Joined on 05/07/02
Working Great
Pros: Already wrote this. Just updating the review to help those with eSATA issues.
Cons: Already wrote this. Still the same cons.
Overall Review: I'm writing this to help out those who can't get the eSATA function to work. 1) Make sure you have an eSATA port (pretty obvious). 2) You have to run your SATA ports in the BIOS as either AHCI or RAID. If you're running in AHCI or RAID skip step 2a. 2a)This may or may not work. IDE mode in the BIOS does not work with eSATA. If it does then you have to turn off the computer, hook up the drive and turn back on the PC. From there it should be picked up in the BIOS. To disconnect the drive you will need to turn off the computer, then pull the drive. Those instructions are only if you are NOT running in AHCI or RAID. 3) Plug in the eSATA connection to the external drive. Now connect the USB cord. Your drive should now be connected in eSATA mode. If you need to verify download the ATTO benchmark and run the tests on the external drive. 4) To disconnect the drive in eSATA mode first pull out the USB connection. Then remove the eSATA cable. Hope this helps the rest of you guys
Average At Best
Pros: The card reader and abundance of front panel connections are wonderful. The temperature/fan RPM display is nice. Really nice touch when your computer is mounted in a desk and your case has no front panel connections.
Cons: This panel was bought with the intention of hooking everything up internally to the motherboard. However you have to hook up 90% of it's features to the back panel of your motherboard. The included instructions are terrible. The pictures are grainy and are in black and white. Placing the jumpers on the fan/RPM setup was a real pain. After I finally got the card reader working it now has the Safely Remove Device in the taskbar.
Overall Review: Don't get this if you want to hook your panel up internally. The USB ports, firewire, AV Conn, mic, line in, and line out are all hooked to the back I/O panel.
Better Than Expected
Pros: • Quiet • Effective • Relentless (can also be a con) • Edge cleaning
Cons: • Relentless (cords and other items easily caught/snagged). • Doesn't do great on transition rugs that are thick. • I have speaker stands and fans with rounded stands and sometimes it gets stuck
Overall Review: I wasn't sure that this would be a good buy for a 1 bedroom apartment but I was wrong. Every time it runs I'm amazed by the amount of dust it picks up. Much quieter than the iRobot I have seen and heard at someone else's home. The box was missing the boundary stripes but Anker/Eufy made it right and shipped them out quickly and got to my location in 2 business days. At the time of the review I haven't owned it very long but I am happy that I made the purchase. Time will tell if it will hold up as well as a new vacuum.
Pros: Works great.
Cons: Took a long time to receive. I knew that going into the purchase seeing as it ships from China.
Good Budget Unit
Pros: 80 Plus Rating Number of connections Near Silent Operation
Cons: None at this time
Overall Review: Powering: Core i7 2600K @ 4.5GHz 16GB Crucial DDR3 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO GTX 760 DVD Burner PNY Optima 240GB SSD 3X 120MM Case Fans incl. a Phanteks PH-TC14PE w/ 2x 140MM Fans I put together a new computer and kept the old PSU to go into the new unit along with SSDs and a couple hard drives. This was purchased to get my old computer back up and running. So far this unit is running that system without any issues. I know that on a good day that computer is pulling nowhere near 650W but it should be in the perfect 80 Plus area.
Good Upgrade
Pros: With Windows 10 on the way I needed something with DX12 that didn't break the bank. I don't game like I used to but I need something that if a game comes out that I want to play (Fallout 4 I'm looking at you) it can handle it. When surfing or watching a video the card is completely silent.
Cons: None encountered so far.
Overall Review: I quit bothering to overclock video cards when I bought my GTX 260. I see on reviews that it should be able to clock well but it isn't worth my time to bench and tweak for hours on end for that extra MHz/FPS. The last 6 out of 7 video cards I've bought have been nVidia. I was wanting to give AMD a shot but the power consumption and my personal driver issues with a R7 260X scared me away. Geforce Experience seems to be conservative with settings so if you apply the recommended settings there is likely room for improvement.