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Chris G.

Chris G.

Joined on 05/05/12

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Most Favorable Review

good laptop for price

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-4210U 4GB DDR3L Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4400 15.6" Windows 8.1 E5-571-5552
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-4210U 4GB DDR3L Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4400 15.6" Windows 8.1 E5-571-5552

Pros: great laptop for the price when I saw it on sale. thinner and lighter than i expected

Cons: really don't like the touchpad and it was a hassel to upgrade to ssd and 8gb ram.

Overall Review: tip for anyone taking this apart you will need to pop the top off to access the harddrive. remove the battery and all the screws from the back (might not need to remove all but just makes it simpler) under the battery there are some tabs you need to depress and then start peeling up the top case.. it is kind of tough to get started. once all the tabs are loose there are 3 cables connected under that need to be disconnected and then you can remove the top case and access the harddrive...still in process of upgrading ram which appears is underneath the mobo

Most Critical Review

good while it lasts

Turtle Beach PS3 Video Gaming Headset Ear Force PX21
Turtle Beach PS3 Video Gaming Headset Ear Force PX21

Pros: I found the headset to be comfortable and enjoyed the long length of the cable.

Cons: Humming or buzzing in the background constantly (got used to it besides when chatting on skype it got annoying). On my second pair in less than 2 years.

Overall Review: Customer service was good about replacing the first pair that failed, even though I had to pay for shipping. Still cheaper than buying a new pair.

11/19/2012

Cheap 4TB drive

Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Large amount of storage Low price

Cons: None so far

A slight step up from the non pro version

Ubiquiti UniFi UAP-AC-PRO-US 802.11AC, 3x3 MIMO technology, 1300 Mbps 5 GHz POE+ Outdoor Managed Wireless Access Point
Ubiquiti UniFi UAP-AC-PRO-US 802.11AC, 3x3 MIMO technology, 1300 Mbps 5 GHz POE+ Outdoor Managed Wireless Access Point

Pros: Good speed/range Easy Setup Reliable

Cons: Range isn't much better than the cheap N model

Great little switch

NETGEAR ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch (GS108)
NETGEAR ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch (GS108)

Pros: Cheap Made very well Reliable Lifetime warranty

Cons: None

Don't bother

N64 USB Controller - Black - For Window, Mac, and Linux by Mars Devices
N64 USB Controller - Black - For Window, Mac, and Linux by Mars Devices

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Cheaply made Doesn't feel anything like a normal N64 controller Joystick is very stiff, unable to walk in games like Mario 64 (run the entire time) The other buttons don't feel right either and one of the even shipped installed upside-down.