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Daniel K.

Daniel K.

Joined on 02/06/06

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Most Favorable Review

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axGear Micro HDMI To HDMI Cable MicroHDMI Video Ver 1.4C Gold Plated Wire 6Ft 1.8M
axGear Micro HDMI To HDMI Cable MicroHDMI Video Ver 1.4C Gold Plated Wire 6Ft 1.8M

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!

10/16/2019
Most Critical Review

Not compatible with non-UEFI bios

GIGABYTE GeForce GT 710 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Low Profile Video Card GV-N710D3-2GL REV2.0
GIGABYTE GeForce GT 710 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Low Profile Video Card GV-N710D3-2GL REV2.0

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

G.SKILL 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C11S-8GSL
G.SKILL 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Laptop Memory Model F3-1600C11S-8GSL

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

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 8 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Windows 8.1 E5-573G-59C3
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 8 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Windows 8.1 E5-573G-59C3

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...

ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers w/ component connector
ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers w/ component connector

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 :-(

PNY GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card VCGGT2201XEB-S
PNY GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card VCGGT2201XEB-S

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?".