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Ted F.

Ted F.

Joined on 05/21/10

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I'm a Musician and Entertainer. Semi retired by Covid shut downs. I also collect 16mm films and too many old computers and parts.

Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

So far, so good

RiDATA 700 MB 52X CD-R 100 Packs Disc Model R80JS52-RDF100
RiDATA 700 MB 52X CD-R 100 Packs Disc Model R80JS52-RDF100

Pros: Cheap! No dead disks yet. Has a space to write on with a felt pen

Cons: Cheap... always live in fear until I've burned a few more.

Most Critical Review

Not happy, but my own fault...

ThinkPad T Series T60 Notebook Intel Core Duo T2400(1.83GHz) 15" 1GB Memory DDR2 60GB HDD 5400rpm DVD/CD-RW Combo W/Docking Station
ThinkPad T Series T60 Notebook Intel Core Duo T2400(1.83GHz) 15" 1GB Memory DDR2 60GB HDD 5400rpm DVD/CD-RW Combo W/Docking Station

Pros: Great Price, includes Docking bay

Cons: The Battery or some of the battery circuitry failed shortly after the warranty expired. I only used it a few times before it failed. It stopped coming out of sleep and I'd have to unplug the power and unplug and re-seat the battery to get it to come back on and boot. Soon even that failed. Last few times it gets it's self into a boot loop if I leave the power settings on "Portable/Laptop" in Windows XP, so I have to leave it in "Always On" to even use it. Once I do all that re-seating the battery business, it will work in it's docking station if I don't jar it. Part of the problem seems to be the battery its self not locking in place properly. It is a used refurbished laptop, so perhaps the previous owner was rough with it and the small spring loaded clip that holds the end of the battery in place is worn? But still, it doesn't function right if it also has power settings on anything but "Always On" so there's something else wrong with it too. A Laptop is pretty useless if you can't ta

Overall Review: Refurbished? Buy yourself an extended warranty...

12/15/2011

Works fine

Rosewill RCSC-18011 [3-Pack] SATA Cable 90 Degree Right Angle SATA III 6.0 Gbps, SATA Cable 24 Inches, SATA 3 Cable - 24 Inches, Black, 3-Pack
Rosewill RCSC-18011 [3-Pack] SATA Cable 90 Degree Right Angle SATA III 6.0 Gbps, SATA Cable 24 Inches, SATA 3 Cable - 24 Inches, Black, 3-Pack

Pros: No problems. Works fine. Good Price. Came in good time.

Overall Review: No problems. Works fine. Good Price. Came in good time.

Didn't work for me. No problem with seller

DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter [NOT USB], 4K UHD, iXever Uni-Directional HDMI(Monitor) to Display Port DP (Source) Adapter Compatible with DisplayPort Source Devices
DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter [NOT USB], 4K UHD, iXever Uni-Directional HDMI(Monitor) to Display Port DP (Source) Adapter Compatible with DisplayPort Source Devices

Pros: I tried it with two different computers. One with a K4200 Quadro card, one with an older Nvidia card. I don't have its specs in front of me... It didn't work. I was trying to hook up a Samsung HD TV to use as a Monitor for video editing. I only have this one Display to HDMI adapter so no way to test another adapter to see if it's just defective. For $9 I'm not going to complain and it's not the sellers fault. It came a long distance and only took about a week and a half or less. The Displayport is OK. I hooked it back up to a VGA Monitor I had it hooked up to before and it's working fine with that.

Cons: Doesn't work for what I needed it for. Display Port to a Samsung 1080 HD Smart TV

Overall Review: Seller was great. Adapter doesn't work though. No idea way and no way to test it.

Does the Job but....

Dell Latitude E-Port II Docking Station Port Replicator With USB 3.0
Dell Latitude E-Port II Docking Station Port Replicator With USB 3.0

Pros: Works. Quick and easy taking the laptop and charging it when I return home.

Cons: Goofy design. Lots of space between the Dell Latitude E7450 I have and how it hooks to the dock with so much space between the top of the laptop case and the docking block. They actually sell a plastic spacer but a block of wood painted black is cheaper if it really bothers you.

Overall Review: Would buy one again. Lots of jacks and quick and easy to use.

So far so good.

HP Z840 Workstation 2x E5-2640 v3 2.60GHz 16-Cores Total 256GB DDR4 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD Quadro K4000 Windows 10 Professional
HP Z840 Workstation 2x E5-2640 v3 2.60GHz 16-Cores Total 256GB DDR4 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD Quadro K4000 Windows 10 Professional

Pros: Big Improvement over what I had before. Super easy to work on inside too. I especially like the removable hard drives.

Cons: Was missing one hard drive carrier but that's minor. They aren't that expensive to find. My biggest disappointment was finding out it will not update to Windows 11, but that's also not the end of the world. I bought it to do some video editing with older software and that will last me a few years. You have to consider this was a $7,000 rig back in the day. I considered it a bargain.

Overall Review: Big Improvement over what I had before. Super easy to work on inside too. I especially like the removable hard drives. I bought it to do some video editing with older software and that will last me a few years. You have to consider this was a $7,000 rig back in the day. I considered it a bargain!