Joined on 12/24/03
Versatile little dock for HDDs, SD cards, and even a couple of USB 3 ports
Pros: - In the short time I've had it, it works as expected. - Bought on promotion at a price I'd consider a steal. - USB 3 interface is about as fast as you can expect in this price range. - Two USB 3 ports is a nice bonus.
Cons: - Unusual USB cable is too short. With PC on the floor and dock on a desk, there's no way the supplied cable is sufficient. Fortunately I already had a USB 3 extension cable in place.
Overall Review: Overall it's everything I was wanting or expecting. Other than the cable being shorter than I'd like, it's a very nice and affordable docking station. I did have one significant complaint, albeit no about the product itself: The product listing says it ships from the USA and "most customers receive in 2-10 days", this was false as mine was shipped from China and took 13 days. I am fine getting a bargain and waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive if that is stated up front, but saying it ships from USA is either an oversight or outright lie.
Solidly built, but flawed
Pros: Substantial stainless steel inner pot Affordably priced Solid construction, feels well built
Cons: Unless you speak Chinese, the manual is worthless Pressure seal/relief valve is unreliable
Overall Review: For me, operation is purely guesswork. The labelled buttons are clearly aimed at the Asian consumer (Tendons, Fragrance ???)- hence as a WASP American they mean nothing to me. Unfortunately, Tatung clearly put no effort into translating the operator's manual. Also, included was a loose sheet that looked like it may include recipes but it was written exclusively in Chinese. The third time I used the cooker the relief valve would not seal. The first two times I had to nudge it a bit before it stopped bleeding steam, but on the third use it never would. The result was that the water in the pot boiled off and my vegetable was scorched. After three tries of "cleaning" it (there was no evidence of anything on or in it that needed to be cleaned), it worked again. At this point, I'm not sure how confident I am it will work every time I use it.
Good, proven DDR4 for AMD
Pros: Worked out of the box at 3200 on B450 with XMP enabled running 3700x and latest BIOS Lower latency numbers than your average DDR 3200
Cons: Not the cheapest
Overall Review: As stated, I put this in a MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC with a ryzen 3700x CPU. Updated BIOS and turned on XMP and done. No muss, no fuss.
More than fast enough for me
Pros: Plenty of room Price/GB is about as good as it gets Good warranty
Cons: It's QLC, so not the fastest
Overall Review: Putting together a new build and was going to get my first NVME SSD. Got a heads up on this drive from Tech Deals on YT. Not a benchmark king, but overall a great value for my needs.
A lot of bang for the buck
Pros: - Plenty of power for my home theater setup - Small and light - Full compliment of dolby & DTS modes, HDMI ARC - vTuner, while it has limited support, is pretty good. You have to sign up on H/K to create favorites - Works really well with my home network (Open Media Vault running mini DLNA)
Cons: - Really strange power saving setup. I have no idea how it's supposed to work, but the only way to enter "standby" is by pressing the power button for less than 3 seconds (and you have to press it for 3 or more seconds to turn it completely off)??? - Doesn't remember last volume setting for different inputs - just one master volume setting.
Overall Review: Paid less that $150 for this AVR and it pretty much does everything I need. Hard to complain about that.
I just don't know how you can top these at this price point
Pros: - Very good sound quality - Comfortable - Extremely affordable
Cons: - A bit bulky, but that is the nature of the beast with over the ear headphones - Not suitable for activities that involve lots of movement or bending
Overall Review: I got these on sale after looking around and hearing nothing but positive reviews. I don't know how they stack up against high dollar headphones, but with my budget and aging ears I doubt I could be happier. Comparing them to a set of Grado 70's (I believe that is the model) - I'd take these babys every day. These are superior in every way. The only drawback I can add is that these wouldn't be good for use while moving about a lot. They are comfortable and thus don't clamp your head, meaning they can slide off if you shake your head or bend over too far.