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Ming S.

Ming S.

Joined on 01/13/04

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Most Favorable Review

Good drive at a good price

Kingston NV2 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Internal SSD Up to 3500 MB/s SNV2S/2000G
Kingston NV2 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Internal SSD Up to 3500 MB/s SNV2S/2000G

Pros: - Good price, got it at $129 for 2TB - Decent performance. - Only had it for a few days, very hopeful with Kingston reliability There is comprehensive review here https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingston-nv2-1-tb-m-2-nvme-ssd/

Cons: - Not the fastest Gen 4 SSD out there

Overall Review: - I store all my steam / epic game library in this drive. So far no issues or complaints.

11/11/2022
Most Critical Review

MY MCE machine

ABIT IL-90MV Socket 478 Intel 945GT HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ABIT IL-90MV Socket 478 Intel 945GT HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Quiet and cool board. Low power consumption with mobile CPU.

Cons: Poor integrated video performance. No PCI Express x16 slot.

Overall Review: For those that can't find Bios Update:http://www.uabit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=48&page=3&model=324 I was able to install Vista Ultimate x86 with 2gb of ram. Had to remove Vista because it keeps grinding my harddrive. XP MCE works fine with only 1gb of ram. I got this board with the intention of making a MCE machine capable of recording and replaying HDTV and h264/divx/xvid encoded video. The integrated video did an ok job of replaying the videos I mentioned above, but sometimes there is pause in middle of playing and video/audio does not always sync up. I regretted buying this mobo that does not having a pci-express x16 slot. PCI-Express 1x boards just does not look appealing right now.

Lastest BIOS upgrade bricked the router

ASUS RT-N66U N900 Dual-Band WiFi Gigabit Router
ASUS RT-N66U N900 Dual-Band WiFi Gigabit Router

Pros: Fast wired routing/many features.

Cons: Biggest CON: Firmware Beta Version 3.0.0.4.354 bricked the router on 4/12/2013.Now it is a useless piece of plastic. When it used to work: Always had connection issues with 802.11n connection with ipad 3 and microsoft surface RT tablet.

Overall Review: Followed instruction and flasshed latest firmware. After success message and prompt to reboot router, the router never booted again and now it is a brick. No IP, No response to ping even with manually set static IP on client. Already spend many frustrating nights trying to unbrick this router.

Very nice

Kingston 32GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model SD4/32GB
Kingston 32GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model SD4/32GB

Pros: Plug and play with my Panasonic Lumix ZR3. Fast enough for even 1080i video clip recording.

Cons: Wish it was class 6.

Overall Review: This card replaced 2x2GB SD card that I have had for years. The extra capacity really helps with HD video clip recording and still plenty of room for photos.

What a difference

TERK HDTVi Directional Indoor UHF/VHF HDTV Antenna
TERK HDTVi Directional Indoor UHF/VHF HDTV Antenna

Pros: Very good reception. Anything else matter?

Cons: none.

Overall Review: I used to get 3-4 solid signals from my old powered uhf/vhd indoor antenna. Had to manually adjust the direction based on the channel I want to receive. With this antenna I just leave it and ALL the channels are coming in perfectly and a few more channels I never knew were there.