Epinions Recent Reviews for cptsulu

The New Graphics King

Sun, 1 Dec 2002 17:41:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I purchased this card when it first came out, September 2002. My old graphics card finally gave out, forcing me to look into new ones. There was a lot of hype around the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, saying it's the best 3D graphics performer and I decided to buy...

Toshiba Rocks

Sun, 1 Dec 2002 00:03:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Most of my friends with broadband use the Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem and have great experiences. A Fry's Electronics sales associate even recommended it. Trusting their experience, I decided to purchase it in hopes it would give me the same pleasure...

The First and the Best

Thu, 6 Sep 2001 00:30:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Asus is not considered the Taiwan's largest and best motherboard manufacturer for nothing. By engineering motherboards that perfrom very well, while maintaining rock solid stabilty, and catering to both the needs of OEMs and hardware enthusiasts, Asus's...

MSI StarForce 815 Pro Graphics Card - NVidia GeForce2 Pro Chipset - 64MB VRAM - AGP 4x: Cheap GeForce2 Pro? NICE!

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:47:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - If you've read my "A GeForce is a GeForce" review, you'll know my opinion on different GeForce cards is that they all pretty much perform at the same level so you should go for the one with the best value and features. Accordingly, this card (actually,...

Radeon 7500 Preview: the Next GeForce2 Ultra?

Sun, 19 Aug 2001 22:04:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - This article coincides with my Radeon 8500 preview, here http://www.epinions.com/content_1990172804

nVIDIA took the lead in the GeForce2 class with their GeForce2 Ultra. They used a brute force tactic to gain...

3Com Home Network Phoneline Kit: If 3Com Can't Get it Right, Who Will?

Sat, 14 Jul 2001 03:22:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Since most of the reviews are about the PCI kit, I just thought it would be kind to tell you that I am reviewing the USB version.

The 3Com HomeConnect Home Networking Phoneline Kit for USB includes a two external HPNA 2.0 network cards, two...

Drivers Make the World Go Round

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:52:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - When it was released, the ATI Radeon became the world's most advanced graphics core. Sure, the nVidia GeForce 2 still outperforms it, but the technology behind the Radeon made it more elegant. nVidia used a brute strength approach to reach its...

Lacks the Most Useful Element

Mon, 9 Jul 2001 02:46:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - At first glance, the HP Scanjet 2200c is a very nice looking piece of equipment. The scanner is very small, low-profile, and curvacious; very sexy. Along with that, the two-tone white and silver theme make it look like it look like a futuristic scanner,...

SH6 - The Only Available Slot 1 Upgrade Path

Tue, 8 May 2001 03:28:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - The SH6 is a cousin to the SE6, making it, feature-wise, almost identical to the SE6. One major difference is instead of using a Socket 370 to connect the processor, it uses a Slot 1 instead. Most people will favor the Socket 370 flavor, but the Slot 1...

Sufficient, but there are much better substitutes

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:22:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Reluctantly, I'm going to recommend this phone because it really isn't that bad. The thing is, it really isn't that great either. But it suits to purpose will sufficient enough that I'd have to recommend it. There are just other phones, in the same price...

Is there a new underdog in town?

Sat, 3 Feb 2001 03:07:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - As an Intel supporter, the Athlon posed a huge threat. Originally the Athlon destroyed the Pentium III clock for clock. When Intel incorporated the L2 cache on the die, they took the crown once again. AMD followed Intel by also incorporating the L2 cache...

Asus P3V4X: P3V133 - Civilized Barbarian?

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:43:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - This is actually an review of the P3V133. This motherboard is a step down from the P3V4X. I actually made a mistake and purchased the P3V133 instead of the P3V4X. The price difference was so minimal that I couldn't really tell which one was what.
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Awful Movie Speakers

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:01:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I actually have a Cambridge Soundworks FPS1500 set of speakers, but I couldn't find it on Epinions so I'm writing me review here.

The FPS1500 set is in between the FPS2000 and PCWorks Four Point Surround systems. This system is basically...

Logitech Internet Keyboard: Actually Includes Useful Buttons!

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 04:09:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - A lot of the keyboards with custom buttons include features that are useless. My old Microsoft Internet Keyboard, for example, includes a lot of internet keys and makes it easier to access things such as "My Computer" and the windows...

Size Doesn't Matter

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 01:35:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - In a world where people boast about their 400 horsepower automobiles, 1000 megahertz computers, and 4 megapixel cameras, we find a product that defies the belief that size does matter. What product am I referring to? Why, I'm talking about the Cambridge...

ATI XPERT 128: An XPert on Graphics

Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:54:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I had a lot of trouble getting compatible hardware to run a multiple operating system computer. My old video card, a Diamond Stealth III S540, would only work well in Windows. Doing some homework, I found many a few cards that would be able to do this...

Pentium power in a cheap notebook?

Tue, 1 Aug 2000 03:05:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - There aren't very many notebooks out there with a brand name and a Pentium III processor below a $2000 dollar price tag. Most of the time, you'll have to settle for an Intel Celeron or AMD K6-2 based system instead. So is it too good to be true? What are...

Celeron Killer?

Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:45:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - The original Celeron was a disaster. But ever since the introduction of the Mendocino Celeron, Intel has taken over and remained dominant in the budget PC market. The Celeron gave consumers Pentium II performance at a fraction of the cost of a true...

The Luxury Keyboard

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 00:04:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Most people like the Microsoft Internet Keyboard because it features what I call the "lazy keys". These are extra buttons that do tasks that are done repeatedly with one touch of a button. Thus, all the clicking done to get the task completed...

The 3,000 pound Elph!

Sat, 8 Jul 2000 19:23:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Being a long time Noriko Sakai fan, I went out to purchase the Canon Elph once I saw that she was endorsing it. By the way, Noriko Sakai is a Japanese superstar and it's called the Canon Ixus over there. Noriko Sakai is not the only reason I went to buy...

not too great on some surfaces

Mon, 3 Jul 2000 18:22:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I have been a long-time fan of Microsoft mice. So when my old Microsoft IntelliMouse died on me (it still hurts to think about it), I went out to get another Microsoft mouse. Also being a great fan of technology, I saw that Microsoft ditched the rubber...

Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam 3: Good for Now... Updated 8/25/00

Sun, 2 Jul 2000 01:28:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - Video conferencing used to be for only big corporate tycoons. But now that computers are getting faster and more capable, with fast processors and hard drives keeping up with the demands of video capture, USB buses with a pipeline big enough for video to...

OS Killer!

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:22:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I am not really much of a gamer, nor do I intend to become one. So when I built a system to replace my old one, I didn't really feel I needed to spend the money on a 300 dollar video card with an nVidia GeForce chipset. What I found was a 50 dollar...

Sony DVD-ROM Internal Drive (5x): Good drive, noisy with CDs

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:34:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I have recently purchased a Sony DVD-ROM drive upgrade kit. The drive itself is a Sony DDU220E 6X DVD-ROM drive. The upgrade kit included a RealMagic Hollywood Plus MPEG decoder card. It included very high quality EIDE/ATAPI channels.

I build...

$500 hiding in a $90 printer!

Thu, 4 May 2000 16:06:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cptsulu - I bought this printer because my aging HP Deskjet 600c needed to be replaced. I do not do a lot of printing; thus, I did not need a powerful expensive printer. The printer a chose to purchase was the Lexmark Z11 printer.

Overall, this printer...