Joined on 12/25/13
Great for the money!
Pros: Price: If you already have software, you cant beat this quiet running drive. Fitment: It fits perfectly in my HP 1350 Envy. Button placement is identical to the stock HP burner. Windows 8.1 already had the driver in it.
Cons: The only CON I could see would be if someone bought this and expected it to come with software to watch BlueRay movies. Keep in mind this is just a naked drive for people who want to upgrade their existing system or to replace a malfunctioning drive.
Absolute TRASH
Pros: NONE! I gave it one Egg because ZERO eggs are not allowed... I also now know to NEVER trust this brand ever again.
Cons: I bought 3 of these from BB and 3 of these from NewEgg. 3 of the 3 from BB died in less than 2 weeks. 2 of the 3 I bought from Newegg died before 90 days. So out of 6 of these drives, only (1) still works.... I needed several thumb drives to back up VERY VALUABLE data up to and bought the last 3 at BB had so I ordered 3 more from Newegg. What angers me now is that I'm reading about all the people who are having the same issues and sadly reputable companies like BB and NewEgg are knowingly selling GARBAGE to their customers. Because of this garbage, I have lost irreplaceable photos DESPITE backing up identical data on 2 devices. This is unbelievable, unforgivable and I will NEVER buy ANYTHING with the letters PNY attached as long as I live...
Overall Review: Buyer BEWARE! Stay AWAY from anything with the letters PNY attached! NewEgg, you seriously need to drop this brand because you don't want your good name attached to it....
Slower than slow.
Pros: Sturdy construction. Fed-Ex was fast, faster than this rig with an Ethernet connection. Easy to set up and get running.
Cons: Slower than slow. With Ethernet, internet connection tops out at about 15Mbps When computer is connected to main router, it tops out at 180Mbps. Poor bang for the buck, should have spent the money on a better wifi-router.
Overall Review: Don't waste your money on this one, if something is too good to be true, it probably is.
Fantastic little router
Pros: Duel Band / Runs cool once updated with Padavan Firmware ***VPN CLIENT WITH PADAVAN Firmware upgrade*** Good quality hardware especially for the price. All this for for 20 bux after rebate!?!?!
Cons: Just as other eggers stated, the Asus firmware is pretty lousy and makes the router run hot with un-predictable speeds for the wireless. Again, just as other have stated, the 5GHZ band is weak at best but 2.4GHz has enough power and range for everything else needed and will stream HD to your TV if it's not too far away say 20-25 feet max. Lower demand devices should be ok but to be fair, the antennas are small and internal so maybe I'm expecting way to much for my $20 purchase. The stand itself is sturdy enough but it comes out of the slots way to easy. It could have been better thought out. I give this 4 eggs only because the stock firmware NEEDS to be replaced with Padavan otherwise it would have been a 5 even with that cheesy stand.
Overall Review: If you catch this router on sale, BUY IT but make sure you dump the original firmware in favor of Padavan. Just google it, download it, and flash! You're done!
*Quality* Construction!!
Pros: Price: Bought on sale for $10.99 The metal case construction is quite ergonomic, solid and wont fall apart like the CHEAP plastic variety do after just a few uses. Thumb drive uses NAND Flash Technology. Read speeds are roughly 120MB/s which is close enough to the claimed 130MB/s
Cons: Write speeds are a little disappointing which is probably why only the read speed is presented in the spec sheet. 20MB/s writes are not acceptable for a name brand like Samsung. I only got these drives a few days ago but being that they are Samsung, they should prove to be reliable unlike the garbage PNY thumb drives that stop working after a few days. Slow write speeds cost this review an egg but maybe for the price I got these for I shouldn't complain.
Overall Review: I've been using various Samsung memory devices for years now and so far all have proven to be very durable and reliable, if this does not change, then I can't think of a reason to go with another brand.
Mom loved them!
Pros: Price and quality.
Cons: Not really a con but there was some confusion about the clasp at first
Overall Review: Bought these for mothers day and she loved them, what else is there to say? I don't know the first thing about jewelry so I based my purchase decision on Newegg reviews. Buy this and don't worry about it for even a minute..