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James H.

James H.

Joined on 01/08/07

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Most Favorable Review

ViewSonic VG2436wm

ViewSonic VG2436wm-LED Black 24" Full HD Height,Swivel &Pivot Adjustable LED Backlight LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 20,000,000:1(1,000:1) w/Speakers
ViewSonic VG2436wm-LED Black 24" Full HD Height,Swivel &Pivot Adjustable LED Backlight LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 20,000,000:1(1,000:1) w/Speakers

Pros: Fantastic real-estate even for my bad eyes. After several months I have no concerns. I'm think in a 2nd one to create a dual-monitor setup; only waiting for upgrade to my desk.

Cons: None

Most Critical Review

Less Than 1 Egg

Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCL240GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCL240GB-DX

Pros: Didn't have it long enough to really enjoy any pros.

Cons: Less than 2 months and it crashed my Windows 7 Professional HP Elite i7 computer. As long as it was still connected I couldn't even get into the bios -- made me think it was my motherboard. Best Buy Geek Squad and $39.00 later I found out it was defintely the drive itself.

Overall Review: I returned it to Mushkin and begged they try to recover the contents. I received a brand new replacement and NO indication they even tried to recover the contents. I called their Customer Support and was told my letter was summarily ignored -- it is their policy to immediately scrub the drive upon receipt and then check it out. I have no comfort zone is using the replacement. I'll add this to my list of costly lessons learned.

Crashed My Computer

Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCL240GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe 2.5" 240GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCL240GB-DX

Pros: It is what it says it is and made a difference in the performance of my boot time. Mushkin is not hesitating replacing the drive. (I'll add a couple of eggs if they return it to me repaired and bootable, rather than just a blank replacement.)

Cons: After less than two months I received the Blue Screen of Death and could not even get into my computer's bios. Thinking this was a motherboard problem I took it to a Best Buy Geek Squad to have them evaluate it. They also thought it was a motherboard broblem because we could not get into the bios. Just as I was about to have them send it off for $400/500 servicing I told them to try accessing the bios with the drive removed -- WORKED!!. I paid them $39.00 and took the machine back home where I had a spare WD Velociraptor drive. I re-installed my operating system and was back up in several hours. Alas, it will take me quite a while to re-install all of my applications and configurations I lost to the drive.

Overall Review: This certainly has be thinking twice about SSDDs -- I only did this to slightly improve my overall Windows performance.

11/26/2012

Only Need One Lens

TAMRON 18-270mm/F3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Lens For Nikon.
TAMRON 18-270mm/F3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Lens For Nikon.

Pros: Much of the time I'm on my motorcycle with my camera and don't have room for a gadget bag. This is the only lens I have ever needed.

Cons: Zoom creep is a pain I have to put up with.

11/10/2011