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Donald G.

Donald G.

Joined on 11/30/04

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Most Favorable Review

Satisfying sound quality

Sennheiser Black CX200 3.5mm Connector Canal Stereo Headphone
Sennheiser Black CX200 3.5mm Connector Canal Stereo Headphone

Pros: Very good range, even sound quality i.e. not overbearing bass or muddy sounding. Bass for this type of headphone (In ear) is outstanding. I expect quality with Sennheiser brand name and I am not disappointed. Outside noise blocked almost completely.

Cons: Not really a negative but in case someone can not read the product description. Clearly does not include a Mic or on cord controls. However, does work for playback only with smart phones.

Overall Review: Beware using these while driving a car, riding a bike or jogging. They do a great job blocking outside noise, perhaps too well for this use. You will be hard pressed finding a better value for your money. Comes with 2 other ear tips, ready to go with mid sized ear tips (This is what most people will be able to use right out of the box) I just bought a second pair for my daughter.

Most Critical Review

Total Garbage

Pioneer SE-CL331-H 3.5mm Connector Canal Water-Resistant Stereo Earbud Earphone for sports(White)
Pioneer SE-CL331-H 3.5mm Connector Canal Water-Resistant Stereo Earbud Earphone for sports(White)

Pros: pretty box?

Cons: I could go on and on, I read some of the reviews saying these where bad and it really doesn't even come close to convey how bad these are. Out of the box the left was intermittent. When they do work if you hold the cord in the right position they sound terrible. Using headphones that come with the iPhones as a basis these are way worse than either the 4 or 5 headphones. I mean NOT EVEN CLOSE. I threw them back into the packing box and will give them to my daughter I bet she throws them away. I have bought $15 headphones before and they sound 100 times better than this garbage.

Overall Review: I'm seriously out of a clue how the Pioneer name are on the box. This is the first bad experience with this name brand.

Great Case fan

Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 - Sleeve Bearing 200mm Red LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases

Pros: Very quite and pretty case fan. Comes with adapter if you have an older motherboard without onboard power connection for aux fan. Greatly improved airflow from the original fan that came with my Thermatake case.

Cons: Mine did not line up with all 4 holes on my case. Not really a con, I was able to get two perfectly aligned and felt that was sufficient.

Overall Review: For those complaining about air flow, they are probably used to a loud small fan that pushes a lot of air in a tiny area, this is misleading! The overall volume of air moved is rather low. This one pushes a 200 mm circular area of air quietly. This is the future, large low RPM fans that are almost silent.

Just ok

Skullcandy FIX BUD Stereo Earbuds w/in-line Mic - Black/Black (S3FXDM-033)
Skullcandy FIX BUD Stereo Earbuds w/in-line Mic - Black/Black (S3FXDM-033)

Pros: Look OK, have a mic that works with an iPhone. OK bass, not great but just ok. High end very good.

Cons: Not enough bass. I know ear buds are not usually that great. The iphone 5 ear buds have more bass and they are certainly cheap. The highs are crisp and decent. These run out of power though pretty early. They are best low to medium volume any higher and they distort pretty bad.

Overall Review: For the price, throw away headphones with a mic makes this an ok buy. Great for kids that lose or damage headphones a lot. they are not for audiophiles.

JUNK

Sennheiser CX 301 Noise Isolating In-Ear Headphones - Black
Sennheiser CX 301 Noise Isolating In-Ear Headphones - Black

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Absolute NO BASS. I have the 200s (Bought from here) and they where great. I have no idea what happened here. These are junk, not worth returning and not worth using. I guess I could have just sent my money and had New Egg through them away remotely and would have ended up the same.

Overall Review: These are not a little bad they are AWEFUL. Iphone cheapos are 100 times better.

Icy Dock Ruined my SSD

Intel 320 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2CW120G3B5
Intel 320 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2CW120G3B5

Pros: Real real fast, fast boot up. This is a follow up review. I will stand by my first review of SSD stutter. I will admit it is rare on my PC and with my replacement on my Mac it does NOT stutter so far.

Cons: No plans for SSD toolbox for Mac. For mac users this program tells drive reliability and gives an estimate of remaining life and if there are any sectors that are not being used due to failure. It is a great program that only works on PCs and I just came from Intel's website and got the bad news, no program slated for the Mac.

Overall Review: I bought this device called an Icy Dock to put the SSD in to dock in my Mac pro. It is not a simple pass through device so be warned. it appears to have been the problem all along with my Mac and the Intel SSD. Intel replaced the damaged SSD within a week. New Mexico to Kentucky and back. I think they cross shipped the drive. Either way they took care of me better than I expected. You get what you pay for with Intel, good service, I am almost certain the failure was not their fault yet they replaced the item with no hassle.