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Scott L.

Scott L.

Joined on 11/09/03

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Most Favorable Review

Fantastic Drive/Value/Price

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 32 layer 3D V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 32 layer 3D V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM

Pros: Affordable! Fast! Easy!

Cons: None that i can find!

Overall Review: I see some complaints about the software that comes with it, i didn't use the data migration software as i already use Acronis True Image to keep my system backed up. I just connected this 850 EVO in place of my failing drive and used the Acronis Bootable Recovery that i have on a flash drive to boot up and recover from the last good image a couple days prior as my most recent backup was corrupted due to the failing drive, no biggie its just the OS drive no personal data. After i was booted up i did install the Samsung Magician software just to check optimization and settings as well as to check it had the latest firmware (which it did ship with the latest version) and ran some performance tests, pretty much right on the money with its specs. I upgraded from another SSD that was starting to have some issues which i discovered after Acronis started complaining that there was unreadable sectors during a backup. Obviously the source of my random crashes and problems i have been having for a few days prior to that notice. This 850 EVO is FAST, it made a noticeable difference even upgrading from a previous generation of SSD's. Highly recommend it!

Most Critical Review

Refurbished Junk

Western Digital RE4-GP WD2003FYPS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2003FYPS 2TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap... Thats it

Cons: Bought it in February has only been used lightly in a system that doesnt see much use, just died last week, drive not recognized by the system. Tried it in an external dock as well, it won't spin up, just makes a grinding and clunking sound.

Overall Review: I bought this drive 2/19/2015 and the manufacture date on the sticker on the drive shows 25 July 2010!!! They sold me a five year old refurb?? I have had some good luck with refurbished products, but they were all generally within a year of manufacture, customer returns, small manufacturing defects that were fixed, etc. But when i installed this drive i didn't realize i was getting a five year old piece of hardware to begin with. Of course they won't do anything to replace it since it was a refurb and now i have to buy another new drive, so overall there was no savings here. I will say that i generally use WD drives, Black or Green, or the Red's in my NAS and server, and i have yet to have a failure of a new drive, but this refurb was a gamble that just didn't pay to make.

Amazing.... I won't go back to multiple monitors.

Samsung CRG9 Series LC49RG90SSNXZA 49" Dual Quad HD 5120 x 1440 Resolution 120Hz HDMI, 2x DisplayPort AMD FreeSync 2 Flicker Free HDR1000 QLED Curved Gaming Monitor
Samsung CRG9 Series LC49RG90SSNXZA 49" Dual Quad HD 5120 x 1440 Resolution 120Hz HDMI, 2x DisplayPort AMD FreeSync 2 Flicker Free HDR1000 QLED Curved Gaming Monitor

Pros: Huge, beautiful video quality, solid stand, really not much to complain about. Worked great right out of the box. No dead pixels and i haven't had some of the issues that other reviews reported with the monitor going to sleep etc... I think the latest firmware for the monitor might be a factor there, if you have issues update the firmware. Mine shipped with a version thats only slightly older then the newest available, i haven't updated it yet, since nothing is broken i don't want to mess with it.

Cons: The USB 3.0 cable included could have been longer, the display port cable is roughly 6ft long which was great for my setup but the USB cable is shorter, maybe 4ft? Its definitely not 6ft and wouldn't reach my computer, i found it odd they would supply two different cable lengths when its going to the same source. This is a small complaint, but it did require that i had to buy a longer cable for connecting that, i do use it as a hub for other peripherals. However, i will also note that if you use the USB hub outputs on the monitor you need to realize they don't get power when the monitor is off, no standby passthrough, so if you have something like a rechargeable wireless mouse or other accessory that you want powered when the monitor is off or in standby it won't work.

Overall Review: Overall i am very happy with my purchase. I didn't consider these large curved ultrawide monitors for a long time thinking they were more flash or gimmick then they were worth, but now that i finally decided to give one a try i am amazed at how nice this is. With the software from Samsung that lets you break up the monitor into zones for running multiple apps at once and having them docked to locations on the screen its been super convenient to use.

Great value!!

Westinghouse WH22FX9019 22" Full HD 1920 x 1080 HDMI VGA Anti-Glare Screen Low Blue Light Filter Flicker-Free Technology Slim Profile Design Widescreen Backlit LED LCD Monitor
Westinghouse WH22FX9019 22" Full HD 1920 x 1080 HDMI VGA Anti-Glare Screen Low Blue Light Filter Flicker-Free Technology Slim Profile Design Widescreen Backlit LED LCD Monitor

Pros: Lightweight, very light... Compared to my other monitors I was surprised how light these are. Picture quality is great.

Cons: The external power adapters contribute greatly to how light the monitors are but they are large wall adapter style, so they take up a lot of outlet space unless you use an adapter cable to space them out or a splitter dedicated to them. Its my only real complaint about these monitors.

Overall Review: Great value for the price I wouldn't definitely buy them again.

Worked right first try, great memory!

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVKB
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVKB

Pros: Recognized and quickly setup with my Z370A Gaming Pro Carbon from MSI, set XMP in bios and went to 3200, stable and no issues.

Cons: Cost!! Man DDR4 is friggin expensive. I plan on adding another 16gb kit of this memory if the price comes down.

Overall Review: I have been using G.Skill memory for years and years, its always been reliable and compatible, never had any issues with it. If your looking for good reliable RAM at a decent price, considering how expensive DDR4 is right now this V Series is a good price, go with this and game on!

Cooollllll....

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

Pros: Great Cooler, Cheap for how good it is.

Cons: Nothing really...

Overall Review: I've been using the EVO 212 so long its hard to believe that i still can, seems like every time a manufacturer makes something this good they don't make them for more then a couple years. My oldest EVO is going on 10 years old!!