Joined on 10/13/12
Professinal Drive
Pros: High Capacity. The high capacity of this drive makes it great for my Media files and any other file that may require long term storage without the need of SSDs. Another example wold be documents or Development projects High speeds. I have a Previous generation 4TB WD Black Caviar and this has a higher speed than the previous generation of a noticeable amount. Sturdy The build of this device is obviously of high quality. There is some noticeable build improvements over the previous generation. Sata 6Gb/s This is obviously a great feat which allows me to take control of the higher Speeds Im not gonna give benchmarks or anything due to previous reviews but for the people who dont know what the numbers mean, here is a perspective. For documents and media, the buffer/load time is lower than that of a normal hard drive. (Moving HDD) This provides quicker opening of files.
Cons: Multi platter This is about the only con there is. Multi platter provides an issue with data loss. the more platters there are, the more likely one of them will fail. There also needs to be multiple heads for all the platters so that gives more parts that might fail.
Overall Review: Overall, this is a great drive and I recommend it to anyone who needs large capacity.
Small NAS. Slow Write Speed.
Pros: I will be doing a point by point system on this review. 1. DLNA Support was great making this a perfect media server NAS. 2. RSYNC Support makes this a great way to make your own ON-Site backup for servers 3. I find this NAS has a low power usage compared to some other NAS. 4. The SSH support allows me to make a PLEX Webserver on the NAS. 5. The support of FTP is great and makes it easy to move files. 6. The ability to create partitions easily and setup raid is great. 7. Support for various protocols makes this a great NAS for anyone. 8. Seagate support is an 8/10 which will help anyone with any problem. 9. The easy to use UI makes this a great choice for anyone.
Cons: 1. Slow write speeds even on LAN Networking (1000 U/D) 2. The lack of a public SDK stumps the growth of this NAS making it a non long-term NAS for support of apps. 3. Lack of apps stumps the use of this NAS leaving you on your own to make-shift other methods of use for this NAS. 4. Lack of documentation leaves SYSADMINS out on their own. The last 3 points give great issue to using this NAS. If there was a public SDK or at least documentation, anyone could extend this NAS to do whatever they want. -2 Eggs for this.
Overall Review: I would pay $650 to $750 for this NAS if it had Public Documentation. If you are looking for a BASIC NAS with alot of protocol support than this is for you!
Great for the home office.
Pros: The biggest feature this carries is its long lasting Laser Toner. For testing, I (attempted) to deplete the starter cartridge. After about 2500 pages of the letter A filling it, it was still going long with a good amount of toner contained in the cartridge. The second best thing about this printer is ease of connectivity. The windows default printer driver picked this thing up instantly and was ready to go. With its many options inside the web user interface, I was able to lock this thing down to exactly only what I needed. The naming scheme does not allow for spaces in the printer name which means it will remain 100% compatible with the standard windows print servers in Windows Server 2016/2012 (Datacenter and Standard) Power use on this thing is fairly low for most laser printers which makes it a big positive. Duplex mode is another amazing feature that works well. It also works with borderless. The printer works flawlessly with Adobe DC and Windows Fax and scan when most MFP's struggle to operate with it. WPS Mode is included which makes it really easy to setup with WIFI. Ethernet is included too (normal)
Cons: The black is not as deep as I would like in Ink Saving mode. Duplex Mode makes the page take 3 to 4 times as long to print. Receiving the print job is a bit slow compared to most MFPs. This printer is broadcasting on insecure modes on inital setup. Deep Sleep slows the printer down a ton. Turn this off. ID Scan mode is pretty iffy.
Overall Review: The software is quite nice and not as bloated as most MFP software. It is aware when the printer is in sleep mode. Turn off deep sleep.
Simplistic & Powerful
Pros: * The device comes with an easy to setup gui and at the same time, lets you take control of your network * Dual Band, Multi Channel, Guest SSID. Really, everything you need for every situation. * Speeds are as advertised (~Speed fluctuation is around 5 - 8%) * Typical bottom mounting holes * Typical USB ports * Typical Print Server system * Typical WPS * Typical Parental Controls * IPSEC VPN (This is important for me, as this allows me to connect to work and manage our local servers. This is great!) * Nice Packaging * Has all you need to get started This thing is a solid build design also. Easy to hide too.
Cons: I really wish it had more Ethernet ports. For the more advanced people; there is no Tomato/3rd Party support currently. This is quite disheartening but to be expected at the moment of me writing this
Overall Review: I did the typical speed tests and bench marking I do with routers. This router falls under the "as advertised" category. Nothing really different to report than what is in specs listed. You know what you are buying and that is nice as a consumer.
DOA x2
Pros: TP-LINK's Support is absolutely amazing. I had received 2 DOA products and they shipped a new one to me next day and allowed me to cross ship. Max output from this device came out to be 0.992 Gbps. 802.11ac support is amazing. Thanks to the small profile of this card, it did not get in the way of the graphics cards. A PCI Wireless Card that supports 5GHz band and 100$ is great. Driver installation is quick on windows. The Linux "generic driver" only supports b/g/n.
Cons: I recieved this product for Eggxpert review and the first card had physical damage. I plugged in into my computer's pci slot anyways and (as I thought), it did NOT power up. I called TP-LINK and they cross-shipped another card. The second card was also DOA. I called them up again and they overnighted another card.
Overall Review: Sorry for the long wait on the review. I got 2 products that were DOA. Thanks to the support team, they overnighted both devices. It was a hinderance but TP-LINK sorted out all the issues. -2 for the DOA Sadly. TP-LINK Support is 10/10.
Clean and "Just Works"
Pros: This is a device that "Just Works." It is very easy to setup and configure. Point by Point here is the pros: > "Just Works" > "Semi Long/Long Range" > WPS Support > Basic Security > Easy to setup connections > Ethernet port to make a non wireless device, "wireless". > Put an Ethernet port anywhere where there is a power socket. > Looks good and has good textured design to blend in with wall. > Hardware reset button > Ability to turn on and off LED's > Fast mode (Actually works) > Dual band
Cons: Cons are quite minimal but there is some things that need to be pointed out. Sometimes the wifi will just cut out for a second or two. If the original wifi router cuts out then you will have troubles re-configuring the device. I would also like to see that you could use the Ethernet port to directly wire to the router turning it into a wireless access point. This would improve speeds and give another use for this.
Overall Review: This device will cost you about 6$ a year in electricity.