© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-OpalMan Recent reviews written by member OpalMan en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_440819224196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We recently (several months ago) received new phones at work. They wanted to enable us to be even more connected than we already were, so we received PDAs/smart phones. There were only a couple of options with our current provider so we ended up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440819224196 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:31:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440819224196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414979952260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We do a lot of printing on a variety of printers at work. A lot of what we print (such as letters, checks, loan paperwork) must be of high quality. Our needs for a good, quality printer, paper and toner are obvious. Unfortunately, we have learned... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414979952260 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:05:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414979952260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414011592324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We have moved from tape based backups to a USB-connect hard drive based backup, in order to allow for encryption of our backups in an economic manner. This, unfortunately, was the first of the drive enclosures that we selected for our SATA drives that we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414011592324 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:56:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414011592324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408721198724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We switched from doing our backups on tape to doing them on an external disk in order to make encrypting them faster and easier a little over a year and a half ago. One of the backups is relatively small and we use and IDE drive for this. When we went... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408721198724 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:31:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408721198724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_353902300804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - My brother-in-law recently asked me about building a new computer together to replace his recently deceased desktop. He wanted a very nice system but was worried that all of the power and components in the system would produce a lot of noise. In looking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~353902300804 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:11:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_353902300804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_346505711236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - Last year our main production server began having some problems so we began the search for a replacement before it died completely. We looked at our usual vendor and got their quote on a custom built machine. In order to satisfy requirements, we had to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~346505711236 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:17:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_346505711236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_336362442372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - One of the old label-makers we use at work finally died, after over eight years of reliable service. We had to find a replacement in a relative hurry and the only reasonably priced option our current vendor had in stock was the PT-80. It did have one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~336362442372 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:18:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_336362442372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_335264976516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - I recently had to go in search of a new shaving cream. My old cream had changed their formula from Fragrance Free to Unscented. The masking fragrance did a number on my allergies. When it comes to looking for a new shaving cream, I have a few problems... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~335264976516 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_335264976516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_322234846852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - Our trusty, old HP Laserjet 4 finally dies so my wife and I set out to find a good, quality, inexpensive replacement. We wanted to stay with HP if possible since we have both had very good experience with them in the past at both home and work. While... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~322234846852 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:34:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_322234846852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179157438084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - I have always been one who resisted the change from a standard CRT monitor to the new flat panel monitors. I simply did not like the look of them. The image wasn’t as sharp and the cost just didn’t seem worth the limited space savings. Shortly after... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179157438084 Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:21:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179157438084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163857993348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We went with a new document imaging company at work and part of the package was a new server. Since it was part of the deal we didn't have a lot of input into which server we got. We couldn't be happier with the choice though. The PowerEdge is a very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163857993348 Thu, 2 Dec 2004 20:46:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163857993348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_158870376068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - As a financial institution, we need to be very careful about everything we dispose of. Nothing leaves our building that isn’t shredded, or in the hands of the member it refers to. In an effort to increase our security, we decided to put personal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~158870376068 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_158870376068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155979583108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We have been loyal Panda users in our office since we were first introduced to them as they made their first foray into the U.S. market. They have come a long way since that early release. They have a very solid stand-alone product and their earlier... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155979583108 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:34:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155979583108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153277861508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - As we do less and less faxing, we tend to need a less robust machine than we ever did before. We had been using this Sharp UX-510 as an emergency backup when one of our other fax machines would go down. It served us well in that role and became a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153277861508 Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:58:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153277861508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149828767364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We recently purchased a number of laptops for our board of directors and our IS department. We decided to go through Dell since their Business Tech Support seems to be solid and they have good prices on reliable machines. The big question was which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149828767364 Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:55:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149828767364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146435378820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We recently purchased a number of new laptops at work. A number of them were for the board and a few for the IS department. The IS department needed beefier computers so we purchased Latitude D600s for them. The board however, simply needed a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146435378820 Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:56:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146435378820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137029521028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - Last year we needed to replace our eight-port KVM with a 16-port model. We did a little research and found a nice product that did more than just what we were looking for. The Aten MasterView Max is a 16 port KVM, as well as the Keyboard, touch-pad... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137029521028 Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:11:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137029521028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134291689092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We have been using a variety of KDS flat panel monitors at work and when they decided to get some more to replace older CRT monitors that were starting to go, I was given the task of attempting to find something else. We liked the KDS monitors but they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134291689092 Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:04:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134291689092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126649863812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - I am going to preface this by stating that this is NOT a home use printer. If you are looking for a printer for your desktop, you can skip this one. We recently replaced our imaging and report management system at work. As part of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126649863812 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:31:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126649863812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122510347908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - The Fujitsu fi-4220C is the brother of the fi-4120C scanner. The fi-4120C is a very impressive machine and this model is no different. As with the fi-4120C, the fi-4220C carries a hefty price tag, but is worth every penny. The only difference between... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122510347908 Sat, 20 Dec 2003 17:30:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122510347908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122510151300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - You definitely get what you pay for when you buy the Fujitsu fi-4120C scanner. I know that phrase is generally associated with being cheap and getting low quality because of it, but this device is the exact opposite. You pay a lot for this scanner... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122510151300 Sat, 20 Dec 2003 17:27:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122510151300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_115426037380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - Our management decided to purchase additional flat panel monitors to help conserve space in the new streamlined office we have had for about a year now. When we went looking for new flat panel monitors there was only one company to look at since we alrea... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~115426037380 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 02:29:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_115426037380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_115425709700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We remodeled our offices in the last year and while they look great, there seems to be a lack of something important – space. Many of the new workstations barely had the room for a monitor, keyboard and mouse, let alone any work. When we went looking fo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~115425709700 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 02:26:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_115425709700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_115425578628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - We opened a branch office about two and a half years ago. In the new office space was at a premium. Counter-space in the working area of the new office was very cramped. At this time we had no experience at all with flat panel monitors so we talked wit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~115425578628 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 02:23:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_115425578628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_114682269316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author OpalMan - I have used one of these at home for quite some time and now have one at work as well. It is a nice alternative to a standard mouse. Maintenance on the standard mice in our office was getting to be a bit too high so we started replacing a couple with th... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~114682269316 Mon, 6 Oct 2003 02:50:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_114682269316?linkin_id=8003929