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Dwayne S.

Dwayne S.

Joined on 05/30/01

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Most Favorable Review

wonderful scanner

Canon CanoScan 9000F 4207B002 9600 x 9600dpi 48bit USB Interface Flatbed Color Image Scanner
Canon CanoScan 9000F 4207B002 9600 x 9600dpi 48bit USB Interface Flatbed Color Image Scanner

Pros: Excellent scanner, with incredibly intuitive button options and accompanying software. Was ready to purchase 3rd party software for the scanner, but found that it was unnecessary. Scanner does exactly what I want it to, and well. Incredibly fast scans, and no problems with the quality of produced scans.

Cons: Short learning curve in getting used to using the scanner with the supplied software. Also, won't crop photographs that are spaced close together, so the images have to be spread far apart, giving a max of about 4 photos per scan. However, with the speed of the scanner, it doesn't affect productivity very much in the end.

Overall Review: I was concerned about getting a scanner after not having one for so long, but I couldn't be happier.

10/17/2011
Most Critical Review

nice thumbdrive, but unpractical

Patriot Bolt 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive 256bit AES Encryption PSF4GBTUSB
Patriot Bolt 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive 256bit AES Encryption PSF4GBTUSB

Pros: Fast, small, sturdily built. Also has a nicely fitting cap. Excellent encryption software (when it works).

Cons: Encryption software does not work with another thumb drive plugged into the computer. So if you have another one, say for Readyboost, you have to remove it for the encryption software to work at all.

Overall Review: It's terribly unfortunate that the software has this issue, because otherwise it would be an excellent solution. This thumb drive may be useable for a laptop, but not for desktop use with a Readyboost thumb drive installed. Will go into the unused pile of thumb drives.

excellent charger

POWEREX MH-C801D Eight Cell 1 Hour Charger w/ 2700mAh 8 x AA Rechargeable Batteries
POWEREX MH-C801D Eight Cell 1 Hour Charger w/ 2700mAh 8 x AA Rechargeable Batteries

Pros: Excellent charger, as well as battery conditioner. Price is absolutely worth it for anyone with a lot of batteries.

Cons: Display sometimes difficult to read.

Overall Review: Conditioning a battery (or set of batteries) takes a long time, especially with a slow charge, but it works beautifully.

survived clothes washing & drying

OCZ Rally2 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive OCZUSBR2DC-16GB
OCZ Rally2 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive OCZUSBR2DC-16GB

Pros: Drive operates as it should. Most impressively, it survived a cycle through the washer and dryer, with no damage whatsoever.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Purely personal preference, but the LED is bright enough to easily see, but not bright enough to be considered obnoxious.

wonderful drives

Western Digital RE2 WD4000YS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Excellent compatibility and performance.

Cons: None to speak of.

Overall Review: Make sure the jumper is removed at installation--there shouldn't be a jumper on it. I have 4 in RAID 5 on an Areca ARC-1220 RAID controller...

software switch ruined an excellent thumbdrive

CORSAIR Flash Voyager 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) CMFUSB2.0-1GB
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) CMFUSB2.0-1GB

Pros: As a simple device, it works just fine.

Cons: Software change by Corsair made it unnecessarily difficult to partition the drive and make it bootable.

Overall Review: After several attempts to get the drive working as needed (was going to use for flashing BIOS, etc), I bought a Oxx instead, and used my old Corsair 2gb for the purpose.