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Steve T.

Steve T.

Joined on 04/18/09

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Most Favorable Review

Really good

Rosewill RNX-N150UBEv3, Wireless N150 Wi-Fi Adapter, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Up to 150 Mbps Wireless Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, 1 x 5 DBi Detachable High Gain Antennas, Win 10 Support
Rosewill RNX-N150UBEv3, Wireless N150 Wi-Fi Adapter, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Up to 150 Mbps Wireless Data Rates, USB 2.0 Interface, 1 x 5 DBi Detachable High Gain Antennas, Win 10 Support

Pros: -Simple to set up after downloading the latest drivers -Strong signal with great range. -Stayed on full bars without a single bar drop -Cheap -Rock solid

Cons: -Nothing I can think of

Overall Review: This device blew my mind. I expected the product to be sufficient at least due to its cheap price but it worked like wonders. I had my modem downstairs and a desktop upstairs with an Asus PCE-N15 pcie Wireless-N adapter. Since this asus adapter was a wireless-N, I expected the connectivity and range to be pretty good but for it's performance, it was getting 1-3 bars at most, which it seems unreliable in my opinion. It's understandable that the asus adapter wasn't performing well because the modem was pretty far and I had a couple of walls in the way. When I put this adapter on, I was baffled how strong the connectivity was. The signal strength was 100% and the connectivity was 90%. A big thumbs up for me seeing this little device can go all out. It stayed 5 bars continuiously and I could stream 720p & 1080p without a hiccup or wait to load. I never even seen it dip down to 4 bars and it's been rock solid ever since. People may underestimate something like this to not work as great because of how cheap the product is and or how it's not a well known brand. I gave this little bugger a try and sure enough, this is not meant to be underestimated. I highly recommend this to anyone who needs a signal boost like those who uses a laptop and getting terrible signal strength.

Most Critical Review

The specs sounds amazing but the performance is...

Vivitar 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4.0x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 1.8-Inch LCD (Pink) - V7028-PNK
Vivitar 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4.0x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 1.8-Inch LCD (Pink) - V7028-PNK

Pros: Small, works, flippable lcd screen, easy to use.

Cons: -Light and feels like a toy camera. -Camera is equivalent to a flip phone camera. (It actually works like those old flip phone cameras.) -Bulky. -No auto adjust or auto focus. -Photos always come out grainy and blurry. -Zoom doesn't seem like much improvement.

Overall Review: I was looking for an inexpensive camera that just takes clear pictures without the grainy results so I tried this camera out. The specs sounds pretty decent for it's price range and quality but when it arrived, it feels like a toy camera which disappointed me. I hope the performance would perhaps be enough but it didn't meet my expectations. The flippable lcd screen caught my interest but I didn't expect the screen would be about 1cm thick. The downside to this was that the camera doesn't have the interior grooves to keep the camera looking slim when tidying it away. Honestly, this should be like a toy camera for toddlers. Spending a little bit more with a well known brand name is the better choice to get your quality and performance; a bang for your buck.

It's alright

ADATA 64GB UV128 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive (AUV128-64G-RBE)
ADATA 64GB UV128 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive (AUV128-64G-RBE)

Pros: -Noticeably faster than a USB 2.0 and when using a USB 3.0 port. -Lots of Storage. -Pretty reasonable price for $30. -Very quick formatting. -Copies 1-2GB files at 30-50MB/s.

Cons: -Has a cheap plastic feel. (I prefer if it had more of a solid and sturdy feel to it.) -The performance drops down to ~20MB/s and fluctuates in between 11 - 22MB/s when copying a +10GB file; mostly under 20MB/s. But when using it with the USB 3.0 ports, it's write speed averages in the lower 20MB/s.

Overall Review: I wished I got a 128GB model for $20 more but I'm pretty satisfied with what I got. The allocation unit size on this thing was defaulted at 128KB, which feels slower to me so when I switched to 4096B, it feels like I got what I paid for.

11/29/2013
AMD A8-5600K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.6GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7560D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD560KWOHJBOX
AMD A8-5600K - A-Series APU Trinity Quad-Core 3.6GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 7560D Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic - AD560KWOHJBOX

Pros: Works great right out of the box. No problems what so ever. Can overclock it to 4.0 with no sweat.

Cons: The cpu fan is pretty noisy.

Overall Review: Tried fixing the cpu fan by taking it apart and lubricating it but I still couldn't figure out what's making that sound that sound like crickets continuously chirping at night.