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Stephen J.

Stephen J.

Joined on 09/13/03

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Most Critical Review

Bad Design, Doesn't Work

SIIG CE-KV0011-S1 2x1 USB HDMI KVM Switch
SIIG CE-KV0011-S1 2x1 USB HDMI KVM Switch

Pros: Nice features if they worked

Cons: As other reviewers have said ... it works for awhile, then the mouse disconnects. Have to pull all cables and insert them one at a time, PC #1 first ... then it works for another 10 minutes. I have installed 3 in a row at a McDonalds and all 3 have had the same problem.

Received USED DRIVE (&DOA)

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 HTS721010A9E630 (0J22423) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive (Standard Model) Bare Drive
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 HTS721010A9E630 (0J22423) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive (Standard Model) Bare Drive

Pros: Good Specs

Cons: Drive had 1803 hours on it Drive had 3 reallocated (dead) sectors on it that failed at 1518 hours Drive had 1 UNCORRECTABLE ERROR on it Drive has NEW LABEL showing the device was manufactured 2 months ago Sure would be nice if Hitachi would stop mixing their used drives in with the ones they claim are new

Garbage

ASUS H170M-PLUS/CSM LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS H170M-PLUS/CSM LGA 1151 Intel H170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: None ... bought 2, they don't work

Cons: I buy 60-70 motherboards each year; I only use ASUS. I've never seen a piece of junk like this. One is just dead: - I tried 2 sets of memory, in every slot, one at time and two at a time - I unplugged everything except the power, one memory, - I tried an add on PCIe Graphics - I reset CMOS and even swapped the battery The board/fans always turn on, but only one time did I get to the UEFI ... but it wouldn't respond to the KB or mouse. This board goes in the garbage. The 2nd board is flakey ... sometimes it boots. Every 4th or 5th time it just sits there. I've never seen motherboards that are junk like this ... from any vendor ... ever. What happened to Quality Control Asus? This one board could never have passed Quality, I can't get a display or UEFI at all.

BAD BAD DISK!

Hitachi GST Touro Desk 2TB USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive HTOLDX3NB20001ABB Black
Hitachi GST Touro Desk 2TB USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive HTOLDX3NB20001ABB Black

Pros: Brand name

Cons: This disk is a "512e" disk, an "Advanced Format" disk ... which means the physical sector size on the disk is 4096. Of course Windows only supports disks with a PHYSICAL sector size of 512, so this disk won't work as a backup device for Windows Backup.

Garbage

ASUS P5Q-EM DO LGA 775 Intel Q45 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5Q-EM DO LGA 775 Intel Q45 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Made by Asus

Cons: We are a PC repair shop. We ordered 1st board; board was unable to detect CPU fan, says temperature is 0c, says voltages are outside limits. Same results with 2nd fan, 2nd CPU, and 2nd power supply. RMA'd board. The second board we received had identical problems. Removed all extra items - unplugged all cables, graphics board, left only 1 memory board in, no disks or IDE connected. Cleared CMOS. Board still says no fan, and CPU temp is 0c. We give up ... this Asus board is garbage.

10/15/2011