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Chris S.

Chris S.

Joined on 05/19/03

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Most Favorable Review

Great Laptop

ThinkPad Laptop W Series Intel Core i7-2760QM 8GB Memory 500GB HDD NVIDIA Quadro 1000M + Intel HD Graphics 3000 15.6" Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit W520 (42763JU)
ThinkPad Laptop W Series Intel Core i7-2760QM 8GB Memory 500GB HDD NVIDIA Quadro 1000M + Intel HD Graphics 3000 15.6" Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit W520 (42763JU)

Pros: *Great workstation laptop as the previous reviewer stated. *Traditional Thinkpad design and features *Supports SATA III if you have drives that can do it.

Cons: *You can have any color you want as long as you want black *The monster power brick *Somewhat expensive for a laptop these days

Overall Review: Thinkpads(T series, W series) have always been great laptops for working(and playing if you have a discrete graphics card). This one seems to be no exception. I made the reinstall disks (1 CD, 3 DVDs) and then upgraded it with the new Mushkin 240GB mSATA SSD that goes in the WWAN port inside the machine instead of the traditional drive bay. I had a little trouble getting the keyboard out, but I loosened all the case screws a half turn and was able to get it out to access the mSATA port underneath. Otherwise, physical installation was fairly easy. I had ZERO issues with drive recognition or access. I ran it for a few days without any drive in the internal bay and it makes the machine lighter to carry. I ended up putting the stock drive back in and rerouted all of the "My ..." directories (My Music, My Videos, etc) onto the rotating drive for mass storage, leaving the SSD free for the OS and programs. It runs amazingly fast and seems to be another great Thinkpad!

Most Critical Review

Failure

Team 32GB microSDHC Flash Card w/ USB2.0 Micro SD Card Reader TR11A1 Model TG032G0MC24C
Team 32GB microSDHC Flash Card w/ USB2.0 Micro SD Card Reader TR11A1 Model TG032G0MC24C

Pros: Its was 32GB and relatively inexpensive

Cons: I used it in my phone for 3 months and then it just died with no recovery through anything I could think of to try. All my apps will have to be reloaded. I will not buy a Team product again. Not worth my time or my money.

11/13/2012

Great projector for the price

EPSON EX3210 800 x 600 2800 Lumens 3LCD Multimedia Projector 3000:1
EPSON EX3210 800 x 600 2800 Lumens 3LCD Multimedia Projector 3000:1

Pros: This is a great projector for the price. It handles all of our second screen presentations with no trouble. We use it in our church worship center for displaying song lyrics and powerpoint. It is bright enough for our needs at 2800 lumens.

Cons: I did have one problem with the side-to-side keystone. It is a mechanical keystone with a slider up near the lense to set it. The top part of the slider that you can move with your finger came off. I can still see the bottom part of the slider in the slot it runs through. I just took a thin screwdriver and used it to set the keystone where I need it. We have the projector mounted so it's not the issue it might be if we were using it as a mobile unit. I would have awarded 5 stars if not for the broken tab.

Overall Review: Even with the broken keystone tab, it is a nice little projector with a great price. Not a lot of bells or whistles, but handles the basic inputs very well.

10/16/2012

Works Great!

Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series 240GB Mini-SATA (mSATA) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAT240GB-DX
Mushkin Enhanced Atlas Series 240GB Mini-SATA (mSATA) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDAT240GB-DX

Pros: *mSATA form leaves all drive bays free *low power usage *SATA III speeds *large size allows for solo usage of the drive if desired without limiting what programs get loaded.

Cons: *price *takes up the WWAN slot so no built in cellular networking. I don't need the roaming access or the bill that goes along with it each month so this wasn't really an issue for me.

Overall Review: Installed this in a Lenovo W520 with zero trouble. This was my first SSD so I'm blown away by the performance. From my research, this is essentially a Mushkin Chronos deluxe SSD (their highest line) in mSATA form. It has high end syncronous NAND flash. Installed this and repurposed my primary SATA drive to contain all the "My..." directories (My Pictures, My Videos, My Music, etc) that get most of the mass data items. Set the SATA drive to power off after 5 minutes of non-use. Haven't tested it out yet but the battery monitor claims that I have over 7 hours of battery life during regular usage (not 3D games or CAD). It does cold boot to login screen in ~15 secs. Login to desktop ready to go in ~5 secs. Overall, I'm very pleased so far with the performance and the non-traditional form factor. It opens up a ton of possibilities with the now spare drive bays and makes normal system usage nearly instantaneous. It was definitely worth the price.