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Chad G.

Chad G.

Joined on 01/13/05

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Most Favorable Review

Quickly Impressed

Ubiquiti UniFi Enterprise Wi-Fi System Wireless AP long Range (UAP-LR-US)
Ubiquiti UniFi Enterprise Wi-Fi System Wireless AP long Range (UAP-LR-US)

Pros: Works very well. Stronger signal than anything else I have tried. Awesome configuration capabilities. Management tools work in Windows, Mac and Even Linux (which is what I am using).

Cons: POE is required, comes with an injector, but a minor PITA. Management tools may be overkill for a small setup. Need to have a machine designated to manage it. They appear to keep working when management machine is off, but I am not sure if they will stay working long-term w/o a management machine.

Overall Review: I have tried several netgear, linksys, ISP specific, and other wifi routers/access points. Most let me down and could not get strong signal in my 2 story house. One of these in the living room has VERY strong signal to every room. I bought 2 initially not realizing how well they worked. Now I have redundancy!

Most Critical Review

Would not recommend

SIIG JK-WR0312-S1 Black Wireless Multi-Touchpad Mini Keyboard
SIIG JK-WR0312-S1 Black Wireless Multi-Touchpad Mini Keyboard

Pros: The keyboard layout is nice, the feel of the keys is nice, and an integrated touch pad makes it seem ideal for a media machine that you need to control from the couch.

Cons: The range is terrible, 10 feet from the receiver which is in direct line of site and it still only registers half the time. When typing a password or url only half the keys register. When used infrequently the mouse will stop responding until a key is pressed, probably a power saving feature. The mouse is also jerky and sometimes goes berzerk

Overall Review: Not worth the trouble I have had to deal with. Turns movie time into frustrated yelling at the keyboard time.

Full linux support!

HP LaserJet Pro M127fw (CZ183A) Up to 21 ppm 600 x 600 dpi Monochrome USB/Ethernet/Wireless All-in-One Laser Printer
HP LaserJet Pro M127fw (CZ183A) Up to 21 ppm 600 x 600 dpi Monochrome USB/Ethernet/Wireless All-in-One Laser Printer

Pros: Works in linux (with HP proprietary software) * can scan from linux * can print from linux * can fax from linux All over wireless!

Cons: The touchscreen is kind of silly, very small, and not very responsive/sensitive. Some actions cause it to freeze for a short time. If not for the touchscreen this would be 5 stars

Overall Review: Pretty good, works on anything, very happy.

Check compatability

6Ft Micro USB MHL to HDMI AV TV Cable With USB Charger For Samsung Galaxy S2 II i9100 I9220 I9225 HTC Amaze 4G EVO 3D EVO View 4G Sensation 4G XE
6Ft Micro USB MHL to HDMI AV TV Cable With USB Charger For Samsung Galaxy S2 II i9100 I9220 I9225 HTC Amaze 4G EVO 3D EVO View 4G Sensation 4G XE

Pros: All the parts you need are built in, usb end, phone end, and hdmi end. Also the cable is nice and long.

Cons: Not their fault, but different phones have different needs. This works on older Samsung devices, but not the newer. I got this for my galaxy S4, but it will not work on the S4 or the s3. Not their fault or neweggs, I was stupid to not check this.

Overall Review: gave 4 stars cause when you have one of these for the right phone it is really nice.

Good, and cheap

PIPO S3 7" IPS HD 8GB Dual Core Rockchip RK3066 1.6GHz Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet PC WiFi HDMI Output Dual Camera
PIPO S3 7" IPS HD 8GB Dual Core Rockchip RK3066 1.6GHz Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet PC WiFi HDMI Output Dual Camera

Pros: Not Expensive, very fast. Good video playback and wireless speed.

Cons: No bluetooth, Uses a power adapter, does not charge via a usb port on the device (adapter plugs into usb power source though) Screen feels a tad loose, makes a very quiet creaking noise. If you enable the feature that turns wifi off on screen off, the wifi will not always come back on when the screen does, requiring a hard restart (won't shutdown when this happens).

Overall Review: I really like this tablet. I ordered it because I hate my phone (stratosphere), but can't afford to replace it right now. The tablet can do all the things my phone can't, and fast.

Good Linux support, annoying keyboard

MSI Laptop GT Series Intel Core i7-2670QM 12GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit GT780DXR-405US
MSI Laptop GT Series Intel Core i7-2670QM 12GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M 17.3" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit GT780DXR-405US

Pros: In the afternoon after I received it I installed Gentoo Linux. This list all works in linux: Wifi, Video, Audio, HDMI audio, analog audio, raid (with dmraid) 1080p console resolution. The rest probably works as well, but I have not tested The system is very fast.

Cons: * Cd drive has no eject button, only software based eject above the keyboard. * The windows install came with a ton of bloat, I found it easier to wipe the drives first thing * Keyboard layout is annoying * Keys on keyboard need to be pressed in the center, sides can be pushed resulting in no keystroke