Hardware that you should NOT buy

[haider_up32]

Kingston value ram ddr2 800mhz 2 pieces (short model). i bought it accidently from computer empire after paying at 1st floor and receiving it on 2nd. it was exported the same month by computer empire . it doest meet jedec ddr2 specs. it runs at 6-6-6-18 and doesnt overlock much.I sold 1 of the modules.

[desiibond]

as the name says, it's VALUE ram. you can't expect that to take overclocking!!!!

[cpyder]

@desibond, bumped on your first post in this thread.. terrific list. Thanks a ton. it would come in handy. I wonder if you updated it since then?

Though there is one generic 'No' from you about AA powered DigiCams. Well, I disagree very strongly on that. Infact, i always suggest people to go for digicams powered with AA batteries if there is a choice.. ofcourse i have my reasons..

-you can buy a new set of batteries from a roadside shop, even if you are trekking somewhere in himalyas if your 'Li ion' battery drains out. - - a huge huge positive.

- Li ion batteries are pretty much properitery, so you have to get back to the manufacturer for replacement and they are costly. More importantly its difficult to find them other than big cities. The camera models as well as battery designs change very much like other IT stuff, so if your cam is getting old, chances are you wont find your replacement battery easily.

-AA size rechargeables are available. A set of four 2700 mAH capacity would cost about 1.5 to 2k. Do the math.. 2700 x 4 = 10800 mAH. While those Li Ion batteries are just about 1000 mAH to 1200 mAH costing about same. See how costlier they get?

Oh,, and lastly, i can use them in my torch as well..

Regards..

[desiibond]

@cpyder, what you said is true. I have seen couple of high capacity AA sized batteries and they are as powerful as a single Li-Ion battery.

Removed the entry from the list and thanks a ton for bringing this into light

[haider_up32]

as the name says, it's VALUE ram. you can't expect that to take overclocking!!!!

1. Transcend value ram ocs well
2.The old kingston model is CL5 and meets the jedec specs of DDR2

[rakz]

Sony DVD RW....It sucks...Works only for a year and then stops writing only reads DVD's.

[vaibhav_jain]

recently i purchase kingston RAM from computer empire for my friend. When i install it then there is no display because of faulty RAM. And when i get back to computer empire for replacement then the employee there says that he can`t replace because it may be burnt. He told me to go kingston for replacement. In short i want to say that COMPUTER EMPIRE is VERY BAD shop for purchasing computer hardware.

[Xeno]

Dynet ram - even though its better than other unheard of names, it failed on mine. Didn't know what the problem was before and i used to get like BSOD's quite often last 2 months. The module completely died last month. Replaced with Transcend premium memory (DDR 512MB x 2) and its all okay now.

Personally I am a bit ... off about Seagate. I had a better impression before.
I bought my Seagate IDE 250GB harddrive 4 years ago and it still works flawlessly with zero errors. It was a proper boxed piece in a red box, sealed properly.

However my second seagate harddrive which was barely bought one year ago (a 160GB IDE Disk) failed very recently. This drive I was hesitant to buy cause all it had was a loose flimsy plastic cover with a sticker of seagate on it as packaging. (even a cheaper nokia 1100 comes in a better solid box ) The seal was just a cellotape.

I got the error during boot up that the smart status was bad and the disk was prone to failure, and wouldnt proceed. So detached the drive, put it in an external USB converter case and used it as a removable disk and took whatever data that was necessary ( I usually have backups). The drive works still but the read write times are way too much even though it wasnt in PIO mode (now it is ..) Even the IDE cable is new.

I think ill go with WD drives soon enough, depends really

[desiibond]

guys, I have updated the list today. Let me know if I missed anything.

Remember, it should be a product having mass failure rate and not one with one or two scattered incidents.

[topgear]

Add Asus DVD Writer and Starlite Rams ( Know many cases )
& Don't Forget to add XBOX 360

[janitha]

Add Asus DVD Writer and Starlite Rams ( Know many cases )
& Don't Forget to add XBOX 360

Though I have bot personally used it, Asus DVD writers are preferred by experts since they are known to be re-branded Pioneer drives.

[Xeno]

@ Janitha,

Yeah I've seen that too, however consumer support is one of the most important factors while buying it.. I read somewhere in this forum only about a bad experience with ASUS dvd rw, and to add to that the sales and support staff were noobs making it very frustuating.

So even if a device is like supposedly used by the experts, unless there is proper support staff when there is a problem, I'd stay away from that product. Buying a fast moving/selling and known product is the best bet in case your product goes bad and needs a replacement.

[janitha]

@ Janitha,

Yeah I've seen that too, however consumer support is one of the most important factors while buying it.. I read somewhere in this forum only about a bad experience with ASUS dvd rw, and to add to that the sales and support staff were noobs making it very frustuating.

So even if a device is like supposedly used by the experts, unless there is proper support staff when there is a problem, I'd stay away from that product. Buying a fast moving/selling and known product is the best bet in case your product goes bad and needs a replacement.

Absolutely true. Pioneers are preferred for dual layer writing, scanning etc. But even two days back I bought a Samsung SH 223B since there is a service centre even in this small city, though Asus too was available. My earlier one too was Samsung.(SH 203B)

[desiibond]

xbox 360 is already added (to stay away from non-jasper)

adding ASUS dvd burners.

[topgear]

@ janitha - I've replaced one of my asus DVD writer 2 times and all of them were giving same prob.

BTW, they replaced my new DVD drive with some old drive ( same model ) and next time they replaced with with a different model ( it was also old ). Though I've complained about it they refused to give me a new DVD drive.

The 2nd replacement drive worked fine for amonth and then it stopped working on july.
As I've received very bad customer support for them and being frustrated I'm unwilling
to send it back again for replacement. I would only send it back for replacement if they will agree to give me a new replacement drive but nobody cannot guarantee over that. So I belive asus has only repair or replacement with old drive policy for DVD writers which is very bad. So I said to stay away from asus DVD drives as Xeno pointed good product not only depends on it's quality but it's greaty depend on good after sales service.

@ desibond - My bad, haven't noticed about xbox 360.
Thanks for adding asus DVD writers. This will save many consumers

[Xeno]

BTW, they replaced my new DVD drive with some old drive ( same model ) and next time they replaced with with a different model ( it was also old ). Though I've complained about it they refused to give me a new DVD drive.

The 2nd replacement drive worked fine for amonth and then it stopped working on july.
As I've received very bad customer support for them and being frustrated I'm unwilling
to send it back again for replacement. I would only send it back for replacement if they will agree to give me a new replacement drive but nobody cannot guarantee over that. So I belive asus has only repair or replacement with old drive policy for DVD writers which is very bad.

Yet another example of a good product being ruined by a bad service.
I've had the experience when I owned a motorola V3i, they took 2 months just to get the display replaced, the V3i was a popular enough set, forget about the service for sets a bit less known.

Learnt a good lesson from this. Warranty doesnt mean much if your product will be going back to the service center and lie there for a month or more. What about the time you didnt get to use the gadget even ? There's no compensation for that.

[haider_up32]

you people didnt add Compaq/HP nvidia Laptops

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HP-...sues,7669.html

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/...essage.id=5990

http://www.techenclave.com/laptops/d...es-145246.html

http://hplies.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=276

[Ypschita]

Hi
Am looking for a basic machine to do heavy duty Word/ Excel/ PDF related stuff. And loads of space.
Which motherboard and processor should I go for?
I want atleast 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 320 X 2 SATA HDD, DVD RW Drive, Standard USB ports and Audio/ Video, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse.
What should I look for and how much will it cost approximately in Mumbai?
Regards!

[desiibond]

^^not this thread. wront post.

[clayhead]

Sony PSP 1001
the 14,000 rs value pack
waste of money buttons get jammed and dont work espesially the " X " button
yeah if anybody knows how to fix it plz mail me clayheadstudios@gmail.com

and

sony cybershot DSC-s730
bad feature and low mp rate grainny pics

and

tata indicom internet connection ( broadband )
worst speed and worst service

and

telenet tndsl 2120
worst modem in history

and

Sony Ps2 "fat version"
xtreamly long time to load and read a dvd and memory card

and

my computer of corse

he he he but its true

[venkat0052]

plz don't buy dynet rams and asus motherboard
dynet rams are getting trouble thrice in a year and asus does not support ethernet booting

[desiibond]

now, how many use ethernet booting? And I don't think it's a valid reason to keep ASUS in the list!!!

[chorus]

Sony DVD RW....It sucks...Works only for a year and then stops writing only reads DVD's.

I agree with you. I had the similar experience. Sony sucks

[tkin]

plz don't buy dynet rams and asus motherboard
dynet rams are getting trouble thrice in a year and asus does not support ethernet booting

You sure? My P5Q has a Lan boot option in bios.

[topgear]

May be he pointed to low end mobos.

[asingh]

^^ What is ethernet booting..?

[topgear]

It's same as LAN booting. You can istall OS on comp without a ODD or usb drive. Just Place the bootable media in the server and set the other comp to boot from LAN/NIC.
BTW, the OS ( installation media ) must support LAN/NIC booting. Most linux distros supports LAN booting by default though

these links will help you a lot

http://versalogic.com/kb/kb.asp?kbid=1371
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms901800.aspx
http://www.ethernut.de/en/eboot/index.html

[digital_thinker]

SEAGATE sux... my 6 months old 500 GB died yesterday.... all my data is gone as it will be replaced (as said by the dealer)
*CRY*

[desiibond]

did you apply the firmware fix that seagate release for 7200.12?

Anyways, do agree that seagate hdd's are facing serious reliability issues for past year

[topgear]

^^ If I'm not wrong that was for 7200.11 series disks ( as I applied the firmwire fix )