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Super Mini Vintage Oil Lighter
Super Mini Vintage Oil Lighter
DX Price: $2.24

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Ownership verified by DX Nice addition to your keychain
Posted by Webmaestro on 5/7/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Very handy lighter to carry around on your keychain. Very small and siny it does not look like a lighter. Hold oil for a ong time because of the rubber O- ring.

Cons: Very tiny and a little difficult to light up because of its size. The small size makes it a little difficult to hold in your hand.

Other Thoughts: I received it a month ago. I filled it up with oil and used it only about 4 times and it is still full. The oil will not evaporate because of the O-ring.
DO NO over tighten the cap or you will destroy the ring!

Bottomline: Great buy for 50 cents more than the price of a BIC.


 
Cell Phone Emergency Charger (1xAA)
Cell Phone Emergency Charger (1xAA)
DX Price: $5.84

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Ownership verified by DX Everybody wants one
Posted by Webmaestro on 5/7/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Very handy cellphone charger to have in your car, laptop bag, at office or in your pocket. Can fully charge my nokia phone and can power it while the phone is in use.

Cons: Not enough phones adaptor, there should be more and also for more recent phones. The unit is supposed to have a flashing led indicating charge but it only bliked the first time I charged my phone. Never blinked again but still works perfectly. Be carefull when you use it. You have to disconnect the plug from the phone FISRT and then disconnect it from the charger. REmoving the plug from the charger shorts the connection to your phone! BE CAREFULL!!!!

Other Thoughts: Should come with more phone adaptors, and for more recent phones. Everyone I showed that hing to wants one, but it does not fit every phones. Still works with cheap dollar store batteries but recharge is much slower.

Bottomline: Order more than one !


 
USB InfraRed IR Dongle
USB InfraRed IR Dongle
DX Price: $5.53

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Ownership verified by DX Great to transfer photos from my phone
Posted by Webmaestro on 5/7/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Easy to install and comes with a bunch of software for nokia and other cellular phones. Good transfer speed even though IR transmission is always kind of slow.

Cons: Very light weight plastic construction makes it difficult to align with another device because the cable is heavier than the unit. I glued a metal washer under the round base to add some weight to it.

Other Thoughts: The USB cable is a little short. I am not using the cellphone softwares that comes on the CD. I only installed the driver in Windows XP.

Bottomline: Good product for the price.


 
Hawk Vintage Metal Oil Lighter (Brown)
Hawk Vintage Metal Oil Lighter (Brown)
DX Price: $2.73

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Ownership verified by DX Beats buying BICs
Posted by Webmaestro on 5/7/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Like a Zippo lighter at a fraction of the price. Nice kind of rugged copper finish. Sturdy construction although the hinge is a tiny little bit loose.

Cons: The striker wheel is not exactly aligned with the flint. When the flint is all worned out the is a tiny bit left.

Other Thoughts: The flint it came with is kind of cheap and will not last very long, depending on how often you use it. I suggest getting sku4063 on the same order.

Bottomline: It is the best lighter I ever owned. If you have problems and it does not light up on the first try it is probably because your flint is cheap of the whick is dirty -- pull it and cut it. Don't forget it uses lighter OIL, not butane gaz... get some before you receive your order !


 
Powered USB 7-Port Hub with AC Adapter Power Supply
Powered USB 7-Port Hub with AC Adapter Power Supply
DX Price: $9.63

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Ownership verified by DX USB 2 Hub with moodlight !
Posted by Webmaestro on 4/24/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Cheapest USB Hub I ever seen and bought, $1.42/port. Installed as a USB 2.0 Hub on my Windows XP computer. Comes with a 1 ampere 5 volts switching power supply (plug in type) and a short USB connection cable.

Cons: Build quality is a bit cheap. The upstream connector is very smal and the HUB disconnect itself from the computer if you manipulate the it while connecting a USB device. Anoying colorer leds on each port and a central blinking led.

Other Thoughts:

Bottomline: Altough the power suppply it came with is only 1 amps, wich is not a whole lot if you want to use all 7 ports, its still better than no power supply at all. The central multi-color blinking led is kind of anoying .. put it upside down if you cant stand it ;) USB upstream cable is lilke 12 inches long.. too short.


 
Analog Mini Multimeter
Analog Mini Multimeter
DX Price: $3.99

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Ownership verified by DX Perfect for quick testing
Posted by Webmaestro on 1/21/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Small, dirt cheap. Leads are short so they dont get tangeled.

Cons: Didnt include the AA battery needed to test resistors.

Other Thoughts: Not very precise but still usefull. DC 500 mA setting usefull to check batteries power.

Bottomline: Usefull tool to own.


 
Mini Multifunctional Remote Controller Black
Mini Multifunctional Remote Controller Black
DX Price: $2.34

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Ownership verified by DX Tiny and powerfull
Posted by Webmaestro on 1/16/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Tiny but powerfull with 2 LEDs.

Cons: A bit tricky to change the TV code.

Other Thoughts: The one I got was white with blue buttons instead of black with white buttons.

Bottomline: Tiny and cheap.. again, I should have ordered 2 !!


 
USB Midi Cable
USB Midi Cable
DX Price: $11.20

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Ownership verified by DX Easy as 1, 2, 3
Posted by Webmaestro on 1/16/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Its cheap and it works!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Easy as 1, 2, 3

1 - Order from DX
2 - Unpack and plug in PC and MIDI Keyboard
3 - Play MIDI file on PC

Bottomline: I should have ordered 2 !!


 
EasyCap USB Video Capture Adapter
EasyCap USB Video Capture Adapter
DX Price: $10.99

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Ownership verified by DX Can capture and also send audio/video
Posted by Webmaestro on 1/16/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Can be used to record video from your DVD/VCR/Cable box but unlike other capture device, can also be used as a video camera source for Yahoo Messenger or MSM Messenger. This means that you can send your DVD/VCR/Cable box video signal trough Yahoo or MSN messenger (usually you can only do that with a webcam).

Cons: Driver a bit tricky to install.

Other Thoughts: First capture device I see that can be used with Yahoo and MSN messenger.

Bottomline: Great price. Easy to use.


 

 

 

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