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Glenn H.

Glenn H.

Joined on 11/30/06

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Most Favorable Review

DD-WRT makes it perfect.

NETGEAR WNDR3300-100NAR N300 Wireless Dual Band Router IEEE 802.11n version 2.0 IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a 5.0 GHz
NETGEAR WNDR3300-100NAR N300 Wireless Dual Band Router IEEE 802.11n version 2.0 IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a 5.0 GHz

Pros: Inexpensive. Feature rich (when DD-WRT is installed). 2 Radios for authentic dual band.

Cons: Fixed internal antennas.

Overall Review: I bought this router after reading about its bridging capabilities with DD-WRT installed. This unit is located in our bedroom and acts as an Ethernet client bridge to our TV/Blue Ray player/MVIX. Its N radio is bridged to my access point near my router in the basement. Its second G radio act as an AP for my sons computer in his bedroom. After setting up/fiddling with DD-WRT settings, it has been operating flawlessly. In my opinion, you won't find anything better for the same money.

This card rocks!

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 AORUS 8GB DirectX 12 GV-N1080AORUS-8GD R2 256-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card, GV-N1080AORUS-8GD R2
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 AORUS 8GB DirectX 12 GV-N1080AORUS-8GD R2 256-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card, GV-N1080AORUS-8GD R2

Pros: Runs cool. Great cooling. Mostly quiet. Fans only run while gaming/rendering.

Cons: Heavy! Brace the back end of it if mounted horizontally.

Overall Review: I haven't graduated to 2k or 4k gaming. As such I run this in either 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 modes. It plays all my titles max out at greater than 60FPS. I have it locked to my monitor's 60HZ timing and it never waivers. Titles like BF1/Overwatch/Destiny 2 look absolutely amazing and the card barely breaks 60C while doing it. This card breathed new life into an old rig. I replaced an R9 280X in my 1st gen I7-980X rig. Now newer games play smooth as silk.

11/26/2017

Plug in and go!

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS208) - Essentials Edition
NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS208) - Essentials Edition

Pros: Gigabit LAN Price

Cons: None

Overall Review: This switch replaces the native switch inside my ASUS RT-N66U router. With the ASUS I was getting on average 845 Mbps. After switching over the the NETGEAR that average went up to 923Mbps between the same two hosts.

Give me another slice of Pi

Raspberry Pi B+ Broadcom BCM2835 SoC ARM11 700 MHz Low Power ARM1176JZFS Applications Processor Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
Raspberry Pi B+ Broadcom BCM2835 SoC ARM11 700 MHz Low Power ARM1176JZFS Applications Processor Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: The (now second) best hobby board money can buy.

Cons: It would have been nice if the micro USB port was an OTG port and not just for power.

Overall Review: This little board is only newly surpassed by the Pi 2 B (quad core) model. This is a great little hobby board, but for the same money take advantage of the quad core Pi 2 model.

Works with my Raspberry Pi

TRENDnet Wireless N150 Micro USB Adapter, WPA2 Encryption, Easy Setup, Ultra Compact Design, QoS, Windows & Mac Compatible, TEW-648UBM
TRENDnet Wireless N150 Micro USB Adapter, WPA2 Encryption, Easy Setup, Ultra Compact Design, QoS, Windows & Mac Compatible, TEW-648UBM

Pros: Its small and inexpensive. Its recognized and enumerated perfectly on raspbien "wheezy". Perfect for Raspberry Pi users.

Cons: None.

Works with my Raspberry Pi

Insten 675759 10 ft. Black HDMI Male to DVI Male HDMI to DVI Cable Male to Male
Insten 675759 10 ft. Black HDMI Male to DVI Male HDMI to DVI Cable Male to Male

Pros: Absolutely inexpensive

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Works perfectly with the Raspberry Pi's HDMI port.