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John O.

John O.

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CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic UPS Systems - 850VA/510W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Compact, 12 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel® Personal
CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic UPS Systems - 850VA/510W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, Compact, 12 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel® Personal

Pros: I'm using this UPS to provide backup power to the following: "Cable Gateway" (computer modem/IP phone) network router primary desktop computer 1 display/monitor cordless phone base unit. When the UPS is in standby (on AC power) mode the Power Panel software shows the "battery capacity" @ 100% and the "remaining battery runtime" to be 37 minutes at the load level created by the equipment listed above. I've been present for two power outages since installing the UPS. Here are my observations: The first outage was just a 2-3 second dip and when I opened the (previously downloaded/installed) Power Panel software the power had already returned. The software indicated that the "battery capacity" was 91% and the "remaining battery runtime" was 31 minutes. The 2nd outage lasted about 4 to 5 minutes. This time I opened the Power Panel software while the power was out and was observing the "current status" screen when the power came back on. When the power was restored the software indicated that the "battery capacity" was 73% and the "remaining battery runtime" was 21 minutes. These readings indicate that the battery discharges faster than one would expect based on the information shown when the UPS is "fully charged " and receiving AC power. While based on a VERY small information sample, I think the "remaining battery runtime" figures are probably skewed to the "charitable" side and one should not expect to keep on working for very long if the power goes out but rather should save their work and shut things down in an orderly fashion. Additionally the software is designed to automatically do a controlled shut down of the computer where the Power Panel software is installed either: a ... after 5 minutes of no AC (to preserve the backup battery for subsequent outages). or b ... when the battery is 5 minutes from depletion (to keep the protected equipment working as long as possible). In summary, I'm pleased with my purchase and here's why: Typically, in my neighborhood, power outages are more like the first one I described above ... just seconds long, rather than minutes or hours. With the most recent equipment upgrade, Comcast (my internet provider) no longer provides a backup battery for the Cable Gateway unit. As a result, whenever there was even the smallest flicker in the AC the modem/phone/desktop/router would crash and reboot (a rather time consuming evolution). Installing the UPS made more sense to me than buying a $40.00 backup battery for the rented Gateway equipment. Now, instead of the modem and router and desktop and phone crashing when the AC hiccups, things just "keep on keeping on" ... a very good thing in my opinion. And, it was on sale as well. So, this purchase gets a smile from me along with a 4 or 5 star rating.

Cons: None to date.

Batteries

maxell Consumer Electronics
maxell Consumer Electronics

Pros: As described, quick delivery, good price

Cons: none

This drive was to upgrade my C:Drive.

Corsair Force LE200 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F120GBLE200
Corsair Force LE200 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F120GBLE200

Pros: Worked fine out of the box No problems cloning w/O&O Disk Image

Cons: None so far ... installed 3 wks ago.

Overall Review: Cloned my C:Drive from a 64GB Sandisk SSD which was working fine ... but ... had gotten down under 1/3 available free space. The new Corsair LE200 works fine as well and seems to do better with more "breathing room" as it now has 2/3 free space.

ORICO 5-Port High Speed USB Charger

ORICO DCAP-5S 40W 5 Port High Speed Desktop USB Charger for iPhone 6s / 6 / 6 plus, iPad Air 2 / mini 3, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge / Note 5, HTC M9, Nexus and More - White
ORICO DCAP-5S 40W 5 Port High Speed Desktop USB Charger for iPhone 6s / 6 / 6 plus, iPad Air 2 / mini 3, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge / Note 5, HTC M9, Nexus and More - White

Pros: Feels solid, indicator light when plugged in, all 10 outlets working fine (I purchased 2 units).

Cons: Minor challenge: Short power cord (but a common type that is easy to swap for longer one ... like from those MP3 players we no longer use). Pidgin English requires some effort to understand but how to use this charger is pretty intuitive.

Overall Review: For those Android users who are having trouble ... work at reading the manual as it speaks to the issue ... basically, if going from Apple to Samsung ... "A restart (Power OFF and Power ON) of this item may needed once you are going to Charge a Samsung Device ... which charged Apple Devices" Reading the instructions may be a novel idea for some but sometimes it can be helpful.

Keurig K45 Elite

Keurig K45 Elite Brewing System with bonus 12-count K-Cup Variety Pack and Water Filter 20029
Keurig K45 Elite Brewing System with bonus 12-count K-Cup Variety Pack and Water Filter 20029

Pros: Good when I don't want to make a full pot. Individual cup brewing is WAY more expensive than brewing by the pot, but convenience is worth something.

Cons: Individual cup brewing is WAY more expensive than brewing by the pot, but convenience is worth something.

Overall Review: Large mug setting (9.25oz) is a bit "short" but running the same k-kup thru 2 "small cup" (5.25oz x 2) cycles fills my mug just fine.

HTPC Keyboard

IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel
IOGEAR GKM561R Black 2.4GHz Wireless HTPC Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel

Pros: Range is ok for me (15ft+ ... thru closed cabinet door). Nice having mouse keys and wheel opposite trackball hand and all needed functions included without 2nd device (mouse).

Cons: Trackball tracking is a bit "vague". It gets there, but it's a bit frustrating at times.

Overall Review: A good purchase for the money tho more precision with the trackball would be appreciated.

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Very good but not great.

Prompt delivery, well packaged. Confusing, limited instructions re: powering the card and the driver supplied with the card. It all went in successfully but some head scratching in the process.

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12/10/2013