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Matthew R.

Matthew R.

Joined on 04/08/08

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Most Favorable Review

Bought this in 2019 and its still great

AMD Ryzen 9 3rd Gen - RYZEN 9 3900X Matisse (Zen 2) 12-Core 3.8 GHz (4.6 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W 100-100000023BOX Desktop Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 3rd Gen - RYZEN 9 3900X Matisse (Zen 2) 12-Core 3.8 GHz (4.6 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W 100-100000023BOX Desktop Processor

Overall Review: Best processor I've ever owned!

Most Critical Review

Came with defective charger (or charging port)

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 (G1) 14" Display - Core i7 (4600U) 2.1GHz Dual Core - 180GB SSD - 8GB RAM - Webcam - Bluetooth - WiFi - Windows 10 Pro
HP EliteBook Folio 1040 (G1) 14" Display - Core i7 (4600U) 2.1GHz Dual Core - 180GB SSD - 8GB RAM - Webcam - Bluetooth - WiFi - Windows 10 Pro

Pros: If they get it working, I'll indicate more of the featuers. As it is, I know the laptop works but it only has about 2 hours left so I'm nto going to bother trying to get it running if it's postentially a problem with the prot

Cons: Can't use it without a charger/useable charging port!

Great for office use

LG 32UD59-B 32" 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 60hz 2 x HDMI DisplayPort Flicker Safe Anti-Glare FreeSync Height Adjustable LCD Monitor
LG 32UD59-B 32" 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 60hz 2 x HDMI DisplayPort Flicker Safe Anti-Glare FreeSync Height Adjustable LCD Monitor

Pros: I'm a programmer and upgraded from a 27" 4k monitor and a 27" 1080p to this and the other 27". This one works great for an IDE in a horizontal configuration (it would probably work well vertical as well but I haven't used it that way because the extra real-estate works great for my use). The lighting is great and there are vibrant colors, at least with my modestly flat use of "solarized light" themes for everything !

Cons: It beeps when it turns on by default, but you can disable that by digging through the menus. It doesn't have the easiest method of switching between two modes. I usually have a "night" and "day" mode for my monitors and it takes a minute to switch between those modes in this case and only has one custom mode but the built-in ones are close enough. You have to get into the menu and there's only one button on the monitor so you have to nest a few layers deep.

Overall Review: Overall, if you are just using this to program it'll be great, or at least was for me. It might be good for gaming or movies but I never use it for that purpose so I wouldn't be competent to rate it for those things. Looks great to me but some people are super picky.

12/15/2020
BELKIN BE107200-12 12 Feet 7 Outlets 2320 Joule Surge Protector
BELKIN BE107200-12 12 Feet 7 Outlets 2320 Joule Surge Protector

Pros: The area in which I live is prone to random surges and failures in power-as well as a decent amount of thunderstorms, especially this time of year. I've left if plugged in for many months and it has managed to stay in working condition-especially compared to the dozen or so fried surge protectors I've tried in the past. Also I got it for .99$ so it was definitely worth it.

Cons: Takes a little effort to plug in appliances the first time.

CORSAIR XMS2 512MB DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Desktop Memory Model CM2X512-5400C4
CORSAIR XMS2 512MB DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Desktop Memory Model CM2X512-5400C4

Pros: I bought some of this RAM (The price was right) for a free dell (again the price was right) that I got from my phone company. It came with vista and 1GB of ram. Two of these makes it managable.

Cons: Slightly difficult to install if you have more than on stick because of the heatsinks.