Joined on 12/03/04
Decent little box. Good for surfing and email.
Pros: 1. small 2. Just add: a). RAM, b). HDD and c).optical drive. 3. Unit contains chassis,mobo, cpu, 4. cooling is passive via heat sink, so fairly quiet.
Cons: 1. some issues with locating correct linux drivers. 2. this model lacks any built-in card readers. 3. only 1 PCI slot for expansion. 4. Not super fast but adequate to surf with and read/compose email. 5. expect to add about $75 to $100 to each unit. You need some RAM, an HDD and an optical drive.
Overall Review: I have 3 different bare bones that are foxconn. All basically the same. Close in configuration to this one. The different model bare bones (those that include at least an SDHC card reader) allow you to put an OS onto an SD card and boot from it. Would let you get by without an optical drive and a HDD. I have 3 different models and all are still going. Oldest is 2 years old. Just my .02 cents
features listed are INCORRECT!
Pros: 1. Great concept in licensing. It has a 2 license setup that allows you to either: a. license one computer for 2 years of service. b. license two computers for one year of service 2. Ability to build an update-to-date AV recovery CD via download of an ISO file. You burn ISO file to CD and it creates a bootable AV repair CD. Great for times that a pc gets so infected you can't even boot up into windows.
Cons: 1. this item has the exact same feature set as the internet security suite from Avira. ??? a. This product does NOT have a firewall [along with a few other features]. b. It appears someone simply used the SAME features set for the Avira AV and the Avira Internet Security Suite.
Overall Review: 1. As mentioned, the product details were wrong. It's been 2 weeks since I notified them about the product description and still NOTHING has changed. 2. Luckily you can go to techsupportalert and browse for recommendations of a free firewall. I don't like mix 'n match components of an internet security suite, but because description was wrong, I was stuck finding a firewall of some sort.
Better than expected. Fits 2011v3 CPUs.
Pros: -Fits my new DIY build, using an Intel socket 2011v3 CPU just fine. - quiet operation -keeps the CPU running under 50 degrees C even when all cores are running at 100% of CPU utilization. - I would recommend to others
Cons: -needs a bit of space to mount the whole cooling assembly and dual fans.
Overall Review: - I did not double check my measurements and after it arrived I thought I might have to scrap my build and using this cooler. - But luckily my metal nibbler tool cut the proper sized square hole in top of case. I inserted the CPU cooling block portion of this cooler through the hole and secured to the CPU. -my build has the cooler portion hanging over the front of the case by about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. But it secured well and operates just fine.
Fatcage is 1/2" too fat!
Pros: - works fine - great design
Cons: - Either cut slots into the sides of this device or figure out some other way to trim a 1/2" off its width! - I have at least 7 different makes/models of PC chassis at my place of work. NONE of these chassis would accept this fatcage UNLESS I bent their built-in slide rails in the 5.25" bays, into a flat, vertical position. The unit is just too wide! Manufacturer should have stopped at 4 bays and made this unit so it COULD fit into a standard ATX computer chassis, either mid-tower or full-tower.
Overall Review: Functionally and aesthetically a nice device. Points off for the fact it just won't fit into standard PC chassis WITHOUT some chassis 5.25" bay area modifications.
Need a better download setup
Pros: - price A 5-multi device pkg for $19.99 - good reputation
Cons: - download setup. It would be nice to have the multi-device download as one pkg, in addition to individual downloads that are offered. The webpage for android and ios offer a URL and a QR-barcode to scan with your phone. i am NOT ready to install yet, as my current AV is good until July 2015 on my droid phone and Nov2015 on my PCs. But the sale for 5 devices for $19.99 was too good to pass up. Plus, you do need to download within 30 days, as per Neweggs terms for D/L softwares.
Overall Review: I wish voting had at least 3categories instead of just one. I think Kaspersky is in the top 3 AV suites. But the download setup could be better.
Room for improvement
Pros: 1. DB 2. long antennas
Cons: 1. Only 3 wired ports, not the normal 4 I'm seen on every other wireless router I've owned [except for a pocket sized "travel router"]. 2. wired ports are only 10/100. Would have been better if the port speed was made as gigabit. 3. Limited character choices for creating passwords. Good IT Security practice stresses that you "Make your passwords hard to guess". A lot of people, myself included, accomplish that by using "special characters". EXAMPLES: use the "$" dollar sign in place of the letter "S". Or the "!" exclamation sign in place of the letter "I" or number "1". The special characters would not work when I was creating router login passwords WTH???
Overall Review: This could become a really nice wireless router if a few issues get fixed. I'm just glad I got it when it was on sale. With return S&H and any restock fees, I did not want to return it. Luckily a friend needed one, so I gave them this Tenda. I ended up giving this Tenda router away to a friend at Christmas time, as they really needed a new router. I bought myself a different one. I replaced the Tenda with a Rosewill RNX-AC750RT. The "Rosie" has DB, 4 Gigabit Wired ports, allows special characters in creating log-in passwords and more. It was a Win-Win and made for a nicer Christmas season all around. [a friend solved their family's home routing problem, I could feel happy to have helped them out in some small way, plus I got a Rosewill router that much better fit my needs].