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David S.

David S.

Joined on 10/30/06

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Most Favorable Review

A great keyboard

Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard for Windows, Plug and Play, Full-Size, Spill-Resistant, Curved Space Bar, Compatible with PC, Laptop - Black
Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard for Windows, Plug and Play, Full-Size, Spill-Resistant, Curved Space Bar, Compatible with PC, Laptop - Black

Pros: Its just a keyboard. When you want a keyboard that's just a keyboard this is what you want. Its a high quality but perfectly standard keyboard that will last years.

Cons: none.

Most Critical Review

Works but... No screw holes for mounting

SYBA SY-ADA40050 Mini-SATA to 2.5" SATA Adapter
SYBA SY-ADA40050 Mini-SATA to 2.5" SATA Adapter

Pros: Perfect conversion from mSata --> 2.5" drive

Cons: Doesn't have any threaded screw holes to mount in a standard 2.5" bracket. I expect this works fine for putting an mSata drive into a laptop but you may run into trouble with desktops.

Super Fast and ItJustWorks

Crucial M500 CT480M500SSD1 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) 2.5" 480GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Crucial M500 CT480M500SSD1 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) 2.5" 480GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Pros: This has worked out splendidly in my PC. My previous setup was a 4-way RAID setup and this drive is still faster than that for every use cast. The manufacturer also claims internal RAID-like features for good reliability. I've not run into any problems with it at all.

Cons: None

Mouse is tiny

Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Combo For Windows, 2.4 GHz Wireless, Compact Mouse, 8 Multimedia And Shortcut Keys, For PC, Laptop - Black
Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Combo For Windows, 2.4 GHz Wireless, Compact Mouse, 8 Multimedia And Shortcut Keys, For PC, Laptop - Black

Pros: It works great! THe keyboard a few extra keys for volume control which is nice but doesn't waste lots of space on pointless curves or useless keys.

Cons: I wanted to like this but the mouse is too small for my (large hands).

Just a piece of plastic and some screws

Rosewill RX-C200P 2.5" SSD / HDD Plastic Mounting Kit for 3.5" Drive Bay
Rosewill RX-C200P 2.5" SSD / HDD Plastic Mounting Kit for 3.5" Drive Bay

Pros: Cheap.... I guess

Cons: This is just a piece of plastic with a few screws. The plastic doesn't even have tapped screw-holes so it gets damaged every time you install or remove it from a system.

Neat but requires an ECC-SO-dimm

SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SBAA-F-O Mini ITX Server Motherboard FCBGA1283 DDR3 1333/1066/800
SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SBAA-F-O Mini ITX Server Motherboard FCBGA1283 DDR3 1333/1066/800

Pros: This looks like a really cool board on paper. It should be great for a home NAS setup. It has a lot of features that target the low-power server sector and I really like that.

Cons: Sadly, I have not gotten it to work yet. I didn't realize that this requires ECC memory. Unfortunately, finding ECC memory in the SO-DIMM form factor is difficult. I'll try again when my ECC memory arrives.