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Dan S.

Dan S.

Joined on 08/18/03

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Most Favorable Review

Very good

CABLES UNLIMITED USB-1610B All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
CABLES UNLIMITED USB-1610B All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader

Pros: Recognizes all of my cards (xd ms sd). Does not show any drives in my computer unless a card is plugged in. When a card is pluged in, a corresponding icon shows up sd/ xd/ ms/... Very Cool! This product exceeded my expectations.

Cons: Did not work well at first, no documentation. I eventually went to device manager, and said search for drivers on windows update. Bam! It found and installed drivers I think they were realtech drivers or something, and then I got my cool icons. Price maybe? I have not tried any of the cheaper alteratives yet, but this thing works perfectly, so I am not sure if the price is a big deal to me

Overall Review: I had VERY LOW expectations after reading reviews for all of the other card readers. So I bought two. This one and the su per t alent card reader for ten bucks. I have not tried that one yet, but we will see. I AM RUNNING VISTA X64!! NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

Most Critical Review

better than my nasty rubber one

Corsair Vengeance MM600 (CH-9000017-WW) Gaming Mouse Mat
Corsair Vengeance MM600 (CH-9000017-WW) Gaming Mouse Mat

Pros: Made from Aluminum, good coatings, finished well, nice rubber bumpers and design.

Cons: not 5mm - actual thickness is just shy of 2mm without the coating, about 2.5mm with both sides of the coating, and about 5mm at the bumpers. The mouse pad (board?) flexes under light pressure. They should have used thicker aluminum closer to 3mm, or provided center support. This material would be appropriate for a traditional sized pad, but due to the large span of unsupported material it seems too flexy.

Overall Review: Huge leap forward over the nasty rubber pads, but not worth 40 bucks in my opinion after I have had a good look at it. Maybe 30 would be a more appropriate price for what you are getting.

caught on fire after 5 years

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes

Pros: lasted 5 years, kept CPU cool

Cons: Had a barbecue when I turned it on today. Visible flames.

Overall Review: would have gotten 5 stars if it did not catch on fire.

works great

APEVIA CVTPCI68 9.1 in. 6-Pin to 8-Pin PCI Express Converter Cable
APEVIA CVTPCI68 9.1 in. 6-Pin to 8-Pin PCI Express Converter Cable

Pros: works great, nicely built and wrapped/ heat shrunk.

Cons: wish I didn't need to get it.

Overall Review: 550 watt power supply works great at driving a gtx 770. don't buy new psu until trying something like this.

bought the wrong one

Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Gunmetal - Cherry MX Blue (CH-9000045-NA)
Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Gunmetal - Cherry MX Blue (CH-9000045-NA)

Pros: nice and heavy. The anodized aluminum backing is nice as are the non keyed buttons.

Cons: Led lighting gets a 5/10 as it does not consistently light the keys. the cable is waaay too thick... why? The Cherry MX Blues do not make me terribly happy, although if you are a typist I think they would be great. Gaming is cumbersome with the cherry mx blue.

Overall Review: I am returning to try cherry MX Brown

useless

Corsair M65 Vengeance USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Corsair M65 Vengeance USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse

Pros: Looks awesome, built pretty well with aluminum frame. Sniper button is a cool feature, and it seemed to work pretty well.

Cons: left mouse button and right mouse button have WAY different activation pressure. I could probably blow on the right mouse button to activate it. I like to rest my fingers on the mouse, but cant do with this one without hitting the right mouse button. Sniper button is too far forward. Middle mouse button tilts to the right when depressing, and does not click right and left which I thought was a standard feature at this price point.

Overall Review: I will be returning the mouse and I purchased a Roccat Kone to try. hopefully that will be properly designed and built unlike this mouse. Oh well, maybe the next Corsair mouse will work correctly, until then do yourself a favor and buy something else.