Epinions Recent Reviews for orion522

Incredibly Low-Priced Phone Service with Adequate Quality

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:57:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I have used both Skype and Yahoo voice-over-IP (VoIP) service and even though I believe Skype has a leg-up on quality of service, Yahoo definitely wins in the overall cost area. Yahoo Voice Brief Overview I found that Yahoo's "Phone Out"...

ATI RADEON 9600 Pro (128MB AGP) Graphics Card: Fast, Stable and Affordable Gaming Card

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:03:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - ATI has always been known for its stable graphics cards. In the past few years, NVidia has always been neck-and-neck with ATI as far as quality, speed, and price comparisons with their GeForce chip series. I think ATI has started to pull ahead of the...

MAG InnoVision LT 565 (15 in.) Flat Panel (TFT) Monitor: Inexpensive Doesn't Have to Mean Cheap

Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:28:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I recently received many many Best Buy gift certificates for my birthday, and being that I am the kind of tech who loves having the new techie toys when they come out, I immediately sought out to look for a nice flat panel monitor to replace my...

3Com SuperStack 3 3300 XM 24-ports: I Wouldn't Buy Anything Else

Mon, 13 May 2002 11:05:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - First off, let me inform my readers that I am speaking from the position of Technology Coordinator for a School District. Naturally, working for a public school district means that there is very little money to be spent on anything, especially...

Compaq iPAQ H3765 Pocket PC: The Best Bang for your Buck

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 02:08:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - Currently there are other models of iPaqs out there that virtually take care of all the "wants" I have for this device. However, since there are some newer devices out there, you simply cannot beat the price! If you're thinking of upgrading from an...

Absolute BEST Online Trading Broker for the Average Working American

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:53:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - Let me start out by saying that I've been with two online brokers in the past 2 years. The first year and a few months I signed up with Ameritrade since they ran this deal where you only needed $500 to sign up and they gave you free trades for a month...

My Best and Warmest Friend

Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:27:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - With space heaters, you really can't get into too much detail. I mean, what else can a space heater do but create heat, so I'll try not to bore my readers with monotonous details. Simply put, if you have a little room you want heated whenever someone...

IrfanView: Possibly the BEST Graphics Viewer Out There

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 02:49:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - Sometimes, when people say a piece of software is the best, they use it in very loose terms because it's new and exciting. Not so with this graphic viewer. IrfanView is the most incredible piece of software I've seen in it's class. Let me continue...

Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1200 Laser Printer: Inexpensive...Especially for What You Get!

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 04:44:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - To make things easier (hopefully), I've broken down my review into some main points to help emphasize what I feel is important.

Printing Speed and Quality

This little guy can really fly through the print jobs. I think that...

Zonealarm 2.1: A Must-Have Tool

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:47:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - Alright, so you can go out and buy a software Firewall program from Norton or Network Associates (McAfee), but chances are you're going to pay between 30 and 60 bucks! Instead of paying for a fancy box and some software, why not give Zonelabs.com's...

The Best Compact 35mm Camera Money can Buy

Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:01:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I purchased this camera for my girlfriend not too long ago, and there isn't a thing wrong with this camera that I can find. It is one of the smallest and lightest cameras I've seen that can zoom to 150mm (4x). It has every single feature a camera bug...

Palm m100 Personal Organizer: Great for the Every-Day, Absent-Minded Person!

Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:51:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - This type of gadget isn't made to surf the web, send faxes, or play in-depth color video games. This is one big thing you have to understand when purchasing this product. If you're in the market for a palm that will be an advanced electronic address...

Fantom Fury Vacuum: Best vacuum you can buy for a household

Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:46:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - If you're in the market looking for a new vacuum to replace your old broken down one, then give this one a try. Just about every feature it has is better or just as good as it's competition.

First of all, the plastic dirt container. Never...

Logitech WingMan Gamepad USB: You Get More Than What You Pay For

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 01:44:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - Lets start with the price; for 20 bucks, you can't beat the quality of this gamepad. You get logitech's name brand and a very nice video game controller. Here's a breakdown of the two most important things I see in this controller:

...

VisionTek GeForce 2 MX: Outstanding Quality for an Outstanding Price

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:55:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - These fantastic cards are relatively cheap compared to other Geforce based video cards which can run over 200 bucks. I found this one for around 90 and I am NOT dissatisfied with it's performance. So far, anything I run works incredibly fast, smooth,...

Great CD, Awesome Performers

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 13:45:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I just recently saw Bottlefly at a B93.1 concert in Modesto, CA and let me tell you they stole the show. There were three performers that night, the last group, which was supposed to be the best, sucked, but these guys rocked. They sang all of their...

Fast, Stable, and Full of Features

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:25:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I recently purchased this Abit SE6 motherboard to upgrade my aging AMD K6-2 500 system. Along with this motherboard I bought a Pentium III 800EB processor (800 MHz with a 133 MHz FSB). Here is what I think about the various aspects of this board:
...

A Well Made Car??? I Don't Think So

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 14:21:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - About four years ago, my mother purchased a 1996 Kia Sephia LS. The first month, a little tiny plastic part which is part of the vacuum system broke. This made the car unusable at first, but once it was turned off, she couldn't get it started again and...

Makes Computer Lab Setups a Breeze

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 14:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I work as an assistant to a college IT Professional and we recently upgraded all 31 computers in one of the department's labs. Since 28 of the machines were perfectly identical Dell systems, we knew making a master image would be the easiest way to...

All-Around Easy

Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:59:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - First off, installation is a snap. All you do is plug the controller into your game port, which is usually on your sound card. There's only one plug on the back of your computer that this could possibly fit on unless you have a special card installed...

UtopiAd: Nice Ad Bar but the Returns are Hardly Worth It.

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 16:11:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I've been using the UtopiAd valuebar for about 8 months now. In all this time I have accumulated about 78 bucks, that's almost 10 dollars per months, which isn't that great for one of these ad programs. Here's the real kicker, this amount reflects...

Symantec Norton Utilities 2000 (PC): Good Performance Enhancer and Great AntiVirus Utility

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 04:17:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - First of all, let me say that the Antivirus portion of this applications suite is excellent. In comparison to McAfee Antivirus 4.5, Norton Antivirus 2000 is much easier to update the virus definition files and download program patches and updates...

Microsoft MSN Messenger Service: Nice and Fast, Plus Free Long Distance Phone Calls!

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 03:50:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I started using MSN's Messenger service about a year ago and I am VERY pleased with how it works and has developed over time. I use ICQ in addition to this program because most of my friends use it, but I prefer to have MSN open because of it's ease of...

ICQ: Quick, Useful, and Sometimes Fun

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 03:36:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I've been using ICQ (stands for I-Seek-You) for quite some time now. I don't exactly remember which version I started out with but if my ICQ# is an indicator, then let me tell you that's it's well below one million. I thoroughly enjoy the ability to...

Clickdough: Another Broken Internet Promise of Free Money

Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:34:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author orion522 - I signed up for this pay-to-surf program awhile ago because all you had to do was have this little internet explorer window open displaying ads. You don't have to download anything and you don't have any banner programs taking up precious space on your...