Hardware Reviews
Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 1.0A
I had constant repetitive strain injuries after typing on a laptop keyboard for years. Because I couldn’t get a new computer right away, I opted for the Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard. Since the purchase, I have had fewer problems with wrist and finger strain!
The Wireless Comfort Keyboard has …
Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
Like many Logitech input devices, the value of these speakers is exceptional. Here are a few things I like about them. First, they look much more appealing than many other speakers in its price range. It is a 2.1 system which means that there are two speakers plus a …
Emu Xboard 61
The Emu Xboard 61 is a 61 key keyboard for use with your Computer. It does not have loudspeaker but rather is a pure MIDI keyboard. These keyboards can be bought for a very good price in the meantime and in my oppinion offer a great quality and service.
I …
Fritz Box! Box Fon WLAN 7570 VDSL
I have both an ISDN and an analog line in this house. I cannot use the ISDN line all the time as it is in my husband’s study where he usually works or relaxes. I am left with an analog line in the guest room which I use for …
D-Link
The D-Link airplus PCMCI wi-fi card is a pretty nifty little thing to have and let me tell you why.
First off, it is incredibly compatible, it works with nearly all my computers and better yet with most wi-fi modems/routers/spots.
This wi-fi card works pretty well even if far away from …
Dany Optical Mouse
My mouse wasn’t working properly, and I needed a new one for my pc badly. I didn’t had much money to spend, so I was looking for something that was cheap and fast. I got to the store and asked for the mouse. There was a large variety: some …
Cd-r King Black Mouse Pad with Wrist Pad
By using an optical mouse, mouse pad seems unnecessary; however, I still didn’t discard my old mouse pad since I’m accustomed of having it. And I don’t have plans to do so until my wrist urge me through pain. With all the clicking and navigating for hours almost everyday, …
Linzer A-225 3-Piece Paint Brush Set
Being someone that paints a lot I have to say that it’s really important to have a really good paint brush. I used to believe that they were the same but I have since learned that some are so much better than others. I needed some new …
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Printer
I purchased this inkjet printer about 3 years ago because I was looking for a printer with good quality printouts that had large format options. This printer will print on paper as wide as 13 inches and the quality was very good when I first bought it, but …
CDR King Slim Graphics Tablet
CDR King’s graphics tablet was the very first tablet I’ve ever bought. At first, it was just to try my hands at digital art. I didn’t want to spend a fortune buying a Wacom tablet since I only draw as a hobby, that and I didn’t have the budget.
The …
1 TB Western Digital My Passport USB Portable Hard drive
This thing is truly awesome! I was recently in the market for an additional external storage drive, so I settled on this was. I’ve always had great experiences with Western Digital hard drives, and this one is no exception. I do a lot of traveling so …
Canon S200SPx Printer
The Canon S200SPX Printer is one of many printers I have used, it falls somewhere towards the bottom of the pile though.
It’s not what I’d call user friendly, for eg. in other printers you just put a small stack of papers inside the printer and it will print …
Asus P4GE-MX Motherboard XSeries
I have a laptop but I think my desktop is still useful. I bought it in the year 2001 and until now it is still useful. Although my desktoop has undergone repairs and maintenance and I have spent a lot on it, but it is still working good. In …
SanDisk Cruizer USB Flash Drive
With today’s on-the-go mentality, people are always looking for more tools to take their work to home and back to work with out lugging mutliple items or large portible devices. Enter the flash drive. The flash drive is basically a universal hand held storage Device that carries any file …
Huawei E303C Data Card
I have just recently started to use independent data card for the wireless Internet connection. My experience with sticking with a single vendor was not good. After taking some necessary inputs from my friends, I bought Huawei E303C data card. I am using this data card since last four …
Freecom USB Toughdrive
This is a great USB storage device, it not only offers a stunning memory of 80GB but it is also covered in a silicon membrane as a shock absorber. Unlike most other storage devices this one can drop from the height of your pocket/briefcase and it won’t break. Another …
Suncast SS025 Hand Held Spreader for de-icers and sand
The Suncast SS025 is a hand help spreader that can be used to spread things such as salts, de-icers and lawn products. I have owned this spreader for about a year and it was priced around 10 dollars which is certainly very cheap in my opinion. It …
54Mbps 802.11bg Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
I bought this for my mom when I decided to give her my old computer so she could read the news online in her room. At first I wasn’t sure if it would work since the price was lower than its competitors only $20.99 at Micro …
Entertech Magic Microphone
When I went to US , one thing that I made sure that’s in my suitcase is the Entertech Magic Microphone. I love the interactive entertainment that it offers and I would not risk missing it for the world! When we get bored and there is really …
XPC Atapi RW 16XMAX
This DVD R/RW Drive is really ultra fast. When I am using it I don’t feel any bumps, sluggishness or pauses. Playing DVD, VCD, or just a simple CD is really great especially the build quality of it. The DVD R/RW Drive is remarkable because of its speed and …
Cd-r King USB PCI Card
All of the gadgets I’ve bought for the past few years used USB, but my computer has only two USB ports. The deficiency mobilized me to look for USB port hub but then I chanced upon the USB PCI Card in Cd-r King branch at SM-North. They ran out …
Eyetoy for Playstation 2
You may have heard of the Eye Toy for the Playstation 2. For those of you who haven’t, it’s a little camera you put on the top of your T.V. so you can be on the screen. It’s made by Namtai and Logitech, but it doesn’t really matter which …
Microsoft Wedge and Touch Mouse
First there was the scroll, and then there was the optical and now the emperor of the masses. The Touch Mouse. Microsoft has once again used its innovative brain and produced another touch sensitive mouse. In recent revelations the software giant has hinted towards the touch affinity of their …
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel and AMD are constantly competing to release the best processor hardware at the most affordable prices. Intel’s Core 2 Duo chipset was one of its better moves and allowed it to dominate AMD around 2005 to 2006. I recently purchased a Core 2 Duo E8500 to go with …
Remax RC-006i Safe Charge Speed Data Cable
If you’ve read my other review about the RC-008i charging cable, you would have known that I am a pretty rough user. My cables usually don’t last long, so I always have some spare ones.
The RC-006i cable is bought on a buy-1-free-1 deal on a local shopping site, so …
Razer Deathadder 3000DPI Mouse
My mouse was on it’s way to technology heaven, it was a Deathadder but it was the older 1800 dots per inch(DPI) speed mouse. I was way too used to how it moved and felt so I picked up the exact same one, but updated.
This updated Deathadder is the …
Wireless CD-R King Router
Three weeks ago, I decided to buy a Wireless CD-R king router brand for my home network because it was the nearest store I can go to that night and my old wireless router died on me. Since I badly need a connection, I purchased the router and the …
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA Sound Card
All these years I have never even thought about the need for a discrete sound card in a computer always thinking that the standard hi definition audio cards we get reproduce sound as good as all recent hi-fi systems. However as my Old Man says until one has seen …
Roxio Game Capture HD PRO
Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of videogame gameplay footage on Youtube from channels like GameGrumps, NerdCubed, and TotalBiscuit, and I thought it would be fun to make some gameplay videos of my own. I mostly play games on console, so I searched the net for a device that …
Allsop Cupertino High Performance Mousepad
Who buys a mouse pad with a $20-price tag these days, when one can even get one at the dollar store for $1? The answer is I. I wasn’t really planning on buying the Cupertino High Performance Mousepad until I saw what one looked like.
It’s not your …
Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover 2X Coverage - Spa Blue
Frankly, it’s been a long time since I’ve used spray paint, and when I say a long time, I’m talking decades, but recently I had a project that I wanted done fast and as easily as possible, so I went shopping for spray paint. The Rust-Oleum brand was …
Micro SD card
Micro SD cards are truly a work of technology, unfortunately thought hey have one major flaw. I found that regardless of the fact that they are used in a lot of different devices a lot of them do not ‘accept’ these cards. Let me explain. There are some mp3/mp4 …
WD5000AAV Western Digital External 500GB Hard Drive
About a year or two ago I purchased this external drive to use for extra storage since my laptop has only 160GB. This drive boasts 500GB of storage and was very inexpensive and still is today, Western Digital offers many models including this model the WD5000AAV, but I would …
HP Laserjet 4250n Printer
Hi all, I am here to tell you something about my HP 4250n, A good printer in terms of print quality, also good temporary paper storage capacity of around 500-1500 sheets of A4 sized papers, automatic feed adjustment and so on, but let me tell you my opinion and …
HP Deskjet 3420
I hate my printer, I’ve had it for almost two years now and it’s broken already. I thought HP printers had long lives, apparently I’m wrong. Maybe it’s over used as I print out hundreds of pages every week. But still, I thought that the purpose of buying a …
Logitech Wireless Wave Combo MK550
I have used many Logitech keyboards and mouse over the years. Hence when I was thinking about investing in a new combo, the choice was obviously Logitech. It was all about the model which I need to choose as the company was offering many combo products. After doing some …
Maxell Earphones E-125
It’s funny how I actually took the advice of my little sister and my little cousin on one particular day and decided to actually not go with these particular earphones. Instead, it was somehow inside of their instincts that a less appealing pair of earphones from Panasonic would actually …
BenQ G610HDA Series LCD Monitor
Just a few months ago, my old CRT monitor finally rested in peace, and so I pleaded for my mom to buy me a new one and we bought this: BenQ G610HDA Series LCD Monitor. It’s a black LCD Monitor, 15.6 inches wide!
Well at first glance, I was like, …
Logitech cordless rechargeable mouse
Logitech puts out many rechargeable mice for personal pc however this one comes with the base.Model 700. It sells for around 45 dollars, but is very ergonomical made for hands. Never sticks. All you must do is return it to its base to charge overnight. …
Verbatim DVD-Re Writable discs
With the threats facing a daily internet user such as me, like viruses, spy ware and ad ware, I constantly have to make sure that all the information on my system is properly and regularly updated and backed up.
I have an external hard drive with a total capacity of …
Coast C5799 Multi-tool Pocket Pliers
I really love these pliers. These are pliers but they have so many other tools added to them including a screwdriver, can opener and even scissors. I love the fact that they have so many different tools built into one device. In my opinion this tool is …
Western digital hard drives
I find that hard drives are an expendable piece of computer hardware. Being a repair tech myself, I know that a hard drive cannot be expected to last longer than 5 years this day and age. Western digital has stood the test of time though. They …
Arrow T59 Tacker
I do quite a bit of wiring, and while I do not do any large scale wiring jobs often, I do do them on occasion. Not too long ago, I wask asked to help ot a contractor friend of mine on a large home job, and I realized that …
D-Link Express EtherNetwork 4 Port Router
This is an excellent router. It allows connections of up to four computers, and transfers data between them without a hitch. I’ve never had a problem with mine, I’ve had it for about a month now. Data moves fairly fast as well.
One good little addition to …
Westell DSL Modem
The Westell DSL modem is a handy little modem. Unlike many similar modems it has both Ethernet and USB connectivity, giving you the power of choice in how to connect it to your computer.
The modem is quite fast, particularly if you connect it via the ethernet connection. …
Logitech stereo headset H110
I bought the Logitech stereo headset from Officeworks for AU $19.88. I wanted to be able to skype, without having to buy anything too fancy. The guy in the store showed me two headsets, one Microsoft and one Logitech. He said Logitech sells the same stuff as Microsoft but …
Logitech Y-SU45 Deluxe Keyboard
I have been using the Logitech Y-SU45 Deluxe Keyboard for over 5 years now, and it’s performance remains the same…Awesome. I have used this keyboard everyday in the span of 5 years for heavy computer work and gaming.
You do not need any drivers for this, just plug and play. …
Mountain Mods U2 UFO Opti 1203 Computer Case
I was in the market for a computer case that could go above and beyond what most normal towers can provide for a custom computer I was building. I needed a case that could house a lot of equipment in an organized way, and had good space layout to …
Amped Wireless WA12 High Power Wi-Fi antenna
I was looking for a way to connect to a friend’s Wi-Fi router, which was about a half mile away from my house, so I decided to give this antenna a try. It’s promoted as being able to increase your wi-fi range significantly, and after …
Kingston Data taveler 2 GB
A thumb drive that I would recommend for you is the Kingston 2Gb Data Traveler for use on your PC or Mac. I really think that Kingston is a great company for storing memory on or using it for school and projects at work. It seems storing information has …
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