Computer Reviews

The ANTEC TrueBlue 480W power supply is a great choice for anyone. Besides the dual blue LED fans, this power supply has 2 SATA power connectors and 2 FAN only power connectors.

Additionally, there are a host of molex connectors for your non SATA drives and optical drives, as well as your floppy drives.

Interesting there is a female molex connector on the back of the power supply. I have't used it, but I imagine it may have some sort of use.

The blue light lights up the case well. The only complaint, I have is that there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off. Also it would be nice if it was offered in colors other than blue.

I bought this power supply looking for a very quiet very reliable power supply, and I was not disappointed. I have had it for 6 months, and it has performed perfectly and very quietly the entire time. My old power supply only had one fan, but was many times louder. The temperature controlled fan-only plugs are a nice touch also. It would be nice if you could adjust what level they run at though. They spin my fans a little bit slower than I would like at times. It also would be nice to have a switch to turn off the LEDs, when you don't want them on. My only other complaint is that the cables are too long. I have a normal sized midtower, and I had to put some effort into bunching the cables up and tucking them away so they didn't over run the case. If you have a small case, this might not be the power supply for you. Over all I am very happy with this case though.

Works well with my set up. 1pc is a dual xeon p4 with 6 hd drives and 2 burners, dual 17in lcd's. other pc is a 3.2p4 with a radeon 9800 pro and a fast lcd. i also have my cable modem and router hooked up to it. power kept flickering on and off and my other ups couldn't handle 2 pc's. this one can easily handle it and you can add a battery for longer outages but i kept getting tired of a flicker causing my pc's to reset.
I dont even bother with the software so i cant rate that but it works great for my needs. so it can drive 2 pcs 3 lcds 1 router and 1 cable modem for over 4 minutes which is enough for most quick outages. it also protects against overvoltages which is nice. if my power went out for longer times i would get the extra battery but i live in seattle and the power rarely goes out for even a full minute.

I own a couple of APC UPS and surge protection products. So far this is the most functional. The features:

1. The unit can be positioned vertically (best for saving space) or horizontally (lay flat or mounted to a server rack).
2. It has a very excellent boxy design that gives an elegant and modern feel.
3. There are 8 outlets in total (6 outlets are battery protected and voltage regulated, which means less dependency on the battery and longer replacement life; 2 outlets are surge-protected for printers and office machines).
4. The included PowerChute Personal Edition is to be combined with the data cable that, when connected to your computer via USB, provides excellent control and communication between the UPS, computer and user/administrator.
a. You will know exactly how much load is taxing the UPS in real-time; Turn on/off equipment to check.
b. Shut-down function to preserve data or battery.
c. Audible and visual alarm indication on current condition.
5. Hot-swap battery without turning off the UPS.

The cons? Heavy! But then of course it only needs to be set and forget. Expensive! Not for a typcial user. Although the features should be made available for everyone.

This particular model is a little overkill. I connected a P4 3GHz (with 3 internal SATA HDD, DVDROM, DVD-RW), 21" CRT, Apple PBG4 laptop, 2 external LaCie HDD and 1 external CD-R and I still haven't reached half of the available power. Buy this only if they offer a special price/rebate. Otherwise, go with the lower model XS/RS1000 and it will suite an power user just perfectly.

It works like a charm. With much higher density of media, the competibility of DVD-R (and/or DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM) media can cause much trouble with home DVD player as well as the standard DVD Drivers for computers. With Apple DVD-R media I never experienced such troble. I am a home video maniac and I have burned tons of DVDs for my friends and relatives. Using name brand media such as Sony and TDK reduces rate of serious trouble significantly, but with Apple media, you can always be sure the result will be trouble free with similar price.

The most reliable media I have used in my DVD-R drive. Zero problems with the disks - they play in every DVD player I have tried them in. No coasters.

The box says the AT&T 210 Trimline is the best selling phone of all time, and I can see why. It's reliable and doesn't have a bunch of complicated instructions and programming to follow. It has good clear sound, and the handset has adjustabnle volume, which makes it good for the hearing impaired. Cordless phones seems to be gaining in popularity, but everyone needs at least one corded phone in their house for in case of a power failure. This simple, inexpensive little phone is an excellent choice!

Okay, so you've got your four-line, 2.4GHz Digital Spread Spectrum cordless phone with 100-number memory and built-in answering machine. And then the power goes out. Or you loose the handset in the couch cushions. Or you forget to charge it. Or you can't even figure out how to turn the darned thing ON. That's what the Trimline is for. It's a cheap, reliable, easy backup phone. The adjustable volume makes this thing really loud, and the backlit keypad is a feature somehow missing in my expensive cordless. And I like having a phone that's tethered, so I always know where to go when it rings. The memory works, but I don't think the people who buy a phone like this will use it much (I have only one number in mine, plus the emergency numbers.)

I use yahoo voice chat to talk to my parents in another country. Before buying this phone, I had to sit clost to the pc and talk to them, so cannot do anything except sitting near the pc.
After buying this phone, I am mobile, I can roam around in my house with the cordless.
I am greatly impressed with the audio quality.
I purchased immediately 1 more phone, and I am planning to send it to my parents so that they need not wear the headphone mic to talk to me.
My mom can talk to me while she is cooking or gardening.
I am surprised why a good product like this is discontinued. I think telephone manufactures do not want to promote voip. I can't think of any other reason why this has not become popular.

Go grab one immediately before it goes out of stock ! ! !

I purchased this because I just felt the need to know about consumer IP telephony for myself. The equipment provides all the advancements and advantages you would need to get a satisfactory consumer IP telephony experience - namely, full duplex sound accomplished with speaker-near-ear and microphone-near-mouth no gimmick technology. An incredibly thoughtful (or well-researched) feature is the cordless mobility. It is so much nicer to move away from the computer when having extended conversations (at a substantially discounted per-minute rate, or even free!) and to sit on a couch or comfortable chair. The very simplicity of this phone's implementation and the very manufacturer of it, gives you the impression that this might be something big - just remember that you need bandwidth to really appreciate the current state. Downsides? You have to "hunt" for a provider, or so it seems, until you begin to realize that most instant messenger applications now have links to IP providers, so you can bring up your IM and just click 'call'. I was disappointed that AT&T did not link you right into a portal they owned however. I would like to see how they would package, or price, offerings. Another potential downside is that there is no speaker out jack (though there is a headphone out which is intended only for that function), so using your regular speakers will generally have to be an either/or proposition. Overall, if you want to tip your toe into IP telephony, this is definitely a great first step towards a satisfactory experience.

This is amazing board ultra cheap included video card all u need is CPU and memory to work.
Along with this mobo I bought athlon Xp 2400+ (2Ghz)with 266 bus,there are no 333Mhz 2Ghz athlons Xps!
Great gift for someone or yourself!

Works great !
Renember this is only up to 266 FSB bus
Maximum 2400+ and 2600+ Athlons XP with 266 fsb

Specifications:
Supported CPU: AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Processor(Socket A)
Chipset: ATI IGP320
FSB: 200/266 MHz
RAM: 2x DDR DIMM for DDR266/200 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x UDMA33/66/100
Slots: 1xAGP(4X),3xPCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,1xVGA,1xLAN,4xUSB2.0(Rear 2/Front 2),1xGAME and Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: VIA 686B
Onboard Video: Integrated in IGP320
Onboard LAN: Realtek 8100L 10/100Mbps
Form Factor: MicroATX More... Model#: AT31 FUSION

Beautiful, beautiful graphics...Half-Life looks like a totally different game. Overclocking is pretty safe, and it compensates for the slightly underclocked proccessor. And it has novelty value..., this card smokes all Geforce 3 and 4 MX series!
128 MB will last for long time, also Direct X 8.1 and all the goodies are in this card its a superior card

Wow this is cheap! You can't find a retail price like this on Pricewatch site or the same one (offered by Circuit City) in Electronics store. And the best thing is that the shipping is free (and no tax for me either)!

With such a fast rendering speed and 128MB DDR memory, this outperforms many Nvidia cards out there, at a reasonable price. Plus, I didn't experience any installation problems or crashes while playing the latest games such as Jedi Outcast or WarCraft 3 -- cool!

If you are a true gamer but with a budget, this is definitely a video card to get. This gamepack Radeon 8500LE bundles with Half-Life Counterstrike and expansions (not sure if they are full-version).

I don't do any gaming, so I can't speak for how well this card works for that. However, looking around the internet for reviews of this card, it was really tough to tell whether it was going to do what I needed it to do. So hopefully this review will help someone else who is as confused as I was.

I bought this card to be able to use two monitors on an older Mac G4 (the newer ones come with that capability) running OS 9.2.2. The card was unbelievably easy to install (run the software/drivers installation on the CD first!), even for someone who had never done anything inside the computer before.

Once the installation was complete, I just plugged in both monitors and turned the computer on, and BAM it worked like a charm. It did exactly what I needed it to (and was VERY easy to maneuver -- I switched which monitor was on the left and which was on the right with no problems at all).

Highly recommended if this is what you're looking to do!

This is very good price for low badged card.
If you play games once a week this card is for you. But if you play more than once per week get the Rodeon 8500 much better perfomance.
Other than that this card has exelent 2D and 3D quality, very crisp and sharp colors. ATI always was making better quality from Nivida especially in 2D.
Get this card you will not be sorry.
PS. no problems with instaling or drivers.

I don't deal much with the cables and I do not know much about them. My network components came together with computer system and only after a while I needed one additional cable. I do not understand why Ethernet cables can not be labeled as such. All this technical stuff (FastCat 5 Snagless Patch ...) doesn't make much sense to common user. I finally figured it out and bought this cable. It works fine. If you are looking for cable to connect computer to Ethernet network - look no further.

Belkin packages many cables, including CAT5 patch cables like these... in several different levels. This lower priced model does look a little less polished when compared to its slightly more expensive siblings, but the only real difference is a slightly thicker insulation on the fancier models.

Thicker insulation is probably a good thing when you're running a huge LAN in a work environment, but a small patch cable like this for use with your own small network or perhaps for a single computer is truly all you need. I've used a few of these for 3 years and they have no connection breaks and seem to be in top-notch condition.

Like cigarettes, it's always cheaper to roll your own... but unless you do network cabling for a living, it's highly unlikely you will be able to justify the expense of buying a 100' spool along with a crimper, stripper and other tools. Belkin makes some dogs, but also some really nice gizmos at a nice value... this is one of them.

I was on vacation and lost the last of my horrid Fellowes replacement styli (which given how awful it was I didn't really mind), so my fiance and I stopped at Fry's and looking at these and finding that I couldn't bend them in the container, I figured I'd give them a try.

They're wonderful. Unlike the Fellowes, they're made of metal and don't bend when you write with them. Until I saw these, I figured that the Sony was going to be the only acceptable stylus for the Clie, but these make a very useful replacement and are half the price. Definitely the replacement stylus to buy.

I was frantic when I lost my stylus for my Clié T615C. I went to Amazon and they send me a new three pack of replacement stylii in just a few days. These little marvels from Belkin are indistinguishable from the original and they cost half as much. If you need a new replacement that fits snugly onboard your Clié, look no further than the quality and value offered in this package.