Cisco-Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Review

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(More customer reviews)I have this product connected to my directv hd receiver to download VOD content. If the installation software is not able to detect the device during the installation process, then follow these steps (I had to perform these steps when I called Linksys for assistance. I wish they had just documented the steps instead):

1. Quit out of the installation software (keep the adapter connected to your pc)

2. Assign a static IP to your pc (if you do not know how to do this, then call Linksys or google it). The static ip settings should be:
ip: 192.168.1.50
subnet: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1
leave dns settings as is

3. Open up your browser and type http://192.168.1.250 in the address bar. You will now see a log in page

4. Log in with admin/admin

5. Now assign a static IP to the adapter
ip: 192.168.1.250
subnet: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1

6. Now go to the wireless settings tab and enter in your SSID and WEP/WPA Key. Make sure you select the correct authentication type

7. You will now need to reboot the adapter (it will ask you to do so)

8. Once the device is back up, go back to the http://192.168.1.250 page and log back in. Double-check to make sure your settings were entered in correctly. The wireless light should light up on your adapter.

Tip: Before you connect it to your console/receiver, you can test to make sure the adapter can connect to the internet. Switch off your wireless connection on your pc/laptop and connect the adapter to your pc via the ethernet port. Try accessing the internet and if you can, then the adapter is all set.

Good luck.
p.s. the main reason I detailed out the steps for the "advanced setup" is so that people know that it is still a straight-forward process, so no need to be afraid if you won't have the plug-and-play experience.

another tip. if you are still having issues, then try changing the channel on your router (although you should not have to if all your other wireless devices are working well on that channel).

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The Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter gives wireless connection capabilities to any wired Ethernet-equipped game console. The Game Adapter can be used in several different ways. If you have an existing home wireless network and a cable or DSL Internet connection, the Game Adapter lets your Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation2 or 3, or GameCube attach to the network so you can get into online games without running wires to the game room. Or, use a pair of Game Adapters to form a "cable-less cable" between two game consoles for head-to-head gaming -- in the same room, or all the way across the house. There is also a special "Wireless LAN Party" mode to connect several consoles at once.

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Western Digital 250 GB AV PATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM AV Hard Drive WD2500AVJB Review

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(More customer reviews)The "AV" in the model number means it's designed for continual use in a Tivo.

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WD hard drives have helped enable the digital content revolution since they first began shipping to Microsoft Xbox in 2001. Today WD is a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics storage and WD drives can be found in a multitude of digital video recording products. They are the drive of choice for digital video recorders because WD AV hard drives deliver the characteristics CE manufacturers seek most: optimized AV performance whisper quiet acoustics, low power consumption, and thermally optimized operation for increased reliability.

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Lenovo ThinkPad - Hard drive - 160 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-150 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB Review

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(More customer reviews)A laptop hard drive is a fungible commodity item; it doesn't have any features to make things interesting.This one works, is fast enough, isn't too hot and runs quietly.So I have nothing to complain about.

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Balancing capacity performance size and reliability to meet the exacting requirements of ThinkPad customers the ThinkPad 160GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive can be used to upgrade the primary hard drive of supported ThinkPad notebooks. For additional storage and backup capability use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (40Y8725) to install this drive in the media bay of supported ThinkPad notebooks such as the ThinkPad T60 Series the ThinkPad Advanced Dock the ThinkPad X6 UltraBase and the ThinkPad X6 Tablet UltraBase. Primary InformationHard Drive Type:InternalForm Factor:Hard Drive Capacity:160 GBHard Drive Interface Type:Serial ATAHard Drive / Average Seek Time:12 MsHard Drive Spindle Speed:5400 RpmWidth:2.8 InchDepth:3.9 InchHeight:0.4 InchPartial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML) giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head technology load/unload technology No-ID Enhanced ECC On The FlyHard DriveBuffer Size:8 MBStorage Controller Type:Serial ATA-150Hard Drive / Data Transfer Rate:150 MBpsUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:43201803Product IDUPC:882861985067Manufacturer Part:41N5692

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Western Digital WD1600BEVT 160 GB 5400RPM SATA 8 MB 2.5-Inch Notebook Hard Drive Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the new MacBook Aluminum (13" - Late 2008), with the 160GB hard drive, which quickly fell short to my storage demands. While on the market for an upgrade hard drive, I came across the WD 500GB Scorpio Blue and hesitant at first (I could not find anywhere a post which would guarantee that it would work with my MB), I decided to go for it. Upon receiving my hard drive, I ran the Time Machine on my MB, switched the OEM hard drive for this beauty (it took about 15 mins.), installed Leopard from the DVD that came with my MB, and then restored from the most recent TM backup (installing the OS took about 10 mins, and restoring the backup took about 2 hrs - it was a 140GB backup!). So far, I've had no problems whatsoever using the drive. It is very quiet, does not heat up excesively (comparable actually to the original hard drive), and now I have a MB with a 500GB drive!!!

I am extremely satisfied with this drive, and would definitely recomend it to any MB/MBPro owner who wants to upgrade the hard drive.

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Update: July 19th, 2010

I've been using this hard drive for over a year and a half now, without any problems whatsoever. Quite drive, no difference in power consumption, performs great! Actually, I am thinking about replacing it with the new 1TB Scorpio, especially because my digital movie collection is growing really fast (I'm ripping my own DVD's so I can view them in my LCD TV, my iPhone, my iPod or my MBP). Great drives, and to be honest, I've never heard of any freezing, beach balls, or any other problems before or after I bought my drive. Great product...still give it 5 stars!

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WD SCORPIO BLUE 160GB WD1600BEVT

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Samsung SpinPoint M60S HM500LI - Hard drive - 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this drive (through reseller Oyen Digital on Amazon) in order to upgrade the harddrive inside my PS3.Even though it was physically the right size, no one had tested it yet that I could find.I decided to take a chance and test it out.

I am happy to report that there are no problems using this drive to replace the internal PS3 drive.The upgrade was painless and several tutorials exist online to show you how.

After I switched out the drives and turned the PS3 back on, it ask me to format the new drive before I continued.This took about 30 seconds.After the format I went to the system information tab and checked the free space.

After the format the system was reporting 413GB / 465GB Free Space.SWEET!

UPDATE:This drive died in March 2009, so I got about 7 months of use out of it.Looking back, movie files were getting corrupted quite often throughout it's lifespan.Eventually it dies completely and when I would boot the PS3, only the wallpaper would show.I put the old 60GB drive back in and everything worked well again.

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Samsung Spinpoint M60 is a high performance HDD featuring 5400RPM and onboard cache of 8MB buffer. It targets mainstream to high-end notebook PCs, and small form factor desktop PCs.

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Thermaltake Mobile Fan 12 External USB Cooling Fan 12CM AF0007 Review

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(More customer reviews)Although iMacs are designed to handle the heat generated using "passive" cooling (read no internal fan) I always use the philosophy that cooler is better.I mounted this fan behind my iMac and use an already existing hub to plug it in.It's quiet and the computer runs noticeably cooler.Will it increase the life of the computer?I don't know.But like I said, cooler is better.I do wish there was a power switch incorporated into the speed control but unplugging it isn't really much of a problem.I'm totally satisfied with the unit.

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Product Features: P/N - AF0007; Dimension - 120 x 120 x 25 mm; Rated Voltage - 5V DC; Started Voltage - 4V DC; Operating Range - 3.5 V to 5.5 V DC; Technical Details: Fan Type: USB; Fan Speed: 800 to 1500 RPM; Air Flow: 66.55 CFM; Bearing Type: Sleeve; Fan Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25 mm

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HP v100w 8 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD8GBHP100-EF Review

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(More customer reviews)These are great.Simple, quick, cheap, reliable, fast, and to the point.I had a couple 2GB HP flash drives that I just replaced with 8GB HP flash drives now that the cost has come down quite a bit.I like them because they are streamlined to be easily carried around on your keychain.If you always have your keychain in your pocket, like most people, then you will always have storage space on hand.I have two on my keychain.One is for PortableApps (google: PortableApps), which is a very cool way of being able to run your own applications (Firefox, OpenOffice, Media Players, IM's, etc) on other people's computers without having to install anything on their computer.It is completely "take everything with you".The other one is to boot into a live Linux that runs off the USB drive without touching a HDD.Especially useful when you need to use various utilities to fix someone's computer: such as HDD partitioners, boot loader managers, ability to mount an NTFS drive and replace a corrupted file that is preventing their Windows from loading, text editing, etc, etc.

Like others have mentioned, the cap does not fit on the drive very tight so it will only be a matter of time before it gets lost. Others have commented about using string (glue or drill a hole) to keep the cap from getting lost.I didn't even bother.I just took the caps off and threw them into a drawer somewhere.I just carry the drives on my keychain without the caps.They won't get damaged.

These USB flash drives also have a built-in LED that illuminates during data transfer, so you can be sure that there is no data being transferred before disconnecting them.This will prevent possible file corruption.

It would be nice if HP made these drives in different colors other than black, so you could color code them for your various uses.

These, obviously, aren't secure (encrypted) USB flash drives, so if you are looking for something that you plan on using with sensitive information (and the possibility of it getting into the wrong hands), look elsewhere.

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HP USB flash drive offers the ultimate mobile storage solution for people on the move. An amazing of storage space for all your essential and valuable data! If you've never used a flash drive before, you will be amazed at the freedom and versatility. Empower yourself today! This amazing, portable HP USB flash drive will revolutionize the way you work and play.Want to share a new tune or pictures with your friends and family? Need to do a presentation and take file with you? Simply copy the file onto the USB and take it with you. To access your data, simply plug the smart Attache into virtually any PC or MAC -- without the need for bulky cables or adapters. Show your friends and co-workers how resourceful and flexible data sharing can be by accessing your files whenever and wherever you want!

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Acer H233H bmid 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Display (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)As many today's "cheap and fast" LCD monitors this one is a 6 bit screen. This said it can only produce 262,144 exact colors - and do this very fast.
Other 16,515,072 colors are produced using very sophisticated Hi-FRC time-based dithering algorithm, that actually flicks monitor dot slightlyat very high frequency.
Most people do not notice HFRC dithering and it does not create any inconvenience for computer related activities or for watching movies or for playing games. Nevertheless Hi-FRC systems visibly change colors shade depending on screen tilt.

So if you are buying this screen for editing images (and I mean at least PhotoShop or Gimp here) or any other application that requires correct color representation you should consider more expensive 8 bit screen.

With exception of this detail the monitor is real value for money.

It should be mentioned that HDMI input and built-in speakers open couple of interesting capabilities for this product.
For example, using (included!) HDMI cable you can easily use it as a monitor for X-Box, PS-3 (but not for Wii) or DVD player with HDMI output. Or you can connect it to your cable provider hi-def box therefore instantly converting monitor to small HDTV. The only problem is quality of integrated speakers - see below.

Well, I am still using it as a computer monitor, connected by (included!) DVI cable and pretty happy with the image quality. The screen is sharp, bright and I do not have a single dead pixel (but your mileage may vary, of course). Oh, and they include the VGA cable too, just in case.

Other pleasant details are touch controls instead of buttons and a special control for fast switching between Text, Game, Cinema and User monitor profiles.

Acer also includes program utility for some fair color correction, though as I say - if you need a better one, you may need an 8 bit LCD.

There are some drawbacks, of course.
First, the screen cannot be adjusted vertically (but you can adjust tilt).
Second, as I have mentioned, this tilt changes colors slightly. If you look from below, colors seems darker.
Third, integrated speakers are not suitable for stadium concerts... well, to be frank, with 1.5 watt power they barely acceptable as desktop speakers. It's probably a good thing one cannot connect Wii to this monitor, because it will be really hard to hear anything from the safe distance required for Wii controller.

Despite all drawback this is well deserved 5 star product. One cannot expect to buy luxury car for the price of low end sedan. In its category, for this price and as of today this monitor is a brilliant product.

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Combining stylish functionality with powerful graphics performance, the 23-inch Acer H233H bmid LCD monitor provides a full 1080p high-def resolution (1920 x 1080) for watching your favorite movies or playing immersive 3D games in stunning detail. You'll be able to maximize device compatibility with three video inputs, including HDMI with the supplied cable.
The 40,000:1 contrast ratio radiates the brightest whites and deepest blacks providing exceptional viewing definition to all your content. A quick 5ms response time reduces deviations in transition time to deliver high-quality moving images for more enjoyable movies. The HDMI input with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) supports 1080p HD and allows for viewing of digital movies and copy-protected media.
Two built-in speakers deliver powerful audio bringing games, movies and music to life. Acer eColor Management lets you optimize image performance under different viewing scenarios at the touch of a button. Stylish and environmentally friendly, this LCD monitor is designed to meet Energy Star standards, helping you reduce energy costs and conserve energy.

Specifications

Size: 23-inch widescreen TFT LCD
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels (60Hz)
Dynamic contrast ratio: 40,000:1
Viewing angles: 160 degrees horizontal; 160 degrees vertical
Brightness: 300 cd/m2 (candela per square meter)
Response time: 5ms (milliseconds)
Color support: 16.7 million
Color saturation: 72 percent NTSC

Video inputs: HDMI, DVI (HDCP), VGA
Speakers: Two 1.5W integrated speakers (3W total power)
Tilting stand: Yes
Detachable stand: Yes
Dimensions: 21.7 x 16.1 x 6.8 inches (WxHxD)
Weight: 10.8 pounds
Energy Star: Yes
Warranty: Three-year parts and labor limited warranty

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Thermaltake Mobile Fan II External USB Cooling Fan - Us Review

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(More customer reviews)I house my PC inside a 15" wide base cabinet below the workspace in my basement-level office.I have to keep the cabinet door closed (locked actually) to keep the children from turning the unit off and on.Unfortunately, the inside of the cabinet gets pretty hot from the PC due to the lack of circulation.I needed an inexpensive, convenient, and safe way to keep the cabinet cool.I purchased the Thermaltake Desktop USB Cooling Fan, cut a 3.5" square opening on the side of the cabinet, and installed the fan facing out of the openning to draw the warm air out.This solution worked perfectly!I can adjust the Thermaltake fan speed up if I'm running CPU intensive applications - like games or watching a DVD - to draw more air.The fan is very quite - unnoticable really, and the fan grill keeps little fingers from touching the fan blade.I would highly recommend this product.

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Application for Notebook & Desktop. -hermaltake?convenient solution with extremely -obile?concept inside. Perfect accessory for NB & PC. Directly plug into USB port. Unnecessary additional power supply. VR knob : Adjust fan speed manually. One-touch retractable USB power cable box. Slim USB power cable, only 0.6 mm in depth. With -t?badge fan grille to avoid touching accidentally.

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