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Salvatore S.

Salvatore S.

Joined on 04/18/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great Small System

Pioneer VSX-822-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver
Pioneer VSX-822-K 5.1-Channel 3D Ready A/V Receiver

Pros: Retired and moved from my large home in Illinois to a small double wide park model in FL. Sold my very high end system, ( Klipsch La Scala, tube amps, etc.) and just wanted something that would give me reasonable sound in this small area. When NewEgg offered the combo deal of this receiver and the Klipsch 500 5.1 system at a ridiculously cheap price I jumped on it. Overall very pleased with the purchase, Klipsch 500s offer their traditional high quality sound and efficiency, and the Pioneer has more than enough power to shake this little house.

Cons: Lack of any other high quality inputs besides HDMI. Had to go out an buy a new BluRay player to watch dvds since the Pioneer would have only offered a composite connection to my DVD, no component inputs on Pioneer. About time I guess to get into BluRay anyway, does look spectacular on my new Sony 55" Flatscreen

Overall Review: Over all should cover my music-HT listening well into the future as long as it doesn't blow up. LOL

Most Critical Review

Works Just Fine

4-Port USB HUB 3.0, ORICO USB Splitter for Laptop with 0.5ft Cable, Multi USB Port Expander, Fast Data Transfer Compatible with Mac OS 10.X and Above, Linux, Android-Black
4-Port USB HUB 3.0, ORICO USB Splitter for Laptop with 0.5ft Cable, Multi USB Port Expander, Fast Data Transfer Compatible with Mac OS 10.X and Above, Linux, Android-Black

Pros: Works just like a USB port should when tested on my two desktop towers and GF's lappy with Linux and Windoz-10

Cons: The jacks, both IN and OUT, feel very cheap and odd when being plugged in/out. I worry about their long term reliability from use, but for now all is A-OK At under $10, I won't complain. LOL

Overall Review: At under $10, I won't complain. I expect to get my money out of it.

Super CPU

Intel Core i7-12700K - Core i7 12th Gen Alder Lake 12-Core (8P+4E) 3.6 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor - BX8071512700K
Intel Core i7-12700K - Core i7 12th Gen Alder Lake 12-Core (8P+4E) 3.6 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor - BX8071512700K

Pros: This CPU on a Asus Z690-A MB with 64GB of Corsair memory, has been rock solid and a rocket-ship for me for a little over year now. I dual boot PCLinuxOS and Win 10 and can't think of a single complaint to make beyond paying more than the current price back then. With a GTX 1060 6GB 192Bit GDDR5 GPU Video Card it servers up 4k video and super high resolution Atmos & 7.1 sound without a hiccup. Great for serving up high performance audio / video to a high end Home Theater system.

Overall Review: You won't be disappointed

Windows 10 & Linux P&P

USB WiFi Adapter 1300Mbps, USB 3.0 Wireless Network Adapter, 802.11ac WiFi Dongle with Dual Band 2.4GHz 5.8GHz, 5dBi Antenna, Supports Windows 10 8 7 Vista XP, Mac10.6-10.13, Linux
USB WiFi Adapter 1300Mbps, USB 3.0 Wireless Network Adapter, 802.11ac WiFi Dongle with Dual Band 2.4GHz 5.8GHz, 5dBi Antenna, Supports Windows 10 8 7 Vista XP, Mac10.6-10.13, Linux

Pros: Was totally Plug & Play in both Windows 10 and PCLinuxOS. Great reception and wireless speed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Buy It!

No documentation

GTX 1060 6GB 192Bit GDDR5 GPU Video Card For  Gefore Games Stronger than GTX 1050Ti
GTX 1060 6GB 192Bit GDDR5 GPU Video Card For Gefore Games Stronger than GTX 1050Ti

Cons: Card arrived with nothing in the box besides the card itself. No manual, no drivers, nothing at all beside the card. Mannajue site is only in Chinese and offers nothing I can find in documentation, downloads, or anything at all for this card :( I hope I can get it running at all.

Overall Review: Stay away, the low price is deceiving.

Broken

Rosewill RC-508 USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports, Speed Up to 5.0 Gbps
Rosewill RC-508 USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports, Speed Up to 5.0 Gbps

Pros: Had one in my system for approx 1 year, worked great but then it died.

Cons: Died

Overall Review: Maybe get something else.