© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-paulphoto Recent reviews written by member paulphoto en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_438787214980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Like many computer related components/devices, CD/DVD-ROM drives or burners are more affordable than ever; well, except the Blu-Ray technology, which I do not yet have the need to use one. CD/DVD drives or burners are now available in PATA (IDE) or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438787214980 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:26:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438787214980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426947612292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Supermicro H8DC8 is not a new breed of workstation motherboard for dual-socket AMD Opteron 940-pin single or dual-core processors. Its introduction two years ago meant for an alternative choice for AMD users who crave for SLI (scalable link... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426947612292 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:09:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426947612292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426891447940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - It is amazing how affordable or cheap DVD+R or DVD-R recordable (write-once) discs are these days. I recall back in early 2004 I bought a 100-pack of DVD+R 16x (by Fujifilm) for $89.99 at BestBuy – and that was also on sale. Now, I can get a 100-pack... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426891447940 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:40:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426891447940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_357694213764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - I currently own three tripods for my part-time profession in photography (Bogen/Manfrotto 3001N, Gitzo G1320, Gitzo G1340). Among them, the Gitzo Mk2 series 3 G1340 is my most favorite both for nature and freelance photography. I bought... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~357694213764 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:58:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_357694213764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402303520388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Family of Vista By now, it is common knowledge to almost everyone who is aware of the new Microsoft Vista operating system and its various editions available today. But it helps to list them here and compare the different features each... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402303520388 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 13:16:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402303520388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400343666308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Fedora 7 Linux It's no big secret that Linux is the new kid on the block which has become stronger and more powerful (secure) but at the same time very friendly (hardware compatibility) and gentle (stable). I am not here to provoke any hot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400343666308 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:34:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400343666308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401002565252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB The Radeon X1600 is the current offering of graphics display card from ATI. It is available in two editions: X1600 Pro and X1600 XT. Each is available with an option of PCI-Express 16x or AGP 8x. In terms of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401002565252 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:20:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401002565252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400296611460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Barracuda SATA II 7200.10 160GB (ST3160815AS) The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II is the current offering of storage devices from Seagate. I have been a satisfied user of Seagate hard drives since their release of the Barracuda 7200.7... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400296611460 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:32:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400296611460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400399830660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - XION Hydraulic XON-566TB The Xion Hydraulic XON-566TB supports ATX or micro ATX motherboard, and features such a nice style. It is definitely on the flashy side, with its look-through side window, hydraulic front door, neon lights, 140mm side... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400399830660 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:40:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400399830660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400181202564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor has gained a lot of popularity, and is presumed to compete against Intel Core 2 Duo processors of the same class. The X2 has evolved from the previous 939-pin socket that utilizes motherboard's memory controller... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400181202564 Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:22:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400181202564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399899922052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Desktop PC or workstation cases offered from Cooler Master come with such a nice selection. Many of which are at quite a reasonable price and with appealing design, not to mention practicality. The one being reviewed here comes with a 350-Watt power... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399899922052 Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:21:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399899922052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_393959214724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - I saw this ATI Radeon 9550 at BestBuy and Circuit City sometime last year selling at $99.99, but I was never interested in it. Recently, I found one (new in original sealed shrink wrap) on eBay selling for $27.00 plus $10 shipping, and my old ATI Radeon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~393959214724 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:19:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_393959214724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_377023401604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Snap Art is AlienSkin's new product that specializes in image manipulation and effects. It is particularly useful in photography or media artwork. It is a plug-in program for Adobe Photoshop CS or Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 or later version. With Snap... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~377023401604 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:07:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_377023401604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_367788265092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Rocketfish laser mouse is quite a unique pointing device. It is designed for a laptop/notebook mouse in place of the touchpad or pointing stick. Its small size is suitable for this type of application. Due to its unique plug-and-use capability, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~367788265092 Sun, 27 May 2007 20:28:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_367788265092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356340764292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Chenbro SR10569-BK is referred to as a mid-range server or a workstation, merely for the fact that it features limited storage support &#150 if four internal hard drives are not enough for your storage, that is. Chenbro refers to this model as SR105... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356340764292 Thu, 3 May 2007 11:03:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356340764292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356042837636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - What a nice little case! I got this case for an extremely small-budget desktop PC geared towards education for novice, basically for Internet applications, multimedia work and kids games. I was looking for a small case to house a micro-ATX system that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356042837636 Tue, 1 May 2007 22:40:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356042837636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354946879108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Sony DDU1600 series dates back to the early days of DVD-ROM drives. Back in 2002, their model was DDU1612/21 (beige/black bezel). These were the DVD-ROM drive units that I had used for a number of desktop systems (both my own and those I built for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354946879108 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:54:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354946879108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351929208452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Our old 20-inch TV by Panasonic is getting aged by the way it displays its color. Sharpness seems to decrease as well. My son often uses it for his game cube. We do have a large screen TV in the family room, but no one seems interested in using it any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351929208452 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:37:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351929208452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351540186756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Two weeks ago I bought this PCI-X SCSI controller card as a package deal that included a Fujitsu MAX3036NP SCSI 15K RPM 36GB drive and a 5-device Ultra320 68-pin SCSI cable. Actually, I wanted the Fujitsu MAX3036NP SCSI hard drive for its superior... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351540186756 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:58:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351540186756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338484366980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - I was recently asked to revive a 1.5-year old desktop by HP, model m7160n, the multimedia center system that was priced well above $1000, at the time it was introduced in summer 2005. In it was Windows XP Media Center. The system had suffered from virus... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338484366980 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:31:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338484366980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_324542762628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - My workstation system chassis (Antec Titan550) comes with a large 120mm TriCool rear fan. Its front grill can accommodate two optional 92mm fans to help keep hard drives cool by blowing air directly onto them. With several fans already running in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~324542762628 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:58:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_324542762628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_318184394372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - Samsung SH-S182M is the standard desktop external access optical drive with an excellent read/write combination that includes LightScribe technology, 18x DVD-/+R burn and 48x CD-R burn speed. Among other features are Samsung's speed adjustment technology... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~318184394372 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:57:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_318184394372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308476677764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The World of Linux OpenSource is becoming widespread throughout the world and Linux is the best thing that sprung out of it. Lets face it, not all of us are Linux guru; and Linux can be intimidating for new users. That is unfortunate because... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308476677764 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:30:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308476677764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_305155575428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Maxtor Atlas 10K V is the fifth generation of the Atlas 10K SCSI hard disk drives. The family consists of three members designated by the storage capacity: 74GB, 147GB and 300GB. The 74GB is the smallest member featuring a single double-sided platter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~305155575428 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:37:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_305155575428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_302904610436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - CyberLink DVD Suite 5 Pro (CDS5) is the new release of multimedia applications based on its previously popular DVD Solution 4 (CDS4). Compared to its predecessor, CDS5 Pro has gone a complete upgrade both in terms of best... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~302904610436 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:20:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_302904610436?linkin_id=8003929