Joined on 06/06/05
Works with Win 10 Home
Pros: While it took me 5 minutes or so to figure out how to pair my Galaxy 10e phone to my Win 10 desktop, I have successfully sent documents to the phone from the desktop and from the desktop to the phone. No cables! Handy!!!! I am sure I will find other ways to use the Bluetooth feature I now have on my desktop.
Cons: No instructions, and packaging does not list Win 10 as a compatible OS.
Overall Review: Once navigating the pairing process, works great. I really like the convenience to send documents back and forth without cables.
Expanding Data Space
Pros: Had a 500 GB drive to house my data. When I got to 80% full, I decided to get this 2 TB drive. Very adequate speed even for playing back movies.
Cons: None
Overall Review: WD 2 TB Black has great home use performance. I would purchase it again when needed. Has 5 yr warranty but it has been my experience WD drives last way beyond the OS.
Easy Install In Win 10 Home
Pros: Before I knew it, Win 10 installed the driver(s) and I checked out the video and sound using Zoom. Looked and sounded great. Had a Zoom meeting with a daughter later that evening and there were no glitches. For personal use, seems to be an excellent webcam. Good value!
Cons: No observed cons.
Overall Review: This webcam is what I expected and works well.
Great WiFi Thermostat - Breeze To Set Up
Pros: Worked as described. Wi-Fi and Honeywell web account set up simple. First thermostat took 10 minutes to get set up and 2nd one for upstairs took 5 minutes (didn't have to set up the Honeywell web account again). Smartphone web app is simple and provides me the needed remote control. Also shows the outdoor temp and humidity...very handy to know.
Cons: As an enhancement, would be nice to see a log by thermostat of when heat or AC comes on and off and if using a heat pump if aux strip is used. Two weeks log would be needed at a minimum.
Overall Review: I was replacing both upstairs and downstairs HVAC units and showed this Newegg posting. Both bidders for the job said it was what they recommend to homeowners wanting a Wi-Fi thermostat. Newegg price (on sale at that time) was better than what they could sell it for. Anyone needing to replace a thermostat and would benefit by remote control should consider this one!
Just Right
Pros: Strong enough for a new 50 LED. Very easy install. I did glance at the instructions but common sense was all that was needed. I did have to use some of the provided washers to make sure the screws into the TV did not come through the bracket slot. Tilts up and down with hand screw locks.
Cons: Seems like once I had it up and in place, to properly tighten the tilt locks, it was a bit tight (bumped the back of the TV. Took about 1 minutes to resolve.
Overall Review: I liked it so much I am buying two more to take to our beach house.
Excellent Micro Board
Pros: Bought 6 to replace aging XP machines for our office of 25 desktops. All six installed without a problem. So I bought 4 more. Next FY I plan to buy 15 more. I love the EFI Bios. Like any time we buy, we must make sure the board has the features we need and this MB has what I needed for a business office. Also, I feel the two 6gb ports are a great performance improvement. This board can do RAID and I might try it on one later. Reasonable price too.
Cons: On a scale of 1 to 100 this is a 1 but the mounting screw near the memory slots is a little tricky to get in.
Overall Review: Be sure to get a 6gb 7200 rpm HD to benefit from the 6 gb ports. Coupled with a Core i5 2300 Sandbridge CPU, I have a lot of happy staff!
NothingButSavings did great. CPU arrived on time, works exactly as expected. Five eggs!