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Robert A.

Robert A.

Joined on 01/17/10

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Most Favorable Review

Great drive so far...!!

Western Digital AV-GP WD20EURS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EURS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Great for NAS home storage. Seems to run cool.

Cons: Non yet

Overall Review: Using this drive in my Synology NAS with attached 2TB usb drive (in a fire box) Going on 6 months and this combination has been flawless so far.

Most Critical Review
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1333LV4GK
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1333LV4GK

Pros: 1 of the 2GB Sticks was OK, checked out perfect.

Cons: The other 2GB stick was DOA, full of errors, had to return the set via RMA and had no ram for 1 week.

Terrible enclosure

SAMSUNG D3 Station 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STSHX-D401TDB Black
SAMSUNG D3 Station 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop External Hard Drive STSHX-D401TDB Black

Pros: It came on when I powered it up, that's about it. One thing to note: My beef is not with the actual Hard Drive that is inside but rather the hardware/firmware of the enclosure.

Cons: The enclosure will disconnect itself when under load, copying files. Needed to cycle the power to bring it back online after which it would do the same thing over. I bought this drive for a main backup to my Synology NAS.. I made sure all hibernation options were off in the NAS. I tested the same procedure with another 2TB drive that I have and no problems at all. I returned this drive after 12 hours of testing and repeated failures.

Overall Review: I am a biomedical technologist specializing in medical imaging equipment and I deal with computers and digital hardware everyday, stay away from this drive. And to top off my frustration, I realized afterwards that I would have to pay shipping from my own pocket to return the enclosure back to newegg for a refund.. I will not be buying anything else from newegg.

Great Device

Synology Disk Station DS110j Diskless System Budget-friendly 1-bay NAS Server for Personal and Home Use
Synology Disk Station DS110j Diskless System Budget-friendly 1-bay NAS Server for Personal and Home Use

Pros: Quiet, good fan cooling options, spin-down of all HDs even the external USB ones. Many many cool options (addon packs)

Cons: Very slow to create thumbnail pics of your photo library unless you use the uploader on a connected PC (no biggy) second camera licence is way overpriced if using the camera security option.

Overall Review: As a local NAS data storage and auto backup system, this thing shines, I would buy another one in a heartbeat.

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Pros: I had planned to use this case with 3 full size PCI cards so had planned to modify the case an little, only 3 HD bays left after mod but the PCI cards fit perfectly. Great case, power supp is good and quiet, 3 speed case fan is great as well. Highly recommend.

Cons: Case black finish is prone to finger prints.

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3L LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3L LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: So far, this mobo has been great, definitly need some low profile SATA cables if you plan to use full size PCI cards with this mobo.

Cons: None so far.