED Backlight LCD Monitor

Pros: Color, responsiveness, and features are great. Extremely bright if needed.

Cons: My old monitor had a light sensor for auto-dimming. I never realized how much I liked this feature until it was gone. At night I need the screen brightness turned down ALL of the way (dual 27s light an office more then the overhead light on 3/4 power).

Overall Review: Great product for a great price. I only wish it had an auto-dimmer on it. That is nothing to hold an egg back for, that's just noteworthy.

Pretty happy

HP Officejet Pro 8500A PLUS CM756A Up to 15 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer
HP Officejet Pro 8500A PLUS CM756A Up to 15 ppm Black Print Speed 4800 x 1200 dpi Color Print Quality Ethernet (RJ-45) / USB / Wi-Fi Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer

Pros: Once set up, works flawlessly. Wireless has been rock solid. Wired works as well. Quick single-sided printing. Quality of printing is great. You can set up scan-to folders on a PC quickly and easily; links up with wireless security quickly and cleanly. Scanner works like a champ; touch-screen has all the right options available quickly and easily.

Cons: You can not set up both a wired and wireless connection concurrently (tried to set up a fallback due to my own lack of comfort with wireless reliability). Two-sided printing is slow, as it makes sure the ink dries before pulling sheets back through for the back side printing.

Overall Review: Update your software and drivers people.... this should be the first thing you do when you buy hardware! If you install it properly, it works beautifully.

Working well

TRENDnet TPL-303E2K Powerline AV Adapter Kit Up to 200Mbps
TRENDnet TPL-303E2K Powerline AV Adapter Kit Up to 200Mbps

Pros: Easy setup; I read the horror stories others had with setup but found no difficulties doing the following: 1) Connect ethernet wire from router to Trendnet (piece 1). 2) Plug Trendnet (piece 1) in to wall socket (and there was room to use only one of the two wall plugs). 3) Connect ethernet wire from Trendnet (piece 2) to hub across house (could go right to another computer in another set up) 4) Connect Trendnet (piece 2) to wall outlet across the house 5) Hit sync button. All set, no worries, no confusion, and much faster than my dual band "300/300" Wireless-N setup

Cons: None so far. I will update if any are found.

Overall Review: Don't worry about the previous reviews scare stories about set up. This was VERY simple. I spent more time walking across the house to the second outlet than I did with anything else. So far, I'd say it's worth the sixty bucks.

Does what it should

Verbatim 25GB 4X BD-R 10 Packs Spindle Box Disc Model 96769
Verbatim 25GB 4X BD-R 10 Packs Spindle Box Disc Model 96769

Pros: Does what it should do.

Cons: None