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Michael D.

Michael D.

Joined on 03/08/12

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Product Reviews
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Most Critical Review

Disappointed...

LG Smart 3D Ready Blu-ray Player With Wi-Fi BP325W
LG Smart 3D Ready Blu-ray Player With Wi-Fi BP325W

Pros: Small size, decent performance for a while.

Cons: Wi-Fi stopped working.

Overall Review: Bought a lot from Newegg and finally got a $50.00 piece of junk.

Barely there

VANTEC HDA-259A Dual 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Mounting Kit
VANTEC HDA-259A Dual 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Mounting Kit

Pros: Clever and functional design engineered to serve it's purpose. One of few options for solving the problem of SSD manufacturers not including a mounting bracket, ala OCZ Agility.

Cons: Don't get me wrong, I appreciate a manufacturer streamling material costs but this bracket probably floats on water. Beer can thinness of metal and poly-bag packaging make for damaged shipments; I had to repair one of the four drive-mount tabs with JB Weld. Supports SSDs fine but I don't know if I'd trust it to support the weight of a mechanical drive. When mounting your drive in the bay, as soon as the bolt seats itself STOP TORQUING or you will strip the bracket's nearly imperceptible threads. Tray length allows for optional mounting of an 80 mm cooling fan but disallows use of a 90 degree SATA plug unless you turn the SSD upside down.

Overall Review: Unique twist on a simple need, the mounting bracket. Newegg should throw in missing mounting brackets for SSDs, by the way, to keep up the customer morale. Thank you in advance.