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Ronda A.

Ronda A.

Joined on 11/29/04

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome case, but check sizes!

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: 6 internal HDD bays, 4 places for 120mm fans, plus bigger top fan. Bottom PSU.

Cons: Length is a little shallow, but then again, the RAID card I purchased is huge - 12.3" long. I had to cut into the HDD area for it to fit. The other thing is that 38mm deep fans will not fit in the front fan spots, you need 25mm deep fans.

Most Critical Review

Broken

Rosewill RMS-MT5010 37" - 50" LCD LED TV Tilt Wall Mount, Max Load 132 lbs, Max VESA 600 x 400mm, Black
Rosewill RMS-MT5010 37" - 50" LCD LED TV Tilt Wall Mount, Max Load 132 lbs, Max VESA 600 x 400mm, Black

Pros: Built in level

Cons: Poor construction. The support bars are attached to the frame with plastic caps that go into the tube of the support bar. This seems like a very bad idea to me. The only reason I know this is because mine was broken at that point upon arrival.

Pretty good HTPC

Boxed Intel Compute Stick BOXSTCK1A32WFC
Intel Atom Z3735F (1.33 GHz) 2 GB DDR3 32GB eMMC Intel HD Graphics Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Boxed Intel Compute Stick BOXSTCK1A32WFC Intel Atom Z3735F (1.33 GHz) 2 GB DDR3 32GB eMMC Intel HD Graphics Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Pros: Small Form Factor. Full desktop OS. Adequate memory. Good expansion options.

Cons: 32 bit OS, which is apparently a BIOS issue. More-or-less single task machine. Wifi isn't great. USB 2.0 instead of 3.0.

Overall Review: I've got this velcro'd to the back of my TV, along with a USB hub. Cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and external USB sound card for headphone/stereo output. Upgraded to Windows 10, is a little smoother now. Don't forget to install the Intel Graphics drivers/software. Works pretty well for less than $200 all in. Would have liked to have the Linux version with the same hardware specs. Then again, I guess I could just install Linux.

Sick!

Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Antec Mini P180 Black Steel Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: 5 internal 3.5" bays. 20cm fan. Well constructed. Cable routing behind motherboard panel. Bottom mounted PSU.

Cons: Have to remove hard drive bays to install front fans. Cannot have hard drive bays and front fans at the same time.

Overall Review: Overall awesome case. Tons of airflow. Quiet even with fans at max! AMD x2 4850e 2.5GHz chip OC'd @ 2.7 runs at 13c under load with stock HSF. Added front 12cm fan (antec tri-flow). Everything fits very nicely inside. Black interior is a nice touch.

12/18/2009

6 months down and TV is still hanging!

Level Mount ELLCDM-07 26" - 50 " Universal Tilt Mount
Level Mount ELLCDM-07 26" - 50 " Universal Tilt Mount

Pros: Easy to mount, supported more weight than was rated for. Holds my 46" Toshiba without a problem.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I did pull-ups from the mount just to make sure it wasn't going to come out of the wall. And I weigh about 190 lbs. Just wanted to feel safe about hanging $1k+ on the wall.

Expectations Met

Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Faster and more space than the drive it repalced!

Cons: None

Overall Review: This replaced the oem drive in my mackbook pro. Just note that if you are using this drive to do that, there is a hole on the top of the drive you have to be careful not to cover. There is a flat ribbon cable that will lay directly over this hole if you do not move it.