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Robert S.

Robert S.

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Most Favorable Review

Cyber Power OR series

CyberPower Smart App Intelligent LCD Rackmount GreenPower UPS OR500LCDRM1U 500VA 300W 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 2 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS
CyberPower Smart App Intelligent LCD Rackmount GreenPower UPS OR500LCDRM1U 500VA 300W 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 2 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets UPS

Pros: - Works perfect - Quiet

Cons: - None

Overall Review: - Cyber Power's OR series are the best line of consumer grade UPS's on the market. - I prefer to run mine (I have several OR models) below 35% capacity and I plan my UPS purchases accordingly. From my observations, UPS's that don't have a huge % load, last much longer. - This unit supports a UniFi gateway pro 4, UniFi 24 port switch, UniFi AP Pro, Fiber Modem, Vonage Device, a 1U i3 9000 series Ubuntu server and some light weight rack fans. All components combined use roughly 17% to 19% of the 300 watt capacity - about 51 to 57 watts total.

Most Critical Review

FYI, Analog Monitor

Hanns·G HB-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2  2400:1(DCR)  Built in Speakers
Hanns·G HB-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2400:1(DCR) Built in Speakers

Pros: It should be noted, after some experimenting on 2 separate systems, this monitor works best using the analog output. DVI reduces the color gamut and is quite noticeable. I suspect this is why they do not include a DVI cable? Good response time for gaming. For those looking for a budget gaming monitor, this is a good choice, but note the Cons* if you're planning on using VESA mounting system. VESA mounting is always a plus BUT!. (main reason for buying)

Cons: VESA stand WARNING! If you decide to remove the stock stand to put any type of VESA mounting system, LOL, Hanns G put a sticker on one of the stand screws stating: "warranty void if broken seal". What a load of B! S! Removing the stand in no way intrudes on the inner hardware. WOW Hanns G, you lost me on this one. Won't be buying a Hanns G monitor again. I'll put this monitor, just for this reason alone, in the 1 egg basket. That's just tacky and cheesy business. The included software is only for Vista. No XP support other than basic plug n play - disappointing. If using XP, don't expect to calibrate this monitor beyond the very basic OSD controls. Noticeable light bleed from the top and bottom - especially with full screen movies or games where darks will be seen frequently.

Overall Review: While the HB-191DPB is a decent inexpensive monitor, voiding the warranty for taking off the stock stand is a shrill. Out of principle, I won't be buying another Hanns G product. There is a reason why Hanns G monitors are so cheap. If it sounds too good to be true, take notice. With cheap products, hidden shrills are bound to be found sooner or later. Its a good thing I didn't buy this monitor as my main display. I bought this one as a sacrificial lamb for experimentation for a monitor accessory I'm making.

Great quality panel

TRIPP LITE 24-Port 1U Rackmount STP Shielded Cat6 / Cat5 Feedthrough Patch Panel, RJ45 Ethernet
TRIPP LITE 24-Port 1U Rackmount STP Shielded Cat6 / Cat5 Feedthrough Patch Panel, RJ45 Ethernet

Pros: - Quality product - Screw-down cable clamps for the rear of the panel is very nice

Cons: none

Overall Review: If you're looking for a quality RJ45 CAT 6 shielded female to female patch panel, this is one of the best. You get what you pay for. This completes my home network project for end to end shielded cables. Fiber ISP to the house modem, fiber to bridge the UDM Pro to the USW-16 POE and shielded CAT 6 cables everywhere else.

12/22/2021

Awesome KVM

IOGEAR GCS62HMDPKIT 2-Port HDMI and Mini DisplayPort Cable KVM Kit with Audio
IOGEAR GCS62HMDPKIT 2-Port HDMI and Mini DisplayPort Cable KVM Kit with Audio

Pros: - compact - simple - plug n play - 1080 resolution is very good (no noticeable difference in video quality) - sound is very good - mouse and keyboard are seamless and smooth. - works perfect - 5* for the remote switch button. That feature opens up the ability to conceal this device completely leaving only the none-intrusive KVM switch button. Perfect in concept and practice.

Cons: - not going to knock and egg off for this, but the cables are on the short side. They could be about 1ft longer. (1/3 of a meter for the metric people)

Overall Review: I needed something like this to switch between a desktop win 10 PC and an Ubuntu UniFi Controller server. Plug n play on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Perfect! For my particular use, I'll need to buy an HDMI extender, 2x USB and 2x Audio extenders to reach the Ubuntu server. I have the Ubuntu server rack sitting out of place for the time being. With that said, I'm very pleased with this KVM switch. IO Gear did a great job on this one. I would definitely recommend this product.

Perfect for a basic PC

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX
WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX

Pros: - inexpensive - quiet

Overall Review: I used 1TB WD blue drives on a basic B365m ITX board in a 1U rack case. Loaded Ubuntu 18.04 for a UniFi host controller bare bones server. They're not the fastest drives in the west, but essentially inaudible and run cool, even in a 1U case. Great drives for what they are and should last for a long time in a constant light weight IO environment.

Bought 2 and 1 is starting to make a lot of noise

HGST Ultrastar 7K6000 HUS726040ALE610 (0F23005) 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive
HGST Ultrastar 7K6000 HUS726040ALE610 (0F23005) 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: - I'm annoyed and disappointed right now. However, I'm going to be objective as possible. See cons and other thoughts below. I didn't spend almost $500 on 2x enterprise drives to have 1 of them begin to fail after 30 days.

Cons: - After some time of running 2 drives in RAID 1 and, then rebuilding the rig in RAID 0, the first drive I purchased exhibited a "clunking" noise from the onset. My PC sits next to me on a stand and it's become so noticeable that I'm wondering how much longer before the drive fails on me? - Now that it's after newegg's 30 day replace policy, I will have to hassle with the manufacturer to get a replacement. - These drives are too expensive to have issues like this. 50% defective rate? Really?

Overall Review: - I bought two drives roughly 2 1/2 weeks apart. The first was purchased March 18th, the second on April 8. The first drive, I noticed as soon as I installed it (as a backup drive at first), it was making odd "clunking" noises, but sluffed it off to HD activity. Despite the noises not syncing with the HD activity light, I gave it the benefit of the doubt. - After installing the 2nd drive a couple of weeks later and configuring the two drives in RAID, the first drive's noise became apparent and more pronounced as the second drive was whisper quiet. The first drives noise can be felt through the case, it literally vibrates the case. When I open the side of the case where the drive is exposed, and put a finger on drive, it feels as if one or more of the swing arms is defective and pops around. It makes noise in when I'm in the bios as well. No reason for it to make noise when in the bios whatsoever. Now the first drive, currently in RAID 0 has began to make much more "clunking" noise. I'm very concerned about imminent failure at this point. What ever happen to Hitatchi drive quality? I bought nothing but Hitatchi drives and never had a problem. 10 years ago, I bought 4 Hitatchi drives and put them in RAID 0, never had a problem with them at all. Rock solid drives back then. Now? I can't be sure at this point if the second drive isn't going to begin to break soon. Wow, what an epic let down. What ever happen to quality? It's just about mass production these days.