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David H.

David H.

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So Far So Good

Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE512GB
Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE512GB

Pros: Low Price Fast like a typical SSD

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: There are no screws in the box. IDK if this is a con (my computer case came with all the screws I needed). Last SSD I bought came with screws, so it's different. Speaking of which, I bought a Corsair SSD 4 years ago and it died, prompting me to order a pair of these. 4 years seems like a really short time for a SSD to last. I heard good things about Mushkin, so I'm giving it a try. It's been a bit less than a week but so far so good. I got a pair of these and put them in a RAID 1 (mirror RAID). Maybe $130 for for a back-up system is a bit much but there's no monthly fee, the drives are wickedly fast, and I got to set up my first RAID which was fun (z77 mobo chipset).

Louder than expected

Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler
Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler

Pros: High quality build.<br>Effective at keeping things cool.

Cons: This computer is in my bedroom and I run it sometimes when the house is quiet and everybody is asleep. I designed the computer to be quite, all the components. And this component is the loudest (excepting the optical drives on start-up). It has two fans, and together they're quite loud. I only run one fan, and I run it on the slowest setting (using the resistor cable that came with it to slow it down) and it's still the loudest thing in the computer. Edit: I added a second pair of RAM sticks to my computer and the clips that hold on the fans interfere with the RAM. I got a set with a smaller heat-spreader, but it still interfered. Luckily for me the clips that hold on the fan are just bent wire (like a bent paper clip). I could bend them out of the way, and it worked just fine. It's not really a con for me, because I'm handy, but for many folks needing to modify parts to install their RAM would be a con.

Overall Review: Other quite components:<br> XFX Double D Radeon HD 7770 (quiet, fast, low energy consumption, and cheap)<br>KINGWIN Absolute Platinum Series AP-550 550W (silent power supply - fan never runs)<br>Antec Sonata Series SOLO II Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (heavy and quiet. The fan that came with the case is quieter than any of the Noctua fans I've had). (Item#: N82E16811129177)

Works fine

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: It's ram and it works. It was pretty cheap.

Cons: None

Overall Review: The head spreader is a little smaller than some others. I actually ordered these for the smaller heat spreader because I thought it would be less likely to interfere with the clips on my Noctua CPU heat sink. It interfered anyway. Lucky for me the clips Noctua uses to hold their fan on the heat sink are just bent wire (like a bent paper clip). So I just bent the clip so it would still hold on the fan without interfering with the RAM.

It does what you'd expect

Brother TN225C High Yield Toner Cartridge - Cyan
Brother TN225C High Yield Toner Cartridge - Cyan

Pros: It prints, just like you'd expect. It fit, just like you'd expect. It was shipped quickly by Newegg, just like you'd expect.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I've been printing labels that have a purple color that fades to a bluer color. I was having trouble getting a good quality print with my old toner cartridges (the ones that came with the printer). This problem coincided with low toner warnings from the printer. Replacing the low-toner cartridges with the new ones fixed the print quality problem. About capacity: Naturally, I haven't drained this cartridge yet. I've seen people talk about how they don't get 2,200 pages from their cartridge like advertised. You need to keep in mind that the page count is based on sample pages in the ISO/IEC 19798 spec which specifies only partial coverage on a page. If you're printing full-page pictures, the number of prints you'll get out of a cartridge will be much lower than the standardized number that's advertised. This is true for this cartridge and all other cartridges.

So far, so good

30" Front-Load Washer with 5.6 cu. ft. Capacity, 15 Wash Cycles, 13 Options, SuperSpeed Option, Steam Cleaning, 1,300 RPM, PowerFoam Technology and Self Clean+: White
30" Front-Load Washer with 5.6 cu. ft. Capacity, 15 Wash Cycles, 13 Options, SuperSpeed Option, Steam Cleaning, 1,300 RPM, PowerFoam Technology and Self Clean+: White

Pros: It's large. It washes clothes. It has a ton of options. It's quiet. It plays fun songs when the cycles are done, and the songs go on for a long time. It smells like a new car It came with new supply hoses. Overall my impression of this washer is that it's very nice. It holds a lot of clothes. It's absolutely beautiful (I can't believe I'm saying this about a washing machine). I bought it because Consumer Reports® rated it highly, and it lives up to expectations. It's surprisingly quiet. I had a Kenmore front-load washing machine that had developed a funky odor and started to leak. I replaced it with this one, and was shocked by how much quieter this Samsung is. The Kenmore would rattle the dishes in the next room, but with the Samsung, I don't even know when it's in the spin cycle unless I'm in the same room or paying close attention. Very nice.

Cons: It was too large to fit through some of the doors on the interior of my house. To get it through the doorway from the garage to the laundry room, I needed to take the door off the hinges. The user interface is clunky. There is a single input knob with several pre-set choices, but these choices rarely line up with what I want. Off to the right there are buttons to increase or decrease each element of the cycle (wash temp, spin speed, soil load) as well as buttons to add things like an extra rinse, or pre-wash. The problem I have is it just takes a long time to navigate these options. Perhaps, if the buttons responded to my touch faster it would be better. Perhaps if they up as well as down buttons, it would go better. Perhaps if they had several knobs so I could select each attribute that way it would be better. The long and short of it is that these controls are clunky.

Overall Review: I bought it from Gerhards Appliances (they're in the NewEgg Marketplace). The experience was good, they shipped it well. They asked for a lot of money to install and haul away the old one, so I did it myself. It was really easy, but the washer is heavy and large so you'll need to take that into account. I received the washer yesterday and ran a few loads. I haven't really explored it much beyond the installation and the initial loads. But so far it merits a full 5 eggs. I very much like this method of buying appliances. It was quick. I got a good washer for a good price. Shipping was free. I didn't have to spend hours in a store. NewEgg was fabulous as they always are.

Pretty and cheap, but not perfect

Dell 24" (Actual size 23.8") 60Hz IPS LCD Monitor IPS 6ms (GTG) D-Sub, HDMI S2415H
Dell 24" (Actual size 23.8") 60Hz IPS LCD Monitor IPS 6ms (GTG) D-Sub, HDMI S2415H

Pros: Looks nice, small bezel, reasonably sturdy construction. The picture is pretty good.

Cons: The picture is not perfect. There is some bleeding of lightness (blacks look gray near the edges). I'm not going to take an egg of for this because the monitor is inexpensive, and I only notice the bleed when the screen is black or has a picture with large black borders. Short power cable. This is the 3rd monitor I've mounted to this monitor arm, and the only one where the short power cable was an issue. It's about 38" from the AC/DC power conversion box to the 3-pronged plug that fits in the wall receptacle. This means the cable is not long enough for me to mount is easily on my rather large monitor arm (arm reaches about six feet). The DC cable from the conversion box to the monitor is plenty long, so I was able to make it work by taping the power conversion box to one of the arms, but it's a bit ugly, and this is not a problem I've had with other monitors.

Overall Review: I have this monitor mounted on a large monitor arm which holds the monitor by the VESA mount. My previous monitor (as Samsung) was too flimsy and would creak when I repositioned the monitor. This monitor is built better, but I'd feel better it it were a bit sturdier. I did not use the stand it cam with, so I can't rate that. When I went to purchase a monitor, I had a hard time getting measurements from the center of the VESA mount to the edges of the monitor: Here are the measurements from the center of the VESA to the edges of the monitor (rounded up to the nearest 1/4"): Top: 6 1/4" Bottom: 6 3/4" Left: 10 3/4" Right: 10 3/4"

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A good experience.

I ordered a washing machine. They shipped it promptly, and it arrived in perfect condition. They called me beforehand to schedule delivery and showed up on time. Their shop is in Philly, and I live south of Baltimore, but they shipped this very heavy washing machine for free. I thought that was nice. Also they had a lower price than NewEgg. They did ask $50 to install the washing machine and haul away the old one. That seemed like a bit much to me so I did it myself. Overall, a good experience. I'd buy from them again with confidence.

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Shipped on time. No problems.

They shipped my Saunders Traction Device. I got it on time with no troubles. Thanks.

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