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Corey G.

Corey G.

Joined on 01/03/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great little Mice

Microsoft Optical Mouse 200 for Business Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired 1000 dpi
Microsoft Optical Mouse 200 for Business Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired 1000 dpi

Pros: Clean design, solid button feel, good connectivity, great operation. Very portable in your laptop bag, or on the go, where you don't want to deal with Batteries - as this is a Corded USB mouse. Easy Connectivity.

Cons: Little bit smaller than a traditional mouse. Those with Big hands may want to choose a larger mouse. I am still giving it 5 stars, as I don't see any issues with the product itself for functionality - just note the tad bit smaller size and your hand size.

Overall Review: I also bought one of these for my friend, where his mouse had to be laid to rest in the great electronics recycling bin. This mouse would probably be perfect for him as he has smaller hands. For those of us with larger hands - it still works well, but takes a bit of getting used to if you've had a larger mouse before. In a pinch, pick it up. For day to day intense activity - you might want a slightly larger mouse. It works great. It connects easily without drivers. It tracks well, and the cord isn't thick and obtrusive.

Most Critical Review

Not Bootable!

SYBA SY-VIA-150 PCI SATA / IDE Combo Controller Card, Non Raid
SYBA SY-VIA-150 PCI SATA / IDE Combo Controller Card, Non Raid

Pros: Connectivity, 2 SATA 150's, 1 IDE. Works fine in the windows environment.

Cons: This card is NOT bootable, on any PC I have tried it on, despite trying several different drivers for installation. It works fine within the windows environment, but don't expect to buy this card to upgrade an old system to SATA, or replacement IDE, because you cannot boot from this. Very poor documentation, no support options. Unfortunately my 30 days is up, so Im stuck with this.

Overall Review: You get what you pay for.

WHEA Uncorrectible Error - I think I got a Dud.

Intel Core i9 9th Gen - Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Core i9 9th Gen - Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I99900K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

Pros: Shiny packaging, Handled Adobe very well for a day.

Cons: Failed after a day, on safe bios settings (No overclocking). WHEA Uncorrectible Error when trying to install Windows 10.

Overall Review: I've build PC's for years, and I'm a workstation user; not a gamer or overclocker. I set them up to run cool, and stable for a long time. I Built this system, monitored all the temps, Loaded Windows 10 to my M.2 drive, and I was up and running, and started editing videos to see what it could do. By the end of Day 1, the system started randomly crashing during video editing. Went into the bios, checked the temps/voltages, everything ok... Stable temps, stable voltages. So, I started looking at drivers. Didn't see any issues there, but Windows would randomly crash even when using basic functions. Right click Computer, Bam! reboot. Formatted the drive to re-install Windows 10, and that's when I started getting the WHEA Uncorrectible error. Windows installer would crash at about 2-3% of installation. I tried USB and DVD installers based on the Microsoft media creation tool. I tried my old trusty Win7 install disc too. Ram check ran, didn't find any issues. Scandisk, good there too. Swapped HDD's. UEFI vs Legacy, Tried just about every combination I could, in addition to different ram. When we swapped out the CPU for an older I7-8700, the system booted, installed windows, and didn't crash using all of my existing hardware. Swapped the I9-9900K CPU back in - WHEA problem returned instantly.

Nice Case, but shorted out

StarTech SAT3510BU3 Aluminum / Plastic 3.5" BlackSuperSpeed USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan
StarTech SAT3510BU3 Aluminum / Plastic 3.5" BlackSuperSpeed USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan

Pros: Nice Tall case, very similar to mainstream products. USB 3.0 Interface Fan built in that's quiet.

Cons: Power Cord was shorted out. Wires appear to be broken inside the wire jacket. Only Three rubber feet. Where's the 4th?

Overall Review: I'm in the process of going through obtaining my return materials. Hopefully the replacement item will work properly. When I unboxed my item, I set it up, but it would not power on. So I moved the item, and suddenly it turned on. I set it back down, and it shorted out. I wiggled the power wire and the enclosure activity LED flickered. I located the short close to the wall transformer. Three eggs. When it does work, it's quiet and transferrs things nicely. Negative Two Eggs for shorting out, right out of the box.

Don't Forget your 6GB Cables!

VANTEC 2 Channel 4-Port SATA 6 Gb/s PCIe Host Card Model UGT-ST622
VANTEC 2 Channel 4-Port SATA 6 Gb/s PCIe Host Card Model UGT-ST622

Pros: Looks like a nice card. Haven't powered it up yet.

Cons: Comes with Sata 3.0 Gb/sec cables. Jumper connections in 2015.

Overall Review: I'm not sure what Vantec was thinking, but they ship Sata 3.0GB/Sec cables with this 6GB/sec controller. So, if your expecting full speed out of your 6gb/sec drives - you won't ever achieve it with the cables supplied. 6GB/Sec cables are Different as they have higher data transfer capabilities. Sure a standard SATA cable will work, but it's pointless to buy a 6GB controller and use 3gb cables.

Works Great

G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter (FF-TSDG32GA-C10)
G.Skill 32GB microSDHC UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter (FF-TSDG32GA-C10)

Pros: Small, works fine

Cons: None for my usage

Overall Review: I ordered this to catalog all my music for the Car stereo. It seems to be fine for that purpose. Little bit of a long read time - but I believe it to be the Car Stereo, not the memory card.