Posts Tagged: Peripherals
Shuttle PF40 Carry Bag Review
Review by Product: • Shuttle PF40 Carry Bag (company site) • What’s Good: • Various Pockets, Easy to Carry, Not Expensive • What’s Bad: • Cheap Buckle, Doesn't Fit All Models. • Shuttle PCs are small, portable and great if you are looking to save desk space. When I bought the SN95G5, I also …
Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW LCD Monitor Review
Review by Product: • Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW LCD Monitor (company site) • What’s Good: • Bright and crisp image, lots of connection options, size, price • What’s Bad: • Extra features I don’t need • I’ve been waiting patiently over the past few years for the price of large LCD panel displays to …
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Review
Review by Product: • Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 (company site) • What’s Good: • Feel of the keys, quiet keys, solid mouse • What’s Bad: • Unexpected key positions, mouse clicking weirdness • I didn’t think I was a particularly aggressive typist, but I was getting angry stares from …
Logitech Z-2300 PC Speaker Review
Review by Product: • Logitech Z-2300 PC Speakers (company site) • What’s Good: • Good value, smooth bass, volume control. • What’s Bad: • Fixed cables, 'modern' style, hard to locate. • I had been spoiled for the past eight months or so with a really nice set of borrowed Boston Accoustics 2.1 …
Microsoft Standard Wireless Optical Mouse Review
Review by Product: • Microsoft Standard Wireless Optical Mouse (company page) • What's Good: • Incredible Battery Life. Great Responsiveness. Compatibility. No Wires! • What's Bad: • Has a dongle thingy. Some remote-control cars can cause interference. • The mouse you use is one of the most …
iTrip Mini Review
Review by Product: • iTrip Mini (company site) • What’s Good: • Good idea, no wires, decent reception. • What’s Bad: • Limited open frequencies in city. • When I bought an iPod Mini last fall, I bundled it with an iTrip Mini so I could listen to my iPod on road trips in the car. Originally, I …
23" Apple Cinema HD Display Review
Review by Product: • 23” Apple Cinema HD Display (company site) • What’s Good: • Loads of screen-real-estate (both size and resolution), wide-screen format, bright and sharp image quality • What’s Bad: • Not adjustable, expensive (~$2,000 US), requires ADC-to-DVI adapter for PCs (~$100 US), kinda …
Audiovox CDM8500 Mobile Phone Review
Review by Product: • Audiovox CDM8500 Mobile Phone • What’s Good: • Small, comfortable, cheap. • What’s Bad • Terrible interface, superfluous features. • About three months ago, I switched cell phone carriers and got a new handset in the process. The choices of telephone companies and handsets …
Icon Neoprene Laptop Sleeve Review
Review by Product: • Icon Neoprene Laptop Sleeve • What’s Good: • Simple, thin, perfect fit for an IBM T30 • What’s Bad • Not very padded, horizontal loading • When I bought my laptop, an IBM Thinkpad T30 (see Steven's review), I wanted a bag that would give adequate protection, but I didn't …
IBM ThinkPad Port Replicator Review
Review by Product: • IBM ThinkPad Port Replicator (company site) • What’s Good: • Cheap (under $30US as long as you buy on eBay), solid, adds a DVI connector to your ThinkPad, quick/easy to dock/undock • What’s Bad: • Only one USB port when the ThinkPad itself has two, IBM’s price ($89.99US - but …