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Matthew E.

Matthew E.

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Most Favorable Review

So far, so GOOD!

New Pyle PLR27MPBU AM/FM Radio MP3/iPod USB/SD Aux Car Receiver Audio Bluetooth
New Pyle PLR27MPBU AM/FM Radio MP3/iPod USB/SD Aux Car Receiver Audio Bluetooth

Pros: Blue-Tooth (both Phone AND Audio) Mechless Compact (1/2 depth) size AM/FM with 12/18 presets Clock

Cons: BT mic is on the face of the unit, making BT phone essentially unusable in a top-less/door-less Jeep.

Overall Review: My kid just got licensed and wanted to start driving my Jeep. But the old Jensen head unit in my Jeep blew up (OK more like smoked and then died) about a year ago, and the kid wanted tunes. I chose this Pyle unit because 1) MECHLESS (Jeeps get dirty, and tape/CD players go quickly) 2) it had a clock (kids request) 3) it had BT audio, so we can play music on our phones through this receiver; 4) it had BT phone (this was not clearly stated, and I had to call Pyle, who at first said it did NOT support this, but then said it did. Turns out it DOES, just not as good as I'd like.) This unit had the features I was looking for, and with free Premier shipping and a Visa checkout discount, I got it for >$45. I soldered the wiring harness to the factory harness, then taped the leads up, and plugged it in, and it worked fine. The 1/2 depth made mounting easier, and the unit seems to work great. The test will be 6-12 months from now. Here's hoping that it lasts even 1/2 as long as I expect it to!

Most Critical Review

Here's Hoping 3 is a charm :(

Seagate BarraCuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate BarraCuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap (before I had to pay another $15 to ship them back) The 1st 2 I bought have worked fine. Improved packaging. These 2 were bubble wrapped, then boxed, then the boxes were put in a larger box with filler paper. (The last 2 I got were just bubble wrapped and put in a box.) I RMA'ed the 1st one on-line and then discovered the 2nd had failed too, but when I called Newegg they were very helpful and changed the RMA quantity to 2.

Cons: 1 arrived DOA, 2nd SMART marked as failing within the 1st day after getting it set up in my array. It went back and forth between failing and failed. Then I start reading new reviews saying these drives don't work in RAID 5 or 10. I'm hoping that isn't true, and I just got some drives damaged by the sub-0 temps and/or an exuberant UPS guy.

Overall Review: I got 2 of these for a RAID 1 array and decided to go RAID 10 with 2 more when a similar deal came back. As luck would have it I was at home on the coldest day of the year (talking to the plumber about my frozen pipes) when the UPS guy dropped the box with these drives in my entry hall. I opened the main box and put it on my desk. Later that night I unpacked the drives and mounted them in my tower. It took me a day or two to get back to updating the MoBo drivers for the on-board RAID to recognize the drives, and that's when I realized the 1st drive was bad. The following day (after I'd requested an RMA for the 1st drive) the 2nd one began reporting as failing or failed. Interestingly, the original 2 still work fine in RAID 0 or 1.

12/17/2009

SUPER FAST SHIPPING!

Seagate Desktop SSHD ST1000DX001 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Solid State Hybrid Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop SSHD ST1000DX001 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Solid State Hybrid Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Ordered on Tuesday AM (7/1). Received it at 11:30 AM on Wednesday (7/2). Fastest free shipping ever!

Cons: none yet

Overall Review: Got this to replace an old (way too small) OCZ SSD I had running as a cache drive in my unRAID box. Will update the review after I install and "preclear" the drive and see how it works. But just wanted to give props to NewEgg for the fastest free shipping ever. (Which is a little strange, as the stuff I ordered last Friday 6/27, isn't scheduled for delivery until next Monday 7/7)

Good deal on an at the time hard to find Blu-Ray

Spider-Man The High Definition Trilogy (BR / 4 DISC / ENG / FREN / SPAN) Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, James Franco
Spider-Man The High Definition Trilogy (BR / 4 DISC / ENG / FREN / SPAN) Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, James Franco

Pros: Price Good flicks on Blu-Ray

Cons: No real extras for Blu-Ray versions of 1 and 2

Overall Review: Who'd have thought I'd get a deal on a Blu-Ray movie from NewEgg?

Can't beat the price

BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (DVD/2 DISC) D31663D
BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (DVD/2 DISC) D31663D

Pros: Price Good flick on Blu-Ray

Cons: none

Overall Review: Got for FREE as part of a combo deal - can't go wrong there

Too good for my teenage daughter?

Sennheiser HD201 Over-Ear Headphones
Sennheiser HD201 Over-Ear Headphones

Pros: Good value She said they fit well, and were comfortable. She thought they had good sound Long cord Lightweight

Cons: Plastic frame easily broken Long cord (it can be a pro OR a con)

Overall Review: Got these for my teenage daughter. She broke the plastic frame on one side after a month of use. She taped it together and used it for another year and a half before she pulled the cord out of one side. She still liked them so well that she replaced them with another set of the same ones.