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Steve E.

Steve E.

Joined on 09/09/03

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Most Favorable Review

Tiny and powerful

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i7-3517U 8GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4000 11.6" Windows 8 64-Bit V5-171-9661
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i7-3517U 8GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4000 11.6" Windows 8 64-Bit V5-171-9661

Pros: Tiny Crazy powerful for the size and price Easy to take apart

Cons: Might be a little too tiny. This thing is smaller than you think. The touch pad is a bit annoying. They copied the apple design--no physical buttons, annoying gestures, etc. However it does allow a good deal of configuration

Overall Review: Windows 8 is very annoying but easy enough to replace. I would recommend putting a SSD in it. Faster, lighter, cooler, less power consumption. Make sure its 0.7mm or it wont fit. Samsung 840 is a good low power option. With an i7 ivy bridge, 8 gigs of ram, and a samsung 840 this thing is light, small, extremely powerful, and consumes very little power.

Most Critical Review

Not so bad....

IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel
IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel

Pros: * Range of the wireless is just fine. My couch is ~12 feet from my TV, I have no issues. * Trackball is pretty accurate (for a track ball)

Cons: * Keyboard does not turn off due to inactivity, you must flip a switch. If you forget it will eat your batteries for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. Something as easy as this to do knocks off 2 eggs.

11/24/2012

Great!

ASUS VS Series VS247H-P 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz HDMI VGA DVI-D SPLENDID Modes Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor
ASUS VS Series VS247H-P 24" (Actual size 23.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz HDMI VGA DVI-D SPLENDID Modes Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor

Pros: This monitor is gorgeous. Great brightness, viewing angles, vibrant colors, 0 dead pixles, great!

Cons: The stand IS slightly wobbly like several other reviewers said. But: SLIGHTLY! It doesn't shake every time the wind blows, just every time i accidentally slam into my desk. Its not enough to really bug me.

Overall Review: It doesn't cook me breakfast :(

11/30/2011

Better than you think...

SENNHEISER PC141 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Headset
SENNHEISER PC141 3.5mm Connector Supra-aural Headset

Pros: I've been wearing this headset for about 6 years now. I've gone through maybe 6 pairs of them. When my current one breaks, I'll buy another. They are VERY comfortable. It takes maybe one session to break them in but then they just fit. You wont find a better behind the neck headset than these.

Cons: Sound quality isnt amazing. But then, real audiophiles aren't using headsets anyway. This headset is a great choice for ventrilo/skype and some casual movie/game/music listening. Microphone quality is exceptional, I'm heard clearly without any static interference or echo.

Tripple Monitor in one card!

SAPPHIRE Flex Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100328FLEX
SAPPHIRE Flex Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100328FLEX

Pros: This card is great! I am running two DVI monitors and a TV through HDMI simultaneously. I get 80 FPS on high settings at 1650x1080 in WOW while watching a 1080P movie on my tv! Audio output through HDMI works flawlessly. All with a single $140 card? Yes please!

Cons: It doesn't cook me breakfast.

Overall Review: Newegg could do a better job of allowing to sort for the separate DVI lane so the user can see what cards will allow triple monitors without resorting to displayport.

1920x1080!?

Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI  LED-Backlight LCD monitor  Slim Design  250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor Slim Design 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: This is a beautiful looking monitor, picture and casing. Acer is a great brand.

Cons: 1920x1080!? This is a computer monitor not a tv!!