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Derek H.

Derek H.

Joined on 11/20/05

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Most Favorable Review

Quietest 1K power supply available?

Nexus RX-1K 1000 W ATX 2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Tranquillity Power Supply
Nexus RX-1K 1000 W ATX 2.2 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Tranquillity Power Supply

Pros: Quietest power supply I have tested. Even quieter than my corsair 850hx. The corsair had a very very slight high pitched hum to it, where this power supply was pretty much dead silent and is only noticeable if you are putting your ear up to the power supply or really really listening for it with all other fans in your case turned off :-). Cables were very nicely packaged, great quality. You can't tell by the pictures, but it actually looks pretty sweet too!

Cons: Not really a con but tops at 85% efficient. The corsair hx is about 92% efficient and has a longer better 7 year warranty compared to Nexus 3 year. If you have a small micro atx case, the standard cables may be a bit long and unnecessary.

Overall Review: If your in the market for the most effiecient best warrenty, go with the corsair. If you want the quietest go with the Nexus. Awesome power supply!

Very Sharp Lens!

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens

Pros: I pair this with a 7D and this lens is the sharpest in my collection (17-55, 85 1.4). I needed something longer and this fits the bill. It produces amazing color and even up there with my wifes Nikon 85 1.4D (known as the cream machine) in terms of brokah. King of the Macro lenses. Thing thing will take the most beautiful macro shot you've ever seen! The IS is awesome for handhold and walk around event and macro photography. Very fun lens!

Cons: It will work for sports and is fast enough, however you'll almost certainly need a monopod/tripod to track since it's not a zoom obviously. For indoor sports I would recommend something fast at 1.2 - 1.8 and at least 85mm. For video the IS is a little loud compared to my 17-55, however if your shooting video on the 7D you should be using something other than the in cam mic anyway.

Overall Review: If you plan on getting a UV filter - I would only recommend getting something like the Hoya HD UV filters. Their spendy but they allow in the most like up to something like 99.7 percent.

Smoking Fast!

Crucial 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT64M225
Crucial 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT64M225

Pros: Running on newest 1916 firmware (runs Trim + GC), Smoking Fast, completely quiet, Rock solid stability, no hiccups or slowdown, .1 access time. Used a v-raptor before and was 65 seconds to boot, now looking at 29 seconds from when i turn on my computer. 5 year warranty and tech support has been superb. adv. at up to 200 get a respectable avg of 191.00 using a xfx 790i, windows 7 64 bit ult.

Cons: 64gb will fill up pretty fast. I recommend this as your main drive only and add another 128 + ssd for apps, photos, intensive files etc.

Fantastic Enclosure

SANS DIGITAL MS4UM JBOD (RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and spanning supported by Windows Utilities) 4 3.5" Drive Bays eSATA (via Port Multiplier) and USB 4 Bay SATA to USB / eSATA (Port Multiplier) JBOD Enclosure
SANS DIGITAL MS4UM JBOD (RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and spanning supported by Windows Utilities) 4 3.5" Drive Bays eSATA (via Port Multiplier) and USB 4 Bay SATA to USB / eSATA (Port Multiplier) JBOD Enclosure

Pros: Very quiet compared to my other External Raid Drives. JBOD Works just as I hoped it would. Very easy to install. Keep drives very cool. Great solution for my video editing work. Just absolutely fantastic!

Cons: A little expensive, but you get what you pay for. Make sure you have an extra slot for the included Raid controller card which is needed.