Joined on 02/06/06
works
Overall Review: No complaints. Used this for my raspberry pi 4. I should have bought two, but I didn't realize at first I wanted to hook up two monitors to my pi 4!
Not compatible with non-UEFI bios
Pros: None, doesn't work
Cons: - No english manual available on vendor web site (chinese only) - Not compatible with classic BIOS Do not buy this card, or any other gtx 6xx or higher card that lacks hybrid bios, if your computer's BIOS does not support UEFI. My father-in-law's Gateway DX4870, bought in 2013 or so, does not support UEFI and therefore will not play with this card. (See e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1982664/upgrade-bios-uefi.html ) newegg ought to add a checkbox for "classic BIOS compatible" on their card selector...
worked fine in my acer v5-171-6422
Pros: Replacing the 6GB in this notebook with the 16GB I ordered made a big difference in how many tabs it could handle. Also seemed to make Candy Crush play smoother?
Cons: - Not patchouli-scented
Overall Review: I checked for compatibility very carefully before I ordered. Evidently there are two different voltages of PC3L 12800. Thank goodness for ram upgrade vendor sites with good databases, they let me get it right the first try.
Light, fast, but Linux wifi problems
Pros: It really is light compared to my 4 year old desktop replacement, and just as fast.
Cons: Ubuntu 15.04 does not yet quite support the wifi on this laptop (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1436940 ). Chrome hasn't figured out how to use the multitouch trackpad smoothly yet. No LED on caps lock or numlock?
Overall Review: Good deal at $530
4 years of good use...
Pros: Worked fine as a 1920x1280 workstation monitor
Cons: Started locking up if left on while not in use after four years. (Oddly, this coincided with installing Ubuntu 14.04. Perhaps the way that blanks the screen stresses the monitor out.) I now have to press the power off button before leaving, else I have to power cycle the monitor when I get back to it eight hours later. Happens every time.
Fan making horrible honking noise :-(
Pros: Worked fine for a couple years
Cons: Fan started making horrible honking noise
Overall Review: If I had registered within 90 days it would still be in warranty and I could get them to fix it. As it is, I'm going to have to try to fix it myself. It's a sealed fan, so I'm going to have to drill a hole to add oil (as suggested on the nvidia forum under "GeForce 8400GS low-profile fan oiling/lubrication?".