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Randall L.

Randall L.

Joined on 02/21/04

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Most Favorable Review

This is it

Synology DS211J Diskless System DiskStation 2-bay NAS Server for Small Office and Home Use
Synology DS211J Diskless System DiskStation 2-bay NAS Server for Small Office and Home Use

Pros: This thing works right out of the box. Just drop in a HDD (or two) and go. The software is very, very good. Ideal for a whole range of users from "I just want a simple home server" to "Right up there with some of the K$ professional systems." It's quite! I can't build a Windows server this small or quite. Manuals (you download and print - stand by for a couple of hundred pages) are great (and free). Synology updates software periodically. Unbelievably easy to set up and use. (Have you ever struggled with WHS?)

Cons: The case is plastic and not overly durable but what do expect for $200.

Overall Review: Don't waste time and money building a WHS platform. Synology works as well, is cheaper, easier to set-up, easier to use, and a whole lot lot less frustrating. If you want to get a PHD in networks go ahead and tackle WHS. You will get it to work...eventually.

Most Critical Review
WD TV Live Hub 1TB Media Center - WDBABZ0010BBK-NESN
WD TV Live Hub 1TB Media Center - WDBABZ0010BBK-NESN

Pros: Beautiful picture. Easy to connect. Works with Windows network. No video judder. Did I say beautiful picture?

Cons: Operating software can be confusing. Network access is slow (certainly not 1000 kbps). Inconsistent success playing ISO BDs. This product is incredible in concept but just not quite baked yet. I would have rated 4 star if it would consistently play my ISO collection of BDs (my main reason for purchase). I will return to using Power DVD until the software improves a bit.

Excellent basic monitor

Acer H6 Series H226HQLbid Black 21.5" HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor, IPS Panel 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)
Acer H6 Series H226HQLbid Black 21.5" HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor, IPS Panel 250 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (1000:1)

Pros: Price, features, price, customer reviews, price, size, and price. Turns out to be a great product. Only negative is the stand - no swivel, minimal tilt, and kinda flimsy - but serviceable. Beautiful picture

Cons: None really. Downgraded one egg because of the stand but what the heck, it holds the screen up.

Love it

CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 140mm
CORSAIR Hydro Series H90 High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 140mm

Pros: Fits in a 140mm hole, less noisy than a 240mm (which has two 120mm fans), cooling is almost as good as a 240mm, 4 wire control, and a good price. Works very good. Runs on low speed all the time and keeps my i7-4790K super cool, even OC'd to 4.4 GHz

Cons: None to speak of.

Simply the best

Intel Core i7-4790K - Core i7 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I74790K
Intel Core i7-4790K - Core i7 4th Gen Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 88W Intel HD Graphics 4600 Desktop Processor - BX80646I74790K

Pros: Fast right out of the box, easy to over-clock, runs very cool for regular stuff, multi-threaded, excellent price, did I say FAST...

Cons: None

Overall Review: The best price to performance CPU available at the moment.

DON'T BUY THIS

BlueProton ARGtek ARG-1211 PowerKing Extreme Wireless Router (802.11b/g/n 1500mW 2T3R DD-WRT Compatible)
BlueProton ARGtek ARG-1211 PowerKing Extreme Wireless Router (802.11b/g/n 1500mW 2T3R DD-WRT Compatible)

Pros: Specs look real good

Cons: Everything..a real POC. I will list one issue that should be a deal breaker for everyone. You must be on a live internet connection to use the utility to set-up this router. That means that everything you are doing is going out to who only knows where. Routers, gateways, access point, etc. must have this program built into their BIOS.

Overall Review: Buyer beware.