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Ryan P.

Ryan P.

Joined on 11/15/01

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

IPS is a step up for sure

LG IPS234T-PN Black 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 5,000,000:1 IPS Panel
LG IPS234T-PN Black 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 5,000,000:1 IPS Panel

Pros: Very vibrant screen - w/ IPS I don't struggle so much to find the right balance of contrast / brightness and colors. It just looks good without a whole lot of adjustment.

Cons: Waiting for it to go on sale again to pick up another one to match for multi-monitor use.

12/18/2012
Most Critical Review

Won't accept 32GB Ram

BIOSTAR H77MU3 LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
BIOSTAR H77MU3 LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Has a good number of features

Cons: Won't accept 4 sticks of 8GB Ram (32GB) as advertised. I have 4 new sticks of Corsair Vengeance LP sticks from newegg (which I bought with and for this board). The board will not even boot to bios with all 4 sticks. It will only recognize 2 sticks at a time. Very frustrating because even if the manufacturer were to offer a replacement (which I don't know that they would) I would have to either purchase a new windows license or deal with hours of MS techs to get the license to transfer to a new board.

Open Box Defective on Arrival

Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure
Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver SATA USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: Appears to be high quality material (same as some Azio external drives) - Some people complain about the s-video type power connector - but I think this type is a bit more sturdy and steer clear of the other type (ends up in frayed power cords)

Cons: Upon Arrival - did not work. The fan worked fine but the enclosure did not. Two working drives did not work in this enclosure. Unless Newegg makes things right, I'll have to pay for shipping on the way here, shipping on the way back (RMA), and a restocking fee (all told about 25 bucks - with no item to show for it)

Overall Review: This was an open box item - but usually those are good from newegg. Waste of time and shipping costs.

12/20/2008

Works w/ SD-HC

AFT PRO-28U BLACK 28-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal/External Card Reader
AFT PRO-28U BLACK 28-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal/External Card Reader

Pros: It works w/ the A-Data 8GB SD-HC card that is currently on sale (as well as every other sd & CF card I've stuck in it). Looks clean in PC & can use as an external reader.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Very Happy - Good Value

Rosewill R604TBLK-N 3 x120mm Cooling Fan Pre-Installed on the TOP,Front and Rear ,ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 450W Power Supply
Rosewill R604TBLK-N 3 x120mm Cooling Fan Pre-Installed on the TOP,Front and Rear ,ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 450W Power Supply

Pros: Good bank for buck - front panel connectors and 3&1/2" bay are covered by flip pieces. Also extra spots for additional hard drives in back of front fan are nice.

Cons: The 120mm fan is weak - I replaced it with an old powerful sunon 120mm fan. Side vent seems pointless - I want the air traveling over the CPU - also if using a large cpu cooler the plastic side vent piece must be removed.

Overall Review: Good value

Great Bang For Buck

ASTAR DVD Recorder DVR-2100
ASTAR DVD Recorder DVR-2100

Pros: Does what it's supposed to I use it to record my daughter's shows and then she can watch Noggin in the basement (since we only have one cable box). Quality looks very good on 2 hour mode. Accepts s-video in. Has 3 video Component out and has progressive scan. Has firewire in (haven't used this yet - but expect it will be useful in transferring home movies mini-dv to DVD) For everything it does it's very inexpensive. No quality problems as other reviewers mentioned.

Cons: Remote not the most intuitive and can be confusing - but if you shop here and are a bit of a geek it should be easy enough (but you may have difficulty explaining to others in your home how to work it)

12/23/2005