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Dale M.

Dale M.

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Most Favorable Review

New-Old Bench Tester Recycler

ASRock N68C-GS4 FX 95W Socket AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASRock N68C-GS4 FX 95W Socket AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: New, not refurbished. Combination of DDR2 & 3 allows for testing old/recycled hardware. IDE controller makes it easier to perform backups/data transfers Inexpensive

Cons: For what it is....NO!

Overall Review: At both my real job, church, and side work I have to do a fair bit of "dumpster diving" in order to keep things running. In every case it is a nearly zero $ budget. There is quite a bit of "antiquated" equipment out there which still has useful life. Truth be told, not everyone needs or wants to be able to play the latest games at 4k, watch YouTube in hidef at 120+fps, nor do the vast majority of older home users multitask. True, it will only allow me to test AM2,3 cpus under the 95W threshold. Bottom line, when you don’t really have the money to replace an entire system, you have to make due with what you have. Sure you can only take it so far, but in many cases that’s enough.

Most Critical Review

Quality Tuner; horribly clunky app, but works with WMC!

Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD (1595) WinTV-dualHD Dual Tuner USB
Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD (1595) WinTV-dualHD Dual Tuner USB

Pros: Tuners are of good quality, no problems with reception (have outdoor antenna). Even this little pigtail was good enough to test for channels 20+ miles away.

Cons: WinTV software, but no need to install it.

Overall Review: The shortcuts made in "Advanced Options" did not work on the two computers the device is installed. WinTV 8 looks unpolished and feels outdated all the way around, not to mention the recording format is terrible. 18+gigs for 3 hours recording time is way too much. No way to change the format/compression. This tuner works seamlessly with WMC which can be installed on Windows 10 with minimal effort which makes this so much better. Switching between channels take less time, recording compression is better, buuuut I have not been able to use both tuners simultaneously. WinTV does have the edge on that. Will try with Kodi (formally XMBC) later today. Overall, it does what it is supposed to do. Knowing that it will work with other media software makes this a 4-4.5 egg purchase.

10/16/2017

Just as advertised

WAVLINK USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5/3.5 Inch HDD/SSD with UASP (6Gbps), Support Offline Clone Duplicator Function [Max 16TB X2 ]
WAVLINK USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5/3.5 Inch HDD/SSD with UASP (6Gbps), Support Offline Clone Duplicator Function [Max 16TB X2 ]

Pros: Clone function is slow, but works excellently Handles 4TB drives no problem.

Overall Review: Great value versatile and functional.

Not as good as it used to be

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: Wide compatibility for those of use who still deal with IDE/ATAPI drives

Cons: Included wallwart adapter is cheap and not as well regulated compared to the large inverter used in the past. Isn't always detected by computer.

Overall Review: When you need it, it's nice to have, but this revision is not as good as previous models from several years ago.

Cute & better than expected

DIYPC DIY-F2-P Black / Purple SPCC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
DIYPC DIY-F2-P Black / Purple SPCC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: surprisingly sturdy, decent cable management for such a cheap case.

Cons: fans don't move much are, and there are sharp edges which was to be expected.

Overall Review: Cheap, good styling. can't fault much for the price.

Moves air and lights are blue

Rosewill Computer Case Fan, 80mm, LP4 Adapter, 3/ 4 Pin Power Connector, Transparent Frame, 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent - RFA-80-BL
Rosewill Computer Case Fan, 80mm, LP4 Adapter, 3/ 4 Pin Power Connector, Transparent Frame, 4 Blue LED Lights, Sleeve Bearing, Silent - RFA-80-BL

Pros: works

Cons: silent? that's laughable

Overall Review: For this particular install silent doesn't matter. I just needed to regulate temp on a workstation so the main sys fan didn't ramp up to full speed every minute for 10 seconds. They're much quieter than that, but hardly quiet. They move a far amount of air, and are doing exactly what I bought them to do. They are average in every way and so they get an average rating. I'd be surprised it they last more than 3 years.

seller reviews
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NEVER AGAIN

Really should have read seller's reviews. Tracking # is no good; now the link to tracking page is invalid. You get what you deserve when you try and go too cheap. Since my account was charged 1/2/2014, I'll be issuing a fraud alert to CC company on 1/17/2014 if package does not arrive on that date.

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