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JOSH S.

JOSH S.

Joined on 08/25/11

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Most Favorable Review

No problems with 15 of them

CyberPower OR500LCDRM1U Smart App LCD UPS Systems - 500VA/300W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, 1U, Rackmount, 6 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel,  4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 2 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets
CyberPower OR500LCDRM1U Smart App LCD UPS Systems - 500VA/300W, 120 VAC, NEMA 5-15P, 1U, Rackmount, 6 Outlets, LCD, PowerPanel, 4 x 5-15R Battery/Surge Protected 2 x 5-15R Surge Protected Outlets

Pros: I've used about 15 of these so far, they have been working flawlessly so far. Used for remote location network rack equipment protection. Replaced cheapo APC brick style UPS's that had a high failure rate. The LCD is nice, it blanks after a few minutes so the bright light isn't on constantly.

Cons: No cons to speak of.

Overall Review: I would use this again, I just purchased 7 more units. The price point is good and the features and quality is good.

Most Critical Review

Wouldn't work with Dell server

SYBA SI-PEX40057 PCI-Express 2.0 x2 Low Profile SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) 4-port RAID Card
SYBA SI-PEX40057 PCI-Express 2.0 x2 Low Profile SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) 4-port RAID Card

Pros: It was in a box

Cons: Wouldn't work with a Dell sc1435 server running Debian Jessie. Ports were detected but no SATA links could be made. Shipping was poor, box was damaged. Seven dollar restocking fee.

Overall Review: Get something better off of 3bay, like an LSI 9211-4i for double the price.

Great product

Intel mSATA 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDMCEAW120A401
Intel mSATA 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDMCEAW120A401

Pros: Purchased 10 of these for some SFF staff stations. They really really increase the responsiveness of the low power systems they are used in. It really pays to spend more on disk IO vs processor. No issues with 10 out of the 10 drives that have been used.

Cons: Not free, doesn't have an 8x pcie interface.

Overall Review: If you only need 120GB and you need an inexpensive drive for a computer, this should serve you well.

Sturdy Affordable Shelf

TRIPP LITE SRSHELF4PHD SmartRack Heavy Duty Fixed Shelf
TRIPP LITE SRSHELF4PHD SmartRack Heavy Duty Fixed Shelf

Pros: The price was right, it's just a shelf, just because it goes in a rack doesn't mean it should cost a ton. Seems very sturdy.

Cons: Pain to install in a square hole rack with rack nuts. There wasn't enough clearance to slide the rack ears past the rack nuts depending on the angle, so I ended up removing and adding rack nuts a few times, cut my finger only once. I wish it was setup like the tool-less server rack rails that just lock into the square holes.

Overall Review: Good price, pain to install because of the clearance between the back of the rail and the shelf.

Great for Digital Signage

ASUS Desktop PC CHROMEBOX-M004U Celeron 2955U (1.4 GHz) 2 GB DDR3 16 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics Shared memory  Google Chrome OS
ASUS Desktop PC CHROMEBOX-M004U Celeron 2955U (1.4 GHz) 2 GB DDR3 16 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics Shared memory Google Chrome OS

Pros: Low cost digital signage controller for use with risevision software. There is a chrome plugin for risevision player, a few tweaks to auto run and you are good to go.

Cons: Seems to be no wake on lan, but that isn't a huge deal for something that can just be left on 24/7

Overall Review: Great value, so cheap that you can just buy spares in case you every have hardware issues, no warranty or support needed.

Realtek nic wouldn't work

Foxconn nT-iBT18 NanoPC Barebone
Foxconn nT-iBT18 NanoPC Barebone

Pros: Small, inexpensive box, would probably work fine if you just wanted to use the wireless.

Cons: Couldn't get the built in NIC to work with Windows 7 64bit or Windows 8 pro. Tried twice, once with the first one and then again with the replacement after an RMA. The NIC would just disable itself after 30 seconds to 3 minutes and disappear from windows device manager. Searching for new hardware would sometimes bring it back. Tried multiple switches and cables. Foxconn support wasn't able to help so we returned for a refund.

Overall Review: If you don't need the NIC then it will probably work fine.