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Keith R.

Keith R.

Joined on 07/21/02

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Most Favorable Review
Cherry G80-3000 MX Technology USB Keyboard - Black - G80-3000LSCEU-2
Cherry G80-3000 MX Technology USB Keyboard - Black - G80-3000LSCEU-2

Pros: Very easy action on the keys, my older but decent-feeling (non-mechanical) Logitech keyboards have a much stiffer tactile bump that I didn't think was stiff until I got used to typing on the Cherry. Click isn't too loud IMO, but since I live alone I'm not sure about it annoying others or not.

Cons: Not inexpensive.

Most Critical Review

not working well for 2 1080p monitors

Wavlink USB 3.0 Universal Dual Display Docking Station Support HDMI / DVI / VGA with 6 USB Ports ,Gigabit Ethernet and Audio Jack for Laptop, Ultrabook, Macbook, Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP Mac Android
Wavlink USB 3.0 Universal Dual Display Docking Station Support HDMI / DVI / VGA with 6 USB Ports ,Gigabit Ethernet and Audio Jack for Laptop, Ultrabook, Macbook, Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP Mac Android

Pros: Seems to have a lot of ports on it, though so does the competition. Might be good for a single 4K monitor, or for two older/lower resolution monitors.

Cons: Doesn't seem to support 2x 1080p monitors, the device keeps resetting more than once an hour, which freezes the Ethernet port and the monitor on the DVI port until it has a moment to reset itself. Note: the box says "Supports Dual Full HD 1080P#30Hz on HDMI/DVI Monitor" and I don't see options on my Windows 10 machine to get to anything less than 42 Hz at 1900x resolution...

Overall Review: One of my monitors stopped waking up from sleep when video signal was restored; I was half hoping this might fix that issue, but it doesn't help with that either. Given I mostly got this for my work laptop, which has the ports (mini DP plus HDMI) to run these monitors directly, but it doesn't seem to do a better job, and it's not stable, I'm probably going to return it rather than exchange it.

3440 but not at 165 Hz

Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable, YXwin Mini DP to DP 6 Feet Cable (Male to Male) Gold-Plated Cord, Supports Supports 4K@60Hz, 2K@144Hz
Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable, YXwin Mini DP to DP 6 Feet Cable (Male to Male) Gold-Plated Cord, Supports Supports 4K@60Hz, 2K@144Hz

Overall Review: Better than my previous review, I just had to tone down the refresh rate a bit.

Good for pairs of batteries

EBL Smart 8 Bay AA AAA Battery Charger for NiMH NiCD Rechargeable Batteries Build-in 2 USB Fast Charging Ports
EBL Smart 8 Bay AA AAA Battery Charger for NiMH NiCD Rechargeable Batteries Build-in 2 USB Fast Charging Ports

Pros: Has a couple USB ports on the front. Can charge pairs of cells.

Cons: Looks like all my devices that take 3 cells need a different product to charge the odd cells.

Overall Review: This would have been great before the advent of 3 cell LED flashlights.

pretty darned decent

ASUS Designo MX279H Silver & Black 27" Frameless Widescreen Monitor FHD (1920x1080) AH-IPS 5ms (GTG) Built-in Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® 2 x HDMI D-Sub 3.5mm Earphone Jack  250 cd/m2 ASCR 80,000,000:1
ASUS Designo MX279H Silver & Black 27" Frameless Widescreen Monitor FHD (1920x1080) AH-IPS 5ms (GTG) Built-in Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® 2 x HDMI D-Sub 3.5mm Earphone Jack 250 cd/m2 ASCR 80,000,000:1

Pros: IPS screen, minimal bezel, DVI-to-HDMI cable in the box, speakers in case you want them.

Cons: No VESA wall/arm mounting holes, and a silver bottom-edge bezel; this defeats most of the good points about the mostly bezel-free design. No DVI in port, no HDMI-to-HDMI cable in the box. Control buttons trigger on contact, not on push, so feeling for the button you want means you've touched several neighboring buttons you didn't mean to.

Overall Review: 27" monitor with all the features specified, and as little else as possible (tilt-only stand, no mounting options, no USB hub, power supply is a separate box), to keep the price down. Bought it locally so I could return it easily should it not work out, but it looks fine so far. Big Box had it in the gaming section only, not with the rest of the monitors.

12/28/2014