Epinions Recent Reviews for tophat3

Better Red than Dead

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 03:37:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - It's been a while since I reviewed a product, part of the problem is you can't just review ANYTHING, it must be inside the criteria of Epinions. The bad part is I have bought a lot of good hardware both in the tools and computer departments, so you will...

RAIDers of the lost art

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:35:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - My upgrade from my vaunted SCSI iNTEL P3 450mhz to a iNTEL P3 933mhz was a good one. I went from the BX chipset ( PC 100 dimms, you remember those don't you ? ) to the then screaming PC133 bus. Abit chose to pair the SA6R with the iNTEL 815 Solano...

Burn Baby Burn!

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 05:26:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - It's been a while since I have written a review. One of the problems of this site is the slow updating of products they have for review, by the time you read this the 32x version and the 40x version of Plextor's drive has all ready been out and thus they...

Pioneers Powerful 1st Punch

Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:27:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - Well you know me, I tend to be the first one to get things and this item is no exception. Within the first 3 weeks of it's release I got one ( and paid too high of a price for it as well ). But considering the foot dragging the DVD+RW camp has been...

Logitech's Logicalness

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 01:35:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - Finally! Someone has done it..

a wireless keyboard, no infra red line of sight problems, with good tactical feedback on the keys and a nice look fell to the whole set up.

With keys like sleep mode and volume for cd playing, and simple...

Set Your Remote For Stun Jim

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:55:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - This unit looks like it was stolen from a Star Trek movie set, it's big, it has clean lines and is unyeildy to handle it ( especially in the dark ). But I bought this due to my frustation with my other "Universal Remotes" as it could not run My...

The Ramster

Fri, 9 Mar 2001 04:30:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - Ok I wrote and opnion on this very same drive but it is gone so I'll have to try to refresh it from my memory.

I bought this drive at a computer swap meet for the low price of 400 bucks barebones. Since it was a SCSI device all I needed was...

Abit SAR6 ( Intel 815 chipset) )

Fri, 9 Mar 2001 04:04:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - I love Abit,

the SAR6 is like there BX133, except it uses the Intel 815 ( solano chipset ) for 133 Mhz FSB support and thus you are limited to 512Mb of memory max verse the 1.2 Gb of memory that the KX chipset gives you. It has a built in...

QV3000 meets IBM

Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:59:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - What sold me on the QV3000 was the IBM microdrive, the fact that it holds so much still images for the money is cheaper than buying the equivalant in 32 or 64 MB Compact Flash cards. I also liked the fact that it used Compact Flash verses Smart...

Logitech WingMan Formula Force (963204-0120) Wheel And Pedals Set: The Force Is With You

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:27:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - The Logitech Wingman Formula Force-

Having long been a fan of mostly all input devices Logitech, I anxiously awaited the release of this product. Before this one came out I had my original Thrustmaster T-2 steering wheel / pedal. Of which...

DeWalt: 18 volt madness

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 05:25:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - The DeWalt 18volt 3/8" and 1/2" Cordless drill.

After having 1 Porter Cable 12volt and 2 Milwaukee 12 volts, I was ready to step up to Dewalt ( Black N Decker ) power. 18 volts ( current DeWalts are now an astonishing 24 volts and in my...

Speed to Burn

Sun, 9 Jan 2000 20:24:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - The Plextor 8x20

This unit is exactly like the Plextor 8x4x32 except that ir writes at 8x and reads at 20x. By far it is the best CD-R on the market ( the Imation 8x is a Plextor unit ). Though availible in IDE ( why you want to go that...

Val DVD RAM (SCSI): Slow Ride

Sun, 9 Jan 2000 19:53:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tophat3 - Toshiba DVD Ram SDW1101 http://www.toshiba.com/taecdpd/products/features/SDW1101-Over.shtml)

I bought this ultra scsi device ( internal ) from a swap meet vendor ( Envision Computers, www.env.com ) for a mere 400.00. The unit came bare...