Apple Reviews

This is one of the best CRT monitors. The cabinet is 22", but the actual viewing capacity is 20". Contrary to what people are made to believe, CRT monitors run circles around LCD. Any gamer and graphic designer will know why. LCDs are too slow for intense gaming and incapable of true color calibration. Plus, there are no bad pixels to contend with.

This monitor is by Nec (Nec-Mitsubishi). Mitsubishi has the exact product under the model, Diamond Pro 2070SB. Get any. Their top of the line for graphic artists is the same monitor, it includes the additional SpectraView (color calibration) that you can purchase separately should you some day need.

The features include a SuperBright Diamondtron function that you enable on the front panel. It boosts the brightness function - handy especially when watching videos. What it does is the Brightness Controller software that you install will dim the background and boost the video in the foreground.

Another feature is the OSM (On-screen Management) that allows you to adjust all aspects of the monitor on-screen. This feature works best when you install the Naviset software. Attach the included USB cable from the monitor to a free USB slot in your computer so you can control the settings with your mouse and keyboard.

So why only 4 stars with all these features? First, all the features explained above is not included in the box. The professional and convenient features is accessible only by manually downloading the drivers from their web site. For a product this professional, not including any software is not professional at all. Second, this monitor is HEAVY and takes up a lot of desktop space. Third, the cabinet design is not as cool as the other manufacturers. My Eizo-Nanao CRT has the best cabinet design - elegant and simple.

So what does this monitor come with? The usual no frills accessories - power cord, USB cable, signal cable and manual. That's it, no software which I strongly recommend you download before installing the monitor so that your OS and video card can properly load the correct ICC profile and settings. The software will perform automatic adjustment of the screen size to maximize the viewing space. It has a built-in 4-port USB hub.

Despite all these, shoud you get it? Definitely! It outperforms any LCD and is up there in the top 1% of the CRT products.

Don't get this if you use your computer purely for business function. That's what an LCD is for. Furthermore, if you are sold at obtaining the best monitor and you can afford more, get a Sony DM-FW900 Flat Widescreen 24" monitor. Another alternative is to get an Eizo. It has all the functions you could ask for - a USB hub, on-screen controls, elegant design, and includes all the needed drivers and utilities - but at a higher price.

Either way, you won't make a mistake if you get this Nec.

This is my first LCD monitor, and man do I love it !! First off, it auto sizes the screen to the edge of the frame -so it feels just like a 17" CRT monitor. And the color is just beautiful. I viewed some of the pictures I took with my digital camera on this monitor, and I was amazed by how gorgeous they look. They never look so great on my old CRT monitor.

This LCD monitor also comes with built-in speakers and a 4-ports USB hub (wow!!). I connected all my USB devices to this hub, and they all worked perfectly. Hooking it up was absolutely hassle free - it was just plug and play. The on screen control is also very easy to use. But the "auto adjust" function pretty much took take of everything for me.

I have no complaints and nothing but praise. And I know for sure I am not going back to those awkard, ugly CRT monitors.

I bought this monitor primarily for its geek factor; I wanted to go flat panel and I wanted a pure digital connection. I connected it to a Matrox G400 with a flat panel adapter on it, and installation was a complete breeze. I'm very happy with the image quality, alltho I'm most certainly not a graphics designer. I play alot of Diablo 2 and Baulders gate 2, and my only gripe is it displays an annoying resolution notification when its not in native mode (most games). Its easily cleared, but it is annoying. Image quality is fantastic to my eye, but it does take getting used to that you have to be in front of it to see it (no checking your email while away from the desk; you need to be in front of it to see it well). I had troubles getting my usb devices detected while plugged into the hub, but as I had another hub I didn't try to get them working. Overall, I love the amount of space I got back and am very happy with the monitor, and my friends all turn green with envy when they see it.

It is very much useful product for the internet users.

This ram works well for my g3 imac. My brother has the same amount of ram as i do, but his is all from apple. His seems just a little bit faster on opening programs. I realize that you allot a certain amount of memory to each program. We gave adobe photoshop the same amount of memory and his was just about a second faster (at most). I suggest this ram for anyone who is looking for an economical purchase of ram for their mac.

I bought them for the CD-RW of my daughter and it goes nicely with her strawberry iMac!

Print quality is wonderful. 11x17 size is exceptionally useful for graphic artists. Prints really fast--rated at 26 ppm for 8.5x11--perhaps not quite that but MULTIPLE copies of same page, or text only pages print very quickly.

Despite its 10/100 network interface, printing of the first page is slowed by the processor, especially for pages with high resolution graphics. Have not tried adding memory yet, but that may aid performance.

Toner cartridges cost [a lot]. While rated by the manufacturer to last 20,000 copies (8.5x11, 5% coverage), reality for us is more like 5,000 pages (which admittedly have graphics on them). Note that all manufacturers ratings are dubious in this category.

If you need 11x17 output, this is a value champion, though if your volume is high or you print a lot of large (in Mb) files, you should also check out the competition.

I have been very pleased with this monitor. Super sharp text and a good overall picture. Easy to operate controls on this samsung monitor which other monitors lack. I have looked at some Trintron tubes but the text is fuzzy on them! A invar shaddow mask is sharper. The color seemed a little weak until I adjusted my video card settings. The bandwidth is higher on this model than on other brand monitors so it has better refresh performance. I would buy it again with no hesatation. Great for surfing the internet!

This Hard drive is decent. Its kinda slow 4,200 rpm compared to the newer 5,400 and 7,200 rpms. However if your just using it to hold photos and other various files... its a good buy. 6 gb is perfect for a college student that has to carry c++ code and images to class. A plus for this HD is the sleek look of it. If your looking for a simple storage device but cool looking, I recommend this hd. It will have all your friends looking at your hard drive.

I picked up this monitor a little while ago, looking for a 17" LCD that would be a little easier on the eyes for a coder getting annoyed with staring at CRTs for long lengths of time. The specs seemed good, I was especially impressed with the response time, which was much better than most other LCD's in its class, and really helps get rid of that nasty 'ghosting' in movies or games.

There were a few problems I had with this though. The first was that the screen was way too bright. Seriously, I tried playing around with the monitor settings for quite some time, and I still couldn't get it right. The whole point I got this was to reduce eye strain, and it seemed as bad as a CRT. I eventually got it to look nice with a combination of monitor settings and graphics card software settings. Admittedly, this brightness thing might bug most people less than it did me.

Also, when I bought this thing, I think I was looking at the specs for the S71R, not the S71, and there's a big difference in terms of viewing angle. The top part of the screen can be noticeably darker than the bottom bart of the screen when viewing it straight-on in certain situations. Not really bad, but you can notice it on dark colored backgrounds.

On the whole, I am very satisfied with this LCD. No dead pixels (on mine anyway), great response time, with a few drawbacks mentioned above.