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Kenneth K.

Kenneth K.

Joined on 01/12/05

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Most Favorable Review

NICE!

ASUS Black 12X Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
ASUS Black 12X Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

Pros: FAST

Cons: No Cables

Overall Review: This thing ejects faster than any other drive I have ever owned. It also accesses the data faster then other drives I have used. There is usually that 5-10 seconds it takes to close and spin up before you see the contents. This is sub 5 seconds. I'm a dork, I notice this stuff.

Most Critical Review

Looks Nice

ORICO High Speed 4 Port USB 3.0 Hub with Phone Stand Portable 4 USB 3.0 HUB with Stand Phone Holder for Windows 10 / 8 / 7, Mac OS and Linux -Black
ORICO High Speed 4 Port USB 3.0 Hub with Phone Stand Portable 4 USB 3.0 HUB with Stand Phone Holder for Windows 10 / 8 / 7, Mac OS and Linux -Black

Pros: Lots of ports

Cons: Powered USB hub without an AC adapter.

Overall Review: Had I known about the lack of adapter, I would definitely have passed.

Decent Drive

Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2BW160G3H (Recertified)
Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSA2BW160G3H (Recertified)

Pros: Breath's new life into an ancient, budget laptop. The 320 Series I have at work running medical pc's. No issues in 4 years. Matter-of-fact, it's the same drive I use at work.

Cons: Refurb came with 36,802 hours on and 48265 GB's written!

Overall Review: This was bought because it was the same price as a low end 120 drive. I know that refurbs are a gamble, but I got taken. Then again, if it fails 3 years from now, was I taken? If I can get 3 more years out of it, that would put me in at 8 years on this laptop. I think a new laptop would be in line with age. Bought this laptop Xmas of 2010 or 2011. It's a G72 with a processor that is not an i3, but a pentium. The read/writes I got are 254 MB/s and 167 MB/s respectively.

Great for the Money

COOLER MASTER Elite 110 RC-110-KKN2 Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
COOLER MASTER Elite 110 RC-110-KKN2 Midnight Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: Small Looks good Takes ATX PSU USB 3.0 on Front Panel Surprisingly sturdy

Cons: Small

Overall Review: I got the cheapest Corsair PSU. It happened to not be modular. Yeah, get a modular PSU. The drives get mounted all around the exterior of the case. If you have to get into reset CMOS or add a card, you're looking at a 20-30 min job. Lastly, the case supports 2 80mm fans. Buy them. Trust. Me. I got these super quiet ones because this is a NAS for streaming movies around the house. Quiet is good. Quiet also means low speed. That's why you get 2.

Skip this purchase

iView CyberPad 420TPC Android Tablet - 1.2GHz 512MB DDR3 4GB flash memory 4.3" Tablet WIFI Android 4.2 White (iVIEW-420TPC-WT)
iView CyberPad 420TPC Android Tablet - 1.2GHz 512MB DDR3 4GB flash memory 4.3" Tablet WIFI Android 4.2 White (iVIEW-420TPC-WT)

Pros: ...

Cons: Everything, literally. Slow, Unresponsive, Apps that are not compatible. No Bluetooth

Overall Review: I bought this so I could power down my phone while at work. I wish I would have just bought lottery tickets with the money. The resolution is less than good. Sometimes it doesn't recognize my first touch. The worst part is that the apps I use do not work with the version of Android pm this tab;et I wouldn't give this to my 4 year old.

Better Than expected

PNY XLR8 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSD9SC240GMDA-RB
PNY XLR8 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSD9SC240GMDA-RB

Pros: Fast!!! Low Cost Came with 9 inch SATA cable

Cons: Does not come with Windows Based software to clean up the junk files. Came with 9 inch SATA cable. No 3.5 inch bracket adapter (no big deal in my situation)

Overall Review: I am an old fuddy duddy and like that my Intel SSD has a Windows based utility to clean up the junk files. Most vendors do not, but this is slowly changing. Now Samsung offers it. More will come. That said, this SSD is SMOKING!!! I am getting 385 MB/s reads and 217 MB/s writes (using CrystalDiskMark). My Intel is 250 reading and 170 writing. In full disclosure, the intel is a Professional based SSD so it will be a little slower. It's my boot drive. My VM's will be on this PNY drive.