Epinions Recent Reviews for beskeptical

Higher interest rates can be found elsewhere.

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:31:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - I'll start off by saying ING Direct is a great bank. I opened my ING account in 2003 when they offered one of the best interest rates around. While their interest rates continue to be good (4.00% APY as of 4/17/2006), they are now lagging behind...

No frills, high interest savings account. with bonus

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:33:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - Virtual Bank currently offers a very competitive interest rate (4.60% APY as of 4/12/2006). In fact, I do not know of any other FDIC insured savings account without any strings attached that can beat Virtual Bank. Sure, there are a few that offer a...

Inexpensive scanner that works well most of the time.

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:06:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - I've owned three different scanners. An UMax Astra 1220P, Artec e+48u, and now a Visioneer 8700. The Visioneer surpasses the other two scanners in features and quality but is just average when it comes to ease of setup. When I bought the Visioneer...

Sharper Image Ionic Breeze Quadra SI637 Air Purifier: Silent because it doesn't do much

Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:28:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - Silently, Ineffective

Sharper Image boasts "Ionic Breeze® air purifier isn’t quiet. It’s silent! Cleans and circulates air electronically."

The reason it is so ultra-quiet is that it doesn't effectively remove particles from the...

Pleased with my FE950+BK

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:00:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - Out with the old

Previous to purchasing a 19" monitor I had been using a Sony 17" Trinitron. At the time I had purchased the 17", comparing trinitron monitors to shadow mask monitors were no comparison. I found Trinitron's to produce a much...

Belkin ErgoBoard - Better than MS Natural Keyboard

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 18:32:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - There have been three different ergonomic keyboards that I've used frequently, a LiteOn ergonomic keyboard (I believe its discontinued), a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, and my latest purchase, the Belkin ErgoBoard. I can say that I enjoy using the Belkin...

Dell Business Online Store: Dell shipped me a refurbished monitor

Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:03:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - Dell had a promotion: 20% off plus free shipping. I jumped on this opportunity to purchase a NEW 19" P991 Trinitron monitor for $279 shipped free (Currently listed at $349). I've had very few bad experiences purchasing mail-order/online, but those...

Online security on any web site

Sat, 12 May 2001 21:08:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - I have had an Earthlink Visa (MBNA) since Feb '99. At that time Earthlink had a 1% cash back promotion. Prior to that I was using my REI Mastercard, which also gave me 1% cash back. Unfortunately, the 1% cash back from REI was only available 6 months...

1% cash back from Mastercard/Visa!

Sat, 12 May 2001 20:45:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - The REI card is actually now serviced by US Bank. Bank of America sold their REI credit card customers to US Bank a couple of years ago.

1% cash back

In the last two years a lot has changed in terms of what other credit cards...

E*TRADE: Worst brokerage I've experienced (out of 5).

Sat, 12 May 2001 20:06:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - First I must preface my opinion by stating that I own stock in E*Trade. Now let me state that it used to be worth something so now I wouldn't care less if E*Trade stopped acquiring customers. So hopefully my opinion is not biased by the fact that I...

Overall, good home gym

Wed, 9 May 2001 22:41:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author beskeptical - The cons:

The first thing that I must mention the price. $1000 gets you the BowFlex Pro; they will throw in the leg extension for free if you ask. Shipping was another $130 and on top of that is the tax if you live in WA state. At over...