Epinions Recent Reviews for Granto

Not yet ready for prime time player in online banking

Sat, 2 Jul 2005 03:46:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I started the online signup process in February 2005. Now, at the end of June 2005, my account is finally open and all my account info is correct. Somehow during the signup process, they entered an incorrect address for me. It was my previous...

Run away!

Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:13:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I signed my mother up for their free 10 hour a month plan. So far, after two weeks, she has not been able to connect once. Every call has resulted in a busy signal. This includes attempts from 7am to 11pm, with 6 different local access numbers...

NetZero: Drop the Zero

Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:11:35 GMT

Well built economic sporty car

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 00:56:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I recently purchased my winning blue 2005 Mazda3 hatchback, and have about 1000 miles on it now. The options I chose were the color, the manual transmission, and the Antilock brakes/Side Air Curtains. To get that combination from dealer stock in...

Priceline Mortgage: I should have checked Epinions reviews first

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:14:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - It looks like the huge majority of epinions reviews accurately describe our disappointing experience, too. We just bought a house in October 2003. We're already refinancing, due to low rates and increased market value of the home. We're in WA...

Sweet LCD

Thu, 20 May 2004 04:36:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I had avoided purchasing an LCD for a long time, mostly because I get could a high quality 21" CRT for the same price as a 14" lcd, which had poorer viewing angles and response time. Since the monitor is the part you look at every second while using...

Huge amount of gun ads

Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:08:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - This is one of my favorite magazines, and it comes 3 times a month. The huge majority of the magazine is ads from many vendors all over the country. Since the prices are all out in the open, they are usually fairly competitive. You can find...

Big list of guns

Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:53:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - Having subscribed to the Shotgun News for a couple years, I had heard that Gun List was good too, and had different stuff. So I subscribed. They're basically the same thing, from two different publishers. The ads are 99% the same as the ones in...

A shipping nightmare

Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:52:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - On October 14th, we ordered some satellite TV equipment from an online company, over the phone. They never asked what shipping method we wanted, but since the equipment was free, we obviously didn't want to pay more for fancy shipping. Their website ind...

TERK TECHNOLOGY AF9330 TRK AF9330: Useless eyesore

Sun, 14 Jul 2002 01:58:27 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I purchased this Antenna at Officemax, on sale for $20. I had previously considered buying it from other sources at prices closer to $40-50, so I decided to finally get it at that price.

There is FM radio station about 90 miles from me...

Good low/mid-range digital camera

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 07:37:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - This is my second digital camera. The previous one was much worse in almost every respect. You can read my review at http://www.epinions.com/content_6461427332

It's a 2.1 Megapixel model, taking pictures at...

Cisco Catalyst 1900 Series: Cisco WS-1924-A

Wed, 14 Nov 2001 03:36:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I recently bought this switch used. I already have an Intel 24 port 10/100 switch, but I bought this cisco because I was studying for my CCNA test (Cisco Certified Network Associate). The focus of this test is switching and routing, and many questions...

Excellent value large monitor

Fri, 5 Oct 2001 01:55:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I purchased this monitor today for $399 at my local Costco. If you've read my other reviews, you've probably noticed that nearly everything I write a review of ranges from a fair price to an insane bargain. The lowest price I found for a new one, in...

Intel Express 510T Switch: Intel 510T switch is good.

Thu, 27 Sep 2001 23:50:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I purchased a "refurbished" unit from Computer Geeks, which happened to be $68 at the time, had previously been $268. It said in the description that it may have 1-4 ports that were bad. This was fine with me, I didn't need that many, and 20 ports for...

My favorite value-brand monitor

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:43:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I got this monitor new, in 1998, soon after it came out. I worked for a computer store that sold the 14" and 15" monitors with low priced computer systems. It's been working great for 3 years now, even after being used for up to 16+ hours a day, and...

Good, Cheap FTP server

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 05:32:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - [Note: this review is for Gene6/Bulletproof FTP server. It appears to now be listed as a review for an entirely unrelated product.] A few months ago, this product became Bulletproof FTP server, when the author joined forces with Bulletproof...

Linksys Etherfast Cable and DSL Router: Adequate Internet Sharing device

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 01:35:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - This device is easy to setup, with decent instructions for the basics most users will encounter.

It took about 5 minutes for me to set it up so that 5 computers could all share my cablemodem connection.

By sharing the 1 IP address I...

AMD, great bargain

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 22:26:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I just bought this 1.2 GHz (266 MHz bus) CPU today, for $119 at a local store.

Today, Intel's closest models are the Pentium 3 1GHz for about $190, or a Pentium 4 1.3 GHz for $160. Both of those processors are about the same or lower...

Relaxes the feet

Sun, 1 Jul 2001 03:17:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - Bought this item for $27.99 at Walmart. The only cheaper model they had did not have a warmer in it.

However, this unit does not actually heat the water, it only claims to keep it warm. I found it didn't do that as well as I was expecting...

Good basic CD-R drive

Sat, 23 Jun 2001 05:21:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - This review is actually on the 1832A, which is an almost identical, but slightly faster drive (10x8x32x)

I bought this drive as a Used Pull from Compgeeks.com for $86, which is currently a pretty good deal, most 8-10x burners are still around...

Genica GN 800 DVD: Play almost everything!

Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:30:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I've been playing DVDs on my computer for about a year now, but often, I want to watch a movie on the TV in the living room. After a bit of research, I chose this specific model, based on its features and user reviews.

I purchased it from...

HP Netserver lp 1000r: This thing is sweet

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 05:38:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I recently installed one of these for a client of ours.

1 Rack unit tall (only 1.75 inches!)

Came with a Pentium-III 933, we upgraded them to 1 GB of RAM. Another processor can easily be added.

Has onboard dual 10/100...

Good for a road warrior

Sat, 12 May 2001 00:13:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I've been setting up various models of Omnibook XE3's for clients, the latest ones are of the following specs:

Celeron 700 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 10 GB hard drive, 24X cdrom, 56K modem, and 10/100 Ethernet, running Windows 98. Since the ethernet and...

Good wireless headphones

Wed, 9 May 2001 00:51:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - I use these headphones on a daily basis, and they are very nice.

I technically got them free through a Microsoft promotion with clickrewards.com, but I would consider them worth the $75-90 I see them selling for online.

I previously...

Excellent laptop

Wed, 9 May 2001 00:05:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Granto - The company I work for sells mostly HP laptops, and these are the nicest ones I've seen so far.

They are fast, have all the options, and are thin, with a full-sized keyboard.

The latest ones were 700MHz, with 128 MB of ram, and a 10...