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Greg M.

Greg M.

Joined on 02/08/13

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Impressive

ASRock D1800B-ITX Intel Celeron J1800 2.41 GHz Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
ASRock D1800B-ITX Intel Celeron J1800 2.41 GHz Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: This board has really surprised me, faster than I thought. For a low power, feature rich board and at this price point, wow. This fired up, right out of the box. Loaded the OS and has been running great with no heat issues and plays 1080P without any hesitation. The HDMI video is gorgeous and am very impressed with the whole set up. I built this as an HTPC and whats great, I can't hear it, totally fan less.

Cons: None, wish it didn't have the com and printer ports, but at this price I can surely deal with it. Knew it when I bought it.

Overall Review: Ubuntu 14.4 / Kodi OS 4 gig G. Skill 1333 mem. 1.5 v 160 gig WD harddrive In-Win BQ656T case with 120 watt psu Alienware slot drive blue-ray player With the embedded chip, this makes a very inexpensive HTPC that is really responsive and has far exceeded my expectations.

Pretty nice.

HP EliteBook 840 G3 Laptop Intel Core i5 6th Gen 6300U (2.40 GHz) 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 520 14.0" Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
HP EliteBook 840 G3 Laptop Intel Core i5 6th Gen 6300U (2.40 GHz) 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 520 14.0" Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Pros: For a refurb, its a pretty nice laptop, I bought it for travel and didn't want to put to much money into it. Think this will be perfect for my situation. Its fairly fast, lots of memory and doesn't weight very much. It also holds a decent charge.

Cons: Its more like a B grade than an A, the vent on the side is damaged, but doesn't effect it operation. Other than that blemish, its a solid unit. I also think its Military grade from what I have read on HP's website.

Overall Review: Happy with my purchase, and hopefully it will last a few years.

Best memory on the planet

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin PC RAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Pros: Never a problem with g.skill memory. I've bought alot of sticks and have never had a bad one.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought these on sale which made the deal even better.

This thing rocks

Syma X11 2.4G 4CH 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter Radio Control RC Simulators with Flash Lights
Syma X11 2.4G 4CH 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter Radio Control RC Simulators with Flash Lights

Pros: This little quad works great, have crashed alot and hasn't hurt it at all, Takes a real beating and is really durable. Even had it buried in snow a few times.

Cons: Need to buy more batteries, flight time is only about 6/7 mins.

Overall Review: If you are looking for an inexpensive quad to learn on, this is it. This is really alot of fun,

amazingly surprised

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

Pros: I'm impressed, pretty zippy for a celeron processor and has played all media at 1080p without a glitch. Runs smooth and no heat issues, runs at 36C. Installing memory and a msata drive were painless. Wireless works very well, Hdmi audio works great. Everything has worked great, right out of the box. The only thing that through me was the BIO's as others have mentioned.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Installed Ubuntu 14.10, and it works very well. 4 gigs of G.Skill Mem 1.5v 128 gig Micron msata Drive Am going to put Win 7 and bump up the memory to 8 gigs, works great with 4, just want to see what a difference it might make. For the money this is a steal, very attractive case and small footprint.

amazing

GIGABYTE BRIX GB-BXBT-2807 (rev. 1.0) Black Mini-PC Barebone
GIGABYTE BRIX GB-BXBT-2807 (rev. 1.0) Black Mini-PC Barebone

Pros: This device is totally amazing, plays 1080p without a problem. Installed Openelec 5.01 and it runs perfect. Have a Kingston 30g SSD with team 1333L, 4g's of memory. Parts I had from previous builds. This little device is very well built, no heat issues and works flawless, no issues at all. Plays every media without fail. Bought this on sale and made the deal even better. Will be buying more.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This little device went together in about 5 mins. Loaded the OS, and has worked great for over a month without fail. I can't believe the negative reviews on this gigabyte brick, am sure they are using 1.5v instead of the 1.35v requirement. In my opinion, this can't be beat for a htpc.