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John H.

John H.

Joined on 12/10/03

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Works when setup with PCIe bifurcation

Quad M.2 NVMe to PCIe 16x Adapter, RIITOP 4 Port NVMe SSD Slot Converter to PCI-e 4.0 x16 Host Controller Expansion Card Adaptor High Speed 4x32Gbps For M Key NVMe SSD (PCI-e Bifurcation Required)
Quad M.2 NVMe to PCIe 16x Adapter, RIITOP 4 Port NVMe SSD Slot Converter to PCI-e 4.0 x16 Host Controller Expansion Card Adaptor High Speed 4x32Gbps For M Key NVMe SSD (PCI-e Bifurcation Required)

Pros: - The heat sink plate is WELL CONSTRUCTED and nice and thick! Make sure you mount your M.2 NVMe drives and then place the heat sink adhesive on the drives and then mount and screw the plate in place. - Note: the board has a +12V fan connector on it that is not used in this variant. Riitop sells another that is a fan-based model were a fan (in place of the plate) would normally mount. - The kit comes with a decent screwdriver you need to install the heat sink plate. I have sooo many screwdrivers now because I have ordered similar kits.

Cons: - Not a con per se, but the standoffs need to be screw-ed in from the bottom to attach to the holes in the plate above. It took me a minute to figure this out. - The plate can get warm depending on the drives you have installed (I use Samsung 980 Pro's) but not an issue in a server with appropriate airflow. - When enumerating this device, for example in Linux, ( lspci -vv ), it shows up as: Device Name: <class> Non-Volitile memory controller In contrast, the firmware could reflect a better device name such as: Riitop 4P-NVTPCE16HN NVMe SSD Conttroller ... being picky here, but as a storage admin for an enterprise device enumeration with generic names makes me "hunt" down mapped storage. In my case, using caching NVMe drives on this board.

Overall Review: - Make sure your motherboard supports PCIe Bifurcation (x4x4x4x4). If not, it will only see the drive in the first slot. This is in the manufacturer's website. - Overall a good product!

Works with AKS HASP HL 3.25

BYTECC BT-UP01 USB Net Share Station
BYTECC BT-UP01 USB Net Share Station

Pros: Works with Husqvarna Viking 4D/5D/6D Embroidery USB dongle key (manufacturer: AKS model: HASP HL 3.25) as well as AutoDigitizing 4.0 USB dongle key.

Cons: I have two USB dongle keys. I cannot put a USB hub on the USB Net share station and have both keys work. The hub gets recognized but only allows one USB device to be used. Bought a second USB Net Share Station to have both on-line.

Overall Review: As other reviewers pointed out, it is a point-to-point connection so only one software app one one computer can be used at one time, even if the same app is installed on a desktop and laptop. It would be nice if it was a solution like SmarterX http://www.smartlogicltd.com/ where your app could be installed on more than one computer (desktop and laptop) using only one of your USB dongle keys. But still worth the money not to risk loosing a USB dongle.

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Transcend MTS400 TS256GMTS400 M.2 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

This little M.2 SSD arrived in good order, and I was contacted by the order manager to ensure everything arrived in good order. 5 eggs for the follow-up!

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11/26/2014