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Gerry O.

Gerry O.

Joined on 03/07/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Product for Software RAID

Rosewill RSV-S4-X - 4-Bay 3.5” Hot-Swappable SATA - eSATA Storage System - RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 / 5 + Spare, Spanning & JBOD Enclosure - RAID Controller Card Bundle
Rosewill RSV-S4-X - 4-Bay 3.5” Hot-Swappable SATA - eSATA Storage System - RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 / 5 + Spare, Spanning & JBOD Enclosure - RAID Controller Card Bundle

Pros: Great product. Plugged in the PCI-e card, put in 2 Seagate Barracuda 1tb drives and booted. I run linux based software raid on using mdadm and my newly built Centos OS saw the drives individually right away, so I just built my Raid 1 mirror and was off! Decent transfer speeds as I'm not using a striped raid and more than sufficient for my fileserver.

Cons: None so far. In reading the other posts, I will have to watch the fan as it ages I guess, but that is not difficult although maybe I will change it proactively as that is inexpensive compared to the overall cost here.

Most Critical Review

Died after 2 years

ZyXEL 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch - Fanless Design with 2 SFP Ports [GS1100-24]
ZyXEL 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch - Fanless Design with 2 SFP Ports [GS1100-24]

Pros: Worked decently when it was alive, although not real fast through put.

Cons: Died after 2 years and 2 months. Looking at the other reviews, it seems to be a trend. Probably has an inferior MB in it as it powers up, but I assume the board has to process and translate the power down to what the circuit needs.

10/25/2014

Super Device

FREMO P100 10400 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)
FREMO P100 10400 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)

Pros: This does what it says. Charges both Apple and Android devices between 2-3 full times depending on exactly how low and if you are using the phone all the while you are charging it.

Cons: My only concern is the micro usb port for charging does not seem tight after a few uses, otherwise it is working as advertised just fine 1 month later.

Overall Review: At pricing of less than $25 as it has been recently, I would recommend it.

So Far - Very Impressed

FREMO P100 10400 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)
FREMO P100 10400 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)

Pros: Providing it doesn't die (some of the other reviews make me cautious), this thing is doing a great job! I use it on a Galaxy Note II. It's 2 amp output is obvious and my phone charges much faster than a standard car charger would when I'm on the road. I can be streaming Sirius to my radio and it still charges and increases it's charge at a sufficient level. So far, after twice charging approx 1 and 1/2 full charges on my phone, it has only dropped to 2 lights, so I definitely believe it could charge it 3 times from 20% to full before a re-charge, although I have re-charged it without taking it all of the way down.

Cons: None so far, it does exactly what it is supposed to. Slightly heavier and slightly larger than another that I own, but also a larger rated as it is 10400 mAh.

Overall Review: Worth the money.

12/10/2014

Worked Flawlessly

BUFFALO AirStation HighPower N600 Gigabit Simultaneous Dual Band DD-WRT Wireless Router - WZR-600DHP
BUFFALO AirStation HighPower N600 Gigabit Simultaneous Dual Band DD-WRT Wireless Router - WZR-600DHP

Pros: I needed this to use as a 1-1, non-NAT router on my static 5 block. This worked very well.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have used many Buffalo products and always been satisfied.

Good units overall

Zotac ZBOX ZBOXNANO-AD12-U AMD A68M (Hudson-M3L) Mini / Booksize Barebone System
Zotac ZBOX ZBOXNANO-AD12-U AMD A68M (Hudson-M3L) Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: Easy to install and mount to a monitor. Easily runs basic workstation functions and internet use if used for those purposes. Boots quickly and efficiently on Windows 7 w/ 8gb memory and SSD drive. I run Linux also on some (own 10 of these in our businesses) and it runs well on 4gb and transitional laptop drive w/o ssd. Handles many different USB devices without an issue. If using Windows, install the included drivers.

Cons: Will not run wireless on Linux without rebuilding the driver package as a general rule (definitely need to on Ubuntu). Out of 10 of these, 1 came DOA with a stuck power button and after 3 months of use, that just occurred to another one so I will RMA. Otherwise would have given it 5 stars.

Overall Review: Overall, easiest units I have found for mounting to vesa mounts.