Hardware Reviews
Asus external USB enabled CD drive
I always wanted to own a notebook and this year after a year’s saving I finally bought a cheap Acer laptop. It is a cheap notebook with minimum configuration which cost me around 250 dollars, pretty cheap but it doesn’t have any special configuration and is just an Pentium …
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
I am using computer from past 8 years or so and as a computer user everybody needs mouse, so do I. Actually I never bought a branded pc but I bought assembled pc. In past 8 years god knows how many mice I tried. I will share my experience …
Creative HS-390 Webcam and Headset
I bought the Creative HS-390 Webcam and Headset as I wanted something which would give me a higher quality image whilst I did have a webcam already which I managed to buy pretty cheaply the resolution was not the best (although I do think that it was …
Ace Builders Center
Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana brought so much rain that my house was covered in over thirty feet of muddied water. After the flood came down, my house and all its contents was totally destroyed. Thus, we spent several months cleaning, repairing and renovating the entire house, and as a result, I …
NetGear Customer service and wireless router
My girlfriend and I bought a Netgear wireless router for use with two Macs in mid 2007. The included instructions for setting up the router proved to be confusing and ultimately ineffective, which forced us to spend over an hour on the phone with technical support to get it …
Logitech Quickcam E3500
I have a few friends from my university days who returned back to their respective countries following graduation, and whilst we keep in touch by MSN Messenger I figured that I should invest in a camera and microphone set as it would effectively mean that I could talk to …
Motorola SB 5100 Cable Modem
My cable provider which is “Destiny” provided me a modem from Motorola. It is Surfboard 5100 series. The exact model is SB 5101i. I personally like this 5100 series of their modems because it is very reliable and doesn’t have much problem. Unlike with the older Motorola models, sometimes, …
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 …
Logitech Ultra Flat Keyboard
I am using computer from past 8 years or so. I use my computer for entertainment (movies and music), net surfing, writing articles and programming (part of my study). I need to do more typing so keyboard is essential thing for me. I have tried 2-3 keyboards and my …
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000
The 4000 model Microsoft wireless mouse came out around 5 years ago. I’ve had one for around 4 years now and I see that Microsoft still supplies them.
Optical is great, but wireless is better! It works on any surface and can be operated at a fair distance away …
Brando Workshop USB 2.0 20 port hub
Helping a lot of people to organize their files, especially when we have to deal with large chunks of data such as video or audio files, can be exhausting, but it’s been much easier since I had bought the Brando Workshop 20 port USB hub. Mind you, I still …
Cisco 1710 wired router
Last week, I took the Cisco 1710 router at home for me to test so that I can recommend it to a friend of mine who would like to purchase a business router for his small internet café’. When I first hooked it up, I have to use a …
PNY - GeForce 8600 GT OC Graphics Card
If you’ve ever played a game on the computer, be it an offline game or online, you’re aware that graphics cards are a very important need of all games.
This graphics card is definitely the best I’ve ever had, I bought in hopes in increasing my gaming performance on …
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 …
BENQ FP731 Monitor
I got this 17″ LCD about 2 years ago, it seemed a good deal at the time, and it was a pretty good one then! Now these days my monitor cant keep up with the new monitors on the market. It has a 24ms rate, which isnt very good …
Intel Pentium D Digital Stereo Headphones
Intel Pentium D Digital Stereo headphones is a brand of headphones that fit very well in the ears. It does not give me headaches, or sore ears after a while. The majority type of headphones I have used, large or small ones, has really hurt my ears after a …
Aliph Jawbone Prime Bluetooth
I was looking for a universal headset which I can use for both my cellphone and mt laptop so that I can save money instead of buying two separate accessories for each unit. Fortunately, I was able to catch up Jawbone upon its release. It is still just a …
Craftsman 19.2 Volt C3 Cordless Drill
I often do a lot of work around the house that requires heavy duty tools. Some examples are when I have to drill in holes to put up pictures, lamps or even wall mount my television. Initially, I used to use a normal 16 Volt drill that produced little …
PCMCIA Smart TV Turner Card
In the era of technology were every room has a notebook who would want those big bulky television sets in the room. WE have a small room in our flat and so don’t have any space to accommodate television set in our room but my wife can do without …
CLR Power Plumber Pressurized Drain Opener Plunger Kit
I have used this kit for unclogging several things including toilets, sinks and bathtubs, and I have to say that it works perfect. This thing is a really great alternative to having to hire a plumber and I love the fact that I can do all the work …
Sicurio PC speakers
These speakers come in black and are very stylish, matching the Dell PC but half (if not more) the price than Dell speakers.
I bought mine on EBay for about $11 including S&H. Can’t beat the price! They are very easy to install and configure. Comes with On/Off button and …
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 …
Chapin Clean ‘N Seal Poly Deck, Fence, and Patio Sprayer
I needed something to spray sealant onto my deck so I decided to purchase this spray. It works very well and I’m glad I decided to purchase it. It is 2 gallons which is big enough for what I needed it for but if you plan on …
Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive - Ultra ATA 160 GB
A few months ago an unpleasant instance occurred that put a halt to my computer-related activities—”my six-yr-old hard drive was corrupted and a replacement is the only solution. I have no choice but to buy a new one in Cyberzone (SM North), a place replete with shops where one …
HP Inkjet Printer 1400 Series
I have been using inkjet printer from hp. It has mainly three functionality, print, scan and copy. I am satisfied using this printer. The printer quality is really very nice. The printer uses two cartridges for printing purpose, black cartridge and tricolor cartridge. The photo printing quality was really …
Orbit Sunmate Telescopic Wand with Gutter Cleaner
I have been a homeowner for a couple of years now and one of the chores I really hate doing is cleaning out the gutters on a regular basis. This is mostly because I don’t own a step ladder (I always have to borrow one from my dad) and, …
Micro Inovations Mouses
Computer mouses mess up a lot. But I think M.I. mouses are not very good. It seems like every time we get a new mouse, it’s a Micro Inovations mouse, and they always stop working good. Anyone that needs a new mouse, should not buy this kind. Don’t buy …
HP 1020 Printer
A few days earlier I wrote about HP 1010 printer which I thought is the best laser printer that HP has introduced till date. After that HP
introduced the advanced brand of laser printer, the 1020 model, this printer compared to 1010 is quite disappointing, although the page per …
HP COLOR LASERJET 2600
In the past it was only possible to print pages in colour with an inkjet printer on a reasonable price. With the hp colour laserjet 2600 it is changed. This printer of hp is really good and the price for this printer is less than �400,00. A few years …
Canon I9900 Inkjet Printer
I don’t have a color printer, so when i need to go print something colorfull, I go to my friend’s home that lives next door, and he has recently bought this nice printer.
As for the main quality of the printer- the printing quality, I can’t complain, the quality is …
Iomega 750 Zip drive
Using floppy drives for a long time, I felt offended sometimes due to the often getting corrupted floppies and the ultra low 1.33 MB data capacity.
One fine day my friend told me about the ‘Iomega’ zip drive he was using instead of the redundant floppy drive and even the …
Logitech dual action PC Video Game Controller
This controller really does amaze me. I love playing games on the computer for hours at end, and I’ll admit it. The problem is, you’ll get extremely tense while using the keyboard as your controller for more than an hour.
That’s where this awesome controller comes in. This controller …
Stanley 92-806 Socket Set, 40-Piece
I purchased this socket set over a year ago and I have enjoyed using it. I paid 25 dollars for it at the time of purchase. I bought it from Wal-Mart but I’m sure it’s sold at several other stores also. I believe it’s a great …
Kingston 8gb DataTraveler Memory Stick
If you travel around a lot as part of your daily work, you will be aware of the need to be able to access your files at times which mean that you could be miles away from an internet café, or anywhere near a power supply. Previously, I would …
PNY Attache 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
I wanted to be able to store some things from my computer on something that would be easily portable but that would hold a lot of information. I didn’t want to worry about losing an SD Card in the process though. I decided to try the PNY Attache 4 …
Linksys Wrt160n Wireless Router
I’ve had this router about 2 years or so now, and I have to say it’s a pretty solid one. This one is a higher end gaming router, but I’ve found it to be well worth the money. It was easy to configure other computers into my home network, …
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 …
ImageRunner 3300I Copy Machine
The Canon ImageRunner 3300I Copier is a Network Workhorse as long as you do not have customized software systems.
We have 15 of these in my workplace and I have programmed 5 of them.
These do take some bookreading to program the 1st time, longer if you have very many users. …
Logitech QuickCam for Laptop
My Logitech QuickCam clips right onto my laptop’s monitor perfectly so that I can use it with whatever chatting software that has the capability of doing video chatting such as Yahoo or Skype for example. Sometimes I will use this when I am chatting with some of our …
Ink Refilling Station
A friend suggested me to try Ink Refilling Station located at the 2nd floor of Puregold Imus. My friend told me that it is a good way to earn more revenue if my printer ink tank is refillable.
At first, I was skeptical to used this process because I …
Vadem Clio 1050
I am not sure about this Vandem Clio 1050 that we used in the office. It was just used as PC companion. We used to have it as a database backup of our files. Although I’m working for a programming service, we got to stack up files to be …
Somic CD-750 Headphones
Do you use your computer for gaming? Or listening to music and watching videos perhaps? Or, like me, do you love to talk on Skype with your on line contacts? If you do all three or even one of the three, you would need an important computer accessory: a …
A4Tech WinBest 4D+ Mouse
You would think: “yuck, a wired ball mouse… Why should I bother?”. And you would be very wrong. The A4 Tech WWW-11 (also known as WinBest 4D+) is a very nice add-on to your everyday computing needs. Virtually indestructible (provided that you clean it regularly) and good for ordinary …
WD Elements 160GB Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0
I have a laptopa and I think it is really important to save memory. And I am also always on the go so I prefer saving important files in a USB or somewhere else. Using CDs, or DVDs or a memory stick is not enough for me though. So, …
Vivitar V8025 Digital Camera
I have owned several digital cameras and I have to say that this camera is certainly my favorite. I purchased this camera a little over a month ago and so far it has been great. I paid 50 dollars for this camera at the time and in …
Frontech Multimedia Speaker Model No.JIL-1818
In August 2005, I purchased a set of Frontech speaker for my computer. The product name was Multimedia Speaker. Its model no. is JIL-1818. I choose the pair of black coloured speakers complimenting my black coloured computer monitor. The shop owner sold it to me for Rs.400 INR though …
ldproducts.com
I was quite impressed when I recently ordered my printer ink cartridges from ldproducts.com. When I finally decided to replace my empty cartridges, I decided to check into buying them online, so I googled printer ink to see what I came up with. Of coarse, I got …
Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z Motherboard
As products go this is one of my favourites. I have been a keen PC builder for around 6 years now and have experienced many different components, that can quite often lead to a successful PC build or a terrifying failure, and the Asus board is top of the …
Intel Pro WLAN built-in wireless card
Most of the wireless cards has its own utility especially if you are using lower versions of Windows because it is not like Windows XP that has its own wireless utility to use for connecting to wireless network. My friend has a new laptop computer which is still running …
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