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THOMAS M.

THOMAS M.

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Most Favorable Review

I'm impressed!

Rosewill NEON M57- 4000 dpi RGB Backlit Optical Wired Gaming Mouse
Rosewill NEON M57- 4000 dpi RGB Backlit Optical Wired Gaming Mouse

Pros: Feels good in my hand - good weight & shape for precise control Not too many programmable buttons; but enough for ease of use The wheel feels solid & scrolls vary smoothly

Cons: Wasn't easy to get the software, but that's a minor (if annoying) matter.

Overall Review: Been gaming for many years (cut my teeth on the original Wolfenstein) but I've never before purchased a gaming mouse. Had it for ~4 hours now, been in constant use, and I gotta say, I love it. Came back to buy another - at this price ($19.99) it's a steal, as long as it keeps working.

Most Critical Review

Was working great, and then...

ORICO 2.5" Transparent USB 3.0 to SATA 3.0 External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure Box, USB 3.0 High-Speed Case for 2.5" HDD / SSD, Case Support UASP Protocol SATA III Tool Free [Upgrade Version]
ORICO 2.5" Transparent USB 3.0 to SATA 3.0 External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure Box, USB 3.0 High-Speed Case for 2.5" HDD / SSD, Case Support UASP Protocol SATA III Tool Free [Upgrade Version]

Pros: Bought two of these in December of 2017 , one as a gift & one for myself. Used mine w/a Samsung 840 Pro SSD to backup my music collection files & for transfers between my desktop & laptop. Worked splendidly UNTIL yesterday.

Cons: All of a sudden, neither computer will mount a drive from this enclosure - I've tried 3 different drives, same result. In Windows 10, the system finds the NS 1068 controller on the USB 3.0 port, but the drive will not mount; nor will diskmgnt.msc load.

Overall Review: I'd like to be able to recommend this, as it was GREAT while it worked; however, it's obviously got some issues - for the price, I guess a useable lifetime of just under 3 years is acceptable (?) but I'm very disappointed.

10/12/2020

A GREAT IDEA that just flat-out doesn't work

Sedna PCI Express (PCIe) SATA III (6G) SSD Adapter with 1 SATA III Port
Sedna PCI Express (PCIe) SATA III (6G) SSD Adapter with 1 SATA III Port

Pros: None whatsoever- deserves ZERO EGGS

Cons: DOES NOT WORK.(PERIOD)

Overall Review: Bought this in January, 2016...it's now May of 2017 and I AM GIVING UP!!! I've tried everything I could think of - different Asmedia drivers/tried OCZ, IBM, Samsung & Toshiba SSD's, any/every BIOS setting - no joy. Don't buy this piece of c--p unless you're a certified masochist. (BTW - I'm no amateur; i'm 64 years old & have been building my own systems since the Zylog Z80 was the hottest thing around)

Wonderful concept; poor reality

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: Like it says-wonderful idea. Worked well for a couple of days w/a 2.5" notebook drive...

Cons: then failed, bricked the Hitachi drive ("Click of death" syndrome,drive not recognized by any of my NT/XP/Win 7 boxes) and now will not work w/any IDE drive I put it to (I refuse to risk trying it on any of my SATA drives).

Overall Review: A RELIABLE version of this would be an INVALUABLE tool for any IT pro or serious hobbyist. Has anyone found a good one?