Hardware Reviews
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 …
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200 GB hard drive
This product from Maxtor is quite a basic hard drive by modern standards, but it is good enough that you may well still find it in everyday use in older systems, and that it could make a very good option for those people who enjoy building their own PCs …
Fiskars Stainless Steel Anvil Pruners
These are some very effective pruners, they work very well for clipping sticks, and other very stiff things as well. I have owned a few of these things over the years and these are some of the cheapest that I’ve found but I love them because they work …
Western Digital WD Elements 1Tb external hard drive
I got this as a backup device for my music, photos and podcasts, and I’m very pleased with it. I’ve tried it on both XP and Vista machiens and it “plug and plays” perfectly on both (unlike other external USB drives I’ve used which required significant setup and …
9800GX2 Nvidia
Do you remember the release of the 8800Ultra? Nobody back then would have thought that there would be a card capable of beating it, ever. Fortunately they very wrong. Both AMD/ATI and Nvidia have now released their dual-GPU cards. These monsters, the HD3870 X2 and 9800GX2 have now again …
Gigabyte P35-DS3P Motherboard
I bought a Gigabyte P35-DS3P motherboard for my PC build over a year ago, and have found it to be a mostly reliable and versatile board for its price range. However, I did, at one point, have to reset the CMOS Values by putting a screwdriver up to the …
Ion USB Turntable
For all you aspiring DJ’s out there, Ion presents a turntable that you can plug into your PC. Just like the one your father had (but never let you use) the Ion USB Turntable plays all your records. Those big ones and those little .45’s that you had to …
Mac USB Portable Disk Drive
This is a handy little disk drive. I like the ease of use, the size, the color, and the reliability.
The Mac USB Disk Drive is really easy to use. It’s USB plug powers it through the computer, which is really convenient. The light is always accurate …
MI Mini optical travel mouse
The MI Mini optical travel mouse is the cutest little gadget I have come across. The small scroll mouse is so cute and comes with a retractable wire. Its so light, great for laptops. It sells for $20 yet it is a great price. It …
Logitech Classic Keyboard Plus
I’ve been using the same keyboard I was assigned to when we transferred to different computers at the office in the middle of last year. It’s a black wired Logitech Classic Keyboard Plus, and while it may have a few downs, there are a lot of actual pluses going …
Nokia MU-17 128 MB Mini SD Card
Today I’m going to write about a memory card. This is the Nokia MU-17 128 MB MINI-SD Card. I got this card with my N73.
Why this mini-SD card?
Now each of a cell phone which we bought, usually either having a card directly included, or you have to buy …
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 …
Canon Laser Shot LBP-950
Canon has been a popular and trusted brand in Japan and in the world for quality electronic products like cameras, photocopiers and printers. In my company we trust Canon Laser Shot for our printing works. It can print in several ways you like; colored or black and white with …
Linksys E1200 Wireless N Router
Linksys has become synonymous for routers, and for very good reason. I’ve owned many Linksys items, and I’ve always been pleased with their quality. I’m able to say the same for this one and it’s even better than I expected. I was looking to upgrade from my …
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
I’ve recently purchased this keyboard, and mean to use it strictly for gaming, because I still love my logitech wireless mouse and keyboard desktop. The keyboard has an excellent LCD display panel, which can be programmed to display many different things, I enjoy having my ammo, grenades, health, etc. …
Sweex US001/US001UK External 4 Port 2.0 Hub
I use a laptop for all my computer and online work, but many years ago I learned how to type correctly, and I CANNOT use the keyboard on a laptop. It’s too far in, and it causes problems for my wrist. I need a seperate keybaord and …
Laser jet 4000 4500,DeskJet 895 cxi,hp 1300
A printer is one the most beautiful invention of the computer’s parts it help people to print all the reports they want. At the past printers was only black color and was called a dotmatrix printer it was using matrices in its printing criteria design. But now we can …
CTX X760A
The CTX X760A is a nice looking monitor but with very little features if any at all. Even though it is quite cheap, it does not have great advantages with it. The buttons or controls are on the right hand side of the monitor, which are big and cannot …
NETGEAR RangeMax WPN111 Wireless USB Adapter
This device is great if your laptop’s built in antennae are not very good with range. The NETGEAR RangeMax WPN111 is a great signal booster that plugs into your laptop or desktop computer via USB.
This device comes with a CD to install the software to use and connect with …
Universal Wireless Palm Keyboard
Palm’s new keyboard for PDA usage is a great product for anyone who uses their PDA excessively, and ever has to type up documents on their unit. The keyboard is extremely easy to install and use.
INSTALLATION
I love how easy it is to install the keyboard. I simply had to …
Foxin Laptop Desktop USB Mini Numeric Keypad
Foxin Laptop USB Mini Numeric Keypad Keyboard is a very cheap and smartly designed numeric keyboard which is really good looking and easy to use. I have to do plenty of numeric calculation on my notebook and so the laptop keyboards are not good enough for me. The ThinkPad …
Bose In-Ear Headphones
Recently, I discussed with a friend about the fact that I’ve not been able to find a comfortable pair of headphones. I like to listen to MP3’s at night and sometimes books on tape, but I wear headphones so I don’t disturb my roommate. All of the …
ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Router
I’ve set up many networks connections, and I believe the RT-N66U is one of the best routers that you can buy. With that being said, it’s on the expensive end, but I believe it’s worth it, particularly for someone that’s looking for a high quality …
Hi-tech MMC card
I recently upgraded my phone memory from 256 MB to 1 GB and replaced the original MMC card with a Hi-tech MMC card. Actually the original Nokia MMC card that came along with the cell phone wasn’t good enough as it was just 256 MB and couldn’t hold even …
Intex mouse
I was desperately in need of a mouse as my earlier one stopped working suddenly. Though mice are not costly so you dont need to bother about selecting the perfect one for you but they matter a lot when we talk about using them for a longer peroid of …
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
This is the wireless mouse that came with my new keyboard. In the past I had always used a wired mouse, so I had no experience with these wireless ones. I really didn’t need a new mouse, just the keyboard, but the mouse came in the box so I …
Logitech G19s Gaming Keyboard
Costing anywhere from $100 to $200, the Logitech G19s could be for any PC gamer or for someone that just needs a lot of extra key binds. Offering 12 extra “G” keys is a big advantage for MMO players. A tiltable color LCD display offers a variety of display …
Acer LCD Flat Panel Monitor
My husband bought a fairly expensive 22″ wide screen Acer LCD Flat Panel Monitor. It seemed huge and I made fun of him for it for a few days. Then I finally sat down at the computer screen and was shut up pretty darn quickly.
First of all, this …
AMD Athlon 1250
If you are searching for a cheap and reliable processor than AMD Athlon 1250 is the answer for you, recently I set up and office with 4 computers for some simply data entry jobs. The job requires surfing the internet and posting ads online (classified pages), so I needed …
Cooper 3Way Motion Sensor
In my many handyman adventures, I find myself often installing little things for people that they could probably have done themselves easily. Recently, I installed a few Cooper 3Way Motion Sensors in the house of a family friend because he wanted the added convenience of having lights turn on …
Nav-tech keyboards
Nav-tech keyboards are one the worst key boards to have and if you are thinking of buying these brand of keyboards or mouse then you better thing twice before going for the brand. Nav-tech keyboards are relatively very cheap and that’s what lured me into buying these worthless keyboards. …
Performance Tool PMW2149 Pipe Wrench
One some occasions I do a lot of repair work and I believe it’s essential to have a very good pipe wrench. I purchase this one over a month ago and I really love it. I purchased it from Lowe’s and I paid only 20 dollars for …
Xbox 360 Brand Wireless Controller
The Xbox 360 wireless controller is the best wireless accessory for any system within its price range of just $35.00.The controller has the same basic design as the previous xbox version and still includes the same colorful x,y,b.and a buttons but this new white Xbox 360 controller is less …
A4 Tech WWW-25 2-Wheel 3-Button (4D) Scroll Mouse, PS/2
I have used the mouse since 2004. This mouse is large, easy to hold and it has a sleek curved design without any ergonomic features. However, I can hold this mouse comfortably for hours without having any strain in my hand. This is probably because my palm is large …
Lexar Jumpdrive Firefly 2GB thumb drive
Now that the floppy disk really is pretty much dead, most people - and certainly me - prefer to use thumb drives for our personal storage needs. The price of these things has really come down quite a lot just in the last couple of years, and now you …
Hp Tri-Color Ink Printer Cartridges
Hp has come up with the newest approach to having the highest quality ink cartridges, meaning that prints are going to be higher quality and preciser than ever! I was amazed at the quality of prints that these cartridges were able to give out, I never understood how much …
Gateway 2000 computer speakers
We have these speakers and they are excellent! The sound is crisp and the volume is amazing. You can have a full sound from just these 2 little speakers that are small enough to fit on your desk. They have a very nice volume control, as …
Ettore 43012 12′ Reach Extension Pole
I was painting the outside of my house and I wanted an easier way to be able to paint so I decided to purchase this extension pole. I have really enjoyed using this thing and it has made painting a lot easier. I mainly use it for …
Acer AL1916W 19-inch Monitor
I bought the Acer AL1916W 19-inch Monitor for my most recent computer build, and have found it to be a very clear, colorful picture for a flat screen. The 19-inches makes it fairly compatible with most graphics cards, and easy to read and see what is on the screen. …
Boosting Wi-Fi Signal
After my move to a new house just over a couple of months ago, my available choices for accessing the web were limited down to a poor wi-fi signal barely reaching some parts of my new apartment.
The airport card installed on my ibook G4 was having trouble keeping a …
Newmen Optical Mouse (Model MS-090OU)
I could not discount the importance of getting a good quality computer mouse because my day job requires me to be in front of the computer for many hours straight while typing and editing many documents. I needed a good mouse that will not strain my hands and fingers …
Logitech Internet 350 Keyboard
When the keyboard of my #2 computer became inoperable, I thought I had a backup. I’d stashed away a keyboard that came with one of my computers because the keyboard from my old computer still worked great. I groaned when I discovered that the new keyboard was defective. I’d …
Intel Pentium D
The Intel Pentium D is an okay processor for ordinary usage. I would not recommend this (even the highest end one, the 2.8 ghz, for gaming). Depending on which one you get, most of them do not support overclocking, which means making your CPU faster than it is …
Milwaukee Random Orbit Palm Sander
This is a very good sander and I believe it’s well worth buying considering the price. It’s priced at 60 dollars. I found it at Lowe’s but I’m sure it’s sold at several other hardware stores. If it’s not located in a store near you it’s …
Hyundai ImageQuest Q17 LCD Dispaly
About a year ago I’ve got this great LCD TFT display for my PC, and can’t be less happy with it.
First of all- The space it takes from my desk- my old MAG screen took half of my desk, takes hardly 40 square cm, allowing me to work normally, …
Samsung ML-2510 Laser Printer
I recall a time when a printer cost a small fortune, at least in order to get a decent one that did not smear and run when you took the paper off the tray. These days, fortunately, consumers can get a very nice little printer for a fair price. …
Emtec C250 Pendrive
I’ll tell you about a USB device that my mother bought for me on my birthday with other electronic devices. This USB device is the Emtec brand.
Let’s start with the color of the device which is green, something that is not very important for the device, but I want …
Linksys wireless-N broadband router wrt160n
I bought this router because I wanted to be able to use the internet on my laptop. At a sale price, this router cost me 79.99 plus taxes. More than I wanted to pay but the sales lady’s opinion was it was the best brand out there …
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