Epinions Recent Reviews for mfarris2

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 - Beautiful, but flawed.

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 23:27:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I worked my butt off this summer to put together an ultimate PC. I am not a gamer, but like to have a speedy computer. So I need the right components. And I spent a lot of time picking them out, including this case. So these are my adventures and...

Cooler Master CM Stacker 830 (90369): Cooler Master Stacker 830

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:11:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say that I have always been a Lian Li case fan. I have always been impressed with their user friendly engineering. But when I started looking around for my next PC case. I spotted this new design from Cooler Master, soon to be released. I...

Best Jukebox Player Out There For Now.

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:42:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I spent a lot of time researching my needs and what was available to fill these needs. There are really only two manufactures that presently build a jukebox DVD-Music player. Both Pioneer and Sony presently sell a jukebox style DVD player. The Pioneer...

A True Desktop Replacement.

Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:29:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - Well, this seems to be the hottest desktop replacement on the market today. I sold an Alienware Athlon 64 bit computer to get this. Here is what I ordered and am reviewing. HP ZD8000 with P4 3.6 Ghz. 17" WSXGA screen (1680 X 1050) 100 GB 5400 RPM Hard...

Real Wireless At Last !!!

Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:26:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say I have always been an Linksys fan. Yes, I have tried other wireless routers. D-Link, Netgear, 3Com and even previous models of Belkin. And I have always returned to Linksys. None of Labels I have mentioned above really impressed me. Some...

A decent Camera,...but there is one better for the money.

Sun, 21 Mar 2004 04:04:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say that I am no photography expert. Up until recently,....my expertise was with Olympus cameras set on Automatic. So you are not going to get a lot of details on camera features. This will just tell you the likes and dislikes of the...

Best In It's Price Range

Sun, 21 Mar 2004 03:26:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say that I am not a photography expert. When I bought this camera,....I did not know what aperture was. I had always just used the automatic features on my digital Olypmpus cameras. However,....I recently discovered that 4 Megapixals did...

Reminds Me Of The Old Dial-Up Days

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:28:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I live in sunny Central Florida. For you tourist,....we also happen to be the lightning capital of the WORLD. I happen to own three computers. Two PC's and a laptop. Almost every year,...I am lucky enough to have a lightning surge come in through my...

KDS CD Organizer (CDM-751) Internal CD-ROM Drive: Great Idea. Good Product!

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:59:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I read about the product in a few magazines and was intrigued. So I read a little more and decided to plunk down the $100.00 that TigerDirect.com wanted for the product. When the product arrived I went to work following the quick guide directions...

This review is for the Klipsch Promedia ULTRA 5.1

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:36:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I have always been a fan of the Cambridge speakers. I recently decided to upgrade my sound card and speakers. I had a Soundblaster Audigy Platinum and decided to upgrade to the Audigy 2 Platinum. I also had Cambridge Soundworks 5.1. speakers. But decided...

Excellent Sound For The Money

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:50:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I purchased this receiver last week from Best Buy. It was used to update my Harmon Kardon. The Yamaha has component inputs and outputs as well as optical sound inputs and outputs. My Harmon Kardon did not. The remote control is well laid out and allo...

Great TV

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:08:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I purchased this TV last week from Circuit City. The TV is exactly what I expected. The setup was very easy. The picture quality was very good for the type of inputs I am using. That is what this review is going to focus on. If you are in the market...

Sony VAIO PCG-GRT170 (PCG-GRT170) PC Notebook: The Hottest Laptop/Desktop replacement out there!

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:12:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I had owned an GRV-550 model I hap purchased from Circuit City Several months ago. I had also purchased an extended warranty from them. Having lightning come in through my cable knocked out my NIC on that model. I took that laptop back to circuit city for...

Only use this if you MUST!

Sun, 10 Aug 2003 18:02:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say that I know a little about computers and networking. And I am not going into the de...

OKI C 5300n LED Printer: Best color printer with a fuser in it's price range.

Fri, 8 Aug 2003 03:23:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I am not going to go into all the specs about this printer. If you made it this far,...you have prob...

QUALITY, QUALITY, QUALITY!!!!!

Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:21:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I have always been a big fan of the Swiss Army knives. I always carry a swiss champ everywhere I go...

Not for me!

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:19:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I have been a big fan of the Victorinox Swiss Champ for a number of years. But I decided I needed a bigger Multi-Tool. So I read the reviews on the two leaders in this field. (Leatherman & Gerber.) After reading the reviews I went to Amazon and...

Mine WAS sitting in my closet.

Wed, 21 May 2003 03:56:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - First let me say I am NOT a gamer. However I do like to have top quality components in my computers. I started building computers about five years ago for myself and many of my friends. I like to know that I am getting good components in my computers...

MUST have software.

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 03:03:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I have been using GoBack since before Roxio bought it. It is one of two programs that I would not even dream of owning a computer without. (Norton System Works being the other program)

Before owning GoBack I was doing a complete system restore on...

Good saw for the home owner.

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 02:36:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I purchased this saw a few weeks ago. I had considered the portables in the market. I wanted a band saw,...but did not want to spend the $1000.00+ for a full size table unit. The price for the portables was close to $300.00. That is when I came across...

VICTORY MULTIMEDIA ROMTEC TRIOS RX-910T6 MANUAL BOOT SELECTOR SWITCH FOR 3 EIDE HD RI91086: Three Computers In One.

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:14:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - Let me first say I build computers as a hobby for friends and family.

I first discovered the Romtec Trios Drive selector about two years ago. I have since STRONGLY recommended them to each friend I have and will build computers for.

They are...

T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition: Two items in one.

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:25:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I purchased my unit about six months ago. I first bought the simular product from AT&T. But AT&T's GSM network is still under development. So it did not work around my home. I had to return their product.

But since purchasing my T-Mobile Pocket...

Decent computer for the money.

Sun, 5 Jan 2003 04:54:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mfarris2 - I have owned the PCG-GRV550 for about three weeks now. When I got the computer, it was bloated with Sony software. I tried to remove a good bit of the software. When I tried to reboot, the computer gave me the blue screen of death. I installed a fresh...